July 2011

Jul 11, 2011

Well, we had a great 4th as well as the following weekend too...another fireworks day ;-)  I bought a new bike. It's a cruise.  No speeds, brakes are in the pedels.  Just like the bike I had as a kid. Theres even a luggage rack..lol.  I've bought all kinds of assessories for it.  Head and tail lights, a mirror, odometer, old fashioned horn, cup holder, pepper spray, glove box ;-)  My riding gloves are retro crotcheted primary colors.  Matches my hat ;-)  I'm gonna have to think of a cold weather hat though. Anyway, I'm loving my bike.  I'm glad that I'm using it for exercise too.  Man!...I use lots more muscles than with walking (even tough I do 3 miles in aan hour with a 5 incline!  Great cardio!  But, I really like being outside.  It's been so bloming hot here too.  Heat index 112!  So, I ride early mornings or late evenings.

David and I went to Hilton Head for vacation the week of Fathers Day.  My sister Millicent put us up in a 'cottage' (which was really as a mansion).  We stayed at Berkeley Hall.  It's a private golfing comminutiy.  You can only be in there if you are a member or a guest.  My sister is very generous.  We wouldn't have had such a nice and cheap vaca if it hadn't been for her!

Well...I was basically in a stall for 2 months.  Now the scales has stated to move, but it's really slow.  I'm down to 180 though!  I want to lose another 50 pounds.  I'd like to be 130 pounds.  It's slow going though.  I feel like alot of my 'malabsorption is gone.  Now I have the 'tool' of a small tummy to help me.  I'm exercising and eating right.  Counting my calories too.  Can't wait to be in a solid 170's.  Haven't measured myself, but I'm gonna ;-)  I have also developed a small umbilical hernia.  It's annoying.  My PCP said to watch it.  He didn't think I needed surgery right now.  I did however buy a girdle.  That helps alot and it also holds my little panni in.    I also bought some underwire t-shirt bras.  The girls haven't looked this good in ages!  Glad to be out of the sports bra all the time.  That uniboob was getting old!

My Facebbok group has 477 people now.  It's a busy place.  Lots of support there!  I'm not going to my monthly support group meetings.  It's 45 minutes away and during the workweek.  My FB group definitely makes up for it. 

I did by the retro bicycle, as I mentioned earlier, but there is also a motorcycle that I hope to look at.  It's called a Honda Silverwing.  If it fits, I think I'm going to try and finance thru the bank ;-)  That will be fun too.  I'm suprised at how many girls are getting motorcycles and tattoos to make hitting Onderland!  I think I'm one of the older members, at 55 years old.

Well...another OT subject is my work.  I love my job.  I do however work in a small room with one other person.  He's a volunteer, founder of the organization and president of the board.  He's 85 years old.  He's a funny, kind and loving man.  But sometimes he can drive me crazy.  Yesterday was a perfect example.  He brought in his own music to play, sang along, stomped his feet, whistled all day too.  I couldn't concentrate at all!  I'm Administrative Director and the nurse practitioner.  I'm trying hard to get everything ready for our state survey this fall.  The organization is Spencer County Hospice.  Anyway, I'm not sure how I'll go about getting him to quiet down!  First, I think today I'll get to work early and hide the CD player.  Then I'm taking my earphones.  Going to listen to my own music.  I'll still be able to hear the phone.  I hope my plan works.  He does have a daughter who lives locally.  She and her hubby are super nice.  I think I'm going to talk to them too.  Hiping that they can drop him a hint.  I've got to concentrate!

Well...I'm going for a bike ride this morning.  It's already straming hot...heat index today is suppose to be 112!  So...as far as being ON TOPIC...I've lost 110 pounds total and have developed the umbilical hernia.  Gonna keep eating right and exercising.  I'm going to give myself until March 26th, 2012 to lose another 40-50 pounds.  It's really slow going though!

Thanks to anyone who read my blog.  I haven't been here on OH forever!
Adios, Bridget

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