Brandy's Success Diary

Hey there sweetness!! I sure hope it turns out to be an easy fix, it stinks when your under the weather and can't figure out what's going on. Take it easy and your right maybe a little shift in your eating plan might help some. Walking is always a great exercise keep up the great work, you'll lose the pesky few pounds that came on after the last challenge, stay focused!!

Good luck the rest of the week, and don't over do it!!
Hugs and luv
Kim
 
Thanks for stopping by everyone. I'm really sorry I haven't been on. Tuesday night I was rushed to the emergency room because of severe pains where my appendix would be. And I was stuck waiting for 8 hours before the doctor's even talked to me. And then they gave me a catscan after 10 hours of waiting, gave me a ton of morphine... and then pretty much sent me home saying... you don't have any cists. Go to your doctor's tomorrow for an ultrasound. Ummm.... ok??? I was mad. And still in pain after I ate (thats when they most of the pain is). I'm constantly nauseous, and dizzy. It sucks. I'm not supposed to eat much of anything. I can have Bread (plain white bread), Rice, Applesauce, and Bananas. Oh, and Tea. (but weak tea. ) I don't even like (most of) those things. UGH.

BB- I'm sorry I missed the team name thing.. as soon as I got home last night, I passed out. I hadn't slept for 30 hours. I slept all night, woke up for 2 hours in which I just ate something, and then fell back asleep... and I just woke up a few minutes ago. I hope my team decided on a name. I hope I'm not eliminated!!

I will post more about everything once I comment on all your journals!!
 
You're not eliminated silly. :)

I'm so sorry you had to wait so bloody long at the hospital. Weren't they worried you had appendicitis? Your appendix could've burst while you were waiting, the morons. So do they know what the problem is????

Take it easy, honey, and don't worry about the challenge. Your teamies have you covered re the name. I hope you feel better soon! :hug2:
 
No one knows whats wrong with me. It hurts still. Not as bad as before...but enough that I still don't feel like moving or eating... or ANYTHING.

I went to the doctor's office today. She gave me antibiotics to take for a week. And I have to go see a specialist. Because nothing is terminally wrong with me. But they can't figure out the pain. Most of my exercise will be walking as much as I can. I can't do heavy exercise, I am in too much pain.

I am excited for the challenges to start tomorrow. But for now I have to go lay down and do some homework.
 
bmohearn said:
No one knows whats wrong with me. It hurts still. Not as bad as before...but enough that I still don't feel like moving or eating... or ANYTHING.

I went to the doctor's office today. She gave me antibiotics to take for a week. And I have to go see a specialist. Because nothing is terminally wrong with me. But they can't figure out the pain. Most of my exercise will be walking as much as I can. I can't do heavy exercise, I am in too much pain.

I am excited for the challenges to start tomorrow. But for now I have to go lay down and do some homework.
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Poor thing! :hug2: I hope they figure it out soon. In the meantime, maybe thekrinse can cover some of your exercise--I think she could easily do 50% of this week's exercise, and KIO could do 5hrs, then you'd only have to do 85min this week.
 
bikinibound said:
Poor thing! :hug2: I hope they figure it out soon. In the meantime, maybe thekrinse can cover some of your exercise--I think she could easily do 50% of this week's exercise, and KIO could do 5hrs, then you'd only have to do 85min this week.
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lol. I can do more then that. I can easily sit on the couch and do some weight lifting, and I can easily get some walks in. I just can't do Pilates or Yoga this week.. It hurts too much to stretch my stomach/abdomen area that much. I will be ok.
 
No problem if you do have issues w/ exercise! I am happy to do more (it'll be good for me!). I hope your stomach feels better, I'm sorry things aren't looking up in that regard.

I'm excited about both challenges though! Should be fun :)
 
keepitoff83 said:
No problem if you do have issues w/ exercise! I am happy to do more (it'll be good for me!). I hope your stomach feels better, I'm sorry things aren't looking up in that regard.

I'm excited about both challenges though! Should be fun :)
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I am also excited for both challenges!!

Everyone is so worried about me EVERYWHERE!! lol. Here on WLF, home, even the doctors!! Its a good feeling to know that people care. But I will definitely do as much exercise as possible. I can get in more then 86 minutes DEFINITELY!! Even if I have to take a walk at a slow pace... I will do it. I will sit on the couch with dumb bells. I just can't stretch my stomach without hurting it. Which is just no Pilates or Yoga. (well... its not like I've tried. But I don't want to try either.) My medication makes me a tad dizzy... but I'll be fine. I don't think I'll be gaining weight anymore... seeing as I can barely eat much of anything. EVERYTHING I eat gives me those nasty cramps. It sucks. This means that when I am better... my stomach/appetite will have shrunk. And I'm not going to be STUPID like I was when I got over Mono. I will eat what I can... and not STUFF myself to the brim with foods I've been WAITING to eat. JEEZ. lol.

Food today... Jeez... I can't even remember. Being at the hospital over-night and not sleeping... it made me lose track of EVERYTHING around me. I didn't do any exercise today either. Thats 3 days in a row. I'm disappointed in myself. Tomorrow either before or after school I will go for a walk.. even if its only 10 minutes. And I will definitely lift weights.

I need to go to sleep now. I need my rest for school tomorrow.
 
Brandy you are way too hard on yourself, girl. You spent 30 hrs at the hospital, got no sleep, and are in pain. Take it easy. I don't think you're going to do yourself any favors by pushing it too hard. You could end up doing more damage--since they don't know what the problem is. Thekrinse is an exercise machine. I'm sure she will do 6 or more hours anyway, and KIO has already said she could do more. I'm worried about you, and I don't want you to make things worse. There is a time and a place for exercise, and I don't think this is one of them. You should just rest as much as possible. :hug2:

Okay, I'm done being your mother--for now, at least. :D
 
Hi Brandy,
sorry to hear you're not feeling well. I hope you'll feel better soon...I'm sending you lots and lots of hugs from Italy.

Don't be too hard on yourself, you need to rest and to think about getting better. Diet and exercise can wait a few days.

*****hugs!*****

India
 
bikinibound said:
Brandy you are way too hard on yourself, girl. You spent 30 hrs at the hospital, got no sleep, and are in pain. Take it easy. I don't think you're going to do yourself any favors by pushing it too hard. You could end up doing more damage--since they don't know what the problem is. Thekrinse is an exercise machine. I'm sure she will do 6 or more hours anyway, and KIO has already said she could do more. I'm worried about you, and I don't want you to make things worse. There is a time and a place for exercise, and I don't think this is one of them. You should just rest as much as possible. :hug2:

Okay, I'm done being your mother--for now, at least. :D
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agree 100 percent....give yourself some rest and let your teammates help!!!!!!!
 
Hi Brandy,

Sorry to hear you're still ailing. I have to agree with everyone, please take it easy. Don't push yourself and maybe do yourself more harm. I can definitely get a ton of exercise in if needed. So don't you worry about that. The important thing is you and getting you better. Rest up as much as you can now. OK!

V.
 
Thanks to all of you for giving me support, and most of all - caring about me.

Today has been a bad, bad, bad day. I woke up in so much pain, and I didn't want to go to school. But I haven't gone to class all week. And i HAD to go today. So I got there, and felt even worse. I took my antibiotics, which i found out, make me EXTREMELY dizzy. So all class I still had the abdominal pains, and was so dizzy that I could barely read the recipes. On top of that... I was nauseous. By the end of class, i could barely control my arms and legs. They just wanted to collapse. I grabbed a water bottle to drink (hoping it would make me feel better) and it just felt like it weighed 20 lbs. Danny drove home seeing as I was unable. And when we got home... I could barely move. I could BARELY keep my eyelids open... not only because of tiredness... but because it was just too much. I had NO energy. NO strength. it was awful. I couldn't even talk. I fell asleep until just a few minutes ago. I am disappointed because this is 4 days of no exercise. Hopefully I will have SOME time tomorrow that isn't painful... and I can take a walk or two. I feel miserable still, but with a nap and some Advil; I have a TEENSY bit of energy that I can pop on here and see how people are doing- and type a bit in MY diary. But after this I am going to lay back down on the couch. Well... I really need to lay down again now... I will pop by everyone's diary tomorrow who I didn't get to today.

Today was beautiful, and I am even more miserable knowing that I didn't get the chance to take care of it. I am so motivated... and I just can't do anything about it. Its such a bad feeling. I hope someone figures out what is wrong with me. Someone in school said that they had similar problems... and it ended up being their gallbladder. Maybe??? If it keeps up, I'll talk to my doctor again. ((Well, I will be anyways.))
 
Hi Brandy,

I just popped in to see how you were doing and it seems not so good. You have to take it easy. I know it's hard to just lay around and do nothing (especially when you are so motivated mentally), but you have to listen to your body. The doctors will get to the bottom of this but in the mean time you have to take care of yourself and do as little as possible. Especially with the dizzy spells. Don't fool around with that. There will be plenty of time for exercise once they get you all better.

V.

p.s. I just finished my 5 cups of cabbage, yummm, lol.
 
See--I'm right. :D Now listen to us--KIO is a doctor, after all, and stop fretting about the exercise. I haven't exercised in 4 days, either--and I have no excuse except laziness. :p It's not the end of the world if you take a week off. Worse things have happened. Your team is perfectly capable of picking up your slack--just as you would if they needed you. :) So rest as much as you can, and STOP WORRYING! Everything will be fine. If it is your gall bladder, don't eat anything oily or spicy--that'll make you even more miserable. I had a couple of gf's with gb problems, and one said the gall bladder attacks were worse than giving birth. So take it easy this weekend, and don't worry about the challenge. Concentrate on getting better, and resting as much as possible. :hug2:
 
I agree with BB. Though this health problem has come at a time when you are so motivated to push forward with your exercise, it's pretty clear that your body won't let you. You might as well rest peacefully. The rest of us will be fine. You will be fine picking your exercise up again when you are better. Resting now you are sick doesn't mean that you aren't keeping your mind turned towards being healthy - it is part of keeping your mind fixed the right way - it is ok.

I am really sorry to hear that you do have this to deal with. I do hope your doctor can find out what it is an get you fixed very fast!!View attachment 6068View attachment 6068
 
I know I'm going to lose the weight this time. I can feel it. I am super-excited. No more gaining for me.... its just down down down until I reach my goal. But I am not going to worry about how fast it happens. I am expecting like 16 months or so before I am at my goal. BUt I'm ok with that.

I am in bed today. But I am hoping by tomorrow I will be ok for at least an hour to take a slow walk. I wonder when I will be completely better. My room is a mess because I have not been well enough to clean. And God knows Dan won't ever do it. Maybe after a good nap I will have the energy to clean a tad bit.

Well... I need to go find something good on tv... and just sit down to chill out. :lurk5:
 
Hi Brandy,

I've always felt that you get to a point in your life where something just snaps inside of you and you find that drive and determination to reach your goals. I call it "In The Zone".

I was overweight my whole life. I think my heaviest at one time was about 215. And like I said, one day something just seemed to click inside of me. Then as the lbs come off it gives you more and more determination.

You sound like you've mentally reached that place. Just keep talking to yourself, telling yourself that you can do this. Convience yourself and you will succeed.
 
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