Extra post today to cover yesterday!
Progress as of today: 101 lbs lost so far, only 56 lbs to go!
July 3, 2021
Augh. The cat got out of my bedroom tonight. I don't know for how long. I don't think the Frontline is working and flea bombing the main living area is problematic. Augh. She did not want to go back in my bedroom and hissed at me when I went to grab her so I put her in the bathroom. I figure it's better than sharing space with her and being pissed at her.
Today is my last day of 1 yoga class ='s 1 scratcher lotto ticket. I used 6 tickets and won 3 tickets. Meh. The scratching is more satisfying than the win. I rolled them into 10 more... Starting tomorrow, I need to stand up and immediately go for a walk after yoga. Harder than it sounds. I don't want to do anything. I barely want to get out of my house clothes and into yoga clothes. I don't want to put on walk clothes, be sweaty and uncomfortable and navigate my neighborhood. All I want to do is eat ice cream and watch Netflix. Plus dad wants things the minute he hears my door open... and a walk delays feeding him dinner which rolls into my shower and bed time. I guess I will find a way to negotiate that. I set an alexa reminder for him to have a "last call" at 7pm... that helped a little. I got through yoga, made him a burger, and then took all the clothes I set aside for donation to the Salvation Army. Bags and bags of an entire professional wardrobe in size 2x... I'm a L headed back to a M right now. No need to hang onto anything larger than an xl. Gut wrenching, but I tore the bandaid off. I can see the Exish for his birthday and not have bags and bags of my fat clothes hanging out for donation in the car. Talk about motivation to let it go.
Used to flea bomb the house in Southern California, but unnecessary here.
I really like the "last call" idea.
Great job on the clothing sizes - yes, get rid of the bags and donate the clothes to someone who can use them. (Says the Donkey who has 5+ bags of cans in her car to take to the animal shelter to recycle/donate...)
it prob is a lot hotter by you than its been over here in NYC with underseasonal temps! i have been lucky that walking outdoors would have been easy, inbetween the storms...maybe yoga is enough some days, without a walk too?
It's mostly that I am lazy and I don't want to go for a walk.
It's mostly that I am lazy and I don't want to go for a walk.
Oh what a delight... yesterday the cat experimented with putting her hread on my foot... but this morning I got my first sit-on-the-human chest cuddle and love session... and doubly-good because she waited till it was time to wake up at 6 am.
So glad I didn't get the 17lb cat I saw on the animal control website.
For yesterday, 7/2/21:
I was rewarded this morning with in range sugar overnight.
Progress as of today: 101 lbs lost so far, only 56 lbs to go!
Nice about the cat! I wouldn’t mind a 17 pd cat if it was meant to be a 17 pd cat. My 15 pd cat should be 11 pds. He lost 4 oz since I stopped free feeding. Give them kibble in the AM & wet food nights. The kibble lasts all day, but is often gone the next morning
She was like 6lbs at the vet, but I think she’s a lot heavier now. A 17lb tom cat doing chest kneading with pointy claws would have been a deep tissue massage unexpectedly…
also, i like how your progress says "101 lbs lost"....that's awesome!
Inch by inch, better and better, one pebble at a time.
7/1/21
Each one of these I flipped yes represents a herculean effort that took all my brain power and energy. I didn't get enough sleep last night and it tanked my energy even though my sugar was good. Was up till after midnight hungry, but stuck to not eating. Then the cat woke me up too early (5am).
Progress as of today: 101 lbs lost so far, only 56 lbs to go!
Many of the "no's" were quite close (e.g. #4) or had positive outcomes anyway (e.g. #5, #7).
I'm sorry for the negative turn with Nutrisense. I hope they get some sense (no pun intended) and give you 3 months' worth. In the long run, that would be the better customer service option.
I looked at Nutrisense out of curiosity. They seem to have a complicated fee schedule. Something about no real contacts, BUT you have to commit for 3 month blocks: 3, 6, 9 etc. And they can fine you for not notifying them per their rules. I saw something as high as $300, but as I said it was complex, so maybe I got it wrong.
Jerks! They should be nice & comp you!
also, nice job getting things done despite being tired! :) go you. i had the same issue last night, but didn't get anything done once i hit the couch after getting home....i gotta work on this!
6/30/21
Here is my overnight sugar and my body battery. Glorious what one small change can do. Domino by domino I will flip all of this around. I can do this. One foot in front of the other. One step at a time. Inch by inch. Habit by habit. Pebble by pebble. I can do this. I am doing this. I am above ground and kicking. I am getting back up. I can. I am. You will see.
Also, today the cat went into the bathroom all on her own and flopped there when I was getting ready for yoga. Good kitty. I appreciate your support and cooperation in achieving my goals. I appreciate that you did not bite or scratch me, and that you sought to be near me multiple times. I feel we may become partners. I will support you in your goals. Tomorrow afternoon before yoga I will make progress on the cat tree.
Progress as of today: 101 lbs lost so far, only 56 lbs to go!
How do I ask Alexa to set up reminders for me? Do I just ask her "Alexa, set a reminder to take meds at 3pm" -- like that?
6/29/21
UGH! Inch by inch. One foot in front of the other. One pebble at a time.
Today I found a bug in the Nutrisense app that caused me to gain 12 lbs. The nutritionist said it was very close and not significant. If you paid $289/mo for an app that undercalculated your daily calories by about 700 and you gained 12 lbs... would you be PO'd? I told them they should comp me 6 months of nutritionist support since that's how long it will take to lose the weight I gained in the 7 weeks that feature was affected. (They charge separately for the nutritionist... who never noticed how totally off the calories are in data that she looks at every day).
Progress as of today: 101 lbs lost so far, only 56 lbs to go!
Quite a few "yes" in your list, and good blood sugar levels (green), so I think that should count twice, right?
i gotta say, i agree. A shorter walk and bed on time can def be very helpful for the following day :)
very interesting that you spotted a bug in the app. if that is so, they should be thankful you did and they should soooo comp you!
For Mon 6/28/21:
Cat has not bitten me since this morning but I am also not getting loved on.... I believe she resents her time in the bathroom last nihght so I could sleep, after biting me this morning, after swatting me this afternoon, and during yoga. Everytime I did down dog, I saw her staring at me through the gate.
I know kitty, I would bite me too.
Progress as of today: 101 lbs lost so far, only 56 lbs to go!
My Boy Cat has physically attacked my arm when I trim his nails. He really doesn't like that, but it's a necessary evil, I'm afraid. I can usually save my arm from trauma if I wear a fleece jacket while trimming nails. He'll tolerate 3 paws, but I usually have to wait to do the 4th paw after a short break, where he can regroup.
Fell asleep in the middle of posting last night. Oos. The gaba/melatonin combo must be starting to work... plus as soon as I hit my bed, the cat decided to love on me like... I don't know what... but a lot. Who wants to post when a stray cat is declaring their undying love?
(I will admit I was a little nervous about getting bit... she didn't last night but did today during the good morning cuddle... wtf kitty? Last night you were a lap cat for two minutes and didn't take my arm off. This AM you came to say good morning and two strokes in sank your fangs into my arm?)
Augh.
For yesterday, 6/27/21:
Progress as of today: 101 lbs lost so far, only 56 lbs to go!
awww so sorry you were bit. hopefully she will learn not to do that!
i hope you get in some yoga if that's your goal for today!
For yesterday... saturday 6/26/21:
Ugh. 2 out of 10. But better than 0.
Locked the cat in the bathroom last night because I caught her scratching my yoga bolsters. Cat figured out how to get out of the bathroom with the door shut, woke me up, and I am short on sleep this AM.
Progress as of today: 101 lbs lost so far, only 56 lbs to go!
Mama cat is a beautiful name! :)
In one of your entries, you talk about how inch by inch you will find the right behaviors/habits. I suggest don't beat yourself up because even with all the tricks and many things i've learned, i sometimes do not have a 10/10 day everyday. things come up, things cause me to derail. so if you can say you did as well as you could even with derailments, i'd give you a pat on the back :)
about the dialysis, so true. boy does that sound HORRIBLE. i know a couple people on it, one of them works (with a really long commute), i feel so bad that his time is spent that way. the other is unemployed as he didn't want to work and do diallysis at the same time - not everyone can balance that.
you are doing really well these few days....keep on ...love to hear all of it.
don't be upset you couldn't get to the game - it was last minute :)
have a nice day!
All I can say about today is that I am still here and kicking. Was supposed to see a friend tomorrow but she forgot and invited me to her nephews rugby game. I said thank you but let me get pt and yoga in first. I look like roadkill right now.
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With your spreadsheet and routines I think those would take up my whole day......I don't know how you do that.
I only do it once a week. The routines get me to stick to a structure and a schedule… Alexa just gives me voice prompts throughout the day. I update them every couple of months and it is a project… but it makes a big difference.
Donkey on 07/07/2021:
That makes total sense about the "food fit" being your body's way of catching up on calories.
Yeah, except it goes on for a week or more and I obliterate my progress. I think it wants to pack on more to fend off famine.