Posts by sereniticat

Hiya Everyone !

  I'm in, but I'm not counting or picking a catagory at the moment.  I'm still not eating much because of my tonsils  being removed, when I went to see the specialist he said ther ewere complications ( of course ! hehe !) and that's why I'm having issues.

 I've decided that while I'm doing the tonsil thing, I'm not eating enough to really be worried about logging and keeping a deficit count.  So, next week when I start to eat normally I'll pick a category and start counting. 

I've not lost or gained anything in a couple of months, due to the autoimmune liver thing, so I'm just gonna relax a bit and destress, but I have been checking in and will continue to and be your cheerleader for a couple of weeks-  I hope that's okay with everyone.

You guys are really doing well so far this month ! Your dedication is inspirational keep up the great work !

Hiya Everyone !

 I'm alive ! Yes ! That's right I survived having my tonsils out !  It was easy as the first couple of days but now it's so so so painful and the drugs though help me relax and make my typing crap just do not stop the pain !  But I'm alive ! 

The hospital was wonderful and the nursing staff was amazing !  Because of my allergy to latex I got a private room which was really nice as the hospital is going through renovations and everyone men and women had to share one large room, it was like an emergency room.  So, I slept really well.  They did try to force me to eat toast though, which I thought was cruel but it's so that your throat doesn't get mushy.

I'm down for the count now though as I'm only awake about 4 hours a day.  The doctor sent us home with only panadol for the day and panadine forte for the night ( for Americans it's just Tylenol, panadine forte is like Tylenol with codeine) which didn't help at all, so my hubby went to the chemist and got me something with codine, for during the day too yaaay ! 

Alle, thanking you for continuing with the thread.  Posting once a week is more then plenty ! you could even do the 15th and the last day of the month and that would be more then enough.  To be honest, I almost never look at the totals.  FOr me this is more for the support and supporting others then a competition.  It does however keep me honest with myself, which I really appreaciate.

I'm not sure I'm making any more sense, if not please forgive me, hehe.  THanking GOd for spell check or you'd have no clue what I'm saying !!

My total is 37085 / 24500  ~ I'm chalking the big number up to the tonsil diet !

18956 / 24500

Lilygirl-  I really really like your new avatar !

16353 / 24500

Happy Easter everyone.  I hope the Easter bunny was kind to you and brought you lots of chocolate, and I hope you all eat them one at a time ! Hehe.

13485 / 24500 April 10th

Didn't do so hot today, there was pizza ! Don;t really think anything more needs to be said hehehe  PIZZA !

Hiya everyone!

 How was your weekends?  I sure hope you all survived !  Some evil person brought cake into my house but I've decided it wont get me! IT WONT GET ME!!!!

One of lifes little annoyances last night I took the two hours you need to paint your nails a glorious shade of pink.  I did base coat, two layers of the most perfect pink and a top coat, letting each coat dry before the next.  The end result? PERFECTION !

This morning I got up and realized the bathroom needs scrubbing....You can see where this is heading right? Nail polish all chipped to HELL and perfection pink isn't so perfect anymore.  UG !

7230 / 24500 April 5th

1358 / 24500 For April 1st !

Happy April everyone and Good luck !!!

cbussiere~ Happy birthday to you!  Happy BIRTHDAY to you!! Haaaaaaaa-aaapy bithday dear Cubussire, happy birthday to you !!! 

I sure do hope you had a very lovely birthday!  I think you shoulda allowed yourself a little bit of your cake, ( it was your big day) but can so understand why you didn't !  I hope your loved ones were good to you and and you enjoyed your day.

March 31st 33944 / 24500

Hiya Alle!!! You know I'm in ! I'd like to be in the same catagory again please 24500, I'm still to chicken to jump down to 28000..it just seems like such a big number hehe.

THanking you very much for doing this again for us!

cbussiere ~ Talk about motivation, wow!  You've been a busy bee!  It does feel good to get rid of the extra stuff, huh ? I've moved around quite a bit in the last 4 years 7 times!! I've done some house sitting and moving countries and it amazes me the amount of things I throw out eat time I move and also how much stuff I kept in the short amounts of time at each place.  I wonder why I keep it, hehe.  It's been liberating to throw out my stuff every 6 months or so.

Now if we could just throw out the extra weight as easily as giving cloths to good will!

I so get what you are saying about your friend.  She probably says all that stuff about not getting below size 14 because she is afraid she never will.  When we're scared we tell ourselves anything to sooth us, to make it okay.  Her telling herself that she isn't meant to be thin is just self soothing, and that's okay./  Everyone has to self sooth at some point.  It's just sad because if she changed her thinking and believed in herself she would not have to self sooth about being bigger, because she'd be smaller.

I still think you are going to be an example for her, you're very motivating and you just seem like such a wonderful person.

Oh goodness, ignore my last calorie count, I got an extra number some where. Heehehe

29750 / 24500 March 28

March 25th 25697 / 24500

Well I made it!! Whooo-hoo ! Not one pound lost !! Not one pound gained either, so that's okay.  Once again, got my period hehe two periods a month no wonder I can't lose any weight.  I'm actually not frustrated though.  It's going on 5 weeks since i haven't lost anything, but I've not gained anything so I am actually happy.  I'd been wondering if I'd ever be able to maintain a weight once I stop trying to lose, and this proves to me that I can.

I've got bloodwork coming back from doctor tomorrow, so hopefully get some news.  I hope it's good news!

Good luck everyone !

22988 / 24500 March 21st

CONGRATS to those who've lost some weight !  That's wonderful. 

I was given the advise to eat maintenance for a week.  SO, yesterday I ate just 100 under my maintenance, and today I tried but didn't get close.  Still had a 1200 deficit even though I ate everything I wanted to..it was so much fun !  I don't think I will do a whole week, as I'm disciplined now and I don't wanna mess that up, but I will do a few days, see if that jump starts some weight loss for next week.

Thanking you for your kind words everyone.  What would we do without this challenge and eachother?

19166 / 24500 March 17th

I visited the Doctor yesterday, she thinks that since I am having two periods a month my hormones are still confused by the last miscarriage.  Also, she said that the damage in my womb is still substantial and it's sending stress messages to my brain and my brain is then sending stress out to my body.

She also said that my weight loss so far is wonderful, and that I'm doing a great job.  She weighed me to record the weight I'm at now.  Tomorrow I am going for tests to see if my hormones are really the culprit or if it's the stress signals my brain is getting from my womb.

She also gave me hope, she said that I don't need to worry about having a baby right away.  She said that it's safe these days all the way up to age 40 and that I have plenty of time to focus on my weight and to heal my soul and to heal my womb.  She also gave me that bad news that it's possible that the damage to my womb could prevent me ever being able to carry a baby full term, but she didn't think that would be the case.  And I trust God to provide for us in the baby department.

I may not be seeing the scales moving like I'd like to, but this challenge keeps me going, the support Alle and you all give is just wonderful and I couldn't be more greatful for you all if I tried !

With your first washing of hair colour treated  hair, you can lose up to 80% of the colour.  Because the product opens up the cuticle and changes the salt bonds in your hair it is best not to shampoo your hair for at least 24 hours and if you can go 48 hours when colouring your hair darker or red it is even better.   If you wait the 24 hours it helps set all the bonds back up and you should lose a smaller % of your colour.

That said, even if you wait the 24-48 hours you will still see colour wash down the drain, even with colour safe shampoo.  This is because it's very difficult to rinse all the colour from your hair.  Also, with some colours you wont actually see the true base colours until 24 hours had passed.

If however over your next few washings you continue to see colour loss and your hair does fade noticeably, I would contact your stylist.  I've worked with stylists who do not always do what the client asks because we feel we know the product and hair better, this however does not give us the right to give you semi permanent colour when you ask for permanent.

It's not common knowledge even between stylists to wait to wash your hair.  It brings the colour and product industry much more money if you are forever washing your colour out right away.  You'll buy that colour safe shampoo next time that you skipped this time, to avoid the loss of colour.  Also, if you lose a massive amount of colour the first washing, it gets you back into the chair that much quicker because we all chase the shine we get when colour is new.