Sorry guys, it's been awhile since I updated. It has been a little crazy the past week. Katie went home on Friday (I SOOOOOOOO.... miss her) this weekend I went to a concert and Sunday my head was pounding! So needless to say, its been awhile and I am sorry.
To update on the sleep study, this one went better than the last. I was able to take a sleeping pill that whisked me off to sleep very quickly, thank God! Before I knew it, it was morning and it was all over! Of course the nurse that watched over me wasn't able to tell me anything. I did get out of her that she had to go up pretty high with the air flow. Not sure what "pretty high" means, but I guess I will find out in a couple weeks. My mom was so funny, the day after the sleep study she asks me "So, what did the doctor say"? Of course my follow up visit isn't until September 10th. She asked me, "What happens if you die between now and then"? Well, I guess I am dead, right? LOL...she is so funny. Just like a mom to worry. I have survived this long, I guess a couple more weeks wouldn't matter, right?
Well, today was my first day back to school. I am still working towards my degree, I will finish one of these days. I, hopefully, have one more semester at FCC and then I get to transfer to Hood. I can't wait! The sad thing is I am so used to taking night classes, that this is the first semester that I have taken a morning class. WOW the dynamics are VERY different. I am used to being the youngest, or at least in the bottom 3, where now I am the oldest. I DO NOT like that! My fear is everyone will look to me for the answer since I am "older and wiser", totally NOT true. Although, one class I am taking is complete "BS"....teaching mathematics....this means sitting through a class "teaching" me how to "teach" basic math. I swear, who ever comes up with the curriculum has two things in mind, money, and wasting my time (of course this latter of the two only pertains to me since the world revolves around me, right?)
Anyhow, as soon as I meet with my doctor I will have more info on what happens next with the CPAP machine and all. I just want to get on the damn machine and start having a good night sleep. If any of you follow my body bug updates on Facebook, you know that my sleep is in need of some serious work!
Next week I go for MORE blood work to check on my liver and have a sonogram done. Here is to hoping that nothing has changed since the last one 6 months ago so I won't have to do it again in 6 months. If I get a good report I won't have to have it done again in a year or so. So here is to hoping!
Have a happy week and I hope to update again before the weekend. I weigh in tomorrow since I forgot to do it this morning. Lets hope I am down 2 more pounds. Cross your fingers for me!
Monday, August 23, 2010
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
A New Sleep Study...
Well, tonight I have another sleep study to do. The last one was horrible, hopefully this one will be a little better since my doctor gave me a sleeping pill to take before I got to bed. I had such a hard time the last go round that she wanted to make sure to get a full night sleep study. This is also where the doctor will be fitting me for a CPAP machine. Lets hope that all goes well. I hate having to do this, but if it means that I will get a good night sleep, and help me lose weight, well I guess I have to do it. As most of you know, I don't sleep very well.
I will blog tomorrow about my wonderful experience and maybe, just MAYBE, I might put a picture on here to show you guys what I look like when they attach all the wires and machines up to me. I also said in one of my posts that I would try to up load the results from my last sleep study, but I have yet to figure that out. If anyone knows, please let me know. I tried taking pictures of the information, but its not large enough to read.
Anyhow, wish me luck and I will fill you in tomorrow.
Good night, all!
I will blog tomorrow about my wonderful experience and maybe, just MAYBE, I might put a picture on here to show you guys what I look like when they attach all the wires and machines up to me. I also said in one of my posts that I would try to up load the results from my last sleep study, but I have yet to figure that out. If anyone knows, please let me know. I tried taking pictures of the information, but its not large enough to read.
Anyhow, wish me luck and I will fill you in tomorrow.
Good night, all!
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
New Goal...
I just plugged in my body bugg and realized that I am 200 steps away from 10000 steps, which would be a new goal for me with the body bugg. So, Katie and I are off to walk the dog and make my goal of 10000 steps for today! I am SOOOOOO..... EXCITED!!!! Reaching new goals and new heights in weight loss!
AWESOME day today!!!!
Oh, I just had to share I had a FANTASTIC day today according to my body bugg, here is the low down....
Calories burned.............3151
Calories consumed........1726
Physical Activity...........1:31
Steps Taken..................9107
Yes! A great day if I may say so myself, and it is only 8:08pm.
Calories burned.............3151
Calories consumed........1726
Physical Activity...........1:31
Steps Taken..................9107
Yes! A great day if I may say so myself, and it is only 8:08pm.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Neurologist Appointment...
The Neurologist appointment was kind of bittersweet...
I went there wanting to talk the doctor out of the suggestion of a CPAP machine. Come to find out, my sleep apnea is so bad, that it's my ONLY option. To make matters worse, this apnea that I have is so severe that I will probably have to stay on a machine for the rest of my life. Apparently, my apnea is so severe that I stop breathing 117 times in one hour. Which to think of that in an hour span, there is only 60 minutes in an hour. So, that is like 2 times in one minute. How many breaths do you think we take in one minute?
Anyhow, here is the low down that she gave me. My oxygen level over all is at about 68% when I am sleeping. They would like to see it at 90% for at least 40% of my sleep time. They also found that I do not go into a REM sleep. I actually only made it to the first 2 levels of sleep when I did my sleep study. To kind of make all of this make sense, the average person has an average of >5 apnea's in one hour. A mild case of apnea would be 5-15 apnea's in one hour. A moderate case of apnea would be 15-30 apnea's in one hour and a severe case would be <30 apnea's in one hour. For me, I had 117 apnea's in one hour.
So, with all that said, I am getting sh*ty sleep every night. My body is not getting the energy source that it needs from my sleep, so my body needs to get this energy from somewhere. Well where else does our bodies get energy from? Yup, FOOD!!!
So, this is where the bittersweet comes into play. I am crossing my fingers and hoping, I get on this AWFUL machine, get a good nights sleep for once in my life, and drop the pounds like Van Dam! Not to mention, that maybe I would be able to get off some of this medication that I am on. I hate the fact that I take so many medications. I am 29 years old for goodness sakes and I take as many pills as my 89 year old grandfather (well maybe that is stretching it a bit, but it feels that way). How sad is that?
I get fitted for the CPAP machine next Wednesday, August 18th, and then I have to find out where my insurance company wants me to go to purchase one. YAY, I get to deal with the insurance company, that ought to be fun!
I think that is all, I will keep everyone posted as the days tick by!
I went there wanting to talk the doctor out of the suggestion of a CPAP machine. Come to find out, my sleep apnea is so bad, that it's my ONLY option. To make matters worse, this apnea that I have is so severe that I will probably have to stay on a machine for the rest of my life. Apparently, my apnea is so severe that I stop breathing 117 times in one hour. Which to think of that in an hour span, there is only 60 minutes in an hour. So, that is like 2 times in one minute. How many breaths do you think we take in one minute?
Anyhow, here is the low down that she gave me. My oxygen level over all is at about 68% when I am sleeping. They would like to see it at 90% for at least 40% of my sleep time. They also found that I do not go into a REM sleep. I actually only made it to the first 2 levels of sleep when I did my sleep study. To kind of make all of this make sense, the average person has an average of >5 apnea's in one hour. A mild case of apnea would be 5-15 apnea's in one hour. A moderate case of apnea would be 15-30 apnea's in one hour and a severe case would be <30 apnea's in one hour. For me, I had 117 apnea's in one hour.
So, with all that said, I am getting sh*ty sleep every night. My body is not getting the energy source that it needs from my sleep, so my body needs to get this energy from somewhere. Well where else does our bodies get energy from? Yup, FOOD!!!
So, this is where the bittersweet comes into play. I am crossing my fingers and hoping, I get on this AWFUL machine, get a good nights sleep for once in my life, and drop the pounds like Van Dam! Not to mention, that maybe I would be able to get off some of this medication that I am on. I hate the fact that I take so many medications. I am 29 years old for goodness sakes and I take as many pills as my 89 year old grandfather (well maybe that is stretching it a bit, but it feels that way). How sad is that?
I get fitted for the CPAP machine next Wednesday, August 18th, and then I have to find out where my insurance company wants me to go to purchase one. YAY, I get to deal with the insurance company, that ought to be fun!
I think that is all, I will keep everyone posted as the days tick by!
Oh, that was GOOD!
I just had to let everyone know, I just consumed the BEST lunch EVER!!! I made the best thing since a side salad! Here is what you do.
1. Take a ripe tomato and slice 2 thick slices off of the tomato (try to get center pieces of the tomato, they taste the best and are the largest portion of the tomato)
2. Add salt and pepper to taste.
3. Add 1/4 cup of avocado on top of the tomato slices.
4. Add crumbled feta cheese (I used low fat, plain feta)
5. Add 2 tablespoons of real bacon bits (you can get these in the salad dressing section of the grocery store).
ENJOY!!!
Oh my, it was DELICIOUS! I just had to share this with you all right away.
Now back to work!
1. Take a ripe tomato and slice 2 thick slices off of the tomato (try to get center pieces of the tomato, they taste the best and are the largest portion of the tomato)
2. Add salt and pepper to taste.
3. Add 1/4 cup of avocado on top of the tomato slices.
4. Add crumbled feta cheese (I used low fat, plain feta)
5. Add 2 tablespoons of real bacon bits (you can get these in the salad dressing section of the grocery store).
ENJOY!!!
Oh my, it was DELICIOUS! I just had to share this with you all right away.
Now back to work!
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Another couple days...
Sorry guys, its been awhile since my last post. Nothing big since my last post. I did meet with my dietitian. She is so proud of all my hard work. She is really digging the body bugg reports and hopes that more of her clients will be willing to use it in the future.
I have had so many questions about the body bugg while I am out in public. Just the other day I was at Safeway grocery shopping and a woman stops me and says "isn't that one of those things that the people in the biggest loser wears"? Its crazy the response that I have received from it. At the gym, I had two different women come up to me and ask me about the system and if I feel that it is really working for me. Well, I will have to let them know in a couple months. So far so good.
I did make it to the gym this week. Great work out today and it definitely shows in my progress summary for today and yesterday. I have an appointment to see a Neurologist tomorrow, so we will see what they recommend from my sleep study. I am sure that they are going to suggest a CPAP machine, which I am not happy about, but I have found several studies where people that were overweight and then went on these machines lost crazy amounts of weight. All because they were not getting a restful sleep every night. As most of you can see on my facebook page, I am not getting very good quality of sleep.
Here is to hoping....
I have had so many questions about the body bugg while I am out in public. Just the other day I was at Safeway grocery shopping and a woman stops me and says "isn't that one of those things that the people in the biggest loser wears"? Its crazy the response that I have received from it. At the gym, I had two different women come up to me and ask me about the system and if I feel that it is really working for me. Well, I will have to let them know in a couple months. So far so good.
I did make it to the gym this week. Great work out today and it definitely shows in my progress summary for today and yesterday. I have an appointment to see a Neurologist tomorrow, so we will see what they recommend from my sleep study. I am sure that they are going to suggest a CPAP machine, which I am not happy about, but I have found several studies where people that were overweight and then went on these machines lost crazy amounts of weight. All because they were not getting a restful sleep every night. As most of you can see on my facebook page, I am not getting very good quality of sleep.
Here is to hoping....
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Yes, its been a good day!
Today has been a great day. I successfully went out to eat dinner and forwent temptation. I ate a delicious Talapia with steamed shrimp, a baked potato and a salad. Tonight everyone enjoyed ice cream and I had a slice of toast with sugar free jelly and sugar free bread with peanut butter. It satisfied my sweet tooth and was filling. Each day gets a little easier and I must say having the body bugg has been such a good thing for me. The only person that I can really lie too is myself. It really does hold me accountable.
A couple of tips that I would like to give to those out there wanting to lose weight.
1. Do not eat while your standing. I find that I consume about half as many carbs. while sitting and eating a meal as I do while I am standing.
2. Do not eat while you cook. If you find this hard to do. Get carrots or celery sticks out and nibble on them while you cook. I mindlessly can eat 500 calories EASY while standing and cooking. Hence the first and second tip.
3. Left overs are OK. If your child doesn't eat all their food avoid the feeling of having to not waste food. If that's the case, put it in the fridge to have as a snack later or a meal the following day.
4. Last but not least, use a small salad plate for your dinner plate. I found that my servings were WAY off and I kept them in better check when I started using a smaller plate.
These, of course, are tips that most people know, but they have really helped me so far. At this point I am willing to do anything to be successful!
A couple of tips that I would like to give to those out there wanting to lose weight.
1. Do not eat while your standing. I find that I consume about half as many carbs. while sitting and eating a meal as I do while I am standing.
2. Do not eat while you cook. If you find this hard to do. Get carrots or celery sticks out and nibble on them while you cook. I mindlessly can eat 500 calories EASY while standing and cooking. Hence the first and second tip.
3. Left overs are OK. If your child doesn't eat all their food avoid the feeling of having to not waste food. If that's the case, put it in the fridge to have as a snack later or a meal the following day.
4. Last but not least, use a small salad plate for your dinner plate. I found that my servings were WAY off and I kept them in better check when I started using a smaller plate.
These, of course, are tips that most people know, but they have really helped me so far. At this point I am willing to do anything to be successful!
Friday, August 6, 2010
Nutrition Information...
Nutrition information is so hard to find when you purchase prepared foods and drinks from restaurants. Why is that? Shouldn't it be a requirement that all restaurants have a listing of nutrition information posted or at least available to people that would like to know what they are consuming. My boss was very kind to bring me back a Jet Smoothie from the local cafe here in Damascus, but unfortunately I can not find anywhere on the internet the nutritional information for the smoothie. Very frustrating! Maybe I am not as good on the internet as I thought, maybe some of you can help me.
The maker of the smoothie juice is Jet Smoothie! The smoothies name is Acai Blueberry Jet Smoothie! See if maybe one of you guys can find the information for me. I can't log the info into my body bugg unless I have this information. I found a smoothie that was close to it yesterday, but it is not the exact.
Let me know if any of you find the info for me! It would be greatly appreciated! Have a wonderful day!
The maker of the smoothie juice is Jet Smoothie! The smoothies name is Acai Blueberry Jet Smoothie! See if maybe one of you guys can find the information for me. I can't log the info into my body bugg unless I have this information. I found a smoothie that was close to it yesterday, but it is not the exact.
Let me know if any of you find the info for me! It would be greatly appreciated! Have a wonderful day!
Thursday, August 5, 2010
OOPS...
Today was a rough day! I did alright the first half of the day. I even did well through dinner. The family ordered pizza. I didn't eat ANY of the pizza, which I LOVE!!! I instead enjoyed my salad and taco meat. Good, but it wasn't the pizza that I so desired! So after dinner I enjoyed a baked potato and then a small bag of peanut m&m's. It was the snack size that has about 6 m&m's in them. Sad thing is after adding all my meals and snacks up, I loaded on cards today. Way out of the usual for me lately. Imagine if I had enjoyed the pizza!
Tomorrow is another day! I think its because I didn't wear the body bugg today. The stupid band has been hurting my arm. When they send out the body bugg they send it with an "average" arm band. It fit my arm, but it was really tight. So I couldn't force myself to put it on this morning, after wearing it for two days. Luckily this evening my new arm band was in the mail. So the bugg is back on and tomorrow will be better.
Short post tonight, I am tired and I need to get to bed.
Tomorrow is another day! I think its because I didn't wear the body bugg today. The stupid band has been hurting my arm. When they send out the body bugg they send it with an "average" arm band. It fit my arm, but it was really tight. So I couldn't force myself to put it on this morning, after wearing it for two days. Luckily this evening my new arm band was in the mail. So the bugg is back on and tomorrow will be better.
Short post tonight, I am tired and I need to get to bed.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
I Made it to the Gym Today...
Yes everyone, I got my lazy butt out of the bed this morning and went to the gym. Aren't you proud of me? The motivation to go was not there, but I was determined to go. By every effort of my grandfather to keep me in the house as long as possible, I escaped without harm and made it out alive. That of course is a joke, but it seems to me that when ever I am in a hurry to get somewhere that is the time he chooses to have a 20 minute discussion about potatoes or corn, you name it!
I was a little disappointed that I didn't get to use the treadmill, but it forced me away from my comfort zone and I did the elliptical. Geeze, my butt cheeks on fire tonight. I think I must have been clutching them the whole time I was on the machine.
On another note, the suggestion has been made to voice my actual weight. You know, put it out there for everyone to know. Oh my! The thought of that just makes my stomach have butterflies. I don't even think my husband knows my true weight. There are only two, sorry three, people that REALLY know that number. The question that I keep asking myself is why am I so afraid of that number? I mean, it's just that, a number. I am not going to be that number for long, at least that is not my intentions any ways. But there is shame for me behind that number. The fact that I let myself get this large. No one else has done this, just me. I guess I look at it the same way a person feels about drinking or smoking. You know its bad for you, but for some reason that STUPID little voice in your head keeps nagging the shit out of you to keep eating! I HATE that little voice. If it was of physical form, I would find it and choke the shit out of it!
Any ways, when I am ready, I am going to post my starting weight and keep you posted on the progress along the way. I am not ready for that point yet, but I am sure it will be very freeing when I finally get to that point. Hell, I am still trying to get used to wearing spandex in public. I guess you get to the point where you just have to say to yourself, "Oh the hell with it"!
I was a little disappointed that I didn't get to use the treadmill, but it forced me away from my comfort zone and I did the elliptical. Geeze, my butt cheeks on fire tonight. I think I must have been clutching them the whole time I was on the machine.
On another note, the suggestion has been made to voice my actual weight. You know, put it out there for everyone to know. Oh my! The thought of that just makes my stomach have butterflies. I don't even think my husband knows my true weight. There are only two, sorry three, people that REALLY know that number. The question that I keep asking myself is why am I so afraid of that number? I mean, it's just that, a number. I am not going to be that number for long, at least that is not my intentions any ways. But there is shame for me behind that number. The fact that I let myself get this large. No one else has done this, just me. I guess I look at it the same way a person feels about drinking or smoking. You know its bad for you, but for some reason that STUPID little voice in your head keeps nagging the shit out of you to keep eating! I HATE that little voice. If it was of physical form, I would find it and choke the shit out of it!
Any ways, when I am ready, I am going to post my starting weight and keep you posted on the progress along the way. I am not ready for that point yet, but I am sure it will be very freeing when I finally get to that point. Hell, I am still trying to get used to wearing spandex in public. I guess you get to the point where you just have to say to yourself, "Oh the hell with it"!
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Today is another day...
I have had a lot of positive responses from everyone. Thank you for being such a positive force in my life.
As I am sitting here preparing to do dinner for the family, I can't seem to stop thinking about this past week on vacation. Do you ever experience something (good or bad) and you can't stop replaying the situation over and over in your head? My family and I took a couple of days off and went to VA beach area to visit my sister and her family. It was an awesome trip. We did a lot, in very little time. Water Country USA on Thursday, Busch Gardens on Friday, and the beach on Saturday. I was really excited about going to Busch Gardens. I had not been since high school and I was extremely excited about going again. It wasn't until I got to the park that I realized that I may not be able to ride some of the roller coasters. I love roller coasters, but memories from a previous Hershey Park visit a few years back, brought back some memories. I remember I was with my sister in law and we went off together at Hershey Park to ride a couple of rides together. We left the kiddos with our hubby's and took off. I remember getting on this ride where your feet dangle, but you have this huge harness that goes over top of your head. In order to ride the ride you have to be able to clip the harness over your head and between your legs. I remember a girl that was a little larger than I was, was unable to completely close the harness. She was made to get off the ride because she was too large. All I could think of walking into Busch Gardens was that I was going to be that girl, unable to ride the rides because I was too large. I knew I was going to have difficulty because I am much larger now then I was a few years ago. I remember sitting on that ride with my sister in law having difficulty closing the harness myself. I sat there and prayed and sucked in my stomach as much as I could and it finally snapped shut. "THANK THE LORD", I remember hearing myself say.
So walking into Busch Gardens I immediately suggested to everyone, "hey you guys go ahead and take the teenagers and Patty and I will take the little kids". Of course the guys were all excited no arguments there, I of course suggested this without consulting my sister. She agreed to go with me and the kids, but she really wanted to ride the roller coasters as well. Here is yet another hindrance that I have had all because of my weight.
Finally we all met up and went around the park together. Patty finally got to ride a ride with the teens and men. While they were on the rides I tried sitting on one of the seats that they have sitting outside the coasters lines. Yeah, I was right, I didn't fit in the seat nor did the harness close. Embarrassed and ashamed, I sat with the little kids and cried. I hated that feeling. I don't want to be this person any longer. I want to be smaller, I want to walk into a theme park and be able to sit in the seats without worrying of whether I am going to fit in the seat or not.
That's ok, next year when I AM smaller I am going back to Busch Gardens and I am going to ride EVERY SINGLE ride. I may even pay extra to be able to cut in front of everyone else just to ensure that I get to ride every single ride.
I couldn't help but think of this today. More motivation to keep moving, and keep the food from my lips!
As I am sitting here preparing to do dinner for the family, I can't seem to stop thinking about this past week on vacation. Do you ever experience something (good or bad) and you can't stop replaying the situation over and over in your head? My family and I took a couple of days off and went to VA beach area to visit my sister and her family. It was an awesome trip. We did a lot, in very little time. Water Country USA on Thursday, Busch Gardens on Friday, and the beach on Saturday. I was really excited about going to Busch Gardens. I had not been since high school and I was extremely excited about going again. It wasn't until I got to the park that I realized that I may not be able to ride some of the roller coasters. I love roller coasters, but memories from a previous Hershey Park visit a few years back, brought back some memories. I remember I was with my sister in law and we went off together at Hershey Park to ride a couple of rides together. We left the kiddos with our hubby's and took off. I remember getting on this ride where your feet dangle, but you have this huge harness that goes over top of your head. In order to ride the ride you have to be able to clip the harness over your head and between your legs. I remember a girl that was a little larger than I was, was unable to completely close the harness. She was made to get off the ride because she was too large. All I could think of walking into Busch Gardens was that I was going to be that girl, unable to ride the rides because I was too large. I knew I was going to have difficulty because I am much larger now then I was a few years ago. I remember sitting on that ride with my sister in law having difficulty closing the harness myself. I sat there and prayed and sucked in my stomach as much as I could and it finally snapped shut. "THANK THE LORD", I remember hearing myself say.
So walking into Busch Gardens I immediately suggested to everyone, "hey you guys go ahead and take the teenagers and Patty and I will take the little kids". Of course the guys were all excited no arguments there, I of course suggested this without consulting my sister. She agreed to go with me and the kids, but she really wanted to ride the roller coasters as well. Here is yet another hindrance that I have had all because of my weight.
Finally we all met up and went around the park together. Patty finally got to ride a ride with the teens and men. While they were on the rides I tried sitting on one of the seats that they have sitting outside the coasters lines. Yeah, I was right, I didn't fit in the seat nor did the harness close. Embarrassed and ashamed, I sat with the little kids and cried. I hated that feeling. I don't want to be this person any longer. I want to be smaller, I want to walk into a theme park and be able to sit in the seats without worrying of whether I am going to fit in the seat or not.
That's ok, next year when I AM smaller I am going back to Busch Gardens and I am going to ride EVERY SINGLE ride. I may even pay extra to be able to cut in front of everyone else just to ensure that I get to ride every single ride.
I couldn't help but think of this today. More motivation to keep moving, and keep the food from my lips!
Monday, August 2, 2010
Today is the Day!
Well today is my first post. If you read the "about me" section you will know a little of my history. You know that I have several different health issues that are mainly related to my weight. So I have finally decided to do something about it. So, along my journey I will be blogging about all my doctors visits, weigh-ins, you will even be able to view my body bugg information from my facebook page. I will try to link it to my blog if possible. I am still learning about the fabulous technology that is the "body bugg".
To get everyone up to speed, I have been diagnosed with several different health issues such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, pre-diabetes, severe obstructive sleep apnea, a hiatal hernia, acid reflux (due to the hernia), and last but not least, a fatty liver. That is one hell of a list. As I am typing all of this I can't believe that a 29 year old female (ME) has all these health issues, and all because of my weight. Now, granted high cholesterol runs in my family, but most of the others are all weight related. Sad, right!
Well, after my last doctors visit my doctor gave me ONE last year to get my weight under control or she is going to suggest some kind of weight loss surgery. Now, coming from a person that has only had to stay in the hospital to give birth, I DO NOT WANT SURGERY!!!! I am going to do all I can to prevent surgery.
For me I think the easy part is saying, I am going to do this. The hard part is ACTUALLY doing it. I can't tell you how many nights I say to myself, "tomorrow I am going to the gym" and then only to wake up at 7:30am to roll over hit the snooze 12 times and then finally turning the damn alarm off and going back to bed. Not the smartest thing to do, but boy does the bed feel so good at that moment, especially since I haven't had a good nights sleep (hence the severe obstructive sleep apnea). Apparently I never go into the REM sleep that our bodies need so I wake up every morning EXHAUSTED!!! I also stop breathing a couple hundred times a night so my body is not getting the oxygen it needs either. I will post a couple of links that explain more in-depth about this for those of you that are interested in reading up about it, no need to bore you any further. I am actually tired right now. I think it is time to go to bed. After all it is 11:30pm.
I am off to bed and I am telling myself I am going to the gym tomorrow, check back tomorrow to see if I actually go!
To get everyone up to speed, I have been diagnosed with several different health issues such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, pre-diabetes, severe obstructive sleep apnea, a hiatal hernia, acid reflux (due to the hernia), and last but not least, a fatty liver. That is one hell of a list. As I am typing all of this I can't believe that a 29 year old female (ME) has all these health issues, and all because of my weight. Now, granted high cholesterol runs in my family, but most of the others are all weight related. Sad, right!
Well, after my last doctors visit my doctor gave me ONE last year to get my weight under control or she is going to suggest some kind of weight loss surgery. Now, coming from a person that has only had to stay in the hospital to give birth, I DO NOT WANT SURGERY!!!! I am going to do all I can to prevent surgery.
For me I think the easy part is saying, I am going to do this. The hard part is ACTUALLY doing it. I can't tell you how many nights I say to myself, "tomorrow I am going to the gym" and then only to wake up at 7:30am to roll over hit the snooze 12 times and then finally turning the damn alarm off and going back to bed. Not the smartest thing to do, but boy does the bed feel so good at that moment, especially since I haven't had a good nights sleep (hence the severe obstructive sleep apnea). Apparently I never go into the REM sleep that our bodies need so I wake up every morning EXHAUSTED!!! I also stop breathing a couple hundred times a night so my body is not getting the oxygen it needs either. I will post a couple of links that explain more in-depth about this for those of you that are interested in reading up about it, no need to bore you any further. I am actually tired right now. I think it is time to go to bed. After all it is 11:30pm.
I am off to bed and I am telling myself I am going to the gym tomorrow, check back tomorrow to see if I actually go!
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