Went yesterday. 112/70.
Only medication I'm on is my quinapril.
Internist thinks my desire to lose another 30-40 is unrealistic. He thinks 25 maximum, otherwise he thinks I'd be too slight. Funny thing is, losing 25# only puts me at 170, which isn't "slight." But I guess for my frame, he might be right.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Monday, December 19, 2011
Need a New Habit
Really have to get myself out of the habit of being awake all hours of the night, despite the fact that's when I feel most alive and creative, during the part of the day when most of the world (or at least in my time zone, that is) is asleep.
The longer I am up, the more calories I consume as a result of my pattern of eating every 3 hours.
I need to start getting into the habit, to mentally prepare to relax. Debating the merits of taking a hot shower after dinner, switching to herbal (or at the very least, peppermint) tea rather than drinking coffee, and popping a melatonin for the first few days to get me into the routine.
There's not all that much on t.v. I find fascinating, so it's not like I'm up watching t.v. I'm usually up online, chatting, surfing, playing games etc, and finding it harder and harder to get to sleep, and finding that my weight loss progress has stalled.
This needs to change.
TONIGHT.
The longer I am up, the more calories I consume as a result of my pattern of eating every 3 hours.
I need to start getting into the habit, to mentally prepare to relax. Debating the merits of taking a hot shower after dinner, switching to herbal (or at the very least, peppermint) tea rather than drinking coffee, and popping a melatonin for the first few days to get me into the routine.
There's not all that much on t.v. I find fascinating, so it's not like I'm up watching t.v. I'm usually up online, chatting, surfing, playing games etc, and finding it harder and harder to get to sleep, and finding that my weight loss progress has stalled.
This needs to change.
TONIGHT.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
And then there was one...
One prescription, that is.
I was on metformin, and tricor, and effexor, and spironolactone.
Now, I'm just on my blood pressure pill, quinipril (and occasionally ultracet or lortab for pain).
Feeling a bit accomplished. THIS is what was MY objective. Not a dress size. Not a gravitational pull. To get off Big Pharma's teat. *SIGH* Now if only I could get off this one, too.
I was on metformin, and tricor, and effexor, and spironolactone.
Now, I'm just on my blood pressure pill, quinipril (and occasionally ultracet or lortab for pain).
Feeling a bit accomplished. THIS is what was MY objective. Not a dress size. Not a gravitational pull. To get off Big Pharma's teat. *SIGH* Now if only I could get off this one, too.
Sunday, December 04, 2011
Shots, Clots and More
Weight: 196
Went to internist for a few vaccinations for a trip which will happen sooner than later. Got a flu shot too, just because. I do believe it's the first flu shot I've ever gotten in 43 yrs. Wild!
Internist decided to take me off my spironolactone. I go back in 2 weeks to check my pressure and to see if I end up with edema. The suspicion is I"ll be okay. The added suspicion is that the spironolactone might be contributing to my gout flares.
Onset day! Yay! Which if I'm at a 22-25 day cycle will put my next onset day at... Christmas, which means it should be over (enough) in time for my appointment with my new gyno on January 6th. Hope to get the fibroid issue addressed and come up with a plan of action then. In a considerable amount of pain.
Go back to internist on 1/7 for the follow up shot for one of the Heps (don't remember if it's A or B); and also talk about anti-malarials. When I think of anti-malarials, it makes me think my upcoming trip will be far more adventurous than it'll be.
Stay tuned.
Went to internist for a few vaccinations for a trip which will happen sooner than later. Got a flu shot too, just because. I do believe it's the first flu shot I've ever gotten in 43 yrs. Wild!
Internist decided to take me off my spironolactone. I go back in 2 weeks to check my pressure and to see if I end up with edema. The suspicion is I"ll be okay. The added suspicion is that the spironolactone might be contributing to my gout flares.
Onset day! Yay! Which if I'm at a 22-25 day cycle will put my next onset day at... Christmas, which means it should be over (enough) in time for my appointment with my new gyno on January 6th. Hope to get the fibroid issue addressed and come up with a plan of action then. In a considerable amount of pain.
Go back to internist on 1/7 for the follow up shot for one of the Heps (don't remember if it's A or B); and also talk about anti-malarials. When I think of anti-malarials, it makes me think my upcoming trip will be far more adventurous than it'll be.
Stay tuned.
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