Well, instead of writing this in everyone’s comments, I will just put it here.  I’m doing better now.  I went in to the doctor for chronic fatigue (only being awake for 3-6 hours a day) and for some other major issues.  First, I will say I am NOT afraid of needles for any reason, and I watch the blood flowing in the tubes and help if they need.  They had to take quite a lot of blood to run as many tests as they needed and I began to black out.  I told them I was blacking out and that’s the last thing I remember.  Next thing I knew, I woke up on the floor with 7 people in the room with the doctor holding my head.  Apparently I became unconscious, fell out of the chair, hit my head and shoulders on the wall and had a seizure.  The fire truck came first with the firemen. They immobilized my head and neck while running several other tests until the ambulance and paramedics came.  My left pupil was unreactive and my head hurt extremely bad.  If no one was talking directly to me for more than 5 seconds, I would fall asleep.  I was taken to the critical care emergency center.  I suffered muscular bruising, head trauma, a hematoma, chronic exhaustion, white blood cells in my urine, and extreme head pain.  A few days later I had to go back to the doctor to discuss the labs and to check my head and shoulders.  The labs revealed anemia and severe dehydration.  Upon more examination they discovered I have a severe sinus infection.  (I had no pain or symptoms that would have prompted me to go to the doctor for this, but it was by thorough examination that it was discovered.  Sometimes that’s the way it works.)  This sinus infection caused my initial chronic fatigue.  The iron deficiency, dehydration, and this infection all came together at once when my blood was being drawn.  I am temporarily off of pain killers, but am still having to take up to 12 pills a day.  One side effect of a new medication is insomnia.  I went from only being awake for 3 hours a day, to not being able to sleep.  I am off this medication in 2 days, so then the insomnia will go away. Aside from my head hurting every once in a while, I am feeling a TON better.  Thank you to all of you who left me comments or get well wishes, it really does help.  :-)

I am officially under 170 pounds.  FINALLY.  I keep wavering back and forth between 170's and 160's through the week, so I was very happy when I weighed in this morning and I was under!  I guess eating every 2 hours was a good thing rather than eating 3 times.

I have gotten extremely bored with my food diary, and haven't been writing on it. So, I saw a man on tv one time who wrote a book which was entirely pictures of every thing he ate in a year. I am officially starting a new food diary. I am going to take pictures of every thing I eat. I have a digital camera, so I can just put it on my computer. I am contemplating putting the pictures online, what does everyone think? Would you want me to put the pictures online?

It's been a while since I updated my page, only because I have been very disappointed with results. I am still on a plateau. I have come up with a few solutions. I am going to create fitness challenges for myself. I will log 600 total cardio minutes in a month. That is only a little over 20 minutes a day. I am also going to create a weight training challenge, but I need to figure that all out later. I am also going to be more faithful with my food diary and have considered taking a picture of everything I eat.

Yesterday I had my last appointment with the dentist until February.  I hate having to eat only cold soft food because even though my ice cream is half the calories and half the fat, it is still ice cream, not something healthy.  Yes, it makes my mouth feel better, but my body feels GROSS. 

I weighed in yesterday and lost weight, but with the plateau I had, I am completely off track.  Hopefully after this week, since it is "that time", I will have an incredible drop. 

School started again today, so I will be doing homework all the time.  I am thinking of getting a music stand (like in band) to put my book on while I ride my exercise bike so I can read AND exercise.  I just need to find money to get one.  Medical classes are hard, really hard, and it's the first assignments so the professors are giving you a RIDICULOUS amount of work in order to "weed out" the people who really aren't committed.  I had the same professor last semester for one class, so I know that is exactly what he is doing.  I just really want to do well in school this semester until I get a new job.

I am trying to reduce my stress levels as that affects weight loss, so I think I will do yoga today.  That should help. 

Good luck everyone!

So, I have let it possible for people to leave comment on my Guestbook in my Preferences, but my boyfriend nor I can seem to figure out how to leave a comment in ANYONE'S guestbook. Anyone want to type out how to leave a comment? I guess people will just have to comment on my blogs....

I went to the dentist last Saturday and Monday. I had some cavities filled and I have to go two more times before I am done. Basically, I've been in pain, so I haven't worked out, and I also can't eat normally. So, I gained weight this week. All because of the weekend and not eating. That will change!!!!!! I also got a Biggest Loser work out DVD and I love it! It is so neat and I was SO tired afterward. I was more tired than riding 15 miles on my exercise bike. I found that they have several more DVD's so once I get tired of this customizable work out DVD, I may check out the others.

Well, my doctor appointment didn't give me what I wanted. Their scale said I weighed more than what I do here, but they said that is because it was in the evening. Yes, I know that is true as a person's weight can vary 5 pounds in a day, so I am trying not to let it get to me. I am just so close to hitting another achievement (getting out of the 170's) and I can hardly wait....

I have officially hit my first plateau.  I go to the doctor today to we'll see what his scale says, hopefully it says less than mine.  I usually go by his rather than mine when I see him every couple weeks.  It is very disappointing to me, but I know I am doing everything I can, next week hopefully I'll have a dramatic drop.  I just worked out more last week than I have in a while.  Heck, I lost more weight eating every 30 minutes on Christmas and not working out than I did this week.  Oh well, I can only do my best.  I am pretty sure this is all just because I am so stressed out.

Well, I realize that I am not eligible to win the biggest loser million pound match up, because I do not have a partner. However; I am going to say why I am doing this anyways (It's a requirement). When I was in high school, I missed 1/4 of my Sophomore year, 1/3 of my Junior year and over half of my Senior year being sick. I threw up blood, was vomiting at least 2 times a day, had high fevers, and had horrible stomach pain. I was in and out of hospitals before finally giving up and losing all hope of ever finding out how to fix my illnesses. Upon graduating, from the months of June to September, I was surprised and frightened to find that I had unexplainably gained over 50 pounds. I went through several tests to try to figure out a cause for this, but there was none. I began to have high blood pressure, acid reflux, heart palpitations, chest pain from my heart skipping several beats, and a resting heart rate above 100. I was sent to the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota where I lived in a hotel across the street for two weeks trying to figure out how to help me. Still, no thorough answer. After the past 5 years being in and out of hospitals, emergency rooms, and having every disturbing and painful thing done to me that is possible, I have learned to cope with my pain. I do not vomit anymore and upon losing just 10 pounds, my heart palpitations, high blood pressure, and acid reflux all went away. I still have an alarmingly high pulse rate, and have stomach pain, but now it has to do with female issues and some cancerous cells. They have removed these and I will have yet another procedure in May, but they should all be gone now. I feel fine, and want to do whatever I can to lose this weight that has overcome my body and my health. I have no explanation as to why it came so fast, and am very angry that no one can figure it out, but it is not usual to gain weight that fast. After struggling with dealing with the weight issues myself, it became apparent to me that every one started treating me differently when I became overweight. People are just rude in general and don't really listen to anything you have to say. This is just another thing to motivate me to lose the weight. I have 45 pounds left to lose before I am back to my normal weight, and I have every intention of fulfilling this goal. I have doctors encouraging me, but I am only supposed to try to lose 1-2 pounds a week. This will help it stay off once it is gone, and will help my body and immune system to adjust at a relatively slower pace. Even though I am not eligible to win the biggest loser, I want to work towards this million pound match up thing, and keep this site in order to provide some encouragement and strength to help me achieve my goals.