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LOL...told you diabetes was fickle! You take care of yourself and I hope you're feeling better soon. The thirst will go again as soon as sugar is back down! love ya xxx

Me again...well who'd you expect in my journal ummm? I got all headachy last night and though oh, oh, here we go...but no it went away like all good headaches should and this morning I was right as a bobbin. I wasn't sure what I was gonna do today but as soon as I got up I decided it was Swimming Time :clap2: So got a taxi and toddled off to the hotel. I got there around 11:30am and it was nice and quiet. I sat for a while and then went for my swim. I stayed in for about an hour and did lots of arm work and swam quite a few lengths. During this time it got busier and busier...by the time I got out the pool area was full. Still, it was a blooming hot day so don't blame them one bit. Just glad I got there early so I got a table to myself:) I ordered a chicken salad and read my book until it came.:hungry: I love the food there...simple but fresh and tasty! I confess here and now that I succumbed to a bread roll and it was bloody lovely :heh: I ate for about 25mins and then stopped. There was still most of the food on the plate and when the waiter came he thought I didn't like it! I told him it was delicious and I'd just had enough. Greeks don't do take out! Still (I know repeating myself...again!) blows my mind how little food I generally want these days! :phanvan :Dancing_biggrin: Am still deciding whether to treadmill or not...my arms and legs ache but the spirit is willing...think I'll tell it to bog off for today and chill out with the tv instead!

Ok, not erm the happiest expression in the world LOL.. this is me before surgery and at 55lbs down....can you see a difference? I've not had one comment from anyone that Ive lost weight and I know I still have some (a long) way to go but 55lb is 55lb right?

Hi everyone, I'm currently at 318lbs and can't wait until that 3 disappears for ever...well at the beginning of the number anyway! It's been a while since I was under 300...like 10yrs and it makes the 100's feel oh so possible after all.

These are the things Sallyjo sent me and once more I just want to say THANK YOU xxxx PS...the pic is of a very glamours lady...was gonna take it out but hubby left it in the pic...wonder who she might be?????????????????

Yo! I'm in a pretty good mood today...anyone who says "makes a change..." will be...erm...I have no idea:confused: Generally, I dont have a BP problem but for some (hormonal) reason it tends to go up at period time...I know I've said this before. Anyway, I've been keeping a close eye on it this month and as soon as I see it rise the doc has given me a tablet to break into quarters and take one piece a day for four days. Hopefully this will ride out the storm and keep the levels from getting on the high side...we shall see. My sugar levels are so low at the moment I'm taking only a tiny amount of insulin in the mornings to work alongside my food throughout the day. If this trend continues I would like to think that in just a short while I won't need insulin (and hopefully nothing in its place) for my diabetes...:clap2: Me and Arthur (my treadmill...see earlier post for meaning) are still getting along really well and I keep moving the goal posts by either increasing my time or my speed...I will be doing a decent walk at a decent pace by the end of the summer and when I next go to England and my mum wants to go for a walk around the fields and farmlands, I'll be in a condition to go with her.:biggrin1: I had to go to my first Greek funeral yesterday. Jordan's grandmum had passed away. There was a sadness at her not being here but a recognition of her having lived a great life ..96 and not suffering in anyway either in life or at the end. The funeral wasn't too bad but it was over 100 degrees in the church and that was horrible! There was one thing that really struck me as funny...outside the church, near the car park, there was a man with a bike and trailer selling ice-creams :omg: Can you imagine putting someone who you loved enough to be at their funeral, in their grave and then nipping outside for a nice cool vanilla cone?????????????? Wonder how much business he does LOL?

Oooooh Sallyjo you little sweetheart :love: Thank you soooooooo much for my gifts. I love every single thing...and the Texas paper too I got a photo-frame, lots of really cute earrings and three wooden cats, which were exactly the kinds of things I'd asked for. I'll post a picture as soon as I have one. Thank you again and again.:biggrin1:

Yo! I'm in a pretty good mood today...anyone who says "makes a change..." will be...erm...I have no idea:confused: Generally, I dont have a BP problem but for some (hormonal) reason it tends to go up at period time...I know I've said this before. Anyway, I've been keeping a close eye on it this month and as soon as I see it rise the doc has given me a tablet to break into quarters and take one piece a day for four days. Hopefully this will ride out the storm and keep the levels from getting on the high side...we shall see. My sugar levels are so low at the moment I'm taking only a tiny amount of insulin in the mornings to work alongside my food throughout the day. If this trend continues I would like to think that in just a short while I won't need insulin (and hopefully nothing in its place) for my diabetes...:clap2: Me and Arthur (my treadmill...see earlier post for meaning) are still getting along really well and I keep moving the goal posts by either increasing my time or my speed...I will be doing a decent walk at a decent pace by the end of the summer and when I next go to England and my mum wants to go for a walk around the fields and farmlands, I'll be in a condition to go with her.:biggrin1: I had to go to my first Greek funeral yesterday. Jordan's grandmum had passed away. There was a sadness at her not being here but a recognition of her having lived a great life ..96 and not suffering in anyway either in life or at the end. The funeral wasn't too bad but it was over 100 degrees in the church and that was horrible! There was one thing that really struck me as funny...outside the church, near the car park, there was a man with a bike and trailer selling ice-creams :omg: :Dancing_biggrin: Can you imagine putting someone who you loved enough to be at their funeral, in their grave and then nipping outside for a nice cool vanilla cone?????????????? Wonder how much business he does LOL?

Ahh thanks guys...comments like these keep you going you know!

I got weighed this morning and was -6lbs which is good but only -2lbs from where I was a couple of weeks ago:phanvan Anyway, at least it's gone! :clap2: I'm hoping (she says not really believing it) that July will bring a more steady weightloss and that this yo-yo stuff can be put to bed once and for all. I upped my time on the treadmill again yesterday and am now up to 2x 30min walks. Not bad for less than a month to double both the time and the speed. I want to continue to increase the speed little by little so that in my hour walks I am walking further and pushing my body more but I'm not going to overdo it because my back and my knees are coping with this level...if I feel any pain I'll back off a little. We have reached the end of the GFG monthly challenge and I've posted my results...have been up since 6am and already walked 30mins and drunk 2 litres water and I know what I'm eating today! Will I do next months challenge? Right now I don't think so. I don't like being accountable for weight I can do nothing about and I know I am motivated to do this for myself (and a few friends who keep me on the right path). I'll think it over for today but I think the next few weeks I want to do it alone! If I make a mess of it I'll be the first to sign up again for August! Not much else to report really. It's hot and sunny and I'm thankful for air-conditioners! I'm in the week leading up to my time of the month and it's always the hardest for me 'cos my hormones are all over the show. Right now I'm fighting off those doubts that keep cropping up..."you can't do this...the weightloss will stop...you wont lose what you want...you Will fail"...countered with my "oh yes I will...look what I did already...why shouldn't 'it' work if I do?" kind of thoughts! By this time next week everything will seem all nicely balanced again!

Wow, I'm impressed with your sugar levels...you must be doing something right lady cos diabetes aint forgiving!!!! Well done too on the test results at school. I always hated writing papers. I think you are making the most teriffic (sp?) headway with the choices you are making and if you can do that now, once you have the band you are gonna do so well...Get a GFG scorecard from June and we'll keep and eye on what your doing and shout very LOUDLY when it's not soooooo good LOL

I slept on the couch for a few days because I could prop myslef up more and it made it easier to get up. Plus if I couldn't sleep I could wander around more easily then. The time of discomfort passed quickly enough. Don't worry about it and you'll work out a solution either with bed or couch once you get home...Best wishes!

Ladies, Since you're all mentioning it together...I wont be doing the July challenge either! I just want to be accountable to myself for a little while and the way my weight is upping and downing I want a month off! Depending on how I do or don't do will let me know if I'll be back for August! I will be around and do my Wednesday weigh in though!

C=318 (-57 total and -6 this week) Posted my scores...hope I added Ok!

Hey c'mon, we all have days when we just don't have it in us...best to accept that's what it is and look forward to tomorrow being better. "If" tomorrow is just as bed then there's always the day after! LOL You are doing such an awesome job my friend...stick with it and we'll all get there in the end! :biggrin:))))))))))))))))))))))))

I got weighed this morning and was -6lbs which is good but only -2lbs from where I was a couple of weeks ago:phanvan Anyway, at least it's gone! :clap2: I'm hoping (she says not really believing it) that July will bring a more steady weightloss and that this yo-yo stuff can be put to bed once and for all. I upped my time on the treadmill again yesterday and am now up to 2x 30min walks. Not bad for less than a month to double both the time and the speed. I want to continue to increase the speed little by little so that in my hour walks I am walking further and pushing my body more but I'm not going to overdo it because my back and my knees are coping with this level...if I feel any pain I'll back off a little. We have reached the end of the GFG monthly challenge and I've posted my results...have been up since 6am and already walked 30mins and drunk 2 litres water and I know what I'm eating today! Will I do next months challenge? Right now I don't think so. I don't like being accountable for weight I can do nothing about and I know I am motivated to do this for myself (and a few friends who keep me on the right path). I'll think it over for today but I think the next few weeks I want to do it alone! If I make a mess of it I'll be the first to sign up again for August! Not much else to report really. It's hot and sunny and I'm thankful for air-conditioners! I'm in the week leading up to my time of the month and it's always the hardest for me 'cos my hormones are all over the show. Right now I'm fighting off those doubts that keep cropping up..."you can't do this...the weightloss will stop...you wont lose what you want...you Will fail"...countered with my "oh yes I will...look what I did already...why shouldn't 'it' work if I do?" kind of thoughts! By this time next week everything will seem all nicely balanced again!

Ooooh rewards...rewards are good! I already treated myself to some gucci sunglasses for 50lbs down and plan some little rewards along the way to keep me going. For my goal I think a trip around Europe will do nicely. I've already started planning and saving and so far Rome, Venice, Paris, Vienna and Berlin are all places on my list. Then we'll nip over to London and travel up through England to my parents and finish there .

princess n thep...:nervous I'm glad you liked the gifts and most of all, I'm happy they got there OK:clap2: Enjoy!

Hi Everyone, Somedays this 3mths seems to have flown by and others I feel I've had my band forever! I'm down 55lbs and am stuck there right now. I have been up and down like a yo-yo for the last three weeks. Hopefully now things will have settled down a little. I'm walking each day on my new treadmill and building up my time and speed as I go along. Still nothing earth shattering but a huge improvement for me! I have pb'd once and it was my fault for eating something too fast and not chewing enough...apart from that I'm doing well with food. I've had 2 fills and can still eat most things as long as I'm careful. The most disappointing thing for me is that even now, not one person has noticed or commented on my weightloss (those who don't know about what I did). I am waiting for the moment someone says something about it and wonder when it's going to come! So all in all, 3mths out life is good and I'm setting out to enjoy a lovely Greek summer.:nervous

You know I read this journal and would love to say something profound and thought provoking...but I can't. I'm not adequate and my words would just sound...dunno something between stupid and self righteous! You are thought of well, you are wished the best and more and if you ever do want a little sympathy for a totally unfair deal from the deck, you got it.

Well, I stuck finally at 4lbs up from where I was. I dont know why exactly but there it is. So I gave the soup diet a go for this week. It was a delicious soup but after a few days I confess I got bored of eating the same thing each day. hey ho hum. I dunno how many lbs I'll lose but if I can get back to where I was I'll be happy I've been walking each day and upped my speed and my time so thats going well. I went swimming at the weekend too which always cheers me up very much. I have also been a really good girl and stayed off the scale so far this week...now if I can only hold off til Wednesday!!!!!!!!!!:phanvan I'll let you know how thigns are going by then.

Well, I stuck finally at 4lbs up from where I was. I dont know why exactly but there it is. So I gave the soup diet a go for this week. It was a delicious soup but after a few days I confess I got bored of eating the same thing each day. hey ho hum. I dunno how many lbs I'll lose but if I can get back to where I was I'll be happy I've been walking each day and upped my speed and my time so thats going well. I went swimming at the weekend too which always cheers me up very much. I have also been a really good girl and stayed off the scale so far this week...now if I can only hold off til Wednesday!!!!!!!!!!:phanvan I'll let you know how thigns are going by then.

Now my vote wasn't exactly true because I had mine out at the same time as my band! It was playing up and so it made me want the band at the same time and things worked out just fine.

Hi all, C324 (-51lbs total, +4lbs this week).

Got hubby to buy me a treadmill and I turn on the air-con and walk away! I also use a nearby hotel with an outdoor pool which is gorgeous in the summer.