"That which does not kill us makes us stronger" - Elle's diary

[Curvie Girlie]

Wow, I just read your entries about being sick and MAN! I'm with Kimberly, I'm GLAD the fever broke, wow! You poor thing! Good thing you'll start to feel better and don't worry about the calories too much. Hope you get well real quickly and have a good Monday!

 

[ellebelle1]

Glad to here your fever broke! I was worried. Now, when you don't feel hungry when you're sick, it's your body's way of saying not to feed it. So eat if you're hungry, and don't worry if you're not. The fluids are the important thing.

I'm definitely glad the fever is gone too! The one annoying thing has been having to pee constantly from drinking so many liquids... getting up when you're sick is no fun. Thanks so much Kimberly for being my resident "mommy" while I've been sick. You're way beyond awesome. <3

Hey elle, sorry your sick. Alex and I are getting sick and i am hoping its not the flu or something of that nature. I get really bad when its the flu and am sick for a week or more and that just sucks the life outta me plus i'm starting school on the 19th so i can't get sick.. yikes.. anyways glad your fever broke and hope your back to feeling normal soon. see you around when you feel better and don't worry about not eating much the best thing when your sick is plenty of fluids and soups if you can't handle swallowing much.. which when i'm sick it hurts to swallow anything. get well soon.

heather

Hi Heather, thanks so much for the well wishes!
I'm really sorry to hear that you and Alex aren't feeling well either I hope for you both that it's not the flu or anything like it! One thing I'd have to suggest (if you can take acetaminophen) though if you have: sore throat, fever, achy body & joints or headaches, would be to get some 'Tylenol Sore Throat Daytime with Instant Cool Burst sensation'. When I had the flu a few years back, tylenol made some really good cold and flu medicine but I guess since then it's been discontinued because people were taking waaaay too much of it. But David went to the store and bought me this tylenol sore throat stuff and it works just as good! It's nice because it's a liquid, and if (like you said) you find it hard to swallow anything, including pills, this is nice because it's a liquid that isn't too terribly thick.
Well, that's all the rambling I'll do for now. lol. I hope you and Alex are feeling better soon!!! xoxoxox

Wow, I just read your entries about being sick and MAN! I'm with Kimberly, I'm GLAD the fever broke, wow! You poor thing! Good thing you'll start to feel better and don't worry about the calories too much. Hope you get well real quickly and have a good Monday!

:] Thanks for stopping by and wishing me well hun! xoxox

 

[ellebelle1]

No sign of a high fever still... yay!!!
around 7p- 99.7f
around 9p- 98.8f
around 11p- 99.2f
around 4a- 99.3f
around 9a- 99.1f

97-99 is normal temperature.
99-100.9 is a low grade fever.

So, I think I'm doing pretty well. :]
Chills came back this morning though. I kept waking up because I was shaking cold. I finally caved in and got up even though I was beat and took a nice warm shower, sat in the bath for a bit then showered again (baths make me feel dirty).

I weighed before I showered and I'm down to 183 which is a new low. Who knows if it'll stay once I get back into eating regularly, but either way I'll know that I was there. lol. I haven't been this low since over a year ago.
183 is 30.4 BMI. Obesity= 30 or greater
179.5 is 29.9 BMI. Overweight= 25-29.9
So I'm only 3.5lbs away from being considered 'overweight'. I know the BMI isn't a precise way of measuring weight but it'd be nice to see a BMI # where I'm not considered obese. Another plus is that I'm only 10lbs away from my Christmas challenge goal.

I think it's funny that my sister's husband called me a "fat lazy whore" when I weigh 183 and he weighs somewhere around 320. He got lipo and a tummy tuck a few years back when he lost a bunch of weight but since then, he's gained all of it plus more back. Yet, he has a gym membership (that his parents pay for) at one of the best gyms in town and doesn't use it. If anything, I'd consider him lazy. Atleast I'm working on getting my weight down. Him on the other hand... he eats fast food all the time, drinks like a fish and sits on his ass all day. He claims that "beer doesn't matter when you're dieting, it doesn't have anything in it". I'd have to say to that one.

Alright, I've gotta take my dog outside cause she's running around like a maniac. And then, I'm going to visit some diaries before I pass out again.
xoxoxoxox

 

[bmohearn]

I"m glad you're feeling better elle! Who is he to call you fat?!?!? :rage:
Have a good day today and remember to take it easy.

<3 Brandy

 

[bmohearn]

stupid man!!!!

 

[ellebelle1]

I"m glad you're feeling better elle! Who is he to call you fat?!?!? :rage:
Have a good day today and remember to take it easy.

<3 Brandy

Thanks Brandy! Yeah, I was definitely shocked at what he said too. I just had to sit back and laugh (after I felt like a fatass of course lol). Today is a pure day of lounging around the house, I don't want to over-do it my first day feeling semi normal.

stupid man!!!!

haha yes! I cannot stand him but, in (dis)honor of him... Mine will be a Bud Light (110cal, 6.6carbs) lol.

 

[Bellaryna]

So glad to hear that you are feeling better.
I make the worst sick FLU person ever. I just can't throw up. (Wouldn't make a very good bulimic on that one! LOL) So instead of having it over and done with in 24 hours I have it for like a week!
Keep taking it easy~

 

[bikinibound]

Looks like your sis married a total SOB. Who does he think he is calling you a fat whore??? Tell me where he lives, and I'll go kick his hypocritical ass...lmao.

Glad you're feeling better! I think you're right to take it easy again today--your body needs the rest.

I'm 35 and childless--I've gotta mother somebody..lol.

 

[AmbaLove]

I am glad you are better Elle! Pass some of the cure my way!!

Don't sweat the words of a dick like that. He has issues beyond you, it sounds like. We think you are great!

 

[ellebelle1]

So glad to hear that you are feeling better.
I make the worst sick FLU person ever. I just can't throw up. (Wouldn't make a very good bulimic on that one! LOL) So instead of having it over and done with in 24 hours I have it for like a week!
Keep taking it easy~

Thanks miss bella!
I'm usually horrible with the flu too. lol. This time was decent compared to others, I'm not complaining though!

Looks like your sis married a total SOB. Who does he think he is calling you a fat whore??? Tell me where he lives, and I'll go kick his hypocritical ass...lmao.

Glad you're feeling better! I think you're right to take it easy again today--your body needs the rest.

I'm 35 and childless--I've gotta mother somebody..lol.

Haha yeah she sure did pick a winner! She's just the same though, said the same shit to me that he did plus more. Hence why I completely disowned her this past week .

Today was a nice relaxing day for the body. Hoping to feel even better tomorrow so I can finally get some exercise in, I feel like a slug.

And hey, whenever your mothering instincts need to pop out, I'm the baby of the group, you're more than welcome to mother away! Except, don't plan on me drinking outta them pasty white jugs of yours... although, maybe just a taste might not hurt.

I am glad you are better Elle! Pass some of the cure my way!!

Don't sweat the words of a dick like that. He has issues beyond you, it sounds like. We think you are great!

*sends cure Amber's way!!!* I hope you get better soon hun, being sick is no fun!

Ooooooh yeah, he's definitely got some serious issues.

Awwww!! Thanks Amber! I think everyone around here is great too!!

 

[ellebelle1]

My first words this morning were:
"Seriously David, your alarm clock is satan."
Of course, they were very sleepily grumbled.

Most times I'm fine with his alarm clock waking me up at 5, I usually just pass back out after. But today I just couldn't get back to sleep. :[ Shitty, but oh well. I'll try and pass out in a little bit. Sleep wasn't too great last night so I'm feeling the need for more.

Last night, David ended up ordering some pizza. I decided to have two small pieces and two bread sticks. I figured it wouldn't be such a crime because I wasn't hungry again yesterday so I didn't eat like anything. Ugh.

Yesterday I had:
5x 32oz. water
-------------------
2c. simply orange
220/52/0
1 fruit&nut trail mix bar
140/24/2
2 slices cheese pizza
400/50/2
2 pieces bread sticks
200/30/2

960cal/156carb/6fiber

So the pizza and bread sticks definitely had a lot of calories in it for being such small ass pieces. But, I was feeling hungry at the moment so I figured I'd enjoy. I probably should have only stuck to 1 piece of pizza and 1 bread stick because after I ate, I felt so ridiculously full.

I'm hoping to actually eat (normally) and exercise a little today. I'm feeling a lot better than this weekend, but I'm still got the few lingering things... coughing; congested; irritated throat; really sore in my knees and hips. Temp's pretty much normal though, took it a little bit after I woke up and it was 99.1f. Yay!!

I also weighed myself and I weighed 183.5. I'm not going to count that as my official weight for the day because I still plan on going back to sleep for a bit...

I should probably do that now. Alright, I'm off to try and sleep but I'll be back later on today!! Hope everyone had a good night :]
xoxoxox

 

[Curvie Girlie]

Boooooo on your sis and brother in law--what miserable people,it is probably best to stay away from negativity like that until they can get a clue and be nice to you. Wow but won't they be surprised when you reach your goal and shock the shit out of them!!! Right??

Hey so glad you're feeling better, and make sure you have some more fiber! LOL! It'll clean ya out! Hope your hips and knees stop being sore, have a great day!

 

[ellebelle1]

Boooooo on your sis and brother in law--what miserable people,it is probably best to stay away from negativity like that until they can get a clue and be nice to you. Wow but won't they be surprised when you reach your goal and shock the shit out of them!!! Right??

Hey so glad you're feeling better, and make sure you have some more fiber! LOL! It'll clean ya out! Hope your hips and knees stop being sore, have a great day!

Oh yes! I plan on flaunting once I reach my goal, just to shove it in their faces a bit. And some just because I'll have earned it. haha!

This morning I still had the few things that weren't feeling too well but I'd have to say that the nap made me feel 100% better! I've stopped taking my benefiber for the past few days because things in that area have been going pretty smoothly without it. lol. Otherwise, I'm aaaaall over the benefiber.

Thanks for stopping by hun!!

 

[ellebelle1]

I hate it when I want to get on here and the forum goes down. Was down awhile today for me, so that's why I just got on here a little while ago.

So I did end up taking a nap today. When I woke up I felt practically 100% again. Granted, I'm still a bit congested but that's not bothering me nearly as much as it has been the past few days. That tylenol sore throat stuff is godly!

I'm going to still call today a rest day, but tomorrow I'm back to exercising. That'll give me Wed, Thurs & Fri to exercise. That's the perfect amount of time because my dvd's that I do are 60-65mins each. I'm gonna try my best to do everything on this challenge so that once teams are formed, I won't feel like a complete ass for not trying my best to do things.

Weighed when I woke up from the nap and I was 183lbs. That's the weight for the day.

Now, I'm not sure if it's the tylenol stuff, the oj or just from being sick but I've been insanely regular ever since I've gotten sick. Okay, so it's definitely more than regular... I'm sending the kids off to swim camp a few times a day. lol. Oh well, I ain't complaining!

Today I've gotten most of my appetite back and it's feeling nice. I'm about to enjoy some garlic cauliflower in a few minutes... yummy!

Ohhhhh! Cute thing right here... When I took my nap, I woke up and both my cat and my dog were sleeping in bed with me. The best part about it though was that my cat was resting her head on my dog's leg. My cat has been sleeping in bed with David and I every night for the past week and a half. I don't know what's up with her but it's SO cute.

Okay, well that's all I've got to say right now. I'm gonna go grab my food and munch while looking at random things on here. Hope everyone's having a great day!!!

 

[Bellaryna]

Glad to see that you are feeling almost 100%!
The forum keeps going down alot for me too. I am glad to see that it is not my computer but net wide. For a while there I was always getting panicky thinking my 'puter was breaking. Funny about the swim camp. Dh has the youngest who is all of 4 saying that he is "gonna go shoot off a few rockets". Not sure how they feel about that at the daycare. LOL
When I use to have a cat if I was sick he would lay right across my throat when I was sleeping. I think it was his way of trying to make me feel better.
And your Garlic Cauliflower sounds YUMMY!
Keep feeling better and kick it into high gear tomorrow!
Catch ya later!!!!

I hate it when I want to get on here and the forum goes down. Was down awhile today for me, so that's why I just got on here a little while ago.

So I did end up taking a nap today. When I woke up I felt practically 100% again. Granted, I'm still a bit congested but that's not bothering me nearly as much as it has been the past few days. That tylenol sore throat stuff is godly!

I'm going to still call today a rest day, but tomorrow I'm back to exercising. That'll give me Wed, Thurs & Fri to exercise. That's the perfect amount of time because my dvd's that I do are 60-65mins each. I'm gonna try my best to do everything on this challenge so that once teams are formed, I won't feel like a complete ass for not trying my best to do things.

Weighed when I woke up from the nap and I was 183lbs. That's the weight for the day.

Now, I'm not sure if it's the tylenol stuff, the oj or just from being sick but I've been insanely regular ever since I've gotten sick. Okay, so it's definitely more than regular... I'm sending the kids off to swim camp a few times a day. lol. Oh well, I ain't complaining!

Today I've gotten most of my appetite back and it's feeling nice. I'm about to enjoy some garlic cauliflower in a few minutes... yummy!

Ohhhhh! Cute thing right here... When I took my nap, I woke up and both my cat and my dog were sleeping in bed with me. The best part about it though was that my cat was resting her head on my dog's leg. My cat has been sleeping in bed with David and I every night for the past week and a half. I don't know what's up with her but it's SO cute.

Okay, well that's all I've got to say right now. I'm gonna go grab my food and munch while looking at random things on here. Hope everyone's having a great day!!!

 

[ellebelle1]

Glad to see that you are feeling almost 100%!

Thanks!! I sure am too!!

The forum keeps going down alot for me too. I am glad to see that it is not my computer but net wide. For a while there I was always getting panicky thinking my 'puter was breaking.

At first, I thought my computer was messing up also! lol. Had me freaking out for awhile.

Funny about the swim camp. Dh has the youngest who is all of 4 saying that he is "gonna go shoot off a few rockets". Not sure how they feel about that at the daycare. LOL

That's so funny! lol! I've never heard that one before

When I use to have a cat if I was sick he would lay right across my throat when I was sleeping. I think it was his way of trying to make me feel better.

Awwwww! I wish my kitty was more like that!! I love it when animals get all lovey dovey. My cat is usually really antisocial, but the dog on the other hand... she's always gotta be around someone.

And your Garlic Cauliflower sounds YUMMY!

The cauliflower was delish! I think it's BirdsEye who makes it. It's one of those steam bag things. Super yummy and super easy!

Keep feeling better and kick it into high gear tomorrow!
Catch ya later!!!!

Thanks!! And I'll definitely be kicking butt tomorrow!!!
xoxoxo

 

[ellebelle1]

Okay... now my laptop is a complete and total goner. :[ that's why I haven't been able to get on here. So right now I'm on my cell phone.

I'm at 183.5 today. Can't update my ticker from here though. :[

Got in 65mins pilates yesterday and 60mins on my walking dvd today. Fuuuun! I felt really good after exercising yesterday and today. I'm glad to not be sick anymore. :] intending to do taebo tomorrow for the rest of the mins needed for my 3 hrs. :]

I'm not sure how often I'll be able to get on here because of my stupid computer. >:[ I would go on my desktop but the dsl isn't hooked up to that and I can't use dial up on that because we don't have that account anymore. Uuuuuugh! I'm going to try and see if I can fix my laptop but who knows how that'll go. I think it's beyond repair at this point.

Hopefully I'll talk to you all soon! Hope everyone is well!!! Xoxoxoxox

 

[bmohearn]

I'm glad you are feeling better. And way to go on the 65 minutes of Pilates. Hope your computer gets better too! lol.

 

[bikinibound]

Ah..isn't technology a bitch sometimes?? Sorry your laptop is on the fritz.

Glad you're feeling better, though. Have a great Friday!!

 

[AmbaLove]

AHHH!! Less of Elle??? What will we do?

You have to come around. We like you too much for you to stay gone.