I think the penny finally dropped...

I'm trying not to look at it really, because it keeps telling me that I have only 4 lbs bone mass. Now I have a really heavy build, even without the extra fat. I am 5"11, with, according to my doctor 'exceptionally dense bone mass and a heavy bone structure'. He put my bone mass weight at about 30 - 40 lbs actually, and that was when I was about 20, before I put the massive weight on. So I think the scale's totally off in that aspect.

I just used it as a rough guideline, well, it puts me at 73% body fat, which I think is a little weird as well....but I thought as long as it goes down, that's fine. But going back up? :confused:

Anyway, I guess I'll ignore it for the time being, and keep doing what I'm doing. And then just hope for the best.

That said, I just put paint stripper on my window sill, now I will do my exercise while that stuff is hopefully doing its job, and then on with the DIY! *lol*
 
Just a quick update....

Went to see my new GP today, Doc Martens. She's cool, and guess what, she's German!! *lol* Was funny when I couldn't think of a word in English (it was something medical), and told her I didn't know how to translate it, and she asked what language it was in, and I said 'German'...she was like 'Well, just tell me in German then, I think I can work that out' (said in German). *lol*

Anyway, she's really cool and documented everything about my weight loss so far, took measurements and blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol and everything. Blood pressure is okay now, blood sugar still too low, but she put me on some meds which will hopefully help.

And she sent me for blood tests and an ultrasound to get checked out for PCOS....*gulp* Oh well, better the devil you know I guess.
 
Yeah, I read about PCOS, but even if i've got it, I'd rather know and see if there is anything that can be done about it, even if it's just small stuff. Not looking forward to having my blood taken....it's difficult at the best of times, and I heard that the doctors in this country are horrible, especially at the hospital close by. I still can't believe they are sending me to a hospital to have my blood taken anyway, in Germany every nurse and every GP will do that right then and there! *growl"

Anyway, something much better.....as of today, I reached my Christmas target of 305 lbs! YAY!! So now I have to set myself a new Christmas target! Who'd have thought!!!

Can't stop grinning like an idiot....is it wrong to be proud of myself over this?
 
Hell no, it's not wrong to be proud. I was looking at your ticker and thought, "wow, San has lost nearly 70 pounds. Go, girl" Then I read that you had made that Christmas challenge. How much do you think you'll beat that mark when Christmas comes around?
 
San said:
Yeah, I read about PCOS, but even if i've got it, I'd rather know and see if there is anything that can be done about it, even if it's just small stuff. Not looking forward to having my blood taken....it's difficult at the best of times, and I heard that the doctors in this country are horrible, especially at the hospital close by. I still can't believe they are sending me to a hospital to have my blood taken anyway, in Germany every nurse and every GP will do that right then and there! *growl"

Anyway, something much better.....as of today, I reached my Christmas target of 305 lbs! YAY!! So now I have to set myself a new Christmas target! Who'd have thought!!!

Can't stop grinning like an idiot....is it wrong to be proud of myself over this?
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No way, it's not wrong!!!!!!!!!

You are doing SO WELL San, I'm proud of you! Keep it up!
 
San said:
Anyway, something much better.....as of today, I reached my Christmas target of 305 lbs! YAY!! So now I have to set myself a new Christmas target! Who'd have thought!!!

Can't stop grinning like an idiot....is it wrong to be proud of myself over this?
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Heck no it's not wrong! That's exactly why I stopped by... to say congrats! I stumbled across the Pre-New Years Resolution challenge you were a part of and was AMAZED and INSPIRED at how quickly you reached your goal! I just wanted to pop in and say CONGRATS and GOOD FOR YOU!!!! Keep up the awesome work!!! :hurray:
 
Thanks a lot everybody for your kind words. Means a hell lot to me...:) :)

Honestly, I don't think I would have gotten this far without this forum. It helps me a lot when I don't feel so good, or when things aren't going the way I want to, that I can hop on here and always find some tips, advice, or just a kind word.

YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME!!! :grouphug:

Thanks so much.....
 
Trops said:
Hell no, it's not wrong to be proud. I was looking at your ticker and thought, "wow, San has lost nearly 70 pounds. Go, girl" Then I read that you had made that Christmas challenge. How much do you think you'll beat that mark when Christmas comes around?
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:)

Again, thanks so much. And as for how much I'll beat that mark, I am not really sure. I set myself 295 for New Year, but maybe I can reach it a little earlier?! I don't actually want to lose weight too quickly, and I know it is not going to drop off me like this forever, but I'll enjoy it while I can....*lol*....so I guess 295 for christmas it is then!
 
San said:
:)

Again, thanks so much. And as for how much I'll beat that mark, I am not really sure. I set myself 295 for New Year, but maybe I can reach it a little earlier?! I don't actually want to lose weight too quickly, and I know it is not going to drop off me like this forever, but I'll enjoy it while I can....*lol*....so I guess 295 for christmas it is then!
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GREAT!!! You go!

You're doing so well on your weight loss. I hope your husband is finally taking it seriously. :biggrinjester:
 
Yeah, I know, sorry.....:angelsad2:

Didn't have such a great time. 2 migraine attacks in 2 weeks, and now my back is acting up. I have nerve damage in my back from my screwed up gastric bypass surgery (yes, they messed it up good style!!!), and most of the time it's fine, but every now and again it acts up and now is one of those times. Could hardly sit (or stand, or lie, for that matter) the last week, so I tried floating, but somehow, gravity was against that idea! *lol*

Anyway, I'm better now, so I will update here, and my challenges, later today.

Hope you're all okay out there, and still happily shedding the pounds! :):grouphug:
 
Sorry for not updating for so long. Things just are really hellish around here right now.

Apart from my migraine attacks which have become more and more frequent, and for which nobody seems to have an explanation, both my son and my husband came down with the flu (the proper kind). So I kind of had my hands full.

Weight wise I have been absolutely slacking off, I simply didn't have the time to get on my bike during the day, and in the evening I am half unconscious and not capable of doing it anymore. I have also been eating bad, but somehow still managed to slip under the 300 lbs mark.

Kid's on the mend now, husband getting there, so hopefully by next week things will go back to somewhat normal and I can get back to being a good little bee! :)

I am down to 296.2 lbs now, I might just make my 295 goal for new year. Pretty doubtful about the birthday challenge though. If I was at 295 on January 1st, I would have to lose 20 lbs in 6 weeks to make my birthday challenge. Maybe I should adjust that slightly. I'd rather lose slow and steady and keep it down somehow. :)

Other than that, I learned that people in the UK are wimps when it comes to snow. 2 inches, and they close down schools because it's 'too dangerous' to get there. TOO DANGEROUS?? Dangerous is when I have the kid at home all day and he has driven me totally insane by around 10 am and I am ready to snap his neck just to get some peace and quiet. THAT's dangerous....snow is just fun. And nice. But apparently the place here has only TWO snow-plows, so when it snowed, not even the main roads or highways were usable. Just a complete standstill. Totally ridiculous if you ask me. But well, nobody asks me really.....*lol*

I'm off to finally get some extra sleep....I have been surviving on about 3 hours per night for the last 2 weeks, I just don't function like that...I need at least 7 hours....*whimper* Kid's back in school for the first day, and my husband is still sleeping...so hopefully, I will be able to get some extra hours in.

Hope everybody out there is still doing well and keeping up the weight loss work even with all the christmas (or respective other festivities, depending on your beliefs) temptations lurking everywhere right now!
 
San, so great that you are back. I saw that you posted in the New Year challenge and thought that I'd post here and there you are. :cheers2:

You are doing great, by the way. 295 is right there. When is your birthday? I don't think a pound and a bit is that much that you can't lose it. The new year is going to be a good one.

Bee a good Bee. :biggrinjester:
 
Damn, girl... I'd be a freaking basket case if I were in your shoes. Props to you for not snapping the kid's neck... I know that can be a bit of a challenge at times.

You're doing great with the weight loss... congratulations on getting below 300, that's a landmark worth celebrating!:hurray:
 
Thanks everybody!! :) :)

I think I'm solidly in the 200's now....very high 200's, but it is still nice not to see a 3 in front of my weight anymore. :)

I am 0.6 away from 295 now....so yes, it's right there. My birthday is on February 14th, only 4 weeks from New Year's though, so my 295 target might be a little over-ambitious. Especially with things going pretty slow at the moment.

On the upside, even with not-so-good eating and no exercise, I am still slowly losing, so once I get back into things and do my cardio and workout, it should speed up slightly. I know it's not gonna be as fast as it was at the beginning, but basically as long as the number on the scales doesn't go back up, I'm happy. That, and the smaller jeans fit...whoot! :)

Went christmas shopping a few days in a row now....let me give you some advice:

DON'T GO CHRISTMAS SHOPPING!!! Do it online, give money to people, but don't go out there. It's HELL! *lol*

Seriously though, I hate shopping. Big time! Grocery shopping is torture already, shopping for clothes or anything like that even worse. So running around like an idiot for 3 hours in an overcrowded mall is enough to make me want to commit suicide. At least I've got everything now....the stupid thing is, I don't even celebrate Christmas! THe rest of the family does though, and they get pi**y if I don't get them presents and stuff, so I do. I refuse to wrap them in christmas paper or buy cards that say 'Merry Christmas' or the like. They don't get it....oh well. *shrugs*

I think I kind of annoyed my mother-in-law....she knows that I am working on losing weight, yet she decided that she would go and get me a big box of (rather expensive)Thornton's chocolate (not sure if you've got Thornton's in the States). She tried to give it to me, and I said 'Look, I asked you countless times not to get me any chocolates for Christmas, which part of that didn't you understand?' Okay, I was peed off, but it just irks me that she completely disregarded what I told her several times. And she was like 'Well, you can have 'some' chocolate.'....But I can't, I can't just eat one piece, if I start, I will end up eating the full box. ANd she knows that, because I told her that before. So I handed her the box back, and now she's not talking to me because I refused her gift. TOUGH! Don't get me something I don't want then!! *grumble*

Fortunately the rest of the family is a little more sensitive. One of my sisters-in-law already told me what she was getting me - a voucher for a shop that has mainly leather clothes, but not in my size - yet. I had told her that I wanted to get myself a pair of leather pants once I get to a certain size, and she said that maybe having the voucher might be a good motivation, knowing that it's paid for and all, just waiting for me....clever girl....*lol* Can't wait to get it, but I'm afraid it's gonna be a while yet.

Just booked a flight to Germany for next summer...my first trip there since I moved over here 3 years ago. I am sooooo loking forward to not being completely squashed in the seat, and to not having to ask for an extension for the seatbelt....that'll be nice. Now if there was only a little more leg room...but hey, can't have everyting! *lol*

Okay, I'm rambling, sorry about that. Thanks again for stopping by!! :hug2:

1.15 am now...my bed is calling.....:leaving:
 
Getting chocolate for Christmas, yup, dangerous. I have that empty box syndrome, where you don't stop till the box is empty. My wife, on the other hand will eat one twix bar. One! I don't get it.

I am a big fan of being gracious for any gift, wanted of unwanted, but when the giver is giving something that you expressly told her that you are avoiding, well, that's just rude. It would be like giving a person who is trying to quit smoking a carton of cigarettes. :sifone:
 
Hey San, I came by to say hi. I've been hit and miss for the last month too posting here so don't think you're the only one. Work, college and then hubby and I both decided having bronchitis for a few weeks would be fun time spent together, lol.

Awesome job on getting into the 200s :D That's gotta feel so good and the amount of weight you've lost total is very inspiring. I'm really glad you stood up to your mother-in-law. I don't know what is wrong with some people I'd have told her the same thing.

Anyway if I don't talk to you again before, have a merry christmas :)
 
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