[bizi]

Well here I am again....have been on line for hours. Hubby went to join his friends for drinks after the concert tonight. He dropped me off back home because I am not drinking right now and did not want to be out around people with out a drink in my hand. I have social anxiety issues.
Alcohol lubricates those awkward moments.
After mardi gras I was at my highest weight. so decided to give up alcohol and started dieting for lent.
so far have lost a good 12 pounds in a months time.
So that is good.
I am still 7 pounds heavier than what I was before christmas break.

sigh

I will get there.
so working on 2 out of 3 addictions.
At least I am working on some of my problems.
bizi

[Victoria'smom]

I'm glad you went home. It's awesome that you've lost that much weight.

[bizi]

Thank you for your note of support!
((((HUGS))))
bizi

[Innerzone]

You might be feeling a bit discouraged right now ("sigh"), but you are doing great!! Rome wasn't built in a day and all that. You are on the right track, and that is what counts. That is what will get you there.

[bizi]

Thank you so much @Innerzone
Hope you have a great sunday!
bizi

[downandlonely]

I'm glad you're not drinking and losing weight. Way to go!

[Wild Coyote]

Hello there, Bizi!

I have not been able to comment for awhile; yet, am here today and am glad to read you are doing so well!

Please be proud of all you have accomplished!

Much love to you and to thread participants.

WC

[bizi]

@Wild Coyote
Thank you for your support. Seeing your post brought a smile to my face. I hope you are doing a bit better.Are you?
((((HUGS))))) and love bizi

[Wild Coyote]

Thanks, Bizi!
It's been a very challenging time.:

I am doing a little better, for which I am grateful. I hope to recover more with time. Have lost 25 lbs during this time.

Have missed you!

[bizi]

@Wild Coyote

congratulations on the weight loss, though what a terrible way for you to lose it.
(((((HUGS)))))
bizi

[bizi]

My nose is healing quite well. just redness and some little bit of peeling from the benzolperoxide use.
Now I have a rather bothersome pimple bump under my left eye...the part that my glasses hit. Because I picked it, It looks terrible and I need to leave that alone. It is different from my usual rosacea acne. so am afraid it is permanent. it looks a bit purple this morning.
sigh
I need more coffee this morning.

I should just break down and go to a dermatologist. I have a suspicious mark on my face. When I had those BBL broad band laser treatments and cyro treatments they did not get rid of this...so that is why I think it may be precancerous.
I never got orders to see a client of mine for this morning need to call the hospice nurse to see if she can intervene.
bizi

[bizi]

176.9
14 pound loss since 3-6-19 =190.8pounds
Tried to do a plank this morning could only hold it for 12 seconds...
sigh
I am so out of shape.
Hubby held it a minute.
Need to get back to walking at least.
Last time I walked I could only walk 1 mile.
sigh
bizi
Good news, I took a shower this morning and washed my hair!

[Nammu]

I can't even make it around the block my back gives out. A mile that's impressive to me.

[bizi]

Planks: I used to be able to do them and had done them up to 2 minutes...now that was several years ago and at a much lighter weight.
I hate doing crunches/sit ups because I have neck issues.
My overall body is out of shape completely.
I also have balance issues. I fell onto my towel rack and bruised my upper arm the other day. Very painful, simply getting out of the shower.
I fell 2 months ago going up a curb and hurt my ribs.

I really need to work on my balance. I have exercises to do and should do them.


A plank is yoga pose. kind of like a push up except you are on your elbows with your hands/arms resting out in front of you. Then you get up on your toes and being as straight as you can hold that position. It is supposed to work your stomach "core" muscles.
It is very hard to do.
bizi
I just did the plank with hubby and held the pose for 25 seconds. hubby held it for 65 seconds.
Better is better.

bizi

[Innerzone]

Better IS better. I've never done one ever.

[bizi]

Jeff has one too and went to the walk in clinic down the road. Just hit him acutely. His maxillary sinuses, even his teeth hurt him. He is sleeping right now which is good, he did not sleep well the night before.

They gave him amoxicilian, flonase, steroids to take and a cortizone shot in his butt.
I don't like the way they prescribed the steroid use. 30mg x 4 days then none.
He has 20 pills I told him to taper off them.
30mg x 2 days then 20mg x 2 days then 10 mg x 2 days, perhaps then 5mg x2 days then none.
What do you think about this?

I am up too early this morning...anxious to weigh myself.
stuck at 177.4.
I had cream in my coffee so broke my fasting guidelines....rationallizing what harm can half and half do?
It is mostly fat so has few carbs.

Last night I got home early and baked some chicken thighs wrapped in bacon. Put them in the oven to cook. Then jeff came home sick and decided he had a sinus infection so he drove himself to the walk in clinic. and I drove to the minute med clinic and gave him our hsa (health savings account)card. It is a pre tax savings card for medical purposes.

Went home and the chicken was over cooked. Jeff had said he wasn't hungry so I ate the over cooked chicken throwing away the hard areas.
It was late by the time jeff got home. Went to the grocery store to pick up yogurt and cottage cheese for him, I ended up going to popeyes for chicken for him to eat. He went to bed early, hoping he slept well.

I got up at 5am this morning...onto my 3rd cup of coffee.

Every day I check onto my yahoo email account with a little bit of anxiety. Worried that I will get a note from my lawyer about the board of nursing stuff. So far none.So I just have to wait on the board. I could wait a long time. Which is fine by me.

Had to let go of another client of mine because she doesn't have a doctor. She uses walk in clinics if she needs care.

yesterday I worked in the yard a bit. Pulling up dead leaves and pruning stalks of cannas. A type of flower that grows and spreads fast. I had not done that in a years time and it was awful looking. Cut it all down to the ground then raked the leaves up to. It is all ready to grow, a fresh start even pruned back the shoots that had started to grow because some of the leaves were damaged from some cold weather that we had a month ago.

Now what to do it is almost 6 am and I don't have anything that I need to do. I guess I could clean the house a little. I used endust on the coffee table in the living room. Wiped down3/4 of it. There was paper work and a file folder on top of the corner that I did not move to dust under that. So I will finish that today.

It has been 5 weeks since I have had cream in my coffee.
It is just lovely! I missed it.
Have a good day!
bizi

[Innerzone]

Originally Posted by bizi

They gave him amoxicilian, flonase, steroids to take and a cortizone shot in his butt.
I don't like the way they prescribed the steroid use. 30mg x 4 days then none.
He has 20 pills I told him to taper off them.
30mg x 2 days then 20mg x 2 days then 10 mg x 2 days, perhaps then 5mg x2 days then none.
What do you think about this?

I think he should take them as they were prescribed. I remember my ex-BF being prescribed them and it was what seemed a weird schedule. But that's how it is with steroids.

Good job on the gardening. Spring is coming right along here too.

[bizi]

hi innerzone.
he is going to take them 30mg x 4 days as prescribed.
bizi

[bizi]

I just had a bad feeling about jeffs symptoms.

They came upon him so quickly.
Yesterday he did not have chest congestion, today he does.
He said he slept good. Hope he can make it thru today, short days on fridays. and then the weekend to recover.
The literature that he came home with made it sound like he is contagious. I did not think you can "catch" a sinus infection from some one????

I saw a client earlier than normal so I could make it to sandras in time for the lobster! right out of the oven. I think that was the best lobster I ever had and told the cook just that. It was delicious!
It had a spinach stuffing on top and came with collards and a bowl of corn chowder that was terrific, just enough spice/heat that I like.
Before leaving, I picked up some of the pre marinated salmon and will freeze them, also bought a quart of veggie soup for the weekend some time. They were out of tabouli rats.

bizi

[bizi]

Now I am getting sick...really scratchy throat, starting to get a cough. Took a zyrtek this morning. So far no sneezing. Every body is suffering with allergies.
I just took some nite quil, I got up early today at 5;30am...just took my night meds. hope I can sleep tonight. Will see what I wake up with in the morning.
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