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wishes
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Sticking to my 'mostly protien, very low calorie' diet. I lost initially a bunch of weight (to be expected), however now no loss in about 3-4 days. Sticking to the diet. Urg i hate this. If it wasnt for the surgery thing I really wouldnt be doing it.
Apparently the lower my weight, the better the other kidney will handle taking over the work. And apparently I can never take up being overweight or drinking after the donation (hah! like im gonna do that).
Im all for healing quickly anyway
Cant wait until donation!
Apparently the lower my weight, the better the other kidney will handle taking over the work. And apparently I can never take up being overweight or drinking after the donation (hah! like im gonna do that).
Im all for healing quickly anyway
Cant wait until donation!
BansheeBabe
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Hey Wishes or should I say Kiwi?! I literally am looking at my calendar here at work, that is from New Zealand, and April's picture is of a Farmland new Te Kuiti, in King Country on the North Island. My boss goes there every year and brings back these things... I stumbled upon you and saw how far you have come in weight loss and wow, that's amazing! I just wanted to introduce myself and say congrats, you are not far away from your goal!
wishes
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Yay for Kiwi Farmland! its a nice place, i mean ive never been overseas in my life, mostly because i really like where i am!
No weight loss, getting disheartened about that. Only eating about 1200 calories give or take a hundy. Exercise has been not overly forth coming. I'mnot keen on to much exercise whilst on such a low cal diet. Not to mention ive had a major attack of allergies and my face just puffed up like a balloon which prevents me from sweating (yes, im semi allergic to my own sweat).
Shape has changed which is good though, ill stick with it and give it longer then i suppose.
BansheeBabe
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Oh, well I'm sorry about the allergy attack! That's crazy! Hey, I just looked at your pictures and you look amazing! Coming from 330 to 170 is a HUGE accomplishment! Keep it up and maintaining is the hardest part... And by the way, your shape is amazing! Wow....
wishes
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Oh well i did go down 0.3kg last week, then this week another 0.3kg. and then this morning i got up and it was down 0.5kg (1lb?) unsure if thats a fluke so close after the 0.3 i lost a couple days ago.
Im sick of this stinkin diet, but im only 1.5kg away from my 'surgery weight goal' which is basicly where im not considered 'overweight'. If i can drop another 5kg i will be stoked, but the 1.5kg is not negotiable!
Got a kids party all day tomorrow, its a HUGE affair because its my Thai sister-in-laws son (My Nephew) who was born on the 9th of 2000. So hes 9 years old, on the 9th, in 2009. Now in case you didnt know, That lucky number is 9, so this is the Thai equivalent of say a 21st birthday or sweet 16 or something mega mammoth. Shes hired bouncy castles and making it an all day event.
Im seriously freaking out about trying to control my appitite. The only way im copeing now is because im staying away from anything thats bad. ie i skipped beer night with work because i KNEW they would order wedges and i wouldnt be able to NOT have them.
Anyway, perhaps I can bike to the party (85kms away?) lol. NOT!
Im sick of this stinkin diet, but im only 1.5kg away from my 'surgery weight goal' which is basicly where im not considered 'overweight'. If i can drop another 5kg i will be stoked, but the 1.5kg is not negotiable!
Got a kids party all day tomorrow, its a HUGE affair because its my Thai sister-in-laws son (My Nephew) who was born on the 9th of 2000. So hes 9 years old, on the 9th, in 2009. Now in case you didnt know, That lucky number is 9, so this is the Thai equivalent of say a 21st birthday or sweet 16 or something mega mammoth. Shes hired bouncy castles and making it an all day event.
Im seriously freaking out about trying to control my appitite. The only way im copeing now is because im staying away from anything thats bad. ie i skipped beer night with work because i KNEW they would order wedges and i wouldnt be able to NOT have them.
Anyway, perhaps I can bike to the party (85kms away?) lol. NOT!
felici
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Movement down is down. I'm sorry it's so slow for you when you're making such an effort, but I think that's normal when your weight is already pretty good, isn't it?
You sound like you are doing great, really. Drat and double drat the 9 birthday!! I guess forefreaking is forearmed. Lo-cal drinks/bottled water, vege sticks, salsa ... umm extra hypnosis session? Seriously you are so solidly motivated about your goal right now, that I reckon that will help shore you up. But I feel your angst. Good luck!!
You sound like you are doing great, really. Drat and double drat the 9 birthday!! I guess forefreaking is forearmed. Lo-cal drinks/bottled water, vege sticks, salsa ... umm extra hypnosis session? Seriously you are so solidly motivated about your goal right now, that I reckon that will help shore you up. But I feel your angst. Good luck!!
wishes
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So ive had the fevers and shakes and been not quiet with it.
Last night lieing in bed with the electric blanket on full shivering like anything, then an hour later after having a bunch of drugs im sweating like a beast with nothing on at all.
I dont recall the last few days so much, considering i was working and fairly angsty im hopeing that i didnt offend anyone (that goes for WLF also). Im feeling vaguely better. but thats probably because i paid $100 for an after hours doctor to tell me i had no infection or temp (duh! i had just swollowed paracetamol!).
So being the geek that I am, i googled up how many calories extra i was burning by having in increased temp, and since it was easter i made sure i made up the excess by making home made chocolate marshmellow easter eggs, and consuming a couple (kids ate most of em).
To offset some of the easter buns i used them as meals, and slept most of the day heh (no really, i was that ill i just skipped meals, had to make up cals somehow!).
Last night lieing in bed with the electric blanket on full shivering like anything, then an hour later after having a bunch of drugs im sweating like a beast with nothing on at all.
I dont recall the last few days so much, considering i was working and fairly angsty im hopeing that i didnt offend anyone (that goes for WLF also). Im feeling vaguely better. but thats probably because i paid $100 for an after hours doctor to tell me i had no infection or temp (duh! i had just swollowed paracetamol!).
So being the geek that I am, i googled up how many calories extra i was burning by having in increased temp, and since it was easter i made sure i made up the excess by making home made chocolate marshmellow easter eggs, and consuming a couple (kids ate most of em).
To offset some of the easter buns i used them as meals, and slept most of the day heh (no really, i was that ill i just skipped meals, had to make up cals somehow!).
wishes
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i was being sarcastic about the $100
If anything i feel worse because im STILL sick as a dog, if not worse, and now im $100 worse off!
Spent most of the night shivering or swearing or puffing on inhalers or drinking water and going to the loo.
I ache, my back aches, my shoulders ache, my legs ache, my head aches. it all just hurts and i want it to go away. This is day 4, how much longer do i have to tolerate it
If anything i feel worse because im STILL sick as a dog, if not worse, and now im $100 worse off!
Spent most of the night shivering or swearing or puffing on inhalers or drinking water and going to the loo.
I ache, my back aches, my shoulders ache, my legs ache, my head aches. it all just hurts and i want it to go away. This is day 4, how much longer do i have to tolerate it
felici
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Yeah, I knew you were being sarcastic about the doctor, but I hoped you meant the bit about feeling "vaguely better".
It's disappointing that you didn't get more help from the doctor. From here it sounds like you have the flu but it would be nice to have someone qualified, be genuinely involved in helping you. Do you think it's a bad bout of flu?
The docs have said to me before that paracetamol only brings your temp down about one degree celsius. However you can have a temperature that has nasty spikes in it, and those spikes can make you feel pretty disgusting too. It's frustrating trying to deal with them sometimes. I drove my daughter to the children's hospital here a couple of years ago because I couldn't get her temperature down and it was making her hysterical, then the temp finally dropped about the time we arrived, and they gave me the don't-freak-over-your-kid's-high-temp-alone talk. They didn't see the way she was acting an hour earlier though!
Anyway, wishes, I'm sorry you're feeling so awful. I hope you can get some better help, and/or maybe the right drugs to help you wait this out.
It's disappointing that you didn't get more help from the doctor. From here it sounds like you have the flu but it would be nice to have someone qualified, be genuinely involved in helping you. Do you think it's a bad bout of flu?
The docs have said to me before that paracetamol only brings your temp down about one degree celsius. However you can have a temperature that has nasty spikes in it, and those spikes can make you feel pretty disgusting too. It's frustrating trying to deal with them sometimes. I drove my daughter to the children's hospital here a couple of years ago because I couldn't get her temperature down and it was making her hysterical, then the temp finally dropped about the time we arrived, and they gave me the don't-freak-over-your-kid's-high-temp-alone talk. They didn't see the way she was acting an hour earlier though!
Anyway, wishes, I'm sorry you're feeling so awful. I hope you can get some better help, and/or maybe the right drugs to help you wait this out.
Wow! i just looked at your pictures and you have made such amazing progress! not only have you lost a ton of weight and look nicely slim, but you have some obvious muscle tone, which is awesome. Great job!
ps. muscle weighs more than fat, so youre weight is probably a little misleading: you are slimmer than you think!
ps. muscle weighs more than fat, so youre weight is probably a little misleading: you are slimmer than you think!
wishes
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hmm thanks for comments guys, now im playing "high scores" with the cool new digital thermometer.
no sleep last night really, just tossing turning in agony between dopeing up on paracetamol and ibprofen (one for temp, one for aches/pains) I eat when hungry though i dont really feel like eating most of the time. I had a protien bar at 6am or so this morning then finally got 3 hours sleep. As usual i felt better between 1pm-7pm (intermittant fevers do this, its pretty common apparently) so i had steak, wedges ... couldnt eat the eggs. I dont think i had lunch at all, but i do recall somebody giving me a slice of toast and coffee sometime so maybe that was about then?
Nothin worse than being hungry but not wanting to eat. Just shoveling the food down hopeing you dont feel ill and make one more pain go away.
Its 8pm now and im feeling pretty shit. Ill hold out as long as possible on the pain relief as im hopeing the higher temp will burn out the virus faster. Its not as though ill sleep anyway until at least 1am either way.
**** Guys tune out here, girly stuff ****
This is all complicated by a bad case of importune thrush, which was why i saw the doc to make sure they were not related, so im sore and achey *everywhere*
**** ok guys im done now ****
I was supposed to be working this weekend but only managed a day and a half before i was too ill, tomorrow is a work day and there is NO WAY ill be able to work, from home or otherwise. My main concern is that the fever wont affect the kidney donation and i dont get called up this week to donate next week with my body in such shit condition.
Ironicly this was the perfect time for me as the kids were at camp so would have been awesome to donate the kidney whilst they were happily away at camp :/
Anyhoo, shit happens. I think im gonna go for one more high score and then hit the drugs .. its getting unbearable.
no sleep last night really, just tossing turning in agony between dopeing up on paracetamol and ibprofen (one for temp, one for aches/pains) I eat when hungry though i dont really feel like eating most of the time. I had a protien bar at 6am or so this morning then finally got 3 hours sleep. As usual i felt better between 1pm-7pm (intermittant fevers do this, its pretty common apparently) so i had steak, wedges ... couldnt eat the eggs. I dont think i had lunch at all, but i do recall somebody giving me a slice of toast and coffee sometime so maybe that was about then?
Nothin worse than being hungry but not wanting to eat. Just shoveling the food down hopeing you dont feel ill and make one more pain go away.
Its 8pm now and im feeling pretty shit. Ill hold out as long as possible on the pain relief as im hopeing the higher temp will burn out the virus faster. Its not as though ill sleep anyway until at least 1am either way.
**** Guys tune out here, girly stuff ****
This is all complicated by a bad case of importune thrush, which was why i saw the doc to make sure they were not related, so im sore and achey *everywhere*
**** ok guys im done now ****
I was supposed to be working this weekend but only managed a day and a half before i was too ill, tomorrow is a work day and there is NO WAY ill be able to work, from home or otherwise. My main concern is that the fever wont affect the kidney donation and i dont get called up this week to donate next week with my body in such shit condition.
Ironicly this was the perfect time for me as the kids were at camp so would have been awesome to donate the kidney whilst they were happily away at camp :/
Anyhoo, shit happens. I think im gonna go for one more high score and then hit the drugs .. its getting unbearable.
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wishes
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ok went to doc today.
Fever is unrelated to the "other" problem. btw, until today, i had never seen a Dr cringe and swear before. Clearly its not a pretty sight down yonder eh. Somehow she pscribed the same medication as the prior one that reacted, only rebranded, grrrr.
So i cant use it, ive had to ring up and get her to do another one, hopefully i can pick it up. Currently now im just talking salt baths and trying desperatly not to pee. inbetween drugging up to counter the stupid fevers im having.
Fever is unrelated to the "other" problem. btw, until today, i had never seen a Dr cringe and swear before. Clearly its not a pretty sight down yonder eh. Somehow she pscribed the same medication as the prior one that reacted, only rebranded, grrrr.
So i cant use it, ive had to ring up and get her to do another one, hopefully i can pick it up. Currently now im just talking salt baths and trying desperatly not to pee. inbetween drugging up to counter the stupid fevers im having.
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