It is almost that time, diet buddies! Our first official weigh-in is Saturday, September 6; however, take your weight Tuesday, September 2, and begin changing your lifestyle. If you don’t feel comfortable posting your weight, just your weight loss (or gain) is enough. Feel free to tell us how you are doing it or if you need help. That’s why we are doing this: accountability and support.
I have an appointment with my thyroid/PCOS doctor, Tuesday. He’s going to be so happy! During a doctor’s appointment this week (with a different doctor), my blood pressure was 110/80. YAY! My blood work will be done with the endocrinologist (thyroid/PCOS guy). I’m just about 40 lbs. thinner than the last time I saw him, too!
I’m finally in the physical position to join a gym, too. I did a lot of walking this summer and feel up to amping the energy level a bit. I’m going to try to get some good exercise four days a week. I’m trying to balance my stress level with pleasant down-time this year. I have decided that Fridays, after school, are movie days and the weekends are for me, visiting with my dad, and going to church.
As of right now here is the group:
(If you’d like to join in, or if I have forgotten your name, PLEASE remind me in the comments. Thanks! I feel like I’m forgetting a couple of people…hate that.)
- Big Bad Wolf
- Joe (Ssssteve’s brother, doesn’t have a blog)
- Momster
- Ssssteve
- Wyatt
6 Comments
August 29, 2008 at 6:14 pm
Way to go RT! I’m proud of you girl!
August 29, 2008 at 6:22 pm
The past few weeks have been up and down. I’ve managed to keep off 17 of the 20 pounds I lost over the summer. I’m still proud of how much I’ve lost over the past year and half, though. Eighty pounds is nothing to sneeze at. I do feel the need to have the pressure of the “challenge,” again, though. Hey, I usually gain weight over the summer, so I did well!
I have to get things into a higher gear, though. I want to be in skinny people’s stores by Christmas. It might be the largest size they have, but I want to be in them.
Fat girl clothes are so freakin’ expensive (especially for how dang ugly they are).
It would be nice to walk into Kohls and save a few pennies or go to a really nice department store when they have those major sales or to one of their outlet stores.
August 30, 2008 at 12:57 am
Crap. Forgot all about this. I’ll try to remember to weigh in and get it to you in the morning, post haste.
August 30, 2008 at 12:30 pm
I’m warmed up, on the starting line and ready to go.
The doctor appointment went well, my BP was 128/80 which was lower than I had expected. Blood work should be in this coming week (Dr. sends a letter unless it’s really bad) and my EKG appeared normal to the tech.
My official weight at the office was 230, but I was fully dressed. I’m going with whatever my digital scale at home says on Tuesday morning. Tink brought home the tape too.
Let’s get it on!
August 30, 2008 at 12:49 pm
Thank you ,thank you, I can’t tell how much better that makes me feel. I have been dreading posting my weight not because of what all of you will think but because my mom and dad read my blog and I don’t want them to know how fat I am. This us much better thank you.
August 30, 2008 at 2:27 pm
Wyatt
That’s why I posted the reminder.
Ryan
You are good to go! I’ll have my numbers squared away within the next few weeks. I have to wait until I have a day off from school to get the blood work done. Lucky for me, we have one at the end of September. My blood pressure went from 140/90 or 95 to 110/80 since January. I’m hoping blood sugar has gone down. It has been really high/normal for a few years, and I really want to work on it via diet and exercise. Since, I’m losing weight, something must be working. The two “issues” I have make weight loss almost impossible. God is good…very good to me.
Momster
I’m not posting my weight. Are you crazy?!?!?! I wouldn’t expect anyone to post their weight, either. It is a personal thing, and if people feel comfortable with posting it, fine, if not…no problem. All I ask is for honesty. We are human, and will have ups and downs. We’re here to help and encourage each other…no judgment.