The Good & the Not So Good
The good :
I got a phone call with a lot of good news from the office of my primary doctor. The stress test showed that everything to do with my heart was working very well. All the blood I gave a week or so ago showed that I am not anemic, that my thyroid gland is doing what it should be doing, and {this really pleases me} that my solitary little kidney is doing an excellent job! The only minor thing was that my blood glucose was 135 but this was not a fasting test. The nurse said she would bring it to Dr. P’s attention and see if he wanted me to have a fasting blood test. Fred, who knows about these things since he is a diabetic who keeps a close eye on his blood sugar, said that a reading of 135 was not at all abnormal at 10 am from a person who had a bagel for breakfast an hour earlier!
The not-so-good:
So, it seems that this fatigue may be part of the recovery from the hip surgery but is more probably from the extra weight I am carrying. I am 5 ft 9 in. and now weigh 188 pounds. My best weight is somewhere between 160 and 165. This means I need to lose about 25 pounds. I can do this. I have already done this because about three years ago I went from 204 to 160 in a year. The weight has come back partly because I stopped walking when my hip started to crumble but also because I stopped being aware of portion control and ate too much.
I can go back to counting calories and writing everything down. Walking is doable but it won’t be as easy as as it was last time because now I walk with a stick. I used to go out and walk fast for 30 minutes twice a day; now I am doing well if I walk slowly for fifteen minutes. But I I will start where I am and see where I can go.
QUOTATIONS:
"There is only one success – to be able to spend your life in your own way."
Christopher Darlington Morley (1890-1957)
Sounds like mostly good news then. I would say something else, but you mentioned bagels and now that’s all I can think about…
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Yes, just start with where you’re at and see where you can go….you’ll do just fine, I think. Hugs,
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And once the weight starts coming off, it will be easier to walk as well. That’s a lot of good news!!
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Hi. I’m a random noter. I love your quote, and the last line of this entry: “But I I will start where I am and see where I can go.” That seems like the best plan one can have. Also, interestingly enough, my most recent entry ends with something you also said here: “I can do this.” Different situation, different challenge, but an excellent mantra. Thanks 😉
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That really is mostly good news, and I’m happy for you! As I am facing hip replacement surgery and am losing weight in anticipation of the surgery, I can really appreciate your fatigue possibly being related to the extra pounds. You have proven to be such a strong and determined woman, I know you can and will lose the weight you want to lose to help yourself feel better. It’s a struggle but one day at a time, one foot in front of another, you’ll get there!
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It’s really hard to keep the weight off when we get laid up and slowed down. Best wishes. I know that you can do. I have always been an inspiration to me.
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I know you can get the extra weight off. Besides, think about how good it will feel later.
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I’m glad that nothing major was found wrong with you! I’m just under 5 feet 9 and I’m probably about the same weight as you. I think that if you eat slowly, savouring every mouthful and stop as soon as you feel full, you will lose weight. My problem at the moment is comfort eating as I’m stressed with Mark!
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I’m so glad the news was almost all very good! :o) !! I, too, like what you said, “I will start where I am and see where I go.” Back when I lost 65 pounds in a year, I did sit-ups to tone myself so I wouldn’t look like the saggy baggy elephant. I could only do twelve, at first! But I started there and got up to 100….eventually! :o) !! (Now, I’d probably be back at twelve!) hugs, Weesprite
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Ah, something you can control the outcome of! Whoo Hoo! I’m with Fred. I don’t think the 135 is much of anything, but I’m not a Dr. It’s always soooo easy to gain the weight back isn’t it? *sigh*. I’m telling myself every day throughout the loss process that this is the way I will have to eat from now on. Maybe if I learn that, I can take it off and keep it off this time. Love to you! ~M
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sounds like it’s all under control – your control Congratulations!
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mostly good news! just start where you can with the walking and work your way up to 30 minutes twice a day. take care,
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That is mostly very good news. As for the weight, I know you can lose those pesky pounds. 🙂
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Ah, weight. Ugh! If you start walking, I’ll start walking. Deal?
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Arg. The old weight issue. Good news about the heart. 🙂
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all of your noters pretty much said it… you will do it!
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I miss reading you and have not been on in ages. I did read a book called “Twopence to cross the Mersey” and for some strange reason thought of you…Anyway, take care. I do remember reading you when you did all that walking and lost the weight. Slow and steady, you can do it:)
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