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Monday, June 15th, 2009
Jun 14, 2009
I was out of town last week and so I didn't report in or spend much time on OH. I left and managed to forget my Synthroid. I thought I could manage for 5 days without it. I went to CVS in Tampa, the brand of store where I have it filled here at home and they said they'd need my doctor to call in a script. I left him a voicemail but he was on vacation so the call never got to him. Take it from me, it is not a good idea to go that long without Synthroid.
By day 2 I was having a hard time staying focused. On Day 3 I started my period 10 days early. On Day 4 I could hardly get out of bed. By Day 5, my skin was so dry and itchy that I made myself bleed on my belly, back and arms trying to get the itch to stop. In addition to all this, I gained 3 pounds.
I got home on Thursday night after sitting in the airport for a whole day due to canceled flights and Dallas storms and started my daily doses back up. Thankfully, I recovered somewhat and not only lost that water weight but managed to eek out a pound and a half of real weight for the week.
I did a good job of keep active while in Tampa for work/training. I walked/ran on the treadmill every single night. I ate richer foods than normal but kept my portions in check. Ate dinner out with folks from the class at night and never once did I have to get in to my portion sizes. People just don't care which is what I always knew.
One night we went to Cheesecake Factory and out of curiosity, I asked about the nutritional value of the low carb cheesecake made with Splenda. I think the guy said it had 19 Sugar Alcohols and 5 Sugars. No way! Of course, I couldn't eat the whole thing, so if I was going to taste, I'd do the real deal. I didn't share in the dessert that night.
With all the down time at the hotel I joined Facebook. I've had so many friends send me invites and I finally got around to it. I have hooked up with some junior high and high school friends. It's kind of neat to see what everyone is up to, but I can see how this could become an addiction of sorts. Thankfully, I have no time.
I have needed a new bra for a couple of weeks so I went to my trusted LB for the Cacique Balconette. Thankfully, somethings remain constant. I got myself a 40 DDD so I can officially get rid of the two newish 44 DDD and rotate between the 42 DDD I got a few weeks ago and this new one. Oh, and even better...while I was there I tried on a pear of jeans. I started with the 18s, since I have some donated 18 shorts that I have been wearing and my 20 jeans are way baggy by mid-day. I put them on and they were baggy. So I went and grabbed the 16s. OMG they friggin' fit. If I'd had the money I would have bought them and wore them out of the store. I was on cloud 9. I went home and started searching Craigslist for size 16s. Haven't found any yet, but I will!
Here's my Independence Day Challenge posting:
213.5 - I lost 1.5 pounds this week.
Start of Challenge - Memorial Day - May 25th, 2009 - 222#
Week One - June 1, 2009 - 220#
Week Two - June 6, 2009 - 215# (out of town on Monday so I weighed early!!yay!)
Week Three - June 15, 2009 213.5
To reach my super aggressive goal of 199, I need to lose 14.5 pounds in 19 pounds days = .76 pounds per day
Ugh! It sounds so impossible this way.
It looks like I've got a busy, busy week ahead of me if I'm going to exceed my goals. I'll dangle a pair of 16s, or maybe 14s in front of me for motivation!
