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It’s a little silly for me to post this on Monday, because I have a doctor appointment with a specialist on Tuesday. However, I have a feeling I won’t have many answers on Tuesday, so it can’t hurt to keep you in the loop.
You may recall that I have had episodes of severe (super severe) [...]
One positive note from all of this medical drama and the endless lab tests of the past two weeks. As reference, the “normal” range for cholesterol is 125-200, and the preferred range for triglycerides is less than 150.
October, 2006:
My Cholesterol: 211
My Triglycerides: 239
April, 2007:
My Cholesterol: 205
My Triglycerides: 519
Last week, September, 2008:
My Cholesterol: 166
My Triglycerides: 148
Unbelievable. [...]
I’m ready to admit just how low my morale has gotten this week.
Start with my ongoing medical problems (more on that after two ultrasounds and a doctor follow-up visit tomorrow), the fact that I probably have PMS, and large-scale fallout from the financial crisis of a few of weeks ago. I feel wiped out. [...]
I am NOT a girl who goes for cliches or trite sayings, and the weight-loss world (if there is such a thing) is full of them. My primary problem is that most of them seem so negative and belittling. I mean, consider exhibit A:
A moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips.
On the surface, [...]
Vickie, on a previous post, reminded me about the importance of momentum when you are working toward a goal. Then, she asked:
It sounds as if you are feeling empowered. do you feel that way???
I don’t know if I would have used the word “empowered” to describe this whole process so far. I would say that [...]
There was a time when a delivery like this would inspire awe and reverence in me; when I would have thought, “My very salvation has arrived.” In the past, I would look to a piece of equipment this large and powerful and assign to it all of my hopes and dreams for change. Here is [...]
When I decided to go back to Weight Watchers, I committed to myself that I would “shop around” for a meeting leader who wouldn’t make me want to gouge out my eyes with a bookmark and choke myself with a Points Finder ™. Since the WW “plan” is more of a guideline for me and [...]
I know from experience that it takes around 30-35 pounds before people start to notice that I’ve lost weight. So, it shouldn’t surprise me that several people have commented to me in the past week or so that I look like I have, well, en-small-ened myself a bit. No, it shouldn’t surprise me, but it [...]
I went grocery shopping last weekend to stock the house with things other than take-out wrappers and chocolate chip cookies. In doing so, my goal was to have healthy meal options that were easy to prepare after a long day of work (oh, convenience, you are my downfall). I packed my shopping cart full of [...]