August 2, 2007

Sorry I didn't post yesterday. We had that garage sale I've been mentioning and it took all day. I'm happy to say I sold over half the item I'd brought to the sale and made a nice little amount to take with us on vacation next week.

I also forgot to apply some sunscreen to my face and neck. In short - I fried myself. I didn't mean to. I thought I was safe under the roof of the porch most of the time. But obviously I was out in the sun just enough to make my neck look like a boiled lobster. I'm not kidding... you could fry an egg on the back of my neck. :0( I'm rubbing some after sun lotion on it about every 3 hours so it doesn't dry out and hurt worse.

OK.. quick update and then I gotta run. I have an appointment to leave for in about 30 minutes.

I'm down 1.4 lbs today. That makes me an even 160! I can't wait to break into the 150's again. Only 25 lb to go before goal.

Have a great day everyone! I'll get be back to post this evening if I can.

I'm half way there!

Today I saw 169 even on the scale. I've now officially lost 34 lbs, with 34 lbs left to go! :0)

My future....

Since I've shared before and current pictures, I thought I'd give you a glimpse of what I'll look like at my goal weight of 135 lbs. This picture was taken in March of 2003, when I'd lost almost 50 lbs with the Atkins diet. My skirt is a size 4!! I couldn't wear 4's consistently, but I could wear 6's in everything. I'm hoping to get the same results this time. :0)

I'm. In. Pain.

I have no real idea what happened, but I'm guessing I slept in a bad position a couple of nights ago. I woke up yesterday with a slight pain in my left arm, but it only hurt when I raised it. It wasn't anything too bad so I ignored it most of the morning thinking I was probably just stiff. By yesterday afternoon it was somewhat worse, so I started being more careful with it. By the time I went to bed last night it was pretty bad.

I got very little sleep last night because the pain kept waking me up. I couldn't get comfortable. I now have pain in my upper arm, shoulder and shoulder blade. I haven't hurt this bad since I slipped a disc a few years ago, which resulted in muscle relaxants, anti-inflammatory meds and physical therapy. I literally was so locked up I couldn't move my head. This is getting that bad. Moving my left arm in any way is now painful. (Thank goodness I'm right handed!) And just sitting here, not using it, my shoulder aches.

So it looks like my plans for today will be visiting the Chiropractor. I can't take this much more. I just hope I can stay loose enough that he can put in back into place. Oh.. and I hope it doesn't hurt.


Better news:

I'm down 6/10ths of a lb today (172 even)! That's a total of 31 lbs gone forever! I should have had another celebration at the 30 mark, like I did for the 20 mark. I'm almost 1/2 way to my weight loss goal. Just 3 more lbs and I'll be there, so we can celebrate then!

As for my measurements yesterday.. I was confused by two of my measurements going up. I was right. I'm retaining water. TOM hit yesterday, so until this is over with it's any body's guess what will happen. I'm really surprised I lost anything at all the last couple of days. Usually with TOM it's all bloat and gain.

Well, I'm going to give it a rest. I'd appreciate prayers and good thoughts. The last thing I need right now is more doctor bills (no insurance), but I can't live like this either. I'll keep you posted.


UPDATE:

My hip and rotator cuff were out of place. The hip was an easy fix. The shoulder, not so much. I have to go back again tomorrow for another adjustment and I'm praying it works. I'm still in a lot of pain. I'm supposed to apply Biofreeze often and can also apply heat packs 20 minutes at a time. I still can't raise my arm due to pain. Trying to use it all makes me want to cry.

I'm off to take some ibuprofen and a nap (praying I can sleep through the pain..)

Congrats to Carbohydrate Addict!!!

I just wanted to post a quick congrats to my blog buddy Victoria from the Carbohydrate Addict blog. She unofficially saw her goal weight today! It's unofficial because she won't count it until she sees it on her official weigh-in day. This calls for the famous Happy Dance Man...



Make sure you pop over and tell Victoria how proud you are of her. Weight loss can be a long and frustrating journey.. and she made it!