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Good morning Diane and the rest of California...

No weight for me this morning.  I completely forgot to get on the scale before I left the house today.  It's hard getting back into the swing of routine even after just a couple of days away.  I'm still recuperating from the weekend.

Well we finally made a decision on a fridge.  Costco has won our money.  We shopped around and they were $100 less than anywhere else so Mike will be picking it up this evening.  Living with that tiny compact fridge only that we keep in the den has not been fun.  Not to mention all the spoiled food I had to throw out from the old one.  But tonight I will have my brand new refrigerator.  It's not exactly what I wanted, but I wasn't going to spend $1,000 on a new fridge.  Just wasn't going to do it now.  But it will still be new and clean and bright and shiny. 

That is about it for me.  I have some medical procedures to endure on Friday and have to start prepping for one of them tomorrow.  I don't think it will be much fun.  No, not fun at all.  But these are all things I must do and I know it.  Once that cancer was found in my uterus, my doctor is leaving no stone unturned.  She wants to be sure I'm clean from head to toe.   Then once all this testing is done I will finally get myself in to see someone about this hip pain. It is really beginning to be quite bothersome and affecting my life in a negative way and so I must find out what is up and how to get it fixed.  If it can even be fixed.  Guess I'll just have to wait and see.

OK, I need to get busy working here.  Everyone have a stupendous day and remember.....DO something wonderful just for yourself.

Steph

Hey Steph . . . I can relate to the hip pain . . . but there are meds to make it better - I've been on them for about 9 months to a year now.  . for the short term . . . if it's osterartiritis like I have (bone on bone from all my weight) . . . for the long term, I'm gonna have to have replacements :( .  . . no fun I'm sure!

Chris

Well if I'd get my big butt to the doctor about it, it might help matters.  I've just had to deal with so many medical issues this year, I'm doctored out.  But I really need to get there because this is not getting better.  It is getting worse and I'm beginning to think it is bone to bone stuff because it hurts when I move my leg and when I've been immobile for any length of time (sitting at work, sleeping) when I go to get up the pain is so intense and shoots down to my knee and my leg almost buckles.  I need to get through the next couple of weeks and I'll get an appointment with an orthopedist and hopefully find out what this is once and for all.  Other joint/back pains I've had in the past I have normally been able to "work out".  This one is just not going anywhere but getting worse.  Oh well, you know what they say, whoever they are...what doesn't kill you will make you stronger. You know what....THEY are full of crap.  LOL

Have a great day Chris.

Steph

O.k  I know that I am a bit slow to the start and you have been talking of refrigerators for a while, but is the one that died that horrid, awful thing that Mikey has had since the invention of refrigerators?  If so, man oh man, a big ice chest would be an improvement    I hope it wasn't though.  I hope that when you co-mingled that that horrible thing got thrown out!   LOL!!!

I will be thinking of you on Friday.  Those things we have to do for our health are certainly not comfortable, but I am glad that you are doing it cuz lots of people (like me) would prolly just blow it off because it was uncomfortable.  Why is it that we take the very least care of ourselves?  I make sure the boys are up to date on EVERYTHING, but I totally neglect myself.  I confess that I have not even had labwork done in over two years :-(.  Very very bad, I know.

Anyway, wishing you the very best and I know that all will be good once the results are back.

Hugs to you!!!!!  and your new fridge!!

LOL.....that old dinosaur moved out when I moved in and I brought my fridge with me.  I actually had another one sitting in storage until a couple of months ago when my son needed a fridge.  But the one that died is mine and it wasn't that old either.  But I think all the moving around that I had done with it probably took it's toll on the poor thing.  And it was a side by side and I really don't like side by sides so I'm not totally bummed that it has gone to that big appliance junk yard in the sky.  But has it been nearly 4 years since you've been in our house?  WOW.  We are unsociable aren't we.  LOL

Thanks for the thoughts for Friday.  I know it's no big deal but I just hate being poked and prodded.  It seems that is all that has been happening to me since the beginning of the year and it's getting really old already.

As for not taking care of ourselves.  Well I have a theory on that and one the pretty much proved true to me this year.  When we are morbidly obese, doctor's blame everything on our excess weight and don't give us the care that we need and deserve.  The surgery I had this year, should have been done way before I had my WLS but no one would take me seriously until I had lost weight and found the doctor I have now.  So now that you aren't morbidly obese, the old humiliation of going to the doctor as a fat chick still remains ingrained on our brains.  It's hard to make those humiliations vanish. But go get your blood work done.  It's important.

xoxox
Steph

Good Morning Ms. Di and Cali Friends!

First things first.... I'm down 2.5 lbs this week, whoo hoo. I was stuck in a bit of a plateau but journaling and more attention to protein seemed to get things moving again.

Well the interview yesterday with AAA went very well.  This job is for a Risk Analyst and it is more administrative and soley deals with workers' comp.  They loved my resume but were concerned I would be bored and they aren't offering as much $ as I had made.  I told her for me it isn't all about $, it's about no commute (it's less than 10 mins from my house), working for a stable company that won't be going anywhere and a good benefit package.  I also told her that my manager about 19 years ago had the same concerns in that interview and I stayed there 14 years!  So I think her concerns were eased.  So we shall see where the road takes me.

In the meantime, I have the 2nd interview for the hospital job next Wed   I am more confident they will come closer on the $ but there is the commute.  I don't mind driving, but 35-45 min each way is something to consider.    But the job would be a busy and varied one (workers comp, benefits and disability management, which I love) and is management.  Not so concerned with a title or the fact that it is a management job, I just want to be able to stay there!!!  Oy vay such a dilema!  I must thank everyone for their prayers and crossing of body parts and good thoughts, they are surely working in my favor.

So there you have it.  I would be blessed with either job and I will pray on it and take it one day at a time.   This week and last, the new job openings have been scarce, but I think after Labor Day things will move a little.  Right now people are concerned with getting their kids back in school etc. so things are a little slow.

Today Ron, Isla and I are going chair shopping for my father-in-law,  He wants one of those chairs that has a lift on it, as it's a challenge for him to stand up to walk.  He is getting SO much better with each passing day and it looks like he may be coming home in the next couple of weeks.

I hope everyone has a great day.

Hugs,
Barb

Hey Barb..
Congrats on the interview... and I hope all goes well with your interview next week.  ya I was driving 60 - 90 mins each way and I think I'd take less pay with benifits to work 10 mins from home anyday.. well depending on how much of a pay cut it is lol.

I know the right job will make itself known to you!   Keep on keeping on!  prayers and positive vibes are with you!

big hugs!

Jackie

Jackie,

Thank you so much!  I will keep praying on the right job!

Hugs,
Barb

Good WWW,
 Quick flyby with weight loss, Chris you an put me down for 2 pounds lost.
Have a great day.

Hugs & Love,
Karen

Morning Diane and Cali gang
Quick type-by....I'm down 4.6lbs this week! I am sooo stoked! ^_^  Guess that little exercise of journaling my food was a big help...plus started walking again at work.   What a great way to start the day!  Gotta go...bank reconciliation calls...ugh :-(
Hugs to all
Nancy aka Sunray