Is this me! Am I here? Am I really the only Jen so far? Rock on!

I’m going to submit this and make sure it goes where it’s supposed to. Then I’ll try a real post later, if I’m successful, that is!

Did I sleep through a few days? Did we fast forward to Friday?

After having a pretty bad day yesterday, I got up this morning hoping for the best. When I went to make my coffee, I realized that I was out of my special creamer. I decided to make a quick run to the grocery store before my kids started showing up. I went out and started the car and since it had snowed last night, I got out to scrape off the windows. As I did, I accidentally locked the doors. With. My. Keys. Inside! And the engine running! I had to call the police and have them come unlock the doors. Fortunately they provide this service. As the police officer’s car was sitting in my driveway, it melted the snow and when he left it re-froze.

An hour later, my daughter had missed the bus and so I had to bring her to school. When I went out to take her, one of my daycare kid’s parents were pulling up in the driveway, so I went to ask him to take Emily since he was going there anyway. (He has a daughter that goes to the elementary school right next to the middle school.) As I approached his car that was parked next to the spot where the cop had been sitting–you guessed it–I slipped on the ice and went down. HARD. On my elbow. I got up and felt something wet inside my jacket sleeve and when I took my arm out, it was bleeding so bad that I think that Daycare Dad and Emily both said at the same time, “Oh my God!” I felt like I was going to pass out. Daycare Dad took Emily and his kids and said he would stop back in a few minutes to see how I was.

I walked in the house and my son echoed the sentiments that Daycare Dad and Emily had uttered moments before. By this time, I needed to sit down, but I was dripping blood all over the place so I made my son get me some paper towels. After everything settled down a little, I called my mom and she came right over and I called Jason to tell him that he needed to come home because I thought I broke my elbow and I for sure needed stitches. Then Daycare Dad came back and took one look at it and said, “I will figure out something to do with the kids, you need to get your elbow taken care of and have a day off.” Gotta love him, today! My other daycare kid was home ill today, so I wouldn’t have any other kids. Now that I didn’t have any kids to care for, Jason didn’t need to come home because my mom could take me to the doctor.

The soonest we could get in to see the doctor was 11:00 and man, was I in a lot of pain. But it cost too much to go to the ER. We waited and then went in to see the doctor. I had X-rays which showed that it probably wasn’t fractured, but that there may be some involvement (ie: tear or rupture) with the bursa sac. Also, because the bursa sac is right there, there is a high possibility for infection in the sac which can cause joint involvement and so on and so on! So I had to have four stitches, I have to be on antibiotics, I have to wear this weird cushiony sock on my elbow and I have to wear my arm in a sling for the next ten days, at which time I get the stitches removed and providing that nothing else is going wrong (::crosses fingers::) I will be set to go without sling and weird sock.

There it is. If this is just the start of a really bad week, I am going to stay in bed all week and when Saturday morning comes, I will then be ready to rejoin the world.

***I don’t really believe in all that Friday the 13th superstitious crap. Knock on wood!****

I originally posted this on my blog. I want to add that I am supposed to start my Women’s Volleyball league tonight. Obviously that is out of the question and also I need to limit my weight lifting to only my left arm. But she thought that maybe post the 10 day mark I might be able to go back to my lifting schedule. Those of you that pray, could you say a little prayer for me? Thanks.

For a measly can of Slim Fast? The thing only has 190 calories. I’m hungry in like, an hour. I grabbed one on the way out the door to run errands at 1:00, and it’s 3:30 and I want to eat my shirt. Is anyone out there on WW and doing the points that can tell me that stupid points calculator is wrong? If it’s not, that is one waste of 4 points…there is not keeping you satisfied in a can of Slimfast. And to think, in college, for one SOLID month, all I had three times a day was a Slimfast Shake. Don’t ask.

I’m sorry I haven’t had a chance to comment much over the weekend or today on everyone’s progress, I’m at work so I have been reading everyone’s posts slowly during quick breaks. I had a pretty decent weekend and today is day #5 for me. I could not resist the temptation not to weigh until I go in on Wed. to WW as there is a scale right outside my office at work. According to that scale, i have lost 6-1/2 lbs. I think it is pretty accurate, it used to match up with WW’s pretty well so I am so hyped. I have stuck to the program to the T and decided I was going to be a good girl over the weekend. I was out Saturday and around 5 was hungry so I got a regular cheeseburger, the smallest one w/o any goopy sauce or whatever and a small salad. I still had half my points for the day left so this fit in okay. I took the burger home and stacked lettuce, tomato, mustard and had my salad with viniagrette dressing. Still had points left for a WW chocolate cake so I was well satisfied. I didn’t have much physical activity though and didn’t drink as much water as I should have but overall, I kept busy so as not to nibble. I did drink the new flavor of Crystal Light, ruby grapefruit, which I do like with lots of ice. The first week I always drop a pretty good chunk but you all know it tapers off. This week, my goal will be to exercise at least twice for 45 minutes and hopefully work up to 5 days. If I could just make myself do it once I’d be tickled.

Pounds 2 go = 93.5 lbs.

Pounds2Go: 42.5 (-1.0 lb from previous P2G)

I’ve lost it! That half-pound booger is GONE. He’s gonna stay gone this time, too.

I had a horrible weekend – well I should say Saturday & Sunday the scale was not nice to me at all and I got angry and frustrated. I decided yesterday that I would do my damndest to stick to it, I am tired of yoyo’ing every week. Steady loss through the week, instant gain on the weekend, never changing – fluctuating between the same 5-7 pounds for the last 9 months.

I didn’t exercise, although we did go out on Saturday and walked around to watch the eagles for a couple of hours, it was a leisurely stroll and I don’t really count that as a specific and targeted workout. I overate, exceeded 1500 cals, didn’t drink all my water, didn’t check in – I totally fluffed Saturday and paid for it Sunday. So, I have this 6 day mini-makeover plan, and I’m doing it. It’s a pain in the butt, frankly, but my butt is wide enough to carry the load. ha!

The great news, I increased my water intake by 30 ounces. Now up to 80+ ounces and going to hit 100 ounces today and stay there. I’ll just be adding “Depends” to my grocery list.

More great news, I swam 1/4 mile today, and the blister is almost gone.

Even better, I’m down a pound through my fluctuating and frustrating weekend, and once I lose 1 more pound, I’ve met the goal I set for myself for last Saturday.

I’d like to hit another specific target by my birthday (6 days away), but I’m trying not to be an over-achiever. If I don’t hit my target I’ll get angry and depressed, and then everyone around me will have to deal with my cranky-butt on my birthday.

So here’s my over-achieving target – 10.5 lbs. in 9 days.
My realistic target – 5.5 lbs. in 9 days.

We’ll see where I end up!

I’m a 47 year old woman, who like many, has the problem of fighting middle aged spread. I’m insulin resistant, which causes me to do weird things with most carbs. I tell people I am the only one who can eat a potato and turn it into the equivalent of a candy bar! LOL. I’m using the South Beach Diet and I am exercising each day.

I would like to lose 35 pounds total. For my first week on the diet I have lost 4 pounds. :dance:

Good Luck to everyone!

I have an idea, I think it would be great if we all were available to each other in our moments of need. I was thinking yahoo messenger would be the way to go. What do you all think? Please feel free to add me my yahoo id is terrellsmomma. I think this could really help!