This Trucker Fights Back

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Kaitie said:
And I think that's how this website should be. In the beginning most of us are lost and needing tons of support and encouragement...now that we've got our heads on straight and are strong enough to endure to the end we don't need as much daily help.

Ya' know what I mean?
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I do know what you mean Kaitiebeans. I can't help anyone if I can't help myself first. It's hard to support something your heart isn't into it.

Setting aside my emotional feelings, this site and its support is still a great thing to have.

felici said:
I didn't follow the American The Biggest Loser this year but I saw the final. Erik was amazing. What you have done so far is great and it will be wonderful to be around for your finale too. :)

Even at this early stage in my loss there's certainly some tension between the great value I get from the forum and the time it takes. Our health needs to be a priority, but once we have it working for us, it makes sense to get on with the rest of our lives too. :)

I really appreciate the efforts of people like yourself who keep giving support and inspiration to those of us who aren't as far along the health trek.
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See this is the thing, at some point (very recently) I didn't feel like I was inspiring anyone. It was just a combination of several things but I've sorted out a few of those things on that list and really just need to extended my efforts to those willing to receive it. I too had to come to grips with the 'tension' you speak of.

reach4Astar said:
Hey T............hope its all good!!!
I have not been posting much either...........real life ............know what i mean Vern????
anyways keep on climbing that hill..........I'm somewhere a few hundred yards behind ya.............probally hanging off a cliff!!!!!;)
later STAR
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ah my true blue friend Star :) God would punish me eternally if I ever abandoned WLF with you still in the fracas.

My rope is always there to pull you off that cliff 24/7, this is what we do here :cool:

be_gone_soon said:
You're such a sweetheart! You've done a wonderful job and have been an inspiration. I'll always remember that. I am like you too. I am in a challenge for this month, but I think I won't be on here as much after that. A lot of the orginals are not on here anymore. I don't mind helping new people, but I am feeling like a college graduate going back to being a freshman in highschool! I am feeling a little old!!:)
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ooooooh !! you gotta love Senior Day :D what is this challenge you speak of ?? I hope everything is ok. Don't scare me like this !!

bethann1156 said:
Just wanna add my .02 and thanks...I'm a newbie here and am getting my feet wet here on the forum and finding my way around. I am beginning to read other's diaries and I just read your first diary post and I wanted to add my congratulations on your success!

Beth
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Hello Beth and thanks for the compliment and welcome to the wading pool of weight loss. I hope you find all the support here helpful and to your liking.

My 'success' comes in the way of a post like yours than the actual weight I've lost. It's a beautiful thing to see people share the passion in an event that seems hopeless or impossible and mastering it with raw determination. I still get chills from it.

beckster123 said:
Hi T2!! So glad you stopped in to post!! I agree with you, I'm not able to post as much..life is getting too busy. Hope your 3/14 event goes well!!
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howdy hi beckster :) busy is a good thing. Thanks for all your support !! I trust all is well up north ;)
 
M2M said:
Just waiting for an update :)
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hehe, I came here to tell the whole story but the pain pills are kickin' in and I'm gonna go back to sleep I think.

I spent too much time on someone else's diary :p

Special thanks to you and Bob for last night - you two are amazing people :cool:

No wonder he spoils you ;)
 
Hey Randy, I hope you're feeling alright... I was really hoping to see you poke your head into my diary the other day, but alas, it wasn't meant to be. I guess I'll have to keep chasing you in here...:rolleyes: :)
 
I am very glad to think that you will still be around, to whatever extent seems right to you. :)

T2 Trucker said:
See this is the thing, at some point (very recently) I didn't feel like I was inspiring anyone. It was just a combination of several things but I've sorted out a few of those things on that list and really just need to extended my efforts to those willing to receive it. I too had to come to grips with the 'tension' you speak of.
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Hello Beth and thanks for the compliment and welcome to the wading pool of weight loss. I hope you find all the support here helpful and to your liking.

My 'success' comes in the way of a post like yours than the actual weight I've lost. It's a beautiful thing to see people share the passion in an event that seems hopeless or impossible and mastering it with raw determination. I still get chills from it.
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I hope you know that whenever I read whatever you say I hear it coming from the whole of what I know about you. I hear the way you have turned your own life around. I hear the times you've enabled me. I hear the times you have "just" done it when "it" should have been too hard. I hear compassionate moments, frank moments, insightful moments. So it is always a gift.

I know I'm not alone in this.

Have a nice druggie sleep. :)

I'm off to do yet another thing I've never done before. :D
 
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Randomness:

Only a handful know I had a heart catheterization done last Wednesday and while I don't mind sharing this now, I do think I was duped into having this done. As it turns out I think 1000's of dollars were spent unnecessarily not to mention the associated risk involved. I feel like the medical community saw dollar signs and over-trumped my curiosity for their financial gain.

The performing doctor explained to me post-op that 'abnormal stress test' are very common - usually 50% to 75% of his cases come listed in this category. Now he assured me that the procedure is a smart choice because he said "what we do here is 99.9% right" (meaning certainty and eliminating the guesswork).

His finding did have a slight bit of warning attached to it (absolutely nothing to fear unless I don't heed his suggestion but a monkey could've told me this same advice for the price of a bunch of bananas and a bag of peanuts).

Here's how it was said to me: I have 10-20% heart disease with nominal plaque build up. The 10-20% wasn't overly band news at all (actually good news) considering all factors: i.e. - smoker, diabetic, formerly morbid obesity for a prolonged time, I really had a lot to work with off this good news.

Advice was such: Quit smoking and continue on with my present lifestyle and I 'should' get another 20-25 years out of this heart without much problem. Keep smoking and look for 5 years max before the inevitable and irreversible happen.

I want to thank those of you on MSN who encouraged me and gave me support through all this. Having people express their well wishes is a very uplifting and positive event in a time of uncertainty. It's amazing how people you'll never meet become a part of your life and get you through troubled times.
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This little story has a good beat to it.

I was to refrain from taking my Metformin (diabetes control medicine) last Sunday for this procedure. My numbers being rock solid for months now, this was a good time to check just how good (or bad) I've done controlling diabetes.

I tested my sugar everyday, twice a day while I was off the meds. Saturday morning I was to resume taking my Glucophage again but I'll be damned if I had a reading above 97 and none below 91 all week !! so I made the decision yesterday to not take it.

I really thought I boo boo'd when I got a call about 3pm that my buddy and his crew had a designated driver for the night and wanted to do the St. Paddy Day thing. They kinda rushed me to get ready and wanted to get started at 4pm Yeesh !! as I was showering I thought to myself I better take a pill for preventive measures because there was no denying bar food and beverages were going to be consumed aplenty - well at least the beverages.

I did end up eating one slice of pizza (mighty tasty at that) and about 6 hot wings (equally tasty) then I shut myself of from the food and proceeded to drink the night away - ugh, there's something to be said about starting out at 4pm - what an evil night. I think the shamrocks are still growing in my head but I did end up with about 60 strings of beads from chicks :cool: I had a GREAT time and wow, the compliments never get tiring. I told my story about 15 times last night and got back 'attaboys' 10x that amount. I can't think of a better reward for all my hard than the outpouring of people love noticing a job well done. Sad to say but really people only socially accept you when you 'play the part' so to speak. As unfair as it is, it sure was great to be on the right side of the fence.

So anyway, after a 10 hour beerfest, I woke up fully expecting to have drastic numbers in my bloodsugar. Illbegotohell if I wasn't sporting a 95 when I tested this morning. *shaking head here*

I see my family doctor Tuesday and this will be the heart of my discussion whether I need to resume my diabetes medication or not. I feel like I'm ready to take the leap but ultimately his suggestion will carry much clout. I expect he'll give me the green light as long as I test twice a day and stay diligent and regimented.

Somedays I just have to love my life. What a ride it's been :)
 
Fenster said:
Wow, great new T, good job, keep it up!!! Have a great weekend.
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Thanks Fenster, the patch goes on tomorrow first thing. It would be foolish to prolong my smoking. I can honestly say I'm not really 'wanting' to quit but somehow I'll have to make my mind go to the next level in strength.

I feel confident I can pass yet another test.

hehe, as for the 'weekend', what's left of is it is nothing more than couch-bound and watching college boogieball and NASCAR. Believe me, I've earned this couch time legitimately *plop plop fizz fizz*

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Oh Randy!

I can't tell you how happy I am to hear about those numbers! Absolutely AMAZING!!

More then anything though - I'm so glad to hear that patch will be in place tomorrow - (this said from a woman who smoked a cigar last night!!) ;)

You have come so friggin far - and you keep marching, how cool is that?

Here's to round 2!
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Intrepidly cool :cool:

Just one more reason for my loyal haters to hate me after I shove this in their faces bwahahahahaha - like I always do.

Stoogy eh ?? I guess we all have a lil Groucho in us ò¿o
 
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