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Mission Status...

At the moment we've both lost more than 10% of our weight, but lost our focus for the few weeks. We're both working on getting back on track, and starting to lose more of the weight that we've set our goals at. 4/6/08 Well, as I've already commented in the mission reports, I have recently broken my ankle. This has really limited me on what I can do, and yesterday was a real set back because I felt so crappy I didn't do anything except watch movies with my daughter, and take a nap. Leslie starts her new job on Monday, so I'm really hoping that this change will motivate her to keep going with her weight loss!! I will continue to work on watching my food, and when my arms aren't so sore from the crutches I will start working with my hand weights to try to lose a few extra pounds while I have to have this cast on. I think I've lost a couple of pounds this week already, but that's mostly because I haven't been able to eat much, which is not the way I want to lose it!! So hopefully in another couple of weeks I'll be to a point that I can do more, and feel a little bit better, and that will get me back on track. I'm trying to take it easy at the moment, since I broke the bone all the way through it will take a while to heal, and I really would like to be able to get this cast off at the end of 4 weeks!! In the meantime, I wish everyone the best in the weight loss journey, and want to thank those people that have been leaving comments on our page. Thea

Leslie's Log

3-11-08 Unfortunately I've had a few non-productive weeks. I haven't gained any back, but my lack of time to exercise is hindering my progress. I've been really stressed because I accepted a position with a new company two weeks ago (yay!) but didn't give my notice until yesterday, so that has really been weighing on my mind. I am ready to get back on track now! We go on vacation in two weeks and this is going to be an active vacation. We are staying in a cabin in the mountains next to a state park and are going to hike and walk and just relax. I'm hoping this will recharge my batteries to get super motivated again! 2-20-08 I lost 1.2 at weigh in this week. Not great, but better than staying the same, or worse yet, gaining. I am doing another walk Saturday, 3 miles for the Race Against Hunger. Unfortunately Thea can't make it, so I'll have to motivate myself to keep going. I had a business lunch today and asked my vendor to go to Applebee's so I could use the WW menu. So that's what I did to "feel proud" today! 2-12-08 Well I feel I am finally back on track. Thea and I walked 3 miles Sunday and walked for 30 minutes yesterday after we weighed in at WW. Thea made her 10% and I am so proud of her. I am back where I was before I feel off the wagon, so I'm happy about that. Next weigh in should be a good one for me! We have a charity walk Saturday morning. I'm glad we are back on track with the walking, it is really a key element for my weight loss. 1-31-08 I have to say this hasn't been my best week. I've only been able to walk on the treadmill once this week and I've been so hungry everyday! I've made mostly good choices but not always. I know that I can't be perfect everyday, so I just keep trying to stay focused and do my best. I will get "back in the zone" again shortly. I am glad that Thea and I are finding time to do our long walks. I always feel better after one and it helps motivate me.

Thea's Log

4/3/08 Well, I've now got myself a real challenge since I broke my ankle the other night!! I'll continue to watch my points for food, and will do some exercise with my hand weights, to hopefully continue to lose weight. And with the work it takes to walk on crutches, hopefully that will burn off some extra pounds too!! It's going to be very hard for me, because I'm a very active person, and very independent. I'm not one to rely on someone else to get the job done, so I'm really not sure how this next month or so will go!! My husband is currently working in NJ, and will not be home until the end of April, so hopefully my youngest daughter will really help me out with things! But there's only so much a 7 year old can do!! Leslie has offered to do my grocery shopping this weekend if needed, so I may have to take her up on that one, as much as I hate it!! I made them put a walking cast on me, but they didn't do it right, so now I have to go back to have it re-done, so hopefully this time it will be right, and I'll be able to walk better with the crutches, and will stop having cramps in that leg!! I know that Leslie has really been working hard this week getting back on track with things, and I will keep encouraging her! She starts her new job next week, so I think that she will continue to do great!!

Mission Reports

August 20

Progress Report

Hello everyone! Just thought I'd take a few minutes to update our status on our weight loss journey! I have currently lost a total of 50 pounds since Leslie and I started all this last September, which I'm really proud of considering all that I've been through since I broke my ankle April 1st! Leslie and I both got off track those 4 months it took to heal up, but are working really hard to get back into things. Leslie has been doing great with walking, and though she's struggled week to week, she lost over 4 pounds this week when she weighed in! I'm so proud of her for that, she had been getting frustrated with her results, but she kept going and didn't give up!! I haven't had the time to work out as much as I would like to, but have been trying to get it in when I can, which is a lot harder now that my girls are back in school. But Leslie has offered to keep my youngest a couple of days a week, so that will help me out!

I started working on the treadmill last week, which my ankle didn't approve of I guess as it's been giving me fits, but I'm working through that, and know that things will get better! I'm just taking things day to day, and keeping focused on my main goal of losing 100 pounds by the time my oldest daughter graduates next May! I'm half way there, so I know I can do it!! But the main thing is to keep losing it slow, keeping my patience with it, to be able to maintain my loss for the rest of my life! I don't want to lose it fast, only to gain it all back again and then some!!

Hope everyone out there is doing well, and keeping themselves and their partners motivated!!

July 11

UPDATE ON PROGRESS

Hello everyone out there. I'm not sure how many of you are still keeping up with your pages, but thought that I'd put an update to our progress on here. It's been way too long, but with all that I've been through, guess I slacked off on keeping this page up to date!

I have been doing very well with my ankle, had my last visit to the physical therapist today, and hopefully when I go back to have it x-rayed at the end of the month, it will be completely healed. It still swells a whole lot, which is restricting the range of motion in it, but they said that could take up to a year before it goes down and stays down.

I'm still on the blood thinners, did well for 2 weeks, but then when I went back yesterday it was too thin again, so am back to starting over again and trying to get it at the right stage. So will have to once again go back next week to see where the level is at and whether or not they'll have to adjust the doseage.

Leslie and I both slacked off during all of my ordeal, but I've been doing really well the last three weeks at getting back on track on losing weight, and she has too. I didn't gain any back during the time I had stopped while trying to get healed up, which was really great! I've had two great weigh ins the last two weeks, and I've currently lost a total of 36 pounds since last September. I think Leslie is around 29, so she's doing well too!

I hope that everyone out there still has their buddies at their side, and are continuing on with their weight loss. Don't ever let anything stand in the way of what you want the most. I plan on being 100 pounds lighter for my daughter's graduation next May, so I've got a lot of work to do before then, but I'm back on track with WW and I've also joined the wellness center at the leisure center and have been working out almost every day. It will be harder for me to work out daily when school starts back up, but I will do my very best to be able to.

Keep your head held high, and your body motivated to move!!

May 12

Life

Well, it's been almost a month and a half since I broke my ankle, and then ended up in the hospital for the blood clots in my lungs and leg. I have been poked so many time with needles since then, that I lost track!! I have been doing good though, got my cast off a couple of weeks ago, and now have a boot cast that I can take on and off. I walk with crutches on my foot without the boot cast while I'm at home, to try to stretch the muscles out in my foot and calf, and it doesn't feel too great but it's helped a lot!! I go back to the orthopaedic doctor in June and hopefully it will be healed enough to get a brace to wear.

I'm still trying to get the blood thinner medication worked out, had it good a couple of weeks ago, but had to go back in this morning because I've had a head ache for a week. My blood is now too thin again, so we'll have to work on getting it back on track once again. Had to also have a CT scan done today, but that came back good!!

I haven't done much in the way of exercise, mostly because by the end of the day I'm so worn out! They said it would take a good couple of months or so to not be so tired, and I guess they weren't joking. Once my ankle heals more, and I don't get so tired from walking short distances, I'll start going for walks again.

I haven't been to a WW meeting in so long now, but am going to talk to my doctor to get her okay to start back next week. I know that since I've been laid up Leslie has not been staying on track either, so I really want us to start going back to the meetings.

I've done well not to gain any weight back, but feel like I'm starting to fall back into my old habits and will start gaining if I don't start going back to the meetings! I've done away with drinking soda's for the most part. But for some reason I have went to drinking sweet tea to get my caffeine in, which is not good. Ever since I've been in the hospital, dt. pepsi, etc. just doesn't even sound good. When I do have soda I usually have sprite or 7-up. So if I can get off the tea kick now, I'll be doing good!!

I really hope that everyone is still doing well with their weight loss, and will continue to do so! I can't wait until the next season of The Biggest Loser starts!

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April 13

Don't Take Things For Granted

Well, it's been quite an experience since I broke my ankle and not a good one by any means. The weekend after I broke it, I wasn't feeling well, and was short of breath just doing short walks to get things taken care of at home. Monday I went to work, still didn't feel well, and just basically tried to stay at my desk most of the day. Monday evening, picked up my youngest daughter from school, went through the drive through, because I didn't feel like doing any cooking. Got home, she took care of her bunnies, ate dinner and gave her a bath. But when I went to walk from my bathroom to my kitchen, I could not catch my breath and thought I was going to pass out. I sat in the chair until I could breath well enough to call my mom (she's a nurse). She of course said that I needed to go get it checked out, and to call Leslie to have her take me. Me being stubborn said okay, but I still had to get my daughter out of the bath, so when I got off the phone, I walked back in to get her out. By the time I got there, I again, couldn't catch my breath, and was really getting scared. I had my daughter bring me the phone, called Leslie, but couldn't talk, so she just said "I'm on my way" not knowing what was wrong and thinking it was my foot.

By the time she got here I was at the kitchen waiting for her, and was so glad to see her. I walked down the two steps of my deck, and could not catch my breath once again, so she pulled up right next to me, so I didn't have to walk any more. We went to the urgent care about 30 minutes away, she dropped me at the door, and I barely made it in, and some nice lady proceeded to get me in a wheel chair and take me to check in. By the time Leslie came in, I was really having a hard time with breathing, so she got the nurse and they took my straight to the back. They hooked me up to the EKG machine, and every other thing, my heart rate was sky high, oxygen level way low, blood pressure high, so they didn't waste much time with me there. They told me that they were going to send me on to the hospital by ambulance that they thought I had blood clots related to my broken ankle, gave me a shot and got me ready to go. Leslie called my husband in NJ to come home, and took my daughter to her house to get her to bed.

I proceeded to the hospital in the ambulance, and once there they proceeded to get me into have some type of scan of my lungs, x-rays and then came the bad news. I had two large clots completely blocking my right lung, and two other clots in my left lung. The doctor asked me if I knew just how close I had come to having a stroke or heart attack. I was trying to be calm, but really was scared. Leslie came back to the emergency room right after I had found out the bad news, and waited for a while with me while I was waiting on a room. I called my mom to let her know, and then had Leslie call my husband because I was so exhausted I didn't want to try to talk anymore. Leslie left before I went up to a room, as she still had to go by my house to pick up clothes for my daughter, and such.

I was sent to the ICU that night, and they also did some tests on Tuesday morning and found several more clots in the leg that I had broke. I stayed in the ICU through lunch time Wednesday. They then moved me to a step down unit for the rest of the week. I was having two shots a day and a pill to thin out my bloods and had to remain on complete bed rest the entire stay in the hospital and even though I hated it, I didn't want to move and take the chance of a clot coming loose and getting to my heart.

So my message to everyone out there is very simple, if you break a bone, and are taking birth control pills, be very careful, and if you start feeling bad or short of breath, get to a doctor, it just may very well save your life. I realize how close I was to not being here, because I am very independent and don't want to inconvenience people. If I had been stubborn enough to just wait it out on that Monday night, I may not have been alive by the next morning. I have a wonderful family, and plan on being around to see my girls grow up, but I very well could have not been doing that. Thankfully my husband and I both have great people to work for, so he is home for the rest of this month to help me out. I will not be able to go back to work until at least the 21st of this month, hopefully I'll be feeling well enough by then, and my blood thinners will be doing what they need to be. I will be on the blood thinners for 6 - 9 months, and have it checked often to make sure it's not to thick or thin. It's going to be a very long road, but I'm very thankful for the loving people around me. Leslie was there for me at the most critical time, so I am so grateful to have her as such a great friend. She's had a rough week dealing with taking me to the hospital, starting her new job Monday, and then her husband's grandfather passed away this week, so she's had a very stressful week!!

I wish everyone the best with their weight loss journeys, and just want to remind everyone how important that every minute of every day is. Don't take anything for granted, and don't ever let a day go by without telling the ones you love the most that you love them!! Red heart

April 03

Broken

Here's a picture of a bug similar to the one I was killing when I ended up breaking my foot while exterminating it!!! They are so nasty, and can get up to 1 1/2" in size!

I want to say thanks to those people who read my blog the other day, and left a comment! I did unfortunately break one bone in my ankle, so I spent a few hours at the urgent care, only to have them splint it, and send me on to meet with an orthopedic doctor. Luckily, I only broke one bone clean through, and didn't damage the other side, so they were able to put a cast on it, rather than have to pin it.

I was very happy to hear that! I will have to wear a cast for 4 weeks, then will go back to have them x-ray it to see if it's healed enough to wear a boot cast. If so, then I'll have to keep that on for 2 months, but at least I can take that off!!

Three months at the minimum to heal, so guess I'll be trying to figure out other ways to exercise to start knocking off some more of these pounds!! I'm very thankful that I have already lost a little more than 10% of my body weight, because that extra weight could've made the break worse.

Today I feel like I was run over by a truck, my arm, chest and back muscles are so sore from the crutches, left leg is sore from carrying all of my weight, and the right leg is just sore from everything!! Of course, it didn't help my right foot when I fell on it last night when I got home, trying to go up my deck steps!! It added a huge bruise to my knee, and a nice scrape on my arm! All I could think was, I really don't need to break my arm too!!

House cleaning will be quite a challenge this weekend, I guess my 7 year old will learn how to run a vacuum! She's been so amazing though, really helping mom out with everything! My friends are really great too, offering to help me out with everything too! I may take Leslie up on letting her get groceries for me, as I always park at the back of the parking lot when I go to stores for two reasons! One, so that nobody doors my truck, and two, to get in some exercise. So I guess we'll see how I feel by the weekend!

I hope that everyone continues to stay on track, and continue to lose their weight to get to their goals! And I'm hoping that Leslie will be able to stay motivated, and will continue to go do long walks on the weekend, even though I won't be able to do it with her!

Thea

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