Elastigirl Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 Oh that's frustrating on the surgery, sorry. Why so long until you can have it? Woohoo on the sub 30" waist. Quote Wisdom 22.5 Dexterity 13 Charisma 15 Strength 21 Constitution-13 "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind' Luke 10; 27 Link to comment
Lil_Red_Devil Posted January 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 Oh that's frustrating on the surgery, sorry. Why so long until you can have it? Woohoo on the sub 30" waist.Because the specialist is the top surgeon in the country. Other surgeons could do it sooner, but I have a rare version of endometriosis (intramuscular location) near some prominent blood vessels and nerves, so I'm not taking any chances. Quote Level 2 Hedgehog LRD's Daily Battle Log Previous Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Epic Quest "Even the smallest candle burns brighter in the dark." Link to comment
Elastigirl Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 21 minutes ago, Lil_Red_Devil said: 24 minutes ago, Elastigirl said: Oh that's frustrating on the surgery, sorry. Why so long until you can have it? Woohoo on the sub 30" waist. Because the specialist is the top surgeon in the country. Other surgeons could do it sooner, but I have a rare version of endometriosis (intramuscular location) near some prominent blood vessels and nerves, so I'm not taking any chances. Makes sense. It is smart to wait for the specialist. Still frustrating for you. Quote Wisdom 22.5 Dexterity 13 Charisma 15 Strength 21 Constitution-13 "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind' Luke 10; 27 Link to comment
Lil_Red_Devil Posted January 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 January 23:Distance = 0Calories = 1,188January 24:Distance = 2 miles Calories = 2,436Over-ate a bit yesterday because I went out to dinner and a movie with a friend, but as it was the first time I'd left the house in 3 days I'm not going to fret over it. 1 Quote Level 2 Hedgehog LRD's Daily Battle Log Previous Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Epic Quest "Even the smallest candle burns brighter in the dark." Link to comment
Lil_Red_Devil Posted January 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 January 25:Distance = 1.62 (it doesn't seem to register my steps during tango?) Calories = 1459Measurements unchanged from last week, but given the lack of exercise and erratic diet I'm not surprised. At least it didn't slip back. 2 Quote Level 2 Hedgehog LRD's Daily Battle Log Previous Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Epic Quest "Even the smallest candle burns brighter in the dark." Link to comment
Lil_Red_Devil Posted January 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2018 January 26: Distance = 0 Calories = 1,820January 27:Distance and Calories unknown, but I did reorganise my kitchen January 28:Distance = 3.46 miles Calories = 1,810A mixed weekend, but overall feeling better than last week. I'll be ringing the surgeon to get a quote on the cost of having the surgery as a private patient rather than wait for an NHS place, so we'll see how that goes. 1 Quote Level 2 Hedgehog LRD's Daily Battle Log Previous Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Epic Quest "Even the smallest candle burns brighter in the dark." Link to comment
Lil_Red_Devil Posted January 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 No chance of affording the surgery at full cost, so back to twiddling my thumbs on the waiting list. 1 Quote Level 2 Hedgehog LRD's Daily Battle Log Previous Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Epic Quest "Even the smallest candle burns brighter in the dark." Link to comment
Lil_Red_Devil Posted January 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 January 29:Distance = 4.51 miles Calories = 1825January 30:Distance = 2.29 miles Calories = 1,103 2 Quote Level 2 Hedgehog LRD's Daily Battle Log Previous Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Epic Quest "Even the smallest candle burns brighter in the dark." Link to comment
Lil_Red_Devil Posted February 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 January 31:Distance = 3.57 miles Calories = 1421Measurements = 37-30-39.25Weight unchanged 30" waist! 1 Quote Level 2 Hedgehog LRD's Daily Battle Log Previous Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Epic Quest "Even the smallest candle burns brighter in the dark." Link to comment
Elastigirl Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 Woot on the 30" waist! I've found that with dancing my Fitbit sometimes recognizes the steps and sometimes doesn't. 1 Quote Wisdom 22.5 Dexterity 13 Charisma 15 Strength 21 Constitution-13 "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind' Luke 10; 27 Link to comment
Lil_Red_Devil Posted February 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 Woot on the 30" waist! I've found that with dancing my Fitbit sometimes recognizes the steps and sometimes doesn't.It is very inconsistent, though I wonder if part of it is because I'm almost always moving backwards :-) Quote Level 2 Hedgehog LRD's Daily Battle Log Previous Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Epic Quest "Even the smallest candle burns brighter in the dark." Link to comment
Elastigirl Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 1 minute ago, Lil_Red_Devil said: 10 minutes ago, Elastigirl said: Woot on the 30" waist! I've found that with dancing my Fitbit sometimes recognizes the steps and sometimes doesn't. It is very inconsistent, though I wonder if part of it is because I'm almost always moving backwards :-) My husband has the Garmin version of Fitbit, and his hardly registers dance steps at all. I thought maybe it was because of the lack of arm movement, but it could be the moving backwards. Quote Wisdom 22.5 Dexterity 13 Charisma 15 Strength 21 Constitution-13 "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind' Luke 10; 27 Link to comment
Lil_Red_Devil Posted February 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2018 February 1:Distance = 2.84Calories = 1433Got a letter from the hospital setting my surgery for April 19. They must have had several cancellations, but I'm not going to complain. The sooner this issue is settled the better, as far as I'm concerned. But this does mean I should have no trouble making the trip home in July so hurray!! 2 Quote Level 2 Hedgehog LRD's Daily Battle Log Previous Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Epic Quest "Even the smallest candle burns brighter in the dark." Link to comment
Lil_Red_Devil Posted February 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 February 2:Distance = 2.05 miles Calories = 1407February 3:Distance = 1.88 miles Calories = 1870February 4:Distance and Calories unknown A weekend of DIY, so not many steps but probably a fair few calories burned lugging plasterboard, bathroom suite, etc. out of the house. 1 Quote Level 2 Hedgehog LRD's Daily Battle Log Previous Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Epic Quest "Even the smallest candle burns brighter in the dark." Link to comment
Lil_Red_Devil Posted February 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 February 5:Distance = 1.89 miles Calories = 1,336February 6:Distance = unknown Calories = 1,442 2 Quote Level 2 Hedgehog LRD's Daily Battle Log Previous Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Epic Quest "Even the smallest candle burns brighter in the dark." Link to comment
Lil_Red_Devil Posted February 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 February 7: Distance = 2 miles Calories = 1,330 Weight = 156.0Measurements = 36.75-29.75-38.75 Holy progress, batman!! [emoji3] The joy in this progress is somewhat tempered though, as I realise that my dance partner for a tango performance coming up will be doing the central flashy bit of the performance with a different partner of a distinctly more dainty build. My partner also happens to be the president of our student tango society, so initially I was quite pleased that he'd chosen me as his partner. However, my self-esteem is not thrilled with being sidelined because I'm apparently too much of a heifer to do simple lifts, especially as it will take the audience precisely 2 seconds to figure this out. Not sure what to do, but words may need to be had. 1 Quote Level 2 Hedgehog LRD's Daily Battle Log Previous Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Epic Quest "Even the smallest candle burns brighter in the dark." Link to comment
Lil_Red_Devil Posted February 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2018 February 8:Distance = 5.94 miles Calories = 1,7603 hours of tango practice -so fun but so tired! 1 Quote Level 2 Hedgehog LRD's Daily Battle Log Previous Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Epic Quest "Even the smallest candle burns brighter in the dark." Link to comment
Lil_Red_Devil Posted February 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2018 A bit late with this catch-up, but dance practice has meant I'm getting home later than usual and sleeping later. This is actually a good thing, as I'm sleeping better as well, but it means less free morning time. February 9:Distance = 2.1 miles Calories = 1,753February 10:Distance = 1.15 miles Calories = 2,181February 11:Distance = 1.14 miles Calories = 1,320February 12:Distance = 6.14 miles Calories = 1,481February 13:Distance = 2.87 miles Calories = 1,765 2 Quote Level 2 Hedgehog LRD's Daily Battle Log Previous Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Epic Quest "Even the smallest candle burns brighter in the dark." Link to comment
Lil_Red_Devil Posted February 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2018 February 14:Distance = 3.96 miles Calories = 2,051Went to a food market with a friend and brought cookies to tango practice, so not terrible considering that. February 15:Distance = 5.73 miles Calories = 1,544February 16:Distance = 1.74 miles Calories = 1,332Measurements unchanged this week, but this seems to be the trend. Hopefully they will move next week. 1 Quote Level 2 Hedgehog LRD's Daily Battle Log Previous Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Epic Quest "Even the smallest candle burns brighter in the dark." Link to comment
Elastigirl Posted February 17, 2018 Report Share Posted February 17, 2018 Yay for the surgery moving up, that's great news. The tango sounds fun. Way to go on tracking your eating and covering the miles 1 Quote Wisdom 22.5 Dexterity 13 Charisma 15 Strength 21 Constitution-13 "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind' Luke 10; 27 Link to comment
Lil_Red_Devil Posted March 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 Hey folks, So things went a bit hairy over the last few weeks. I took part in the university's big dance show for charity. I loved the dancing, but some people were real assholes about the fact that I was dancing with our group leader. They seemed to think he should have chosen someone younger and prettier since he set the partners. The real reason was he trusted me to learn the routine on my own so he could focus on teaching the others, but I didn't know that at the time. It was like being back in high school - the dirty looks and passive aggressive jabs - and since I haven't had to deal with that level of petty vindictive behaviour since I left school, it caught me off guard. So I spent a few days feeling like a very sack of wrinkles, then a few more days feeling like I wanted to slap the lot of them. Once those feelings past, a week of horrid winter weather had me fighting with my boiler and fretting over my SO who was snowed in 5 hours away for the whole time. Now he's home, my brain is feeling better, and I have 6 weeks until my surgery. I would really like to be under 150lbs before I go under the knife, since I'll be off activity for a few weeks while I recover. This means buckling down and pushing myself hard. That means tracking absolutely everything and exercising even when I don't feel like it. Here's hoping my motivation holds out! 1 Quote Level 2 Hedgehog LRD's Daily Battle Log Previous Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Epic Quest "Even the smallest candle burns brighter in the dark." Link to comment
Lil_Red_Devil Posted March 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 March 5:Exercise = 15 minutes jogging, 15 minutes walking, 20 minutes calisthenics Calories = 1,563March 6:Exercise = 3 mile walk Calories = 1,845 *I both love and hate when friends visit. I can't stand all the questions and looks if I eat less than them ("Aren't you hungry?", "You don't need to lose weight", "Don't tell me you're turning into one of THOSE women..."), so I cave in :-( Quote Level 2 Hedgehog LRD's Daily Battle Log Previous Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Epic Quest "Even the smallest candle burns brighter in the dark." Link to comment
Hazard Posted March 7, 2018 Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 8 hours ago, Lil_Red_Devil said: I would really like to be under 150lbs before I go under the knife How much will you need to lose to get there? Quote You haven't seen my Final Form I Stand With Gina Carano Link to comment
Lil_Red_Devil Posted March 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 How much will you need to lose to get there? 6 pounds, so that's a pound a week average loss Quote Level 2 Hedgehog LRD's Daily Battle Log Previous Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Epic Quest "Even the smallest candle burns brighter in the dark." Link to comment
Hazard Posted March 7, 2018 Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 6 minutes ago, Lil_Red_Devil said: 7 minutes ago, Hazard said: How much will you need to lose to get there? 6 pounds, so that's a pound a week average loss Yah. That’s doable. Probably no surprise that my advice is simply, “Walk More.” 3 Quote You haven't seen my Final Form I Stand With Gina Carano Link to comment
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