Hi everybody - looking a little different around here lately.
I think I lost my Avatar too.... but Hank said he was still working on the aesthetics. I tried to get it back by saying ' no avatar' and then was goign to reset to have an avatar but can't seem to undo that selection. Oh well - give things time to settle in a bit.
This work week has been 'HEDoubleHockeysticks' (a tribute to the Olympics) and so I have not had any time to goof off and actually get paid for it! So don't you be admonishing me now Mr. Chimp because I have been suited up - just not ready to go! This is the first time I've logged in to the throwdown this week, so may have missed some people's posts that are now lost forever in cyberspace. I do see our resident Superhero's post though! Yippeee! Keep it up SB. And Laurie - you got rewarded for your chocolate deprivation. Good going!
I have had a crazy week weight wise too. I've netted a a loss of 1.4 lbs - but let me tell you how I got there. Since last Friday morning, I gained a total of 6.8 lbs and then lost 8.2 lbs. Is that wild or what? I know some of it is water, but that couldn't possibly be all of it. That is the metabolic tune-up phase I'm going through with Curves Complete weight management plan. I consumed 2000 calories (and more cause I didn't keep track like I was supposed to.) from Wed. thru Sunday and then went back to 1200 calories on Monday. I am convinced again that this plan works - gotta keep the body guessing as to how much food you are going to be giving it!
Now, if I could count the weight I've lost for the second time since Jan 1 - I'd have contributed about 15 lbs to the St. Paddy's challenge. Since that would be cheating (wouldn't it?) I've really only contributed 3.6.
Weigh in Jan 1 at 197.6 - Weigh in today 194.
There is still time to catch up with SB though! But probably not this week. I'm back on one more cycle of metabolic tune up (the program says to do it for at least 2 weeks). So it's 2000 calories till I gain some weight (really only up to 5 lbs - I went a little over the line last week) then back to 1200. It is a race to the finish though with St. Paddy's only 19 days away!
Below are my official numbers...it's now an even 30 lbs total since mid August!! My cardio was very pleased with me this week - went in for my 4 mo checkup. Minimal progress of AS, so it's 6 months before we do it again I also seem to have now developed low frequency PVC and PAC - so been reading up on that. Those thumps and bumps are sort of unsettling, but I'm told nothing to worry about. He took me off metoprolol too as my heart rate was actually too low - dizzy spells and almost fainitng while driving - not good. Good news/bad news on the AS progression. I don't want to rush it, but I want to get it over with and behind me so bad. I try not to think about it, but it is always lurking there..... At least I"ll be in good shape when the time comes!
Starting weight: 224
Last Week: 195.4
This week 194
Loss: 1.4
Total loss: 30
OK - I've bent everyone's ear enough for one day... sorry
See ya later losers!
