Weigh In

 This morning I stepped on the scale thinking it was going to show I had gained weight, so I was very pleased it showed I had lost 2 pounds. I am very happy I am still managing to lose a pound or two every week. I am trying so hard to lose as much as possible before I have surgery in June. After surgery I won't be able to do much of anything for at least 4 weeks. Oh and surgery is scheduled for June 11th. It's getting very real. I have so many feelings, scared, anxious, and relieved. I am hoping it going to give me some relief. I know it won't be a miracle and everything will be normal again, whatever normal is.

 Not only have I been doing my 56 minutes of Sweatin to the Oldies, but I have started the 30 day crunch challenge again. I am hoping it will help me get rid of this muffin top. I have been seeing a difference in my waist, hips, legs, and my butt is even firming up.

 This has been a horrible week for pain. I know it's caused by the weather, the clouds and the rain. It builds up pressure in my head, to the point I hope my head will explode and get it over with. Maybe then I would feel so much better.

Such a Long Week

 I have been meaning to get on here and update but I have been sick. I started getting sick last Friday and each from there it kept getting worse. I had thought it was my allergies again, so I let it go, by Monday my throat was on fire and I couldn't make it through a full day of work, even though it was a mini one. I made an appointment and got in that same day, but with a different doc. He ran a rapid strep test and it was positive, he also said I probably had a viral infection that was going around. He looked back in my chart and noticed I had had my depo medrol shot for my allergies a few weeks ago. He told me that, that medication knocks out your immune system and no wonder I was so sick. I was surprised because I have been getting that shot for 2 years now and no doctor has ever told me that. But, it did explain why all of sudden for the last few years I had been sick so much, I get the shot every 4 months, well not any more. I do not chose to punish myself any longer. So, anyway, I spent Monday thru Thursday in bed, 3 of those days vomiting and unable to really eat anything. The good out of it was that from Monday to Thursday night I lost 3 pounds, not a great way to lose weight, but hey, I'll take it.

  Before getting sick, I continued working out to Sweatin to the Oldies 3. I plan on hopefully getting back into it by tomorrow if I am feeling stronger than I am today.

  In all since starting to get serious about all of this again I have lost 12 pounds. Due to gaining weight around Christmas and Thanksgiving, I was back at 242 pounds, and now I am at 230. I have faith this time that I will lose more. I am determined to do it before I have surgery and unable to exercise for a while. I am trying my best at this.

Update and Check In

 So, according to the scales I have lost only a pound this week. I guess I should be happy about that but I am disappointed because I have worked my butt off this week. I will see how this next week goes and if it doesn't get me any where I will have to step it up some.

 This has been a bad weeks for pain, especially for muscle cramps. My legs have been so bad that you could see my legs shaking and the spasms moving. Someone told me about something called leg cramps, I have been taking them and it helped some. A good friend told me about an Epson salt baths, which I haven't yet tried because I keep forgetting to buy some. Maybe I will remember to get some tomorrow. The last 2 mornings I have woke with sever pain. My head has been feeling like it's going to explode, and I have had a lot pain over the rest of my body. I know it's because of the weather, it's been cooler and rainy. I know where I live in CA we really need the rain but I totally hate it.

 Another thing that really pisses me off is that some of my family members can't seem to accept that I am serious about losing weight. They seem to get irritated when I refuse to come over and eat cake. I am serious and trying my best. I have been doing 56 minutes of Richard Simmons Sweatin to the Oldies 3 3 nights in a row, taking one night off then back to 3 nights, then so on. I have been eating healthier and much less. I have even stopped drinking as much soda too.

Check In

 All together since getting serious about this again, I have lost 9 lbs. That's in about 5 weeks now. I am very proud of myself. Mind you I have not exercised every single day, but about 4 days this last week, doing the whole Sweatin to the Oldies 3 dvd (56 minutes). I love that workout better than any of his other workout videos. Along with working out I have been watching everything I eat, and keeping the calories down along with the carbs. It hasn't been easy at all because I love food!

 The couple of days I didn't workout it was due to pain and exhaustion. I have had to cut back on my pain med (tramadol) because my wonderful doctor all of a sudden cut the amount I get by half. She did that without telling me, I am still waiting for her to call back. I will be calling her again tomorrow to see if I get a response.

 Someone asked why I never posted a pic of myself. Well, I hate taking pictures, but I will be nice and post the latest.
 

I am sure the person meant a full pic but this is the only one I have right now.

This Weeks Check In

 Lets just start with what the scale said. I lost another 2 lbs this week. That's 6 lbs. in almost a month. Now lets see what I can do without the slimfast. Today was my first day without it and I think I did pretty good, so far.

 I haven't done very well with the working out this week. I got in 2 days of Sweatin to the Oldies 4. It was a very long week between my lovely student, no pain meds, and all the sneezing.

  Because of the unseasonable weather, all the trees and plants think it's spring and are all in full bloom. It's driving me crazy. For a person without chiari this can be very bothersome, but for us chiarians it 10 times worse. Any amount of sneezing or coughing makes our headaches a lot worse. This weeks it's been even harder for me due to the doctor's office not getting back to the pharmacy about my tramadol refill. My whole body aches. Tomorrow I am going to make an appointment to get into the doctor for a depo medrol shot to hopefully help my allergies. I will also talk to her about my pain med. I think it might be easier to get it refilled rather than keep calling, it's not getting me anywhere.

Very Long Week

 Between the weather and my student I didn't think this week would ever end. The  clouds and stress have had me in a lot of pain. My head feel like it will soon explode and I kind of wish it would. Why do short weeks fell like they are a lot longer? I got in one night of aerobics. I the sweatin to the oldies 2 dvd but I do not like it. They do mostly floor exercises and I cannot do them. I have ordered my favorite one, number 3 (When I had it on vhs I used it so much I broke it) and I also ordered number 4. I can't wait til they come in. Jake and I have been very busy shopping this week, so I got a lot of exercise by walking around the mall, stores, and grocery stores.

 Next, I have some thing that has made me very happy today, I lost 3 lbs. I know it's not much, but it is to me. I have been doing the slimfast diet and it's working! I plan on doing this for another couple of weeks, then starting back on a normal diet again.

Painful Week

 I know we really need the rain here in California, but the rain and cold makes for a horrible time for me. The increased pressure in the air increases my horrible headaches. It also makes pain throughout my body unbearable. There is a lot of people out there that just doesn't understand this. So when I post on facebook I really hate the clouds and rain, it tends to get rude comments from some of the people who live here in CA. I end up deleting the post so it makes it easier to deal with. Believe me I am not saying I hate the rain because it's wet, it's because I can hardly function during this time. Any way, enough of that complaint.

 Even though I have been in a lot of pain, I have managed to lose 1 whole pound. I am hoping the slimfast diet is helping me get my metabolism back on track. I found out that I can't drink the shakes though. I am not sure what in them makes me sick, but I drank one for breakfast, then one for lunch, then threw up for the rest of the afternoon. I was fine by dinner time. I didn't chance drinking another one, I will stick with their meal time bars.