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Up another 4/10ths of a pound today and feeling disgruntled.
Also very tired and grumpy. Took an unexpected trip to the VA emergency room in Spokane for father-in-law beginning at 8pm last night, not getting home until almost 3 am this morning. This is the third weekend in a row I have been in a hospital emergency room with someone. Unfortunately last night's ER trip is a 2 1/2 hour drive ONE WAY!!! My husband still can't drive (recovering from his appendectomy and still on pain meds). So ... I was the designated driver.
To make a long story short my father-in-law is okay. He had been to the local ER early Friday morning. He wasn't happy with what they told him and they wouldn't admit him. They gave him a prescription, which he did not immediately take to the pharmacy. He thought the VA would tell him something different. They didn't. They told him exactly the same thing, also would not admit him, and told him to take the same medication. He actually had an appointment with the VA on Friday, which he chose not to go to since he had been at ER that same morning.
Okay ... so I didn't make the story very short. Sorry. Guess I'm just venting. My "positive thinking" approach seems to be faltering. My neck and shoulders hurt, it's gotta get better!!
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220.2 lb
Lost so far: 39.0 lb.
Still to go: 35.2 lb.
Diet followed 100%.
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Diet Calendar Entries for 22 February 2009:
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1095 kcal
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Fat: 24.75g | Prot: 55.50g | Carb: 178.00g.
Breakfast: water, Smart Ones Breakfast Quesadilla. Lunch: Select Harvest Light Italian Soup. Dinner: Lean Cuisine Potatoes with Cheese & Broccoli. Snacks/Other: Snickers Nutrition Bar, Quakes Rice Snacks - Ranch, fuze, Yoplait Light Thick & Creamy Key Lime, Luna Sunrise. more...
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3800 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Sitting - 5 hours, Standing - 1 hour, Housework - 2 hours, Desk Work - 2 hours, Exercise machine (moderate) - 50 minutes, Sleeping - 6 hours, Resting - 7 hours and 10 minutes. more...
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gaining 2.8 lb a week
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You hang in there girl. You are not alone. We all love you and worry about you. The scale will always be fickle but it you are eating right. And you will see a weight loss soon. You are doing great and my ROCK.
22 Feb 09 by member: judibird
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Your rock feels rather gravely this morning!!! Thanks though. I know you are right I am just on overload and the "up" scale was the last thing I needed this morning. NO, I take that back. The last thing I need this morning is another crisis call, another trip to the hospital ... the scale is minor in comparison!!! I'll be okay.
22 Feb 09 by member: madaboutmoose
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Three times to the ER in three weeks is *really* a lot (of stress), especially with all that driving. Believe me, I know, I have done more than my share of that. The fact that you are up just 0.4 means that you are doing really well at holding your own. I'm glad to hear that your father-in-law is doing relatively well. Keep that chart going down, maybe try one low calorie day?
22 Feb 09 by member: information
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Honey you got so much going on that you are losing sight of the big picture. You didn't just gain .4 pounds. In a month, you have lost 19 pounds! THAT IS HUGE!!!! Keep your eye on the big picture about this. 4/10 of a pound compared to a total of 19....I would say you have done pretty darn good in the face of stress.
22 Feb 09 by member: munestar32
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Thanks. It's easy to lose sight of the big picture when your brain & body is fried!! I so appreciate the support. I think the scale this morning was the icing on the cake for me or perhaps the straw that broke the camel's back. I'm not giving up that is for certain. I just did 50 minutes on my exercise machine and I do feel better. Now I need to eat something, take a shower, and catch up on the work I had to bring home with me this weekend that MUST be done by tomorrow!! I'm not sure I can go much lower caloric wise than I already am but thanks for the idea Information!! I am betting that part of this plateau is simply the cumulative effect of the stress of the past three weeks. I'm tough but I forget sometimes I'm still human. And after all ... when my husband wraps his arms around me he says I feel like I'm half my former size!! Much better than the darn scale. You all rock!!
22 Feb 09 by member: madaboutmoose
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