Monday, September 28th, 2009

Sep 27, 2009

I had a nice weekend at the OH conference.  I should have visited more with some of the people that I've really looked to for inspiration over the last year, but didn't.  It's funny how I seemed much more vivacious and "fun" before my surgery, like I was always trying to prove something.  Now, this is me.....this is what I am, who I am and that's that.   I will definitely make a point of going to some of the other support groups locally so I can keep in touch with some of the really nice folks I met while there on Friday and Saturday.

I haven't been exercising much, if really at all.  I still walk the dog every day but don't much count that mile + activity because it isn't even a blip on my heart rate.  It's great I'm walking a mile and a half, but it really only contributes to about 100 calories or so per day.  I need the burn of a run, and it's weird but my knees and ankles are hurting again like they were pre-op.  My Endocronologist said it could be my synthroid levels are off, so we tested them and they were.   My vitamin levels were good, I'm still low on A & D, just like pre-op but my Potassium was HIGH. My doc freeked a bit, ordered some more tests and ran some heart tests.  All is okay there for now, but we're still waiting back for the blood work.  I also made an appointment with my Rheumatologist.  I think since I've started taking my Enbrel only once per week instead of twice, my RA is fighting back.  That Enbrel is just so expensive, even with insurance I pay $120 per month, so I tried to spread it out some.  It isn't working very well, I guess and my activity is suffering, and I'm not losing weight.

I want one of those body bugs or the other tracker but my husband won't really let me.  We don't have the money and he thinks it's gimmicky, which it may be.  But I feel like I'm at a place in my weight loss that I really need to know what my body is burning so I can monitor my intake all that much closer.  I plan my meals well, track my calories and generally, am pretty good about that part, but need to know where I'm coming from so I can plan where to go. I feel like I'm just driving with no map, no sense of direction and no idea of the type of scenery I would like to see.   It all makes sense to me, so I'll need to convince him more, I suppose.

Here's my posting for the OH Mini Challenge - Halloween Challenge:

Start of Halloween Challenge - 189 #
Week One - 188 # (-1 pound)
Week Two - 188 # (0 loss)
Current Weight at Week Three - 188 # (0 loss)

Goal for Halloween Challenge - 180 #

I hope I can make it!  If I don't get myself back to moving, I'll leave myself disappointed again.

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