I Think This May Work!!!

I ended up calling Geek Squad late last night and went to bed with them working on it for me!  They got my games to work on Facebook, got Google Chrome to work! The machine is working more like a PC than a tablet!  I'm missing with it this morning, but I will be back and write a little later!

Here is a picture of me taken at the gym yesterday!  I have a long way to go but I'm going!  I'll add some more views when I post!  Want to make sure this works right!

Oh God! This is a test!

My laptop went on the fritz again!!!!!  The freaking power supply cord will not charge the battery nor will it supply power to the unit!  Yes this is the $1500 Asus Zenbook 2 years old that spent over a month in the shop back in June!!!!  We just spent another $1500 on a Microsoft Surface Pro which is crap!!!!!  I can't figure the thing out plus it is telling me Internet Explorer is not compatible with Blogger!!!!  I'm just freaking out!!!  This is a test post and to let you know what is going on.  I guess there is a trip planned to Best Buy again tomorrow!!!!!!  I have so much to say too!!!!!

Oh Man! I Hate Breaking Promises!!!!

I have so much to say!!!!  I just feel way too bad to write!!!!  I'm not promising y'all any more.  Hopefully tomorrow I will feel up to writing.  So much to tell!!!....

Sick! (update)

I have been dizzy drunk feeling.  Today better.  I have Anna this morning and then my oncologist afterwards.  Then I'm coming home and I will post!

UPDATE:  My afternoon appt. ran a long time.  I developed a bad toothache and came home a slept.  It's late and tomorrow morning I have a class scheduled at the gym and a Dr. appt. at 1:30.  I promise to fill you in when I get home.  Lots to write about the gym!  Sick of Dr. appts!!!  Thursday I have 2 more and can you believe I have another one on Friday?!!!!!

Where Does Time Go?

Everyday I get up and say I'm going to post and time gets away from me!

Let's see what all has happened...

I saw the dentist and it was a hell of a visit.  He pinched my lip and caused it to bleed so bad he had to cauterize it!  He had a devil of a time keeping my mouth numb for some dumb reason.  I was scared to death he wasn't going to be able to crown my tooth or fill the one with a cavity.  He did it but I'm telling you I felt it good!  Good thing I can fight through pain!  My mouth was sore for a week and my lip is still swollen and it hurts!

Two days later I started having uncontrollable diarrhea and again it was about 6 days after my Remicade!  Second month in a roll.  Do I need to explain how sick I am of this.  Here it is almost a week later and I'm getting better.  Come to find out all my pathology reports came back benign!   YEA!!!!!  But...I do have severe Colitis and the Dr. put me on a new medicine and told me it would take a week to 10 days to get better!  Great!  Today is day 4 of the meds.  This Dr. wants to see me today in the Woodlands at 3:40!!!  3:40!!!  That is cross town in rush hour traffic (at least getting home) with diarrhea!  Idiot!  I'm calling them this morning to beg mercy!!!!!

We have been doing OK since letting the chef go.  I do miss her!  But it was time.  I'm not doing any thing fancy but doing only 2-3 recipes a week.  I'm getting use to it.  Not sure about taking back the grocery shopping again but that will be next.  Basically baking chicken and fish and doing steam-able veggies and such.  Of course I have to fix things up a bit. LOL!

Last weekend Mark and I attacked our home office and made great strides.  I'm sure we will hit it had again this weekend.  It looks so much better and I'm not so overwhelmed about it.  I could kill him for saving all the paper stuff he thinks we need to have.  It was crazy and after 3 lawn bags full of shredded stuff he finally is on board with me!

I have worked on my angel at night and she is coming along.  I will post another picture of her in the next few days.  In fact, I'll post the last one I took!  Here she is:

Another good thing is DOWNSIZE has opened!!!!  The bad thing is with this Colitis I can't work out so I'm pissed!  I'm so ready to get going!!!!  I have signed up for my body analysis tomorrow.  I think that I can do it!  Pray!  and I signed up for classes next week.  It is going to be so much fun, especially getting to work out with other large people and trainers who have a heart like Chris Powell for transformations!

Looks like fun doesn't it?  I can't wait!  I feel a new journey coming on!  May just have to go back to Progress picture and Stats!  What do you think?  Would you like that?

I Know! Time Got Away With Me!

I don't know where to start!  Life is different with Tabitha living here.  She is a real sweet girl and isn't here very much and when she is, we really enjoy her!

This last week was a whirlwind with Dr. appts, seeing Karen and the colonoscopy.  Glad that is over!  I think it was the worse one ever!  Long story short, the way the Dr. ordered the prep didn't fully clean me out and told my husband that!  The nodule is still there, he told Mark he did a stool test for an infection and there were some erosions.  We won't know anything for 2-4 weeks!  I'm worried sick about this nodule!!!!  Pray for me!!!!

I did get a good report from the Cardiologist!  They did a ultra sound and a echo-cardiogram and the heart is smaller than it was in April.  It was beating strong, not skipping a beat and the vessels looked to be open!  He explained to me the type of congestive heart failure I do have and he assured me that it is fully reversible!  He said the heart muscle was thick.  He told me if I keep doing everything he says to that all the damage done to my heart and no one would be ever to tell that I was ever obese!  I gave him a high 5 and told him I was ready to get it done!  I'm so pumped about this!!!  He was also shocked that my weight was down.  Funny thing he asked me how I was doing it because he wanted to lose a few lbs and was having a hard time with it.

It was great getting to see Karen even though it was lunch with the family.  So, we didn't get to do any girl talking but at least we saw each other!  She will be coming back in September because he son is getting married so hopefully we will get a few days in.  I sure hope so anyway.

It was a tough decision getting rid of the chef and last week was so crazy I ate out more than I should have and the fluid has been horrible!  Today I'm making chicken salad and tuna salad for lunch, egg muffins for breakfasts.  I bought a low carb cookbook and I'm making a Mozzerella Meatloaf and some BBQ Country Style ribs.  I'll just grill some chicken and bake some fish for fill in's.  I see the Weight Dr. this Tuesday and I hope we can figure out how to get me back on track.  I really just want to do low-carb or Chris Powell's carb cycling as I believe it will achieve the same results.  I have lots of questions for her.  Since the candy bar I have struggled!!!!

How are all of you doing?  Leave me a comment.  It encourages me!

I have a dental appointment on Monday and I see the other cardiologist on Wednesday.  The A-Fib medicine is working!!!!  Yea!  Oh!!!! Another thing the main cardiologist said to me was I can get off this A-Fib medicine because it can go away with healing and strengthening my heart!  How cool is that?

The gym should open next Monday and I'm excited about getting that going once again!  I really hope and pray that they can help me get my strength and body back!  I know all of this is 80% nutrition so...speaking of which I need to get my salads put together!

I'll be back tomorrow!

Time Has Gotten Away!

Quick update so you all don't worry about me!

Got a long term house guest last Monday.  Been cleaning out to give Tabitha some room.  She works with Mark part-time and is a student.  Family she was staying with all of a sudden asked her to leave, she was going to sleep in her car.  When I heard about it, I asked her to come and stay here.  More to this but will tell more later.

Good report from Cardiologist!  Can't wait to tell about it!

Have still be having stomach issues and of all things pro-biotics have helped.  Colonoscopy is scheduled on Thursday.

In the last 2 days I have shopped Costco and a new Market store that opened in our area.  Knees hurt but I did it!

Let the Chef go so now I'm the cook!

I may not get back here till after the colonoscopy.  Maybe I can write Wednesday morning before the prep starts.  If not after the colonoscopy.

My eating has been horrible! Have gained weight but at least I know what I need to do.  I hate the way I feel!  Sugar and refined carbs are YUCK!!!!

My best friend Karen is here from Norway and I'll get to see her after Anna in the morning!

Sorry for a short glimpse but I will tell more as soon as I can!  PROMISE!