Weight this am - 163.0
It's Halloween - Samhain - The Wild Hunt. It's the most wonderful night of the year. Well, for us anyway.
We got the whole front decorated. Made eyeball jello shots and Marshmallow Ghosties. Had a fabulous group of people swing by. This year our end of the street had a bunch of houses decorated. It was awesome.
Weight this am - 164.2
First dose of 1.7. THE NAUSEA. But, not until several hours later. Wound up taking a ondansetron (the nausea med from the Dr) First time I've needed one. Not fun.
Got the books loaded onto the top shelves in the library. And they are all scanned in to my card catalog app. Plus the hardcovers all have my embossed seal on them. Now that I'm not climbing up and down a ladder the rest of this should be easy. Just scan and load.
I also got the copy of the approval letter and now I have to call the Rx company again. To me it reads like it's for 1.7 only and it should be for all dosages. Le Sigh. On the good end, it looks like it's good for a year so maybe we only have to do a tiny bit of tweaking,
Weight:
Month 1 - 8/7 - 9/4 - 189 to 177.8 - 11.2
Month 2 - 9/4 - 10/2 - 177.8 to 171.4 - 6.4
Month 3 - 10/2 - 10/30 - 171.4 to 164.2 - 7.2
Quarterly Total - Down 24.8lbs
Measurements:
Quarter Start:
Waist - 42
Hips - 47.5
Thigh - 26
Bicep - 14
Quarter End: Change:
Waist - 37 Waist - 5
Hips - 44 Hips - 3.5
Thigh - 22 Thigh - 4
Bicep - 12 Bicep - 2
Total Inches - 14.5
Symptoms/Side Effects:
Nausea, Fatigue, Occasional head ache, Not Hungry, Brain cloud/quieting of brain noise.
Exercise:
Treadmill, Pilates, 21 Day Fix/HIIT
Labwork:
TPO: 75 to 51
Antibody: 9.9 to 8.6
FT4: 1.03 to 1.59
FT3: 3.7 to 4.8
Lowered NDT (Adthyza) to 1/2 pill afternoon dose
HDL: 85 to 64
Trig: 96 to 88
LDL: 71 to 66
VLDL: 17 (no change)
Total Cholesterol: 173 to 147
Glucose: 116 to 81
A1C: 5.8 to 5.4
ALT 49 to 33
Blood Pressure: 136/83 to 114/84
Heart Rate: 67 to 79
Dr Office weight: 185.2 to 166 19.2 (on 10/24)
Looking Back on Month Three: (weeks 9-12)
I'm happy with the change this month. Sitting just under 2lbs a week. Measurements are down. I definitely need to get back to exercising but we did do a lot of cleaning a prep this month. My labs definitely improved over the past 3 months. Now onto 3 more! Can't wait to see where that takes me.
Weight:
10/2 - 10/9 - 171.4 to 170.2 - 1.2lbs
10/9 - 10/16 - 170.2 to 166.6 - 3.6lbs
10/16 - 10/23 - 166.6 to 167 +0.4lbs
10/23 - 10/30 - 167 to 164.2 - 2.8lbs
Month 3 Total - Down 7.2lbs
Measurements:
Month Start:
Waist - 39
Hips - 45
Thigh - 22.5
Bicep - 13
10/6 - Progress photos - 168.8lbs
10/28 - Goal Pants Photos - 164.2
Month End: Change:
Waist - 37 Waist - 2
Hips - 44 Hips - 1
Thigh - 22 Thigh - 0.5
Bicep - 12 Bicep - 1
Symptoms/Side Effects:
10/2 - 10/9 - SO NOT HUNGRY, hiccups (that's new), heart rate is a bit higher but not bad. Slight vibrating feeling...could be thyroid.
10/9 - 10/16 - SUPER strong brain static right after this shot. Resting heart rate is low 70s (71 average) instead of mid 60s
10/16 - 10/23 - Still shaking. My levels are definitely a bit high.
10/23 - 10/30 - Saw Dr. Lowering Thyroid meds. All my labs are great. Recheck in 3 months. Vibrating is beginning to ebb.
Exercise:
10/2 - 10/9 - Treadmill, Added 21 Day Fix (I'm doing that on my non-treadmill days) Day 1
10/9 - 10/16 - Treadmill 21 - Day Fix Day & Day 2 - Deep Cleaning House
10/16 - 10/23 - More Deep Cleaning. No workouts this week.
10/23 - 10/30 - Cleaning and The Rally. No workouts. Prepping for Halloween.
Weight this am - 164.2
Getting passports this afternoon. One of the things on our 'to-do' list this year.
My weight is up slightly from yesterday, but it is the day before shot day and I ate more carby food yesterday as well, so not surprised. I'm just an impatient person who is REALLY looking forward to getting below all the covid and lockdown weight. Once I hit 160 I'll be at my highest pre-covid weight and when I hit the 150's I can really start ticking off my charts.
Took more "goal pants" photos today. Still can't button them but it's closer. If things keep going well I should be into these pants by Thanksgiving (if not sooner) I've lost weight mostly above my belly button and below my hips/upper thigh, so all my pants still fit. I'm really ready for the loss to start attacking those last bastions of padding so I can start moving down in clothing sizes. I just keep reminding myself that slower is better. Much less sagging and much more time for skin to recover.
Weight this am - 163.6
Soo...back down again. That's actually pretty awesome. Just over 3 pounds to go until I can start checking weight boxes off again on my chart. The 160's didn't exist there because I jumped up in weight SOO FAST.
Just tomorrow to go and then I need to do measurements again and get to finish "Reflections" for Month 3 and start a new one for my first month of 1.7. Looking forward to what the summary looks like. It's easy to get caught up in the day to day stuff, but seeing what the real change is over the course of a month makes it all more real.
Need to start work on the Library as well. I'm going to need tables for Thursday so I really need to get moving on that.
Weight this am - 164
I'm up but not all the way to where I was Friday. I guess all that standing really DID do something. Today was grocery shopping day. We got almost everything we need for Halloween. Just need a few things like skewers for the Marshmallow Ghosts, and the stuff to make the jello shots (vodka, candy eyeballs. MAYBE I'll just get more frosting and make them LOOK like eyes. hmmmmm
We also got cool foot-slippers. They are fuzzy and awesome. AND I got skeleton PJ's.
Did a lot of running around today and got to 'meet' Rowan's boyfriend over zoom. He's coming for Thanksgiving so this should be fun.
Weight this am - 163.2
Just 3.2 pounds until I hit the last recorded weight of 2020. I would LOVE to see this happen by the end of October. We'll see. Either way, it's getting closer. Either way, I'm under my first recorded weight after I had COVID. So that's definitely progress.
Exhausted today. Just taking it easy after yesterday. We'll see how much the rebound is tomorrow.
Weight this am - 165
Went to the Harris Rally in Houston yesterday. It was AMAZING. It was also SOO HOT. We stood in line for HOURS. In the heat. Outside. Mark was joking that we would lose pounds by sweat alone....lol We'll see.
People in line were wonderful. The speakers were great. I've never been to a political rally before so had no idea what to expect but this was a whole lot of pure joy.
I also got interviewed on KHOU11 news. Was quoted in an article.
LOOONG and EXHAUSTING day but absolutely worth it.
Weight this am - 166
Seriously People. So I called the Rx line again this morning about the authorization. It was approved ON MONDAY THE 21ST! The day I called them. AND faxed to the doctor AND the pharmacy. I swear.
So I call CVS: "Oh we usually wait for the Dr to contact us. Oh I see it's approved. We will process it but can't tell you when it will be in. We have to order it" <head desk>
At the Doctors for my follow up. He cannot find the fax of the authorization approval. He did give me a paper script for the compounding pharmacy IN CASE there is a delay at CVS.
To round this off...I get a text from CVS at 4pm. Wegovy is ready. I seriously want to bite people.
In good news:
My thyroid antibodies are down
Free T3 and T4 are high
Cholesterol is down
Fasting Glucose is 81
A1C is no longer pre-diabetic
Kidney function is good
ALT (liver) is good
BP is 114/83
We are lowering thyroid meds a bit and monitoring BP.
Weight this am - 167
Up again. Grr. The stress over this prescription mess isn't helping any. I feel like I can't totally focus on anything because I'm in limbo. I hate it. Going to try to call the compounding pharmacy today to see if they do compound Wegovy and what the turn around time is. I'm just so hoping I'll see a text from CVS today saying it's processing.
Last week on 1.0 I need to get to work on the library. AND see how much is left in leftovers. I think I'll pull the chili fixings out today so the meat can thaw for tomorrow.
Dammit. This was supposed to be the start of the easier part of this. The part where I didn't have to wonder every month if anywhere had my prescription in stock. Sigh. I just want to get this extra weight OFF my body, stop having issues with blood sugar and blood pressure, be able to live the rest of my life HEALTHY and ACTIVE.
Dr appointment tomorrow.
Weight this am - 166.8
Up again, as expected. As long as the highs and lows are both trending down, it's a win. 166.8 was my old low and if it's now my new high...that's the direction we want.
Early Voted today (Go Harris/Walz) It's very important to me that we put people in office who are not targeting the LBTQIA community as a part of a fear and hate campaign. I will always vote for human rights.
Tomorrow is shot day again. I'm still working on emptying and redoing my library.
Weight this am - 165
I hit my anniversary goal weight...only a week late. Five pounds and I will hit my pre-covid high. It's getting closer.
Called my Dr this morning and they filed the authorization on the 18th. Called the insurance RX line. They show the authorization as received. When I spoke to her I explained how they filled a new RX off a prior auth and how this was in danger of interrupting my scheduled dosage and resetting me back to the beginning dosage. She put in to have the review expedited and it should be handled within the next 9 - 72 hours instead of 4 - 15 days. I let the Dr office know that if there is any need of information or clarification it will happen within the next 72 hours and needs to be handled ASAP. I also rescheduled my lab review appointment to Thursday of THIS week so I can handle things BEFORE I run out of meds.
Weight this am - 166.2
Put the downstairs in order today and got the shelves finished for the Library. Even got the library carpet steamed so it's all ready for me to reorganize everything this week. YAY. I'm ready to tackle that project and get it done. It's been too long.
NSV - my belt that my belly outgrew I can now buckle again. NOT over clothing...lol...but it buckles. When I started this it the ends were like 2 inches apart.
Weight this am - 166.8
Started working on the Library shelves. They are all stained and ready to go. Also made gazpacho today. Had a bit of a break from too much cleaning.
Weight this am - 167.0
Today we get to sign the papers for the HELOC and then we can move forward with house repairs. YAY.
We also did grocery shopping. I haven't heard back from my doctor's office so I guess I'll be calling everyone Monday. sigh.
Weight this am - 168
Dr appointment this morning. I've been approved for 3 months of 1.7 and we are possibly adjusting my NDT dose. I suggested taking the 2nd pill and halving it. The pharmacies are all out of the 1.0 so I'm good moving up and switching to CVS.
Finished the garage today. Got it all emptied and re-organized. Plus I started staining my library shelves.
Got a message from CVS about my medication and call the RX line. Apparently my Authorization ran out and because it was a new Rx company they filled the script for 3 months ANYWAY. Now I need a new authorization filed and it can take up to 15 days to approve. OMG. I've called the Dr and made them aware that this needs filing ASAP and will follow up with insurance once I know they have sent it in.
I did NOT need this today.
Weight this am - 166.6
Finally. My lowest weight falls on shot day! That probably won't happen next week but I can take the win this week. I'm sure it will be back up tomorrow. LOL.
Today is supposed to be the start of yard work. I'll need a minute to wake up after last night but I'll get there. Also need to call the pharmacy to see if they have 1.0 in. I think a second month on this one isn't unreasonable.
Weight this am - 167.4
It's starting to trend down again...which is a good thing. We'll see what it logs at tomorrow for weigh-in and shot day.
Today is our Wedding Anniversary. 30 years together and 27 married. It's been three decades now and I can't imagine it being any other way.
Time to get to cleaning upstairs. Get the guest room in order for the holidays. Then we'll figure out what we are doing for dinner.
Weight this am - 168
And of course it jumps right back up. I love how it does a dip down like "coming attractions". Next week on "Days of Your Wegovy"... LOL
It's a standard trend. I'm not worried about it. It's gratifying seeing new low numbers even if they don't stay. I know it means they will come back, and each new low is another step on the ladder.
This week is deep cleaning. We got the game room back in order. Tomorrow is my office. Then we switch to outside and tackle the flowerbeds and driveway and garage. Finally we return the downstairs to normal.
Thaddeus came over and we all played Trivial Pursuit (a LOTR and Harry Potter combo game) So much fun to get to use the game room again.
Weight this am - 166.6
So we started our morning with the mysterious case of the unknown underwear. We were clearing out the pockets in the rolling cooler we took with us to PRIDE festival yesterday and out of the front zipper pocket Mark pulls A PAIR OF FEMALE UNDERWEAR. *I* do not recognize them. *HE* does not recognize them. NONE of us know when or how or WHY they got into the cooler. *blink* It's a mystery.
SUPER happy about my weight this morning. It has officially kicked me down into the next BMI category!! My BMI is under 30! WOOHOO.
Wound up missing exercise. I'm tired and we have a busy week.
Weight this am - 167.6
Exercise - going to PRIDE in The Woodlands so expecting to walk a lot.
Holy Crap. That's almost a pound overnight. Getting closer! My BMI just hit 30 even so I'm sooooo close to being down a category!
Pride was amazing and I am exhausted.
Weight this am - 168.4
Treadmill - 45 minutes at 2.8 for 3 miles
New low today. Granted it's only by .4lbs but it's a new drop. Now to just keep that going.
My former "large" belt that I outgrew when the weight went crazy after covid still doesn't fit (I'm obviously losing from the ribs down...lol) but it's slowly getting closer. Another inch or 2 off the belly button and I'll be able to buckle it in the largest hole. I can't wait.
My BMI is also creeping closer to being just 'overweight' instead of 'obese'. I think hitting 165 is about where it shifts to 29. AND if my boobs weren't in the way (they are so freaking huge) I could probably see to shave my privates. That'll be the day, huh? LOL
Weight this am - 169.2
Exercise - 21 Day Fix Day 2
I knew it. Of course the weight is back down...lol. I'd really like to see a bit more movement on the scale. I've been averaging in at closer to a pound a week and I'd really love to see a few more 2lb weeks. We'll see how it goes.
I've switched up the exercise scheduling a bit. Doing HIIT days 1, 3, and 5 on either Mon OR Tues depending on week. Doing HIIT days 2, 4, and 6 on Thurs OR Friday. Doing Day 7 on Sat OR Sun. This gives me the ability to NOT do HIIT the day BEFORE weigh in.
Today was arm day. My upper arms REALLY need the toning so that's awesome. I'm still modifying a lot. If I can't do an exercise I just switch out to something else for that minute. Like today was push-ups. I tried and got about 3 in before it stopped being possible. So instead I got up and did bicep curls. I'm not going to force the impossible when I can make progress with the doable.
Taking it a bit easier this week since next week is cleaning and I can totally see that being much more strenuous.
Weight this am - 170.2
Treadmill - 47 minutes at 2.8 for 3 miles
I probably shouldn't have done HIIT THE DAY BEFORE my weekly weigh-in. LOL Shot up a pound from yesterday and the day before. The scale just couldn't give me an official SIX on my recording day.
Jerk.
It's my own fault, I know that HIIT makes me jump a bit from the muscle work. Over time it'll be advantageous though, since muscle burns calories better. NEXT week. Next week my weigh in WILL be a six dammit.
The Brain Static was SUPER STRONG with this shot. Hopefully that's a really good sign.
Weight - 169.2
Exercise - 21 Day Fix Day 1
Holding steady at just over 169. Maybe tomorrow will put me at or below the full 20lbs. At least I've SEEN it. Today was also the start of my 21 Day Fix inclusion. Friday will be Day 2 followed by Day 7 this and every Sunday. I will possibly try out the 10 min ab addition on one of my Treadmill days.
I'm definitely starting to feel a bit...um...vibratey? I guess is a word. Like my thyroid meds might be a hair too high and I'm operating on a higher vibrational frequency than normal. But only a teeny bit. We have a full evaluation coming up next? week. So we'll see where all the numbers are. It'll be interesting to navigate that because I definitely don't want to drop dosage too fast.
Ready to hit up week two of this 1.0 dose. I'm really loving it.
Weight this am - 169.2
Treadmill - 44 minutes at 2.8 for 3 miles
I was expecting the jump up. I was lightly dehydrated this morning. It's still a good start and we'll see how the week goes.
This is the unknown weight decade. My last pre-covid weight was 160. My first post-covid weight was 173. The decade of the 60's happened over the course of one month. Once I hit my next mini-goal of 159 I will be back in mostly familiar territory. This feels like the point where I have to grit my teeth, put my nose to the grindstone and all of those familiar axioms. On that note...
Exercise routine will switch up this week. 21 Day Fix has 7 different workouts meant to be rotated through Monday through Sunday (or whichever equivalent week alignment works or you) With my reaction to Day 1 I don't want to overload myself. Consequently I will be breaking it out like this: 2 days a week plus Day 7 every Sunday. Day 7 is a Yoga/stretching day. It's meant as a recovery.
The schedule will look like this:
Week 1 = 4 Treadmill days - 21 Day Fix - 1 & 2 - 21 Day Fix 7 on Sunday
Week 2 = 4 Treadmill days - 21 Day Fix - 3 & 4 - 21 Day Fix 7 on Sunday
Week 3 = 4 Treadmill days - 21 Day Fix - 5 & 6 - 21 Day Fix 7 on Sunday
Then I can repeat that schedule. My Fix days will Tues and either Thurs or Fri <depending on how I feel after my injection on Wed.
I'm so ready to be back in a body I at least remember.
Weight this am - 168.8
No Exercise
Firstly - I HIT TWENTY POUNDS GONE. I got to mark off another mini-goal and reset my goal on My Fitness Pal. I'm now shooting for 159 (after that it will be 150 and then decrease by increments of 5lbs)
Progress photos were updated. You can really see the difference in the side view. I'm losing the stomach from the top down...lol. Eventually my biggest pants will stop fitting. Eventually. I can't wait.
Too much wine last night. Hence the no exercise. Besides, my thighs still hurt...LOL. Back on the wagon tomorrow.
This is the decade of weight that I have been waiting to access. I don't have any data on these pounds so hopefully I can get through this one relatively quickly. Then we can move on to the numbers I am all too familiar with.
Slow and steady. As long as it's steady I don't mind the slow. ;)
Weight this am - 170.2
Treadmill - 52 min at 2.5 for 3 miles
Even with the hot bath last night I woke up sore. Didn't realize it until I tried to stand up. My thighs, specifically inner thighs are Sooooo Sore. That's also why the scale is up. Water retention and inflammation from the work out. It's all good. Hopefully this will be the push to get me at or under 169 so I can update everything. I'm losing a bit of hope that I'll hit 165 by my anniversary but I'll keep on pushing.
I'm reflecting on yesterday and I think that a lot of it is that I am angry with myself for getting to this size. I need 'me' back.
Going out tonight to see a friend for their birthday. I'm going to do at least a little bit with my weights and crunches before we head out. <Update: did NOT do weights and crunchs> Hopefully tomorrow brings a better number.
Weight this am - 169.4
Exercise: 21 Day Fix - Day 1 - Full Body Cardio HIIT - 35 minutes
Every muscle in my body is vibrating and I almost puked during the cool down stretch. LOL And I haven't even eaten yet! Switching it up.
Inching ever closer to that mini-goal. I'm so ready for my next set of progress photos. COME ON 0.4 POUNDS. Lets goooooo!!!
Forgot to mention the new symptom I noticed this morning...hiccups. This is like the 3rd or so time it's hit me since Wednesday. They are not long, only like 5-10 total and then done. They are not violent like some hiccups are, just light ones. But they come apropo of nothing and I don't normally have hiccups unless I have wine (which has not been the case). It's an interesting symptom.
So...remember that play I mentioned way back in week one? I found out today that they had to replace an actor with a family conflict. Now I live literally FIVE minutes from the theatre, memorization is my super power and have exactly ZERO things going on. They called in someone who not only lives over half and hour away but who works full time and is in another production that is running concurrently with this one (afternoons instead of evenings). She's skinny though so there's that <eyeroll>
But sure, tell me again that size wasn't a factor.
Weight this am - 169.6 !!!
Treadmill - 46 minutes at 2.8 for 3 miles - no interval
OMG. It is finally a SIX. I have not had a six on the scale since before I had Covid. I am FINALLY below my last 2022 weight. Thank you 1.0!
Pre-Covid here we come!
I need to remember that I should exercise BEFORE I eat. I normally do but I got distracted this morning. At least I did get it in.
Still no real interest in food. I can feel the subtle signals that tell me I'm hungry but I don't want to eat just to eat.
I am .6lbs away from my next progress photos and setting my next goal. I'm going to move it to round numbers (160 then 150) because once I hit 150 I'm shifting to 5lb goals and photos.
Let's see what tomorrow does.
Weight this am - 171.4
Treadmill - 51 minutes at 2.8 for 3 miles
I am going to go back and adjust my reflections and make sure I add measurements on the first and last day to create a trail of inches lost per month. I can measure at other times but I think a consistent set time-frame will work well going forward.
Definitely NOT interested in food today. Someone posted a photo of a pizza loaded with sausage and pepperoni and my whole body viscerally recoiled. The food aversions are strong with this dose..lol
Looking Back on Month Two: (weeks 5 - 8)
Not as much change as I would LIKE and I didn't hit my goal. BUT...I lost each week. Part of that is on me for not upping my exercise sooner. Time to move on to a new dosage.
Weight:
9/4 - 9/11 - 177.8 to 175 - 2.8lbs
9/11 - 9/18 - 175 to 173.6 - 1.4lbs
9/18 - 9/25 - 173.6 to 172.6 - 1.0lb
9/25 - 10/2 - 172.6 to 171.4 - 1.2lb
Month 2 Total - 6.4
Measurements:
Month Start:
Waist - 40.25
Hips - 46.5
Thigh - 23
Bicep - 13.5
9/10 - Measurements:
Waist - 40
Hips - 45.75
Thigh - 23
Bicep - 13
9/12 - Photographs (Goal Pants #1) - 174.8lbs
9/25 - Measurements
Waist - 39.5
Hips - 45
Thigh - 22,75
Bicep - 13
Month End: Change:
Waist - 39 Waist - 1.25
Hips - 45 Hips - 1.5
Thigh - 22.5 Thigh - 0.5
Bicep - 13 Bicep - 0.5
Symptoms/Side Effects:
9/4 - 9/10 - Not Hungry. Fatigue. Quiet Brain reaction not noticeable. Bad panic reaction 9/10 over night, possibly related to alcohol
9/11 - 9/17 - Slight nausea Wed. Some fatigue - upped B12 - Some sleep issues.
9/18 - 9/24 - On and off light nausea, some fatigue.
9/25 - 10/1 - Hunger is back. No nausea
Exercise:
9/4 - 9/10 - Treadmill (a bit light) - no pilates or extra exercise - Missed some days.
9/11 - 9/17 - Treadmill (light) - no pilates - missed days
9/18 - 9/24 - Yeah, I totally missed my treadmill except for the 23rd
9/25 - 10/1 - Treadmill - better but still lighter than it should be - no pilates. Added some arm exercises with weights. Added incline to treadmill. 9/30 - 1 mile at 2 10/1 - 1/2 mile at 4, 1/2 mile at 3, 1/2 mile at 2
Weight this am - 170.6
Treadmill - 50 min at 2.7 for 3 miles 4 incline for .5 mile - 3 incline for .5 mile - 2 incline for .5 mile
It's a new number day. Tomorrow I post my 2nd "Reflections" and start my next dosage up. At least the 'down-up-down-up-up-down-up-down" keeps ending on a slightly lower "down". I'll know tomorrow what my total loss is for this 4 week period. I mean, I'd be THRILLED if I saw a six...I'd be excited if I got to check off my final square of post-Jan-2022 data. But so long as I'm ending the week lower than I began...I'm happy.
Did a bit of light weights and crunches as well. I'm trying to add a wee bit of other toning. And yes...I did light about doing a DVD...but I DID add lots more incline to my walking. Every little bit, right?
Tomorrow we round another bend in the Wegovy Journey. I'm looking forward to more good things
