marci

Hey to all my wonderful buddyslim buds! I enjoy having so many buddies, but I also miss the days where I had a more personal relationship with a few of you. You know who you are. However, I still feel like this is the best place in the world to go for support and understanding. Well, if you’ve been keeping up, I’ve had some health issues that have really drug me down. I finally have a partial diagnosis today. I do in fact have fibromyalgia.  I am still having some other tests done, but this is a step in the right direction. I get the results from my sleep test next week. I’m sure whatever that tells will help as well. Thanks to all of you who are praying for me and keeping up with me.

By the way, I am now down 21 lbs!!!!! I must say, it is a great feeling, and I’m getting healthier inside all the time.

Your buddy!
Marci

Well, I’m excited about my weight loss. I’m down 17 lbs. at this point. It is so awesome. I can’t believe how much my eating habits have changed in less than 2 months. I know that my body is becoming healthier no matter what I am losing. Well, now I want to update about something else. I have had these bouts of extreme fatigue and painful flares throughout my body for the past several month. They have gotten closer together, lasted longer, and become more intense. So, after trying almost every test anyone could think of and coming up with nothing, my doctor suddenly wondered about sleep issues because of the fatigue. So, we did an at home test called an oximetry. Well, it showed that my oxygen level was staying at about 82% for a significant portion of the night. WOW!!! That is very low. I will have a sleep study done in the sleep center this coming Tuesday, to determine for certain that I have sleep apnea. This could be the cause of pain and fatigue. Very low oxygen for significant periods of time can cause an array of problems with your body along with making it hard to lose weight. Well, I’m asking for many prayers that the treatment that they come up with will work. Hopefully I will start on the CPAP that night, and it will make very remarkable change. In the meantime, it almost scares me to even go to sleep.

Now, back to my weight loss… I have noticed that a couple of pair of knit pants that were fitting very tight, are now not as tight. Also. one of my nightgowns now hangs instead of clings. These are all very cool changes to me!

I just wanted to update. I have lost 14 lbs. since January 5th. That is amazing to me. I couldn’t do it without all the encouragement of my buddies on here. Whenever I’m having it tough, I just hop on here, and there is always a note of encouragement from someone. However, I want to encourage everyone in this one thing. When you are feeling discouraged, send a note of encouragement to someone else, and you’ll be surprised how much better you feel.

Marci

So far today, I’ve started by drinking a good bit of water. My first goal to accomplish by Monday is to be soda free. I absolutely love root beer, so it will not be easy. I have 5 food goals to accomplish by the end of January. I’ll continue to update on what my other goals are. My first weigh-in will be on Monday also. That will be my weigh-in day every week. No matter what I start it, I’m hoping it will be the last time I ever see that number!

Now, why is January 5th my title? Because for over a month, I have been planning for that to be Day L-C. I was going to say D-Day, but that would stand for diet. I am not planning to diet. I am planning to change my life (ergo L-C “life change”).  I have been keeping a personal journal for that amount of time along with brainstorming my goals and ideas. Why Jan. 5th, you ask? Well, I’ll be going back to work that day after a 2 week vacation, and I figured that was as good a day as any to start. We always say we will start on Jan. 1st. Well, that hardly ever really happens. I’m so excited about this day. I know that I have started preparing myself in a very good way. Now, hopefully, with the help of all my new friends, I’ll be successful on this L-C journey!