br!na's weightloss diary

Sorry to hear about all of the issues you've been having and the not so great friends :( I too try to help out anyone I can whenever I can. I try to think that if I ever need help that they would be there for me but that isn't always the case. It's quite sad but it also shows who your true friends are. Just remember, Karma will kick em in the butt eventually.

On a brighter note, great job on the weight loss! You are doing AMAZINGLY and you should be very proud of your progress! Try not to let negative people bring you down. You are a great person, and I hope things start looking up for you more.
 
Your fb fried:
As an athesit your friend doesn't believe in the tenets of your religion. The friend's judgement of you being a "bad wiccan" is just a veiled attack of your faith and just generally a dick move. The ass chewing was all but asked for.

Your truck:

I don't know how much you know about autos and I am far from an expert, but on thermostats I'll try to help. They are a heat triggered valve between your truck's radiator and engine. It keeps cold radiator fluid from a cold engine. Once the engine reaches a ceratain temperature the valve is triggered and the engine is cooled by th cirulating fluid. When a themostat breaks (usually sticks because of corrosion) some fluid may still get through. When you put small amounts of the fluid on a hot engine it will flash boil and make horrendous noises. It will often be a popping/hissing/roaring that comes in spurts and may have kept going or increased when she killed the engine. If that sounds like what happened I would replace it.

Replacement usually requires you to remove 2 bolts, take out the old thermostat and gasket. Pay attention to how the thermostat is facing. Flow direction is often marked and fluid will flow towards the engine and away from the radiator.

You put in the new gasket and thermostat and replace the bolts on the housing. Check for leas around the thermostat housing once the engine has had a chance to run.

If you want to PM me with your truck make and model I will try to find more detailed set of instructions for you. I'd do it for you if you weren't so far away.

I hope your day gets better!
 
Thanks Mandy and icy! I couldn't believe the response I got from this girl. IMO... It was completely uncalled for. I had a bad day, i felt that I was allowed to vent! But thanks for thinking I'm a good person! :)

Q- thanks so much for the info. I have no clue about cars! And my wife, while she tries, doesn't know as much as she thinks. Lol my BIL brought us a new thermostat last night. And a guy we know looked at the truck this morning. I will PM you a picture of the thermostat that he took out of our truck. Apparently the thermostat had locked on the previous owners. So they broke it and just put the gasket back on. Which everyone says is fine during the summer. But apparently when its 18 degrees outside.... It's not okay. So the guy put the new one on for us. And the truck seems to be fine! And we have heat again. Lol but thank you for offering to send us directions. I'm really glad that guy offered to help! :)

I know I have moaned a bitched a lot here lately. And I apologize! This seems to be the only placed where I do not get judged! Lol winter is officially here, and its a really bad season for me. It makes everything flare up 10 times worse! Mainly my Fibromyalgia. But also having osteoarthritis on top of the fibro.... Ugh sometimes I feel like I'm dying. Lol especially when its so cold! I can't wait for January when my Medicaid starts and I can go see a Dr.

So, I've been trying so hard to get back to the diet thing. Although, my cheat day on Saturday turned into stuffing my face at 4 am on Sunday. I'm an emotional eater. And I've been doing so well with controlling it! Apparently all control goes out the window at 4 in the morning. Lol because.I didn't give it a second thought until Sunday afternoon when I finally rolled out of bed. Then I was like.... Awww crap!!!!! But, you live, you learn and you get on with things! :)
I had red meat tonight for dinner. Which isn't great for me. I try to eat mostly turkey instead of beef. Too much red meat is bad for my hemochromatosis. But I can have it in moderation. Since I ate it tonight, I will have to watch my iron intake for a while. I really need to go donate blood soon. That actually keeps things in check without having to see a Dr too often. :)
But other than that... I haven't been doing too bad. Even with my cheat day and early morning binge, my weigh in was 185.4. Which is up, but not as bad as I thought it would be.

So, thanks for all the support! I will try not to complain too much anymore! :)
 
Glad you got your truck fixed. The truck will run a LOT better now. I hope the previous owners didn't do any other "repairs".

Sorry to hear about your health issues. Hopefully having heat in the truck will make you a bit more comfortable while you're out and about.
 
Back down a little more today!! 184.4 :) almost back to my lowest!

Thanks, Q. I hope things are better with the truck! That would be great! :)

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By the way, this is the thermostat that came out of the truck. I couldn't get it to show up on PM on my phone. Isn't it great? My BIL took it and Hung it on the wall at work (he's a manager at autozone) to show what not to do. Bahahaha!!

Anyways- things seem to be looking up! :) oh Aaaand- since I've lost a little over 30 lbs, I can fit back onto my old clothes from years ago. its like I have a brand new wardrobe without spending money! :) yay!

Anyways- the next couple of days will be busy. Tomorrow is mommas birthday, then thanksgiving on Thursday! I'm sure that will be everyone's cheat day thus week! :) if I don't get a chance to get back on here before..... Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!! I am thankful for every one of you guys! For being my motivation and inspiration!!!! :)
 
I just had to stop in and post my new low!!!! 183.0!! Yay! I'm 33 lbs down! 5 more lbs and I will be at my half way mark! :)
 
Hey! Just wanted to drop a line and say CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NEW LOW!!! That is so awesome. Well done. :party:

I am so sorry that you've been having car problems and friend problems. You're doing so well by keeping your chin up though, and not letting it get to you. As you said, we are all human and are all allowed to have our moments. It absolutely does not make you a bad person. Good for you for sticking up for yourself. I tend to fall to pieces when someone is negative towards me and just want to go hide in a corner somewhere, lol! Eating well and exercise go out the window. Venting here is awesome cos people understand and won't judge you. Good for you for letting it out. It's good therapy, isn't it! Haha!

Congrats again on your new low! You're an inspiration! :)
 
Thanks Nim! Although, today I do not feel like an inspiration. My weigh in this morning was 185.4. I know its because of thanksgiving. Though, I didn't eat as much as I usually would, I still had too much! So now I'm working to get back to my new low. Monday I want to try to get back into the gym.

On a good note, I am going through my clothes today and getting rid of all of the baggy ones! :) I still have some clothes from years ago when I was smaller. And I'm fitting back into them! :) that makes me happy!

Good luck to everyone! I know we will all probably have to work off that turkey! :)
 
I am so saddened by the news of Paul Walker's passing. I am now laying here watching Joyride, and trying not to cry. Only two days after thanksgiving and right before Xmas. :( its so sad and makes you think about things a little more. Sending light and love to his family and friends. And may we all stay safe and healthy this holiday season.
 
I sure have missed a lot in the last few days!

Glad your truck is fixed and working again :) As for the venting, I think it's fine to do it here. It may be a weight-loss forum but this is your diary and you should feel free to post whatever you are feeling. I do it too and sometimes it helps to just get things of your chest and write it down.

CONGRATS ON THE NEW LOW! Even if it did go back up after Thanksgiving :)

I heard of Paul Walker's death on FB. I was like...wait...what? Damn! So sad :( My fiance thinks it's kinda ironic that he died in a car crash considering he is most famous for the Fast and Furious movies.
 
Well... After a couple of weeks of saying I was going to get back in the gym, but then not doing it... I finally got back in the gym! I got up this morning, and did not give myself time to think about it. I just got up and went! That's what i need to do more often! I plan on going back tomorrow. So maybe I can get over this hump. After thanksgiving, I've been stuck around 185. And I can't seem to get past that wall. So im hoping that getting back in the gym will help! Hopefully in the next few weeks I can bust through this wall and hit the 170s!! :)
 
Thanks you guys! And yes, I made it to the gym today! And I got a great surprise while there! I will most likely be member of the month for January, for the 30 lbs I've lost!!! :) that motivates me to go even more! Yay!

Also, I met the new woman working there. And she also has Fibromyalgia. We talked for a while about all of the symptoms and people not understanding. And she told me that I was motivation for her to get out there and work out! :)

So, she took my picture today. and I have to take them a before picture. Which I have plenty of! And I will be posted.on the bulletin board! :) I'm super excited about member of the month!

My weigh in today was 184.4. So, im finally making progress back to my new low! Maybe I will be back to 183.0 in the next week!

They are expecting some bad winter weather here in the next few days. I think its supposed to start Thursday night and go on into Saturday. I hope it doesn't. I hate snow and ice!! But if it does, we will be prepared.

Alright, time to snuggle up and finish this movie. The last Exorcism! :) goodnight!
 
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Congratulatios Br!na! This place is great, but it is certainly special to get recognized by people face to face. Great motivation to keep things going too. January is a very busy month at gyms. You'll be inspiring lots of people. Way to go!
 
Hey you guys!! Goodness, its been so long since I've been on here!! I promise, I havent given up!! We had a pretty bad ice storm here last weekend, and we are still feeling the effects of it. Luckily the main roads are clear and FD only missed one day of school. The next day they were only delayed. So between that and finishing everything to Xmas... And.. the drivers door on our truck broke during the ice storm.. grrrrr!! It's been crazy around here!!

But- I've still been going to the gym! :) I'm doing pretty well with that! I feel like I'm finally back on track. While, I'm still stuck around 185, I'm hoping its just another wall or maybe even that pesky muscle that's contaminating my number on the scale! :) I'm still hoping to hit the 170s by Xmas! I would love to start off the new year in a new number!

I ran out of my ACE about a week ago. And I just went today to get more. Once again, not a crutch, just a boosta(I feel like I need to keep saying that for any new people that may start reading my diary. I really don't want to hear crap about my diet pills! They just give me the energy to actually workout, and the small boost with my metabolism since I have fibro.) Anyways, they've changed the pill. I'm a bit weary about that. It's still all natural. It has all the original ingredients, they just added a mood stabilizer. It's supposed to keep you more focused! I researched the new ingrdients before taking it. Everything seems legit. So now I will try it. See what happens. :)

I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season! And lots of luck getting ready for Xmas! I promise to get caught up on everyone's diary soon! Once everything calms down! Not only do we have to finish up shopping for our family, my lovely wife volunteered us to buy the gifts for the residents at the nursing home she works for. lol so, that's stressful! Although, this year they are getting better presents than soap! :) I buy awesome presents! Lol

Alright- its time for bed for me!! Goodnight!!
 
Wow you sure have been busy! Glad you have still been keeping up with the gym and all with everything else going on :)

Hope the changed pill works well for you and doesn't have evil side effects. Good for you looking into the changes too! Many people wouldn't care and would just take it anyways. With how many pills A has been on in the past I try to look everything up to see what exactly the internet says it's for - like WebMD or something like that. Oh and good luck with the rest of the shopping!
 
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