AuntTeeTee

This week has been rough for me. I have been so busy and in such a hurry, I am afraid my eating suffered a bit. Not sure how that will work its way into my weigh in this weekend. I am hoping it doesn’t. I only had 1 day off this week and that was yesterday. My daughter had a neurology appt. Wednesday and then off to the lab for a blood draw. Her medicine was changed yet again, so I spent the past 2 nights hoping she didn’t have any problems or have a seizure. It does have her off balance a bit..making her tired and shaky. The doctor said that is normal and should wear off within a few days. I feel sorry for her though. The last 8 years of her life have been one doctor after another…one hospital after another..MRIs..EEGs..I know she is tired of it. But she is a good hearted girl and takes it all in stride. I just worry about her.

My youngest daughter is getting ready to go back to public school this year. Most of you know I have been homeschooling for the past 2 years. She is ready to go back. She misses all her friends, the lunchroom fun..just all the stuff that makes school cool. I have taken her shopping probably 8 times already. lol She has the coolest style. She loves all the bright colored outfits. Its nothing to see her wearing bright pink earrings, a multi neon necklace, hot pink jeans and a black tee. BUT it looks good on her!! she totally pulls it off.

More news: we are getting rid of our dog. She is a sweet little dog..dont get me wrong,but she barks all night long. No matter what is going on or where she is in the house, she barks AND KEEPS US AWAKE ALL NIGHT! We let her out…we bring her in..we feed her…give her a blanket..NADA…So I am asking around the hospital to see if anyone wants her. She is really cute. She’s a mini-weiner dog. She is almost 2 years old. We thought she would calm down,but she hasn’t. When my daughter goes back to school Aug 24th, there won’t be anyone at home. So we just think its best for her if she has a home with maybe a retired person…anyone that would be there to care for her.

Well I think thats about it…lol..long winded.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

I am running on an empty tank this morning. The last time I went to the doctor he suggested I take 2 melatonin pills to try to get to sleep & stay that way. OMG….it’s not working. I had a little trouble getting to sleep at first last night, but that was hubby’s fault because he somehow thought the military channel would be a good thing at 10 pm! lol I finally tuned out the TV and fell asleep. BUT it wasn’t an hour later & I was awake again. Nothing i did made it any better. I changed pillows…I took the blanket off & used only the sheet…I flipped to the right side…then the left…to my stomach..NADA….every hour I was looking at the clock & GROANING! I’ve heard some really energetic people say “sleep is overrated”…pshhh let them try my sleep pattern for a night or two.

Today I am just a walking/talking zombie. lol

Does anyone have suggestions on sleeping better?

ISABELLA RENE’ AT 19 weeks 1 day
She has my daughters poofy lips. lol

So lately I have noticed I have alot more gray hair than usual. I see them typically right at the top of my head…3 or 4 but nothing a little dye job won’t take care of. BUT now they’re everywhere. I pulled my hair into a ponytail this morning and all be darn if there wasnt at least 7-8 on each side of my head. WHAT?! I want to grow old gracefully..I really do but come on..I will only be 36 this year! lol Maybe it’s because I know I am going to be a grandma. So the question of the day is…color or no?

Maybe if I could pull it off like this:

Everyone knows I like graphics. As often as I can, I leave people cute little things hoping to make their day a little happier,a little brighter. I don’t know if it’s just on my end or if it’s happening to other people, BUT my graphics are disappearing. When I paste them into my booster notes & hit send, the pic is there. If I come back the next day to leave a new one, I see a little red x where my pic should be. I know photobucket has a limit on how much you use theirs. I dont know about other sites. Hopefully its just on my end and yall can actually see the pics.

Anyway, hopefully today is a great day for each of you.

I went to the doctor yesterday. He increased my thyroid medicine again. It seems like a constant back & forth to the doctor. When he increases my meds, they will work for about a week….its a heavenly week though. I have energy out the wahzoo. I can SLEEP! So now I am having to bring my meds to work since he has me taking 2 doses a day.  I hope this all evens out soon.

Having hypothyroidism feels like being on a running wheel..you know like a hamster..

I eat healthy…exercise…and my meds go out of whack,so I gain weight & lose hair. BLAH! But I have an excellent doctor and within the next month my meds should level out. Then all my efforts will show some good progress.

In other news…

I am doing really well with my eating & exercise. I have been walking for my walking challenge & I started using my Buns of Steel tape. My booty & legs are so sore. lol But I know alot of it is because I havent done much beyond walking.

My daughter also had a doctor’s appt yesterday. Everything is good and she still has her ultrasound this Friday. Yes she had one at the hospital but the doctor wants to do his own since it was scheduled a month ago.

So I guess thats it for now…HAVE A GREAT DAY!

I haven’t been on much this weekend. Friday I had to leave work early. My daughter (the one thats pregnant) called & said she was having horrible stomach pain. I took her to the hospital. Don’t want to go into detail….but she is going to be ok. She will need to rest for the next week or so. She had an ultrasound and she is having  a GIRL! YIPPEE!!! So we bought lots & lots of pink stuffs

I have been walking alot trying to stretch myself and get ready for some more strenuous exercises. It’s going pretty well..despite the rain we have been having (THANK GOD) I still have a treadmill I have walked 46 miles for my walking challenge.

I am off work for the next 2 days so I hope to start with a new exercise tomorrow. I have an old Buns of Steel VHS tape that I used to love. I think I will give ol’ Greg Smithey a try again

I hope each of you has had a wonderful weekend thus far and today is a blessed day for you all.

I think I have finally figured something out. Normally on the weekends I am not on Buddyslim at all. Now that I am back & on a team, I have been trying harder to be online some instead of just hopping on to weigh in. This is what I have found…

 If I am not on BS all weekend, I eat something or somethings I shouldn’t. If I check in more often, I nibble less. Duh *smacks self in the head*! LOL So this weekend even though I have to work, I will do my best to read blogs, say hello and check in with my team.

I hope everyone has an awesome Friday!!!

lol Ok so my youngest daughter & I got up early this morning to do some yoga..we like to play and call it YAHGURT ;)  We are about 15 minutes into the DVD when the disc stops and the screen says UNABLE TO READ DISC! Huh? Weren’t you just reading it you silly machine?! Must have been my imagination…has to be..what else would have me awake at 4am!! lol Needless to say, we did not continue said yahgurt. We decided to do several rounds of various crunches and stretches. I feel good. I feel better than I have in a while. I went to bed at a decent hour. For me, thats tough. I get home at 730p and start dinner. By the time we eat its at least 8. After that I talk with the kids..maybe play a game or two. Shower…make my lunch & hubby’s…prep the coffee pot…get my clothes ready for work (most of the time.lol) Then I read. I swear I cannot get to sleep without reading first. I’m a book worm..what can I say?!

I am in the Labor Day Walking challenge, so I had to fit in some walking yesterday too. I chose the treadmill because it was too dark to go out. 4 miles and I was pooped. But that adds to my total. 18 miles out of 100. On my days off, I should be able to get in 2 good walks a day.

LOOK OUT BUDDIES..I AM ON MY WAY BACK TO SLIMVILLE!

HAVE AN AWESOME DAY ALL!

Well it was good because one of my brothers, his wife and 3 children came over…my mom & stepdad came over too. So we did our usual hangin out..swimming…walking. I always have fun with them. Saturday night we watched the UFC fights. Lots of yellin at the TV..lol

The bads….wooo ok..I live in Texas. We are a VERY southern family. We know how to eat!! So naturally we smoked a brisket, made potato salad and baked beans. We had 2 kinds of chips & dip AND ice cream w/brownies. HA..so bad! I ate a little of everything. I didn’t feel full afterwards,so I think I did ok.

 I got on the scale for my weigh in Sunday and I lost a lb. I am sure it was more before Saturday’s funfest,but I enjoyed myself and I didn’t overindulge in any one thing. I tried my best to only dabble in each.

 But I did get on more exercise than usual. I walked 14 miles in 3 days and went swimming more than once a day!

I still have 3 more hours of a 12 hr shift to go. Yipee Have a good one all

yes it got me! the dreaded all day meeting..you know what I am talking about…the meeting where they bring in breakfast…they bring in snacks..then they make you eat lunch too. omg! there was so much food. I really tried not to eat too much. For breakfast,  I had a muffin & some water. Then I had a good lunch of lasagna, salad and watermelon. Some time during the late afternoon ,I had some mixed nuts with a diet dr pepper. It was a looooooooong meeting. So I guess not too bad considering. I do work in a hospital so we were stuck with whatever they served for the day.

I cannot put into words how happy I am to be back here. I have read some seriously inspiring blogs. Even though Nancy has had her share of jerks coming around lately..I am very proud to know her. Look at her…she was at 220..now look at miss tiny over there!! talk about inspiration. Thank you ma’am!

You have all given me the drive to kick my own tail into some serious gear!!