today. My surgery week that is. No, it's not a weight loss surgery but I wish! Hopefully it will turn out that way; I've heard it goes both ways. Some ladies put on weight and some lose weight after having a Hysterectomy. But I have God on my side and I have Faith! Once I recuperate from the H - I will feel soooo darn good and have so much energy that I will want to get up and do stuff, want to exercise and have the energy to do it, want to eat right and have the energy to plan for it and most of all want to live the rest of my life healthy and happy. LOL
Thank you to all of my EP friends who have lended your support, thoughts and kind wishes. That means a lot to me.
Today I had the day off from work anyway because of President's Day - but my dr. wants to see me so I have an appt. with him this morning, have to get lab work and head over to the hospital to register for Wednesday. I am getting myself mentally and physically prepared. I have the kiddo's to worry about too and spent the week-end working and getting my house cleaned. I know it's not like dh and ds will not pick up the slack - but you know how it is.....my kids will be staying with my sister and her family until I get out of the hospital (hopefully 2 days) and I jokingly told her to come stay at my house because by the time I have to pack up all of the stuff the 18 month old needs - I am exhausted and it would just be easier. My gosh this kid uses a lot of stuff. BUT wouldn't trade it for anything! LOL
Thanks again, my friends. I will talk to you soon!
Sorry, I haven't been around and posting much lately. Thank you to my friends who have checked up on me to find out what's going on and am I okay.
I am getting myself prepared to have surgery on Feb. 20th. My doctor has advised me that having a hysterectomy is in my best interest so I am have it scheduled for that day. Right now I am focusing on getting through this "bump" in the road and looking forward to getting my life back on track and feeling better. I appreciate your prayers and thoughts as my family and I get through this and I will be back as quickly as I can.
the Super Bowl is today. I don't have a stake either way ~ BUT I am rootin' for the Patriots since the Giants kicked out the Cowboys a few weeks ago......sorry Giants fans! We will be heading over to my BIL and SIL's house this afternoon to enjoy their oldest son's b-day party and also a superbowl party wrapped up in one....pretty good for us, huh?
On to me.........Last year I caught wind of this book titled "Daily Word for Weight Loss" written and edited by Colleen Zuck and Elaine Meyer. It is filled with messages to give you spiritual guidance and courage on your weight loss journey. I won it on ebay and after I got it thumbed through it a few times and filed it on the bookshelf. There is stays until I decide to pull it off to look at it again. Well today was the day! I pulled it down, dussted it off (laugh) and without looking I decide to just open it up and read whatever it says ~ knowing that this is what I am supposed to focus on today. If you have a minute I would like to share it with you too because I was truly touched by the Lord speaking to me - and it was what I needed to hear today.
With God's help, all things are possible for me and are being revealed to me.
"For truly I tell you, if you have the faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you." - Matthew 17:20
Is that not a strong message? OMGoodness ~ even though I have heard this passage many times I have never experienced it so strongly. I will keep saying this to myself......with Him all things are possible and I can move past the 240's!!!! 'nugh said....LOL ~ have a great Sunday my Friends!
Hi ya everyone! It's hard to believe that one month of 2008 is marked off the year. WOW! Why is it that time seems to go by much faster the older you get? My birthday is at the end of May so (when I was younger) it was always right before school would let out for the summer vacation and it would seem to never-get-here; Christmas either and we would have to wait, wait and wait some more... and now time just flies by.
How am I doing? I am holding my own. Nothing to brag about and nothing to be proud of either. I had my follow-up dr. appt. last Monday and he recommends me to have a full H but has to wait for a couple of more tests to return before we can talk details. If this is what I decide I will wait until summer time so oldest DS will be home with me to take care of mom. My dr. did order a bloodwork up on me too and found that my iron level is low. Of course the first thing I do is log onto WebMd and research low iron levels. Come to find out some of the symptoms I have connect with low iron levels such as headaches (yes, everyday); grumpy or crabby (yes, all the time); no energy (constantly) and a few others that I can't think of right off hand. Since this was my GYN - I have a copy of my blood work and will be making an appt. with my primary physican to discuss and get his recommendation how to bring my iron level back up. In light of this new information - this may explain a lot. Hopeful? Yes, definitely! Maybe this is why I feel the way I feel all-of-the-time. I am no doctor - I always blame all of my problems either on weight or sinuses and it may be a matter of getting my iron level back up so we will see. Ü I'll keep you posted on what the dr. says.
We need to count them as successes. We can't just let the number on the scale dictate how well our weight loss efforts are coming along. Even though my weight has not changed I am exercising (a little - but that's better than none, right?) ~ and it is changing something because I can offiicially say that most of all of my tops I am wearing are XL.....now this is a major NSV (Non-Scale Victory) because I started out in 2x tops. So, I am feeling pretty good today.
My week has been very busy. My son finally saved enough money to buy his iPod so this week I have been learning what iTunes is all about and helping him figure the iPod out. What's the first song he wanted to download from iTunes? Sweet Home Alabama by Lynard Skynard. OMG.... I crack up because hubby must play a lot of his old music in the truck.
The little one has been sick the past couple of days. I had to pick him up on Wed. afternoon from school and took him straight to the doctor. He has a viral infection so it just needs to run its course.
For those of you who are a member of the WW Friends Support Group - we will be starting our first challenge on Monday 1/28 so please join us. The challenge will be to journal for 7 full days. This will be hard for me because I am not very consistent. Wish me luck.
First of all I want to send a big shout of ~congratulations~ to my friends Gwynn and KillerHair07 for making it to Onderland! "Weigh" to go girls and wishing you nothing but the very best. All I ask is that you do not leave those extra pounds laying around here for us to pick them up. LOL!
Well I had my drs. appt. yesterday. I will need to go back next Monday for an ultrasound and get the results of some bloodwork he ordered. After he completes the ultrasound he will be able to tell me more what I am dealing with and what my options are. Thank you to all of you for your kind messages of support. TOM is a bummer in itself but when we have added issues it makes that time so much worse. I have confidence that my dr. will take my best interest to heart and give me a good recommendation. His exact words were "you can not keep going on like this Tracy!" and he is so right!
I have been doing the best I can with eating well and exercising and my efforts are showing on the scale a bit. I know this is due to TOM finishing up his duty......but this does lift my pirits a little.
A big thank you to all of my EP friends for your support and uplifting comments. They mean more than you will ever know.
Today I am feeling better and I am optomistic that I am on the downhill slide from the previous week. I am refocusing on my weight loss efforts today and have my day planned. I have to back track and get these pounds off that I picked up this week ~ but I can do it.
It is cold, drizzling rain here so I will be doing some sort of inside exercise activity for the next few days. Stay safe!
Wishing you all a terrifice OP (on program/plan) day!
As for me ....my journey is struggling. TOM is not being very nice to me and my quest is in the pits! I "try" to follow the plan and do well but I am not pulling it off very well. I am up on the scale because my eating has not been the best.
Today is a new day, right? I haven't been to Curves all week because of one excuse or another but I am hoping this will be back to normal soon.
Sorry, don't mean to be a damper today but any skinny vibes you can send my way is appreciated.
Good morning campers ~ how ya doin' today? Me, I am surviving. TOM has decided to pay his visit so my mood is not the best. I am up almost 2 lbs. on the scale and even though I know the reason it is still a bummer. I have an appt. next Monday with GYN and I know he is going to try to convince me it is time to have the hystorectomy I need. I dread that. I know it will make me feel better in the long run but I just am recovering my sick leave from having my son in '06 and will need to use all of that time again. I know that is a sad way to look at it but if it must be done. I will wait to see what he has to say when I visit with him next Monday. If this is what is decided I am going to try to hold off until the summer so that my oldest son will be home with me to help and be my caretaker for the first few weeks.
The date was great! DH and I had a great time and the kiddo's did too ~ away from mom and dad. It's great to have family you can count on. It's a true blessing.
I added a more recent picture of myself ~ this one was taken on Saturday so this is me. All of me! LOL I love to see you, my friends so I thought I need to put a more current picture of myself too. Thanks for sharing all of your beautiful faces with us.
Wishing you all a terrific day!
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