Struggles on the road to health

Happy early birthday - may this be your best year yet and all your wishes and dreams start to come true :)

Do have some cake too - at least blow oout the candles on it :)
 
The birthday went very, very well Saturday. It was a kind of boring, low-key type of day, but overall it was nice. Nothing exciting, nothing bad. Other than the restaurant.

We went to this nice steakhouse in Wichita Falls. We went one year before, for my birthday, and hadn't been back. The place is good, but seriously overpriced. The waitress couldn't have been more rude, ignored us the entire time and put the tea pitcher down on the table so we could pour our own.

So we thought a year maybe would've made a difference, and surely it wouldn't happen again.

It did. We went in and they were SO dead. It was us and one other table in our waitress's section. They gave us these little glasses, maybe 12 ounces, that were 3/4 full of ice. So of course the tea doesn't last long. We drank our tea and waited for the food, patiently. We weren't rattling the tea glass, calling for refills or being obnoxious. We were just talking and waiting and the waitress kept coming by and refilling them. We thought she was great. Then the third time, as we were finishing our appetizer, she set the jug down said, "Is it ok if I leave this here so you can pour your own tea? Thanks." And walked away. We saw her again when she brought the food, and then when she brought the ticket. The husband left a tip...I wouldn't have. We weren't paying $20 a plate to pour our own tea.

But anyway, I ate ok at the restaurant...grilled chicken, some corn and some fries. And a few onion rings. =) Then the husband got me a cheesecake for my birthday so I of course had a piece of that Saturday...and Sunday.

But check the ticker...176!!! Don't know how, and I'm not asking questions. But that has sometimes happened when my period is over...

Last night I ended up SICK. Had a fever over 100 when I went to bed, tossed and turned all night with it and woke up with it. So I didn't go work out, and will most likely skip today since I can feel it rising more and more. Sucks...first day I'll skip since I started...
 
Hope you're feeling better today...

and well done on your weigh in -that's awesome...

must have been some magic cheesecake :) or the effort you've been putting in - I'll go with effort :D
 
Hope you are feeling better.

It sounds like your bday was a blast (except for the wait staff!) I mean if they are going to charge that much per plate, they should have an excellent staff.

I went out on Sat. too, because Fri was our Anniv. Well, I got 1 piece of cheesecake too! Course my scale is up --- evil scale! Wish I had your scale. :biggrinjester:

The restaurant we went to was awesome. Expensive, but worth it all the way. The food was awesome, the waiter was awesome, and the atmosphere was great too. It's called the Boathouse and it sits on a lake. Well since it's Feb. the lake is frozen over, but a really nice view where we were sitting. Definitely worth going back to.

Wish me luck that tomorrow my weight will be back down! Or I'm going to get the "magical" cheesecake. ;)
 
Yes, SweatPea...all hail the magical cheesecake!!!

I feel a LITTLE better today. My fever, so far, is gone. But I've only been up about an hour so we'll see if it stays gone. The scale this morning said 171, which I'm sure will hop right back up to 175 or 180 once I'm eating normally again. But who knows?

I didn't ever work out yesterday. I figured with the fever, I'd better put it off a little longer. If my fever is still gone this afternoon I'm going to go in and do something.

Or is it a better idea to wait 'til I'm all better, with the cough and all gone?
 
Maybe you just broke thru the plateau? Let's hope the weight stays gone for ya!

I usually take a few days off before getting back to a routine when I've been sick. I had the same sort of "flu" - fever and malaise, then a terrible cough for weeks! I did exercise on and off with the cough, just not as much or as intent as I normally would.
 
I was diagnosed with the Australian Flu, specifically, and have had a fever of 100 to 101 all week, 'til yesterday. It finally broke yesterday morning, and I'd managed to sweat through all my clothes, a sheet and a blanket. I've still got a horrible cough, but maybe it's all on the downward slide now. I haven't worked out all week long, so I probably need to email the ladies at the center I go to, just so they know I'm alive. I haven't skipped a day in six months. Maybe I needed a break, since I was getting really burned out. But I could've thought of a bunch of other ways to get that break, rather than being sick.

I gained a little of the weight back. But not a whole lot....Maybe it'll stay off!!
 
Australian flu? That's interesting, didn't know they had so many varieties.

Sounds like you're feeling a little better. Don't worry about not exercising, you definitely need a break when you aren't feeling well.
 
Today I'm about a million times better than last week, but I've given it one extra day off from working out, just to be sure. The cough is going away somewhat and I haven't had a fever since last Thursday morning. So maybe I will survive.

As for the "Australian Flu" thing....the doctors here in town were telling everyone that, so we looked it up. It affects cattle. Hmmm....maybe I need a new doctor? I swear I didn't see a veterinarian...
 
I'm still coughing a LOT, but I'm nearly better otherwise. I think.

I FINALLY went and got back to working out yesterday afternoon. I started slow...just 25 minutes on the bike. I'm going to add an extra 5 or so minutes per day 'til I'm doing a good workout again. I also figure I lost some ground I gained on the weights, as well, so I'll be starting a little lighter on those again today, too. And I was advised to stay off the elliptical 'til the cough is gone, which I'm complying with 100%.

I mean...on a normal workout on that thing I'm gasping for breath. I can't imagine now with a diminished lung capacity. I'd be IN the hospital instead of just working out at one.

But I'm sitting at 174, which is good since I haven't worked out more than one day since Feb. 1. I'm keeping the calories in check, even a little too low probably.

Today's a rough one for calories. We're doing grilled chicken, baked potatoes and veggies for dinner, which equals out to roughly no calories. I've crammed all the food I possibly can into the day and have yet to reach 1,000 calories total. I'll get some fruit in there somewhere to up the total some more, though.
 
So I'm not losing weight right now, but that's ok because I'm maintaining the 174. I'm not back 100% from being sick, but I'm managing 25-30 minutes of cardio per day at a slower rate than I was at before. I've had to go down on my resistance level on the elliptical, and on the weights I was lifting before. It's hard, but I'll work back up to where I was. And I have NO plans on missing another week anytime soon. Gosh it's hard to get back on track.

Valentine's Day was good....got the roses and a little ivy from my husband, and some chocolate of course. Not TOO much chocolate...just enough. :hurray:
 
LOL about the veterinarian thing. I think I had the same flu - at least the one you had.

I heard on the news that the flu shot didn't work so well because there were new strains out there that weren't included in the shot. So much for me getting that shot! Glad to hear you are feeling better.

My dh got me a nice miniature rose bush for in the house too. :) What sweeties we have!
 
I may be back at 100%, finally. But I've also gained a pound, so I'm at 175 again :reddevil:

Today is going to be SO busy. Tomorrow too. I have to cover girls and boys basketball playoff games for the paper, so I've got one at 8 tonight in a town about an hour from here, and one at 6:30 tomorrow night in a town about 1.5 hours from here. Yay.

I'm also wondering if I shouldn't start jogging. I'm noticing on SparkPeople that the amount of calories I'm burning is decreasing rapidly. I plan my workouts for the week in advance (because it helps me do them if they're pre-determined, and not decided on when I walk into the gym), and I'm burning fewer calories per week doing a little more work, or at least the same. Which I guess is normal.

But anyway, back to the jogging. I think even doing it one day a week would break up the monotony of my current routine. The last time I did it, though...gosh I was hurting bad for DAYS. I'll certainly have to get some sort of knee brace, first, too, since my left knee still hurts. Is jogging any easier on the joints on a treadmill, as opposed to a road or track?
 
Revelations...kinda

Today was a big day for me. Went to work out this morning, as always. My knee hurt some, but not as bad as the other day, when I couldn't do anything, really, at all. I'm going to buy a wrap for it today, because the little pull-on brace I got the other day doesn't fit right.

But anyway, I was talking to the lady at the little gym about how I'm not 100 percent sure HOW much weight I still need to lose. According to everything I've found online, I should weigh anywhere from 135 to 170. Kind of a broad area. So she looked some stuff up online and helped me figure out what the "optimal" weight for my height and build would be.

I've always thought I was 5'9"....but we measured, and I'm more like 5'8". Gosh. I've gotten smaller!! :banghead:

So then we got to the part about build...small, medium or large, with the finger around the wrist test. I showed her my wrist, and how my fingers overlapped, making my build small. She disagreed, noting that my fingers are longer than average, so we put in medium. At 5'8" and with a medium build, and it said that, at 173, I was 3 pound over the top limit of my "ideal" weight (150-170).

However, I've done some other research this morning and I'm even more confused. Another site says I should be between 146-170, because its frame measurements said I was "large."

The BMI calculator says I'd be at a normal weight between 150 and 160. So I honestly don't know what to do now. Do I lose another 23 pounds to get to 150, another 13 to get to 160 or stay where I am!!!???

How did anyone else set their goals? I'm worried mine is too high, or too low.
 
Hi Mindi,

I set my goals according to where I know I will feel comfortable. Not too thin. I think for my height I could go as low as 120, but my high end is 135. However, right now my goal is to just get to 145. Once I get there, if I could get to 140 or 135 that would be great. But, I weighed 130 when I was in high school (and at the beginning of college.) I thought I was "fat", but now looking back, I wish I was that "fat". I looked good - skinny enough, but by no means over weight (even though I felt so.)

I think that when you get to a comfortable weight you will know. Also, just continue to eat right and exercise, and not worry too much about the numbers on the scale (especially since you are right in the normal area for your height.)

What are you goals as far as how you want your body to look? I would like to be toned with no flab. Hopefully one of these days!
 
My goals are the same as yours, SweatPea...just toned and healthy. But there's a part of me that would LOVE to just not be overweight for the first time since I was 9. I think, though, that I'll settle for a point when the majority of the bulges are gone. So my goal is the same...160 by our one year anniversary (July 4, 2008). And then I'll go from there!

I've gone through two different types of pull-on knee braces, spent a bunch of money, and found out a simple ace bandage that cost me $4 worked better than the others. Go figure. We wrapped my knee pretty tightly this morning when I was on the bike, and the pain went away. So that's the plan from now on.

I also changed my weight workout up a little. I still do a little bit of lifting with my legs, as I did before, but changed up the arm routine. I think that's what has helped me get more excited about going again...just SOMETHING different. My arms are sore, but it's the good kind of sore. The majority of the lifts I'm doing now are also things I can transfer into home, if/when we get a set of weights and a bench, instead of on the Nautilus machine at the gym. I think it'll be nice to have some equipment at home, especially for weight training. But I still want to go to the gym for the cardio, just because knowing someone's up there waiting with the building open at 6 a.m. is a good motivator to get my butt out of bed some mornings.
 
Woke up with serious cramps and a headache, so I skipped the early morning workout. I'll go this afternoon, and then Thursday and Friday afternoon, too. I just hate going in the afternoon, close to 5 pm, then getting up and going at 6 am the next morning. It just seems like too much, even though it's not. Things get more redundant than normal that way.

But I'm finally getting back up to the level where I was before, as far as workouts go. It took me two weeks after being sick to get back into the swing of things, 100 percent, but I'm finally there. So maybe I'll pick up with the weight loss again.

It's crazy, though, that people are just now starting to notice that I've lost weight. In the past week I've gotten more comments about it than I have in forever. I think it's probably because I was finally able to go shopping, and get clothes that actually fit me. But along with the "Oh, you look so good!" comments, I'm also getting "You're too thin!" The husband says I need to stop, and so does everyone else I consider myself to be close to.

They're not understanding that I'm STILL at least 20 pounds overweight, according to the BMI calculators (which I've decided to use, instead of a number weight, to gauge how much more I should lose) I need to be 160 to be just barely inside the "normal" range. Which is 13 pounds from here, so that's what I'm shooting for.

The people who are saying I'm "too skinny" or "getting too bony" are making me feel horrible, though. Anyone else have problems like that?
 
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