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Songbird76

Songbird76

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HouCuseChickie said:
I checked out their website. Unfortunately, it does not look like it's sold over here. I'm just going to skip the ice cream products for a while.

It's really hard to know but it always feels like he's one of the factors sabotaging my health. I can't blame all of this weight on him. I did go into more of a depressive state over the last 4+ years and gave up on myself with a bit of a pity party. He didn't put all of that bad food in my mouth or stop me from exercising once I was cleared. Still, it doesn't help when the person closest to you isn't supportive of something that should improve my health and quality of life, then starts playing mind games that open the door for future issues. The guilt part is an interesting angle though. He often labels my attempts at getting my body back and getting healthier as a vanity and insecurity thing. Like he's more evolved because he doesn't care how he looks and how he looks to others. He's not wrong that there is some vanity that tends to drive my efforts, but is it so bad to want to look good? Well, just trying to stay the course and plan some for the future so that I don't get caught up in his negativity.
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It's not just about vanity, though. Like, yes, I really want to lose weight and fit into cute clothes because I'm tired of being embarassed by my appearance and tired of people asking me when the baby is due and having to tell them I am almost 50....I'm not pregnant. But it's also health related. There are so many other things that can come along with being overweight....joint pain, diabetis, heart problems, cholestorol, thyroid...it's not vain to want to be healthy and be there longer for your kids. My mom died when I was 25....I felt way too young not to have a mom and I had to navigate parenting on my own. Granted, I never wanted to do things like my mom did, but as far as infants go, she was actually really good at calming babies and I would have liked to be able to call her when I was having a rough mommy day. I didn't get to do that, because my mom was already gone. If and when my kids have children, I want to be around for them to call when they need advice or just reassurance that they aren't horrible parents. And not even just with parenting...I want to be here when they have a rough day at work and they can call and chat. So I need to be healthy so I'm around for that. There is so much more to working out than wanting to be pretty!!
 
HouCuseChickie

HouCuseChickie

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Songbird76 said:
It's not just about vanity, though. Like, yes, I really want to lose weight and fit into cute clothes because I'm tired of being embarassed by my appearance and tired of people asking me when the baby is due and having to tell them I am almost 50....I'm not pregnant. But it's also health related. There are so many other things that can come along with being overweight....joint pain, diabetis, heart problems, cholestorol, thyroid...it's not vain to want to be healthy and be there longer for your kids. My mom died when I was 25....I felt way too young not to have a mom and I had to navigate parenting on my own. Granted, I never wanted to do things like my mom did, but as far as infants go, she was actually really good at calming babies and I would have liked to be able to call her when I was having a rough mommy day. I didn't get to do that, because my mom was already gone. If and when my kids have children, I want to be around for them to call when they need advice or just reassurance that they aren't horrible parents. And not even just with parenting...I want to be here when they have a rough day at work and they can call and chat. So I need to be healthy so I'm around for that. There is so much more to working out than wanting to be pretty!!
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Joint pain, mobility, and fears over things like the potential for heart problems and diabetes are definitely major motivators for me. Last year, my OB decided to have some bloodwork done on the spot (vs. relying on me going to someone else) just to see if I registered as diabetic or pre-diabetic due to my weight. I think some of it was to see if I could medically qualify for some of those meds people are using for weight loss. My numbers ended up being fine, which I guess was good, but it meant months of soul searching and just getting so fed up with myself to the point of self-loathing that I decided to take charge and do something again. I think that's part of why I'd really like David to get on the ball with his health for the first time in his life. I don't think either one of our kids wants to lose us prematurely, especially not due to health matters that could have been helped with better selfcare.

I will say that with the weight I've lost so far, my joint pain, mobility, and just overall energy have greatly improved. Now, I did also start adding collagen peptides powder to my water once a day to also help. Even when I've been smaller, I usually wind up with some knee pain from my walking regimen. It started to surface around the time I started with the collagen and was gone in a little over a week. My hair is also becoming fuller and stronger again, which is supposedly another benefit.
 
Songbird76

Songbird76

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HouCuseChickie said:
Joint pain, mobility, and fears over things like the potential for heart problems and diabetes are definitely major motivators for me. Last year, my OB decided to have some bloodwork done on the spot (vs. relying on me going to someone else) just to see if I registered as diabetic or pre-diabetic due to my weight. I think some of it was to see if I could medically qualify for some of those meds people are using for weight loss. My numbers ended up being fine, which I guess was good, but it meant months of soul searching and just getting so fed up with myself to the point of self-loathing that I decided to take charge and do something again. I think that's part of why I'd really like David to get on the ball with his health for the first time in his life. I don't think either one of our kids wants to lose us prematurely, especially not due to health matters that could have been helped with better selfcare.

I will say that with the weight I've lost so far, my joint pain, mobility, and just overall energy have greatly improved. Now, I did also start adding collagen peptides powder to my water once a day to also help. Even when I've been smaller, I usually wind up with some knee pain from my walking regimen. It started to surface around the time I started with the collagen and was gone in a little over a week. My hair is also becoming fuller and stronger again, which is supposedly another benefit.
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Yeah, I have terrible joints. I actually need to figure out how to get in to a physical therapist because my hips haven't been good since I was pregant with E. I had issues with my pelvis and hips where I had a hard time walking. With A it was so bad I was in a wheelchair for a bit because just walking to the bathroom was excruciating and I had to crawl. It got a bit better with physical therapy exercises, but it's never gone completely away, and sometimes I'll have flare ups that make it hard to walk. I ended up with chronic bursitis in the one hip, and sometimes, if I've been sitting down for a while, like if we're at a restaurant, I can't stand up again. I can't put weight on it....I have to stand up part way until my hip sort of "locks"....like if you've ever gotten the nut on a bolt crooked and it won't turn anymore, so you have to unscrew it a bit, straighten it out, and then you can screw it on. That's what my hip feels like....like it's crooked and I can't stand up all the way. I have to put my weight on the left leg, then slide my right leg in toward the left until it's in the right position, then I can stand up. But I can't walk right away. I have to wait a minute, and then I can kind of waddle until the joint is in line. So I need to see a physical therapist to see if they can figure out what's causing that and fix it. It's been this way for years now, and I've had injections for the bursitis, which always help, but this one thing never goes away, and my right hip gets tired after walking a while. My left knee will start screaming at me if I ride my bike too fast or for too long, so that's not good. And I've always had weak ankles and wrists. I had a cast on my wrist for a couple of weeks once to force me to rest it. It will hurt to move it and I can't lift a pan off the stove to strain water or grease while I'm cooking...I always have to use two hands because my wrists are just too weak. E seems to have inherited that, too. So I just have really bad joints, and I'm sure that being overweight exacerbates the problem. But my doctor just tells me I need to exercise more to lose weight...then I asked him how I was supposed to exercise if it kills my joints. His only suggestion was swimming, which is SUPER expensive here. I need something I can do here at home that doesn't cost me a bunch, or it needs to be included in my insurance. Fortunately, my diabetis specialist gave me some exercises and she suggested going to the physical therapist to see if they can help so I can exercise normally.
 
Songbird76

Songbird76

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I walked 4km today... Well, more than that when you count grocery store and such, but my walk was 4km. E's was over 9km. Her friend Aquin was chosen to perform for the Royal family who came to our city today for King's day. (They go to a different city every year) E wanted to watch his performance, but the whole centrum has been blocked off for this week, so you could only get there on foot really. I think you could maybe get to a certain point by bike, but you still end up walking a ton. Our house is already like 2.5 km from the Centrum. But they blocked off both sides of the street so the royal family could just walk down the street and people are lined up on both sides and the royals shake hands and whatnot as they pass. E got to shake prince Maurits's hand. But it took her and her friend Rosan 45 minutes to essentially cross the street, because you had to walk all the way around the Centrum to go around the barricades and get back to the same place but on the other side of the street. Their friend Dimphy and her family were right by Aquin, so Rosan and E had to walk several kms to get around to where they were standing. And that was after walking from our house to the Centrum in the first place. And then she had to do the same thing to get back home. But at least she got to see the royal family and she got to see Aquin's performance so I think she found it worth the effort.
 

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