A Style I Love

 This is my comfy new look.  The cardigan I got is actually a 2-toned maroon but I couldn't get the colour to show up on the website.  The cardigan is Joe Fresh from Superstore and it's very light and soft.  The BC Lions t-shirt and jeans are from Old Navy.  I think I may have found my new comfy, laid back, ?retro look.  I don't know if retro is the right word but am lacking the right one.  How bout eclectic?  Still not sure.  I wore this tonite out for dinner with flip flops.

 

The above 2 tops are the others I'm keeping from Old Navy.  The sequined tank will need a little tank underneath it as the arm holes are a bit big but I think I'll be taking that one to Disneyland, or out for dinner while down there.  This is the first time for me to wear sequins, at least that I can remember. 

Medical Trip update

A quick update, again.  When do I ever intentionally write a long update?

I flew via Hope Air to Kelowna with no problems except both descents (to Van and Kelowna) were a bit turbulant so was NOT hungry for dinner or snack.  I taxied to the motel which was average, surfed the net for a while before hunkering down for the nite.  The a/c was noisy when it turned on and it did wake me up around 2 am so had to switch to fan only.  (Some needless info for you.)

My appt was at 9am so gave myself plenty of time to get ready, grab breaky @ Starbucks across the street from the motel and then walk to the dr's office.  Funny thing happened while showering though.....I had this random thought "I didn't see a blowdryer in the bathroom".  You know how blowdryers are usually mounted to the bathroom walls, well not here there wasn't.  The significance of this thought was this was the first time I didn't bring my own blowdryer; I tried to pack light.  Now my subsequent thoughts were.... "I have no hair products", "Maybe if I towel dry hard, I can straighten my hair with the hair straightener.....but not really", "This is gonna be bad if I have to air dry it".  Ya I guess I was mildly freakin' out.  So after towel drying like a mad women, I decided to check other drawers for hopes of a the blow dryer.  I found it in the dresser drawer below the TV....odd place for it but soooo thankful it was there!  So the day started off ok.

Long story short, the dr appt ended up being only 30 min long as the shock tests showed I have mild carpal tunnel and it generally just flares up rather than all the time.  No surgery needed.  So what was originally planned as a 60-90 min appt was significantly shortened so after taxiing back to the airport, I had a lot longer to wait. 

Once I got home, after 4pm, I unpacked and was quite tired.  Back to work the next day.  One specialist appt down, one to go for my knees.  Soon, hopefully really soon!

Flying On an Airplane

Which is exactly what I'll be doing in an hour or so and then tomorrow back home.  I got a call this past Thurs from the neurologist's office in Kelowna saying they have an appointment opening for me....this Wed, that's tomorrow.  I took the appointment because I've been waiting since January and the dr in town hasn't had an opening for me yet.

The lady on the phone mentioned Hope Air to me and to apply for a flight that same day since this appointment is such short notice.  Hope Air is a god-send for me and others needing to use it.  They provide flights at no cost to the 'patients', based on certain eligibilities.  At work yesterday after many phone calls back and forth with Hope Air, then my dr's office, then Hope Air calling me back about 3-4x afterwards, I got my flight booked and arranged.  So that meant cancelling my original hotel booking as I had planned on driving in case the flight fell through.  So that was cancelled and I selected a hotel close to the dr's office and they also had medical rates too....another god-send. 

So no driving 8-9 hrs/day, no paying for a flight, lower hotel rate than regular rate, and my first of 2 specialist appointments.   Also since my extended medical coverage only covers $70/day, I will get the majority of my expenses covered.  Not too shabby.

This appointment is for the carpal tunnel in my right wrist, don't remember if they'll check my left one though.  To be continued....

Final Diet update

Summary since I started this diet last May 2011.

My total weightloss, according to scale at Dr's office, is 35 lbs. The body measurements are:
neck - down 1"
bust - down 4.5" (and that's good!)
waist- down 2.5"
hip- down 3.25"
R and L arms - each down 1"
R and L thighs - each down 1"
R and L calves - each down 1"

Total loss - 17.25"

That's pretty good...wish more came off the midsection but at least it's easier for me to find clothes cause I'm not shopping in the 'big girl' stores anymore and that's a VERY GOOD thing. The clothes are nice but, personally, it's horrible for my self-esteem.


March 2009

August 2012

Final Weightloss Update

Today was the last day of my injections.  I have 2 more days of 500 calories then 3 wks of higher calorie intake but still no carbs & sugars until weeks 4-6.

Here's the weightloss rundown:
Day 23: -1
Day 24: -0.5
Day 25: -0.5
Day 26: +0.5
Day 27: +0.5
Day 28: -1
Day 29: 0
Day 30: -1.5     

Total weightloss is 17.5 lbs.  If I can lose 1.5 lbs more, then my total loss during the past 12 months or so is 40 lbs!  Never had I ever thought that would be possible for me to do.

Days 21, 22 & 23

So just a quick post as I gotta get to bed early tonite.

On Saturday I went down 1.5 lbs and that got me below the bad number.  I gained 1 lb back on the sunday cause, stupid me, went out to Walmart but on the way stopped for gas and you know what's at the gas station right?  A small bag of chips and small twix bar.  Oopsy.  Then after shopping @ Walmart, you know what eating establishment is inside Walmart?  McD's...opsy again but at least it was only a 1 lb gain.
The next day, today, I was back down to below the bad number.  Today I'm back on track and am hoping to be 2 lbs below, all together now, the....bad....number.