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27 June 2008

Did get to the 140's as I had hoped, but not going to celebrate yet as it is borderline (140.8lbs).

Checked my BMI and discovered that I have moved into the healthy range, as I had wanted in my goals for the challenge. This means that I am no longer classified as being overweight. Now I know I am on my way to being healthier and have lowered my risk of illness and disease. One more goal left..to be in the median of my healthy range (Currently in the upper end). This is the highlight and optimistic note to my day.

Son broken leg is no more. Will have to rename him as the cast came off today. Foot is still swollen but hopefully will heal fully soon. (as long as he can remain off the skateboard for the next few weeks!)

I have been noticing the oompah loompahs at work for the past week and that is a good sign because they have been chiselling at my butt..thats good news for me!!Welcome back guys, I sure missed you!! (For those who arent familliar..I sometimes get tapping pains in various parts of my body and I imagine it to be little oompah loompahs mining the fat off my body!!)

Sorry that I havent been leaving comments though I do try to read as many as I can. You are all constantly in my thoughts but the brain is having a strike.

Have a wonderful weekend ahead and have lots of fun!!

Weigh-in: 140.8 lb

lost so far: 7.2 lb

still to go: 5.8 lb

Diet followed reasonably well

(8 comments) losing 1.4 lb a week

26 June 2008

Today its going to be easy to record an optimistic incident. I have lost 2lbs in six days! YESSSS! So now I am only 1 lb shy of hitting my mini goal of 140lbs.

The extremely optimistic me is hoping that tomorrow I will have hit my mini goal. The realistic me is hoping that in the next couple of days I will get to 140lbs. There is no pessimistic me so there is no chance of me NOT reaching that goal!

AND....I finally got a yellow line on my weight history!! I started off here at 158lbs and had just hit the orange when I changed to the Atkins diet so my chart went back to the red. My first yellow line..I am a proud yellower right now!!!

Once again YESSS to that 2lb loss.140 watch out, cos I am coming for ya!!

Weigh-in: 141.0 lb

lost so far: 7.0 lb

still to go: 6.0 lb

Diet followed reasonably well

(14 comments) losing 2.3 lb a week

25 June 2008

Thanks for all your support guys. I actually deleted yesterdays my initial rambling because I personally believe that too much information is a disturber of harmony. I felt that people reading my journals would also get depressed because of me.

But as I am getting emails of support thinking it was something major, let me try and sum up yesterday WITHOUT depressing anyone too much.

1.My little bear (my 2.9 year old) went to the dentist and we found out the estimated cost of treatment is $3000 dollars but insurance will only cover a max of $1000 dollars. That means $2000 dollars out of pocket. I felt responsible for the situation ever getting this far. I have been lazy because of his constant resistance to tooth brushing. GOOD THING TO COME OUT OF THIS: I will resist his resistance to ensure this doesn't ever happen again! A STITCH IN TIME SAVES NINE!

2. My oldest, Son Broken leg, has to go to summer school. The conversion of his 9th grade credits from Pakistan to USA were dismal. They graded his GPA to be only 2.8!! Though he got 4.25 credits for 10th grade, he is still 0.75 credits behind. We calculated that even if he gets a perfect GPA for the next two years, he still will get a GPA of about 3.7, which is not enough for the best medical schools. Also had to pay 225 dollars for 0.5 credits. What a ripoff! GOOD THING TO COME OUT OF THIS: Son will have something productive to do during summer. I hate vacations because kids forget everything by the time they return to school.A STITCH IN TIME SAVES NINE and HASTE MAKES WASTE! (hasty decisions)

3. Hubby has had a pain in his leg for the past 6 weeks and now he thinks it might be something serious, like cancer. Hearing a doctor who always shrugs off our familys little ailments as nothing say that was very upsetting. GOOD THING TO COME OUT OF THIS: I felt closer to him and tried to be nicer. I know in my heart it is nothing more serious than a muscle pull. I told him that kids didnt remember money or shelter, they only remembered the family memories, so for the first time in a very very long time he sat down with the family instead of his usual lying in bed watching tv alone all evening long routine.A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED.

I did have some good points yesterday so let me roll them off to cheer you guys up.

1. I took little bear to McDonalds and just had a fruit salad which was sliced apples and grapes. Ate the four grapes and two apple slice and kept away from the yogurt and sugared walnut sides. I am 3lbs shy of getting to my mini goal of 140lbs so that is such an amazing motivator to keep me from eating crap.

2. I still dont have a Michigan drivers license. Long story. But I went and registered for some refresher classes for Friday and hopefully will be able to get my test out of the way within the next week or so.

3. Hubby went to a dealership a little while back and came back with a quote of $300 pm for a car. I went on the internet and shopped around..yesterday..got an offer for $267 pm. I really felt chuffed that I was able to save us money. And because of the offer being much lower than what hubby was willing to pay ($300), we might be able to upgrade the model in the same price!

So it wasnt a super bad day guys..but thanks for being there for me..I am so glad I have people like you around. I thought I had no friends in Michigan but I didnt realize that I would end up with friends everywhere else!!

OH ONE MORE THING! Apparently, asking for advice is my trademark, so why change? Can anyone advice me on if my son can get extra credits to help build up his GPA and how? I feel that he needs to get at least 5 more credits in the next two years.

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24 June 2008

I initially wrote an extremely long winded journal but deleted it. Instead, I simply want to say I had a very long day today. It was full of lots of ups and downs. Today had some highlights so I will focus on them and try to ignore all the downsides I have faced. I am alive, I have better health than others and most importantly, today is almost over and a new day will begin.

As I want to keep this journal happy I will share a poem I read:

Mirror, mirror on the wall
Do you have to tell it all?
Where do you get the glaring right
To make my clothes look just too tight?
I think I'm fine but I can see
you won't cooperate with me;
The way you let the shadows play
You'd think my hair was getting gray
What's that, you say? A double chin?
No, that's the way the light comes in;
If you persist in peering so
You'll confiscate my facial glow,
And then if you're not hanging straight
You'll tell me next I'm gaining weight;
I'm really quite upset with you
For giving this distorted view;
I hate you being smug and wise -
O, look what's happened to my thighs!
I warn you now, O mirrored wall,
Since we're not on speaking terms at all,
If I look like this in my new jeans
You'll find yourself in smithereens!

Dont we all feel like this ;-)

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23 June 2008

Hmm..nothing much to report today. Nothing adventurous, no fighting no drama. Oh no wait...

Burnt the dinner...
BUT....the whole house smelt like an Italian restaurant with the most delicious odor of extra roasted garlic wafting through the air.

Daughter screamed at me for being asked to do some housework..
BUT...she spent over an hour helping me clean the house so I am going to consider it just a diva moment. I gave her a big hug to thank her for all her effort..and that felt really good!

My little one was totally hyper today...
BUT he kept my oldest and his friends entertained for over two hours...they thought he was the coolest little brother they had seen.

One more thing. Ever since I started this weeks challenge of trying to be much more positive, there is less sense of drama in my life. In fact, my day today almost seemed mundane by comparison because I didnt give importance to any situation that occurred today and simply just carried on. No blood pressure, no blood rushing in my face, my palpatations, no heart beating fervently. Its almost an odd sensation to be able to cast aside trivialities. I guess I still need to get used to the feeling of calm and peace!

Now I think I have to find something to do with my life. Sweating over the small stuff is out of the window and I need to replace it with something fun and meaningful. Maybe I should pen a memoir of my experience at fatsecret?

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