Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Quick update.
I received an e-mail today from Highmark, in response to my question about my lap band pre-determination. They def. got it last week and it can take up to 30 days, I'm praying it takes less, yay!
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
World Keeps Turning
It sure does.
Got back from our trip to Philly yesterday. It was fun. We did the zoo, Mutter Museum, Phillies game, Penn's Landing, ect. ect. Our hotel room (The Latham Hotel) was very nice, HUGE king bed, nice bay window, nice modern bathroom; it's still under construction, as they update it to be more accommodating (gym, restaurant, ect). And we had pretty perfect weather.
I have to say I did rather well with eating and not going overboard. I didn't snack, I tried to get fish/salads as much as I could and nothing fried. I didn't get as much water as I normally do and I could definitely tell, especially when we walked for about 6 hours on Sunday. Legs are still sore!
I think I actually lost a lb or two, which is good, since I was up about that much last week. I'm already freaking out about my pre-authorization for the surgery. They said they would submit it last week, but I can't find anything on Highmark's site and I haven't had the chance to call them yet, so I e-mailed customer service, so we'll see. I don't know if I can wait til October, it's gonna kill my nerves, but I also don't like wishing time away, life's too damn short.
Not much else going on, back to work tomorrow, booo! Really not looking forward to it, but it's one day closer to another weekend, yay!
Ciao!
Got back from our trip to Philly yesterday. It was fun. We did the zoo, Mutter Museum, Phillies game, Penn's Landing, ect. ect. Our hotel room (The Latham Hotel) was very nice, HUGE king bed, nice bay window, nice modern bathroom; it's still under construction, as they update it to be more accommodating (gym, restaurant, ect). And we had pretty perfect weather.
I have to say I did rather well with eating and not going overboard. I didn't snack, I tried to get fish/salads as much as I could and nothing fried. I didn't get as much water as I normally do and I could definitely tell, especially when we walked for about 6 hours on Sunday. Legs are still sore!
I think I actually lost a lb or two, which is good, since I was up about that much last week. I'm already freaking out about my pre-authorization for the surgery. They said they would submit it last week, but I can't find anything on Highmark's site and I haven't had the chance to call them yet, so I e-mailed customer service, so we'll see. I don't know if I can wait til October, it's gonna kill my nerves, but I also don't like wishing time away, life's too damn short.
Not much else going on, back to work tomorrow, booo! Really not looking forward to it, but it's one day closer to another weekend, yay!
Ciao!
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Cramps.
Obviously, I loathe being fat and unhealthy. But being those right along with having your monthly friend do not mix well. :/
Just had to get that out, feeling like I have an extra 20 lbs. on top of all the other extra weight sucks. Hopefully I feel better tomorrow, as we leave for Philly in the evening.
Just had to get that out, feeling like I have an extra 20 lbs. on top of all the other extra weight sucks. Hopefully I feel better tomorrow, as we leave for Philly in the evening.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
BYOC
Figure I would give this a try...
BYOC – Bring Your Own Crazy. We answer 5 questions in an effort to get to know each other better and to give our blog brains a break. Copy to your own blog and ENJOY!
1. Do you drink coffee? Decaf or regular? Cold or hot? If not – what’s your go-to morning drink?
Rarely, if ever. I really have had caffeine in general since age 12/13. I had some issues that we could not (no matter how many tests I had done) could figure out why I was having chest pains and palpitations. So, every now and then I try and have an iced mocha or a Barq's root beer (LOVE root beer) and I don't seem to have any issues, except once maybe. Weird.
My go to morning drink: water with ice at work or just water on the weekend.
2. What are your top six characteristics in a partner if you could hand pick them. And just for kicks – if you’re in a relationship – after you make the list of six – does the person you are with possess all five?
Silly, great sense of humorRomantic
PositiveAbility to show emotions
Trustworthy and loyalWillingness
I def. think Brian has these qualities. He's so silly (did not know this at first) and I love it, always seems to happen at the moments I need a laugh the most. He can be romantic at times. He def. has the ability to show emotions (not the typical hard headed, macho man). Trustworthy/loyalty is a hard one for me, but he has it, it's just something within me that I am constantly working on. And willingness, is just the willingness to keep trying in life, willingness to fight for what you believe in, ect.
3. I’m going to pick a person – not knowing if this person even exists in your life – and you try to describe this person in 5 short words or sentences:
Maternal grandfatherLoved his grandchildren (ie - me)
Was reserved and observing
Just recently passed (June)Was a military man and involved in multiple warsHad 4 children (2 girls (one my mom) and 2 boys)
4. What’s your signature item? Color? Piece of clothing or jewelry? Accessory? You know – that one thing people know you will ALWAYS have on?
Hmmm, well, I always wear 2 rings (as of now), my claddagh ring (green stone) and a turquoise/silver ring of my late grandmothers. I don't know how signature that is. Colorwise, all chubby/overweight/self-conscious people now black is your friend, so I would say that has been my color, but I have slowly been breaking out of that. I love purple, pink, blues, green, red, ect. And my glasses.
5. Repeat question: Summarize your week in real life and in blog life.
Real life: Work Mon-Thurs 730-4, had my last nutritionist appointment today, getting a manicure/nail at tmrw evening, leaving for Philly on Thursday evening until Monday evening. :)
Blog life: Just got back into the swing of things and trying to hold myself accountable, esp. since they are submitting to insurance and things are becoming set in stone for surgery, it's becoming more real, not that it wasn't, just CLOSE, I've waited since 2008 to have this surgery, researched (and still researching) till my eyes fall out or my poor brain can't hold any more information. I'm getting to the end of the "Bandwagon" book by Jean McMillian and so far, so good. I def. recommend it for anyone who has had the surgery or is getting the surgery in the future. My journey truly started on lapbandtalk.com, I stalked it forever and finally joined and posted some intro stuff. And so my journey continues....
BYOC – Bring Your Own Crazy. We answer 5 questions in an effort to get to know each other better and to give our blog brains a break. Copy to your own blog and ENJOY!
1. Do you drink coffee? Decaf or regular? Cold or hot? If not – what’s your go-to morning drink?
Rarely, if ever. I really have had caffeine in general since age 12/13. I had some issues that we could not (no matter how many tests I had done) could figure out why I was having chest pains and palpitations. So, every now and then I try and have an iced mocha or a Barq's root beer (LOVE root beer) and I don't seem to have any issues, except once maybe. Weird.
My go to morning drink: water with ice at work or just water on the weekend.
2. What are your top six characteristics in a partner if you could hand pick them. And just for kicks – if you’re in a relationship – after you make the list of six – does the person you are with possess all five?
Silly, great sense of humorRomantic
PositiveAbility to show emotions
Trustworthy and loyalWillingness
I def. think Brian has these qualities. He's so silly (did not know this at first) and I love it, always seems to happen at the moments I need a laugh the most. He can be romantic at times. He def. has the ability to show emotions (not the typical hard headed, macho man). Trustworthy/loyalty is a hard one for me, but he has it, it's just something within me that I am constantly working on. And willingness, is just the willingness to keep trying in life, willingness to fight for what you believe in, ect.
3. I’m going to pick a person – not knowing if this person even exists in your life – and you try to describe this person in 5 short words or sentences:
Maternal grandfatherLoved his grandchildren (ie - me)
Was reserved and observing
Just recently passed (June)Was a military man and involved in multiple warsHad 4 children (2 girls (one my mom) and 2 boys)
4. What’s your signature item? Color? Piece of clothing or jewelry? Accessory? You know – that one thing people know you will ALWAYS have on?
Hmmm, well, I always wear 2 rings (as of now), my claddagh ring (green stone) and a turquoise/silver ring of my late grandmothers. I don't know how signature that is. Colorwise, all chubby/overweight/self-conscious people now black is your friend, so I would say that has been my color, but I have slowly been breaking out of that. I love purple, pink, blues, green, red, ect. And my glasses.
5. Repeat question: Summarize your week in real life and in blog life.
Real life: Work Mon-Thurs 730-4, had my last nutritionist appointment today, getting a manicure/nail at tmrw evening, leaving for Philly on Thursday evening until Monday evening. :)
Blog life: Just got back into the swing of things and trying to hold myself accountable, esp. since they are submitting to insurance and things are becoming set in stone for surgery, it's becoming more real, not that it wasn't, just CLOSE, I've waited since 2008 to have this surgery, researched (and still researching) till my eyes fall out or my poor brain can't hold any more information. I'm getting to the end of the "Bandwagon" book by Jean McMillian and so far, so good. I def. recommend it for anyone who has had the surgery or is getting the surgery in the future. My journey truly started on lapbandtalk.com, I stalked it forever and finally joined and posted some intro stuff. And so my journey continues....
Update.
Last nutritionist appointment today = success, minus the almost 2 lb. gain. She advised they will submit to insurance today or tomorrow and will know in about a month. Yay! It's crunch time and the weighting game. :P
This weekend is our trip to Philly from Thursday to Monday. Can't wait! Zoo, mutter museum, food, lots of walking, sightseeing and resting. Sunday is Brian's 28th birthday and we're going to the Phillies game that evening (watch for us on ESPN @ 8). Packing is the worst part, always afraid I will forget something. And then leaving our chinchilla Bella at home alone for about 4 days. :/
Zumba rocked tonight, I really pushed myself, chest was tight, sweat everywhere!
Tomorrow I'm getting a manicure and some Phillies nail art for the game. Then planning on hitting Zumba from 8-9.
Ciao!
This weekend is our trip to Philly from Thursday to Monday. Can't wait! Zoo, mutter museum, food, lots of walking, sightseeing and resting. Sunday is Brian's 28th birthday and we're going to the Phillies game that evening (watch for us on ESPN @ 8). Packing is the worst part, always afraid I will forget something. And then leaving our chinchilla Bella at home alone for about 4 days. :/
Zumba rocked tonight, I really pushed myself, chest was tight, sweat everywhere!
Tomorrow I'm getting a manicure and some Phillies nail art for the game. Then planning on hitting Zumba from 8-9.
Ciao!
Almost there
I have my 6th and final nutritionist appointment today. I'm nervous, excited and overwhelmed. Now, we play the waiting game.
Last nights support group was great. My surgeon, Dr. Matthew Davidson was the speaker and I was so tuned into him; he spoke of attitude and positivity. I loved every minute of it. And then I met some great ladies who have had the surgery already and it was nice to talk face to face with others going through the same things in life.
Last nights support group was great. My surgeon, Dr. Matthew Davidson was the speaker and I was so tuned into him; he spoke of attitude and positivity. I loved every minute of it. And then I met some great ladies who have had the surgery already and it was nice to talk face to face with others going through the same things in life.
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