Kentucky Derby . . . . . . Keeping on Track

[purplecat]

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Cats - 150.3
Tracey - 133.4

Tracy, isn't it interesting that both of our goal weights are below our "happy" weights. So what does that say? Our goal weights must be our "ecstatic" weights. LOL!!

Ok, I walked on my afternoon break for 15 minutes (1 mile). We have an indoor walking route at my job. I couldn't do it before because of my foot. So far, no pain (used to would ache during mid-walk). Thank God no pain!! I usually pick up my daughter from school too so that limits afternoon walks. Today she's at home with my Mom because there was no school (which she is so happy about).

Catherine, yep the depression is letting up but I have my guard up. I now so totally distrust my neighbors.

[ThinSoon]

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oH YOU know it! I'd be ecstatic!!!!
I've gotten in between 60-70 ounces of water... that does not include my coffee today... I'm about to burst, pop me with a pin.......

Tonight is NCIS and Biggest Loser... so I usually do my sit-ups, leg lifts etc during the shows or on commericals! I'm going to do that through the shows tonight!

Did I mention why I started this back up? I got engaged on my birthday in December... so there will probably be a wedding this year and I am NOT going to be the big cow bride! Maybe thats the new sign that should go on my fridge - NO BIG COW BRIDE! LOL

Tracey

[Prya]

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My "happy weight" is 140.1...my goal's less than that as well!

Catrenia--I'm so glad to hear you could do your walk without pain. Sounds like you'll be back at Turbo Jam pretty soon.

Tracey--Congratulations! You're going to be a gorgeous, healthy bride...anything but a big cow.

Today is my first day of cooking breakfast and lunch for a workday--went well so far but lunch was a bit rushed. I think I'm gonna need to cook something tonight for lunch tomorrow. I felt a little like Rachel Ray...made lunch and an afternoon snack and ate in 30min!

Browsing for more recipes, I came across the tuna muffins that Catrenia introduced everyone to and was wondering if they froze well? I can't remember and would like to make some to bring to work with me.

[scaleskl]

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I have to take the quiz at home, my work computer is not letting me take it.

[scaleskl]

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Did I mention why I started this back up? I got engaged on my birthday in December... so there will probably be a wedding this year and I am NOT going to be the big cow bride! Maybe thats the new sign that should go on my fridge - NO BIG COW BRIDE! LOL

Tracey

Congratulations..what fun. Make sure we get to see your choices for dresses and other stuff. I like that.

[SunnySmile501]

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Browsing for more recipes, I came across the tuna muffins that Catrenia introduced everyone to and was wondering if they froze well? I can't remember and would like to make some to bring to work with me.

I make salmon muffins instead of tuna and I always freeze some of them. I have a toaster oven, so I warm them up in that and they taste just like they did when fresh out of the oven. They are also good cold. I had two yesterday morning before leaving home for the day and they really keep me full for a long time.

Sunny!

[scaleskl]

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Happy Weight

Cats - 150.3
Tracey - 133.4
Kassoria-132.1.....guess I have to change my goal. LOL This is the weight that I pray to be!

[scaleskl]

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Ok, I walked on my afternoon break for 15 minutes (1 mile). We have an indoor walking route at my job. I couldn't do it before because of my foot. So far, no pain (used to would ache during mid-walk). Thank God no pain!! I usually pick up my daughter from school too so that limits afternoon walks. Today she's at home with my Mom because there was no school (which she is so happy about).

Good for you. You are getting a lot of exercise these days. "Slow and steady wins the race."

[OzLover]

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Very interesting to find my "Happy Weight" is 162.9. I'll get there sometime this year!!!

Had to go to a work meeting at a nice restaurant tonight. The salmon was outstanding!!! Also had a nice salad. Passed up delicious looking maple walnut pie & chocolate cake. Had a cup of decaf & enjoyed watching everyone savoring the dessert!!!

Have a good night!
Glenda

[scaleskl]

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Happy Weight
Cats - 150.3
Tracey - 133.4
Kassoria-132.1
Glenda-162.9.

[purplecat]

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oH YOU know it! I'd be ecstatic!!!!
I've gotten in between 60-70 ounces of water... that does not include my coffee today... I'm about to burst, pop me with a pin.......

Tonight is NCIS and Biggest Loser... so I usually do my sit-ups, leg lifts etc during the shows or on commericals! I'm going to do that through the shows tonight!

Did I mention why I started this back up? I got engaged on my birthday in December... so there will probably be a wedding this year and I am NOT going to be the big cow bride! Maybe thats the new sign that should go on my fridge - NO BIG COW BRIDE! LOL

Tracey

Oh hooray!! CONGRATULATIONS!!

[SunnySmile501]

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What's your Happy Weight? 148.5 Very interesting, since my goal weight is 148.

I still am not able to exercise, so I am very far behind. That trip across the mountain to Charlottesville always wears me out and I was gone from home for more than 14 hours. I went shopping at Whole Foods, spent 2 hours in Office Depot--what a bunch of lame idiots!, went to Lowe's to look at gardening stuff and had to wait 90 minutes past my appointment time with the surgeon to get seen. Then I went to my 'adopted' sister's house to help celebrate her invalid husband's birthday.

I stayed in bed very late to recover from the long day and then did a lot of cooking. I made the Korean meatballs, but used cubed stew meat instead of making meatballs. I didn't like it much. I took the lemon poppy seed muffin recipe and made orange cranberry muffins--they are good, but not quite as good as the lemon. Then I made a loaf of the artisan bread. That just came out of the oven.

Okay, here's the deal with the surgeon. I want all of your opinions, specially Glenda, who works with surgeons. He knew going in that I am an extremely high-risk patient because of the RSD. The decision to let him operate was made by no less than 10 doctors. It has to be close to life or death before I am allowed to have surgery. Right now I only have RSD on my right side, but any trauma, such as surgery, can and usually does spread it to other locations. He only mentioned me being a 'challenge' to him once before the surgery. Now, he's being a whiny baby about it. He said yesterday that it scared him to death every time he touched me, because of the chance of spreading the RSD to other body parts. Here's how the conversation went:

Him: I was taking a chance even doing surgery on you, I am scared to death every time I touch you because you are a RSD patient! The RSD can spread to any body part (like I didn't know that).

Me: Even more reason to make sure you did the surgery right the first time, so we didn't have to have a do-over. The surgery was supposed to take 5 hours total and you took just short of 3 hours and used staples instead of stitches and glue, which made it much worse for me. You also destroyed my lymph nodes, so now I have lymphedema in my left arm, neck and face. You did all this cutting and fixed nothing--I am worse off than before the surgery and nothing is any better.

Him: You are so harsh with me! (thought he was going to cry and I was speaking very gently, but truthfully) I did the best I could! You have very--went on to blame my body parts for his failure to do the job he was paid for. What would make you happy???

Me: To have the surgery that you promised when I paid for it up front.

Him: I'm not sure I would be willing to operate on you again because of your RSD. I'm not sure I can do you any good.

Me: I reiterate once again that if he had done the surgery correctly the first time, he wouldn't have to do it again. I am not willing to pay you thousands besides what insurance is paying and be worse off than before the surgery. You did less than nothing--you left me worse off than I was to begin with...(and I show him what I am talking about).

Him: Again with the "you are so harsh with me"! I did the best I could.

Me: I am simply stating the truth. It took a lot of courage on my part to submit to surgery, even with the sympathetic nerve blocks, before, during and after the surgery. If you think it scares you, think how much it scares me, since I am the one that has to live with the results if it does spread the RSD.

Him: Here's what I will do. I will go back in and finish what I started, but I will only do it here in my surgery suite with local anesthesia. I have to wait until Robin (his regular nurse) gets back from Florida and we will set it up. We'll do it at no charge to you. (He's all heart)

On the way out, I have to stop and talk to 'Carla' about scheduling the surgery and she acts like they are doing me a big favor by doing it at no cost to me and again tells me she will call me when Robin gets back from Florida to set it up.

Here's my dilemma: I trust my own doctor with my life, but I think he is wrong to think I should let this doctor have another chance to correct his mistakes. If he knew how to do the surgery right at all, he would have done it to begin with. If he does it with just local anesthesia, there will be no anesthesiologists to administer the sympathetic block. He's not willing to pay the anesthesiologists at the outpatient surgery wing. There were 5 of them at the original surgery. Even he said he wasn't sure he could "help" me, whatever that means. I gave up fall, my favorite season, so I would be well by spring. Now we are looking at another extended recovery period. I can not ask my sister to come down from Ohio again to take care of me.

What would you do if you were in the same situation? If I didn't have to try to find another parking place at the main hospital, I would have gone to ask for a patient advocate.

Okay, I need to lie down for a while. Getting my hair cut and colored tomorrow. When I am stressed, I can't stand my hair long and I almost grabbed the scissors and cut it myself a few times this week. I am going to get back to formal exercise tomorrow.

Love all of you...Sunny!

[purplecat]

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My "happy weight" is 140.1...my goal's less than that as well!

Catrenia--I'm so glad to hear you could do your walk without pain. Sounds like you'll be back at Turbo Jam pretty soon.

Tracey--Congratulations! You're going to be a gorgeous, healthy bride...anything but a big cow.

Today is my first day of cooking breakfast and lunch for a workday--went well so far but lunch was a bit rushed. I think I'm gonna need to cook something tonight for lunch tomorrow. I felt a little like Rachel Ray...made lunch and an afternoon snack and ate in 30min!

Browsing for more recipes, I came across the tuna muffins that Catrenia introduced everyone to and was wondering if they froze well? I can't remember and would like to make some to bring to work with me.

Welcome! I think the muffins will freeze well. I've never frozen them (love them so much they don't last that long with me). However, Sunny made some out of Salmon and froze them before her surgery. I think she said they did ok.

[createme]

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Hello derby girls

Sounds like everyone is having a somewhat better week.

I've been working on getting my water. Bought one of the lil 32 oz. water bottles from walmart. I have been working on drinking more than 3. So far i have been getting @ 2 1/2.

My Happy Weight is 141.3. Close to my original. I remember weighing that in high school and being told I was fat. If only I could tell the lil girl I was that I was just fine. Can you say, issues.

Have a great night!!

[purplecat]

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What's your Happy Weight? 148.5 Very interesting, since my goal weight is 148.

I still am not able to exercise, so I am very far behind. That trip across the mountain to Charlottesville always wears me out and I was gone from home for more than 14 hours. I went shopping at Whole Foods, spent 2 hours in Office Depot--what a bunch of lame idiots!, went to Lowe's to look at gardening stuff and had to wait 90 minutes past my appointment time with the surgeon to get seen. Then I went to my 'adopted' sister's house to help celebrate her invalid husband's birthday.

I stayed in bed very late to recover from the long day and then did a lot of cooking. I made the Korean meatballs, but used cubed stew meat instead of making meatballs. I didn't like it much. I took the lemon poppy seed muffin recipe and made orange cranberry muffins--they are good, but not quite as good as the lemon. Then I made a loaf of the artisan bread. That just came out of the oven.

Okay, here's the deal with the surgeon. I want all of your opinions, specially Glenda, who works with surgeons. He knew going in that I am an extremely high-risk patient because of the RSD. The decision to let him operate was made by no less than 10 doctors. It has to be close to life or death before I am allowed to have surgery. Right now I only have RSD on my right side, but any trauma, such as surgery, can and usually does spread it to other locations. He only mentioned me being a 'challenge' to him once before the surgery. Now, he's being a whiny baby about it. He said yesterday that it scared him to death every time he touched me, because of the chance of spreading the RSD to other body parts. Here's how the conversation went:

Him: I was taking a chance even doing surgery on you, I am scared to death every time I touch you because you are a RSD patient! The RSD can spread to any body part (like I didn't know that).

Me: Even more reason to make sure you did the surgery right the first time, so we didn't have to have a do-over. The surgery was supposed to take 5 hours total and you took just short of 3 hours and used staples instead of stitches and glue, which made it much worse for me. You also destroyed my lymph nodes, so now I have lymphedema in my left arm, neck and face. You did all this cutting and fixed nothing--I am worse off than before the surgery and nothing is any better.

Him: You are so harsh with me! (thought he was going to cry and I was speaking very gently, but truthfully) I did the best I could! You have very--went on to blame my body parts for his failure to do the job he was paid for. What would make you happy???

Me: To have the surgery that you promised when I paid for it up front.

Him: I'm not sure I would be willing to operate on you again because of your RSD. I'm not sure I can do you any good.

Me: I reiterate once again that if he had done the surgery correctly the first time, he wouldn't have to do it again. I am not willing to pay you thousands besides what insurance is paying and be worse off than before the surgery. You did less than nothing--you left me worse off than I was to begin with...(and I show him what I am talking about).

Him: Again with the "you are so harsh with me"! I did the best I could.

Me: I am simply stating the truth. It took a lot of courage on my part to submit to surgery, even with the sympathetic nerve blocks, before, during and after the surgery. If you think it scares you, think how much it scares me, since I am the one that has to live with the results if it does spread the RSD.

Him: Here's what I will do. I will go back in and finish what I started, but I will only do it here in my surgery suite with local anesthesia. I have to wait until Robin (his regular nurse) gets back from Florida and we will set it up. We'll do it at no charge to you. (He's all heart)

On the way out, I have to stop and talk to 'Carla' about scheduling the surgery and she acts like they are doing me a big favor by doing it at no cost to me and again tells me she will call me when Robin gets back from Florida to set it up.

Here's my dilemma: I trust my own doctor with my life, but I think he is wrong to think I should let this doctor have another chance to correct his mistakes. If he knew how to do the surgery right at all, he would have done it to begin with. If he does it with just local anesthesia, there will be no anesthesiologists to administer the sympathetic block. He's not willing to pay the anesthesiologists at the outpatient surgery wing. There were 5 of them at the original surgery. Even he said he wasn't sure he could "help" me, whatever that means. I gave up fall, my favorite season, so I would be well by spring. Now we are looking at another extended recovery period. I can not ask my sister to come down from Ohio again to take care of me.

What would you do if you were in the same situation? If I didn't have to try to find another parking place at the main hospital, I would have gone to ask for a patient advocate.

Okay, I need to lie down for a while. Getting my hair cut and colored tomorrow. When I am stressed, I can't stand my hair long and I almost grabbed the scissors and cut it myself a few times this week. I am going to get back to formal exercise tomorrow.

Love all of you...Sunny!

He sounds like a idiot and I would not let him touch me. I would not give him another chance to make me worse. In fact, he should help find a knowledgeable doctor that will do it right. No forget his help. Let's find you one ourselves. JMHO.