January/February weight loss thread

[Susan Otcenas]

channlluv,

I'm so sorry to hear you were ill.

That kind of drop is a classic sign of dehydration. Please be sure to drink enough water to re-hydrate yourself!! You will recover from your illness so much more quickly if you're hydrated.

I have several friends who've had nasty bugs of late, involving many many trips to the loo. I'm hoping I avoid it!

Susan

[channlluv]

channlluv,

I'm so sorry to hear you were ill.

That kind of drop is a classic sign of dehydration. Please be sure to drink enough water to re-hydrate yourself!! You will recover from your illness so much more quickly if you're hydrated.

I have several friends who've had nasty bugs of late, involving many many trips to the loo. I'm hoping I avoid it!

Susan

Thanks so much. I missed out on all the Valentines yummies AND 3rd-row tickets to Supercross here in San Diego Saturday night. D*H's nephew enjoyed my ticket, though. About an hour after they left, my fever spiked and I called my health program's nurse connection. After answering lots of questions, the RN told me to either get to the ER for monitoring and intravenous fluids, or get a neighbor to go buy me some Gatorade or Propel Water because in his opinion, I needed electrolytes and I needed them fast.

D*H used to drink a lot of Gatorade before I convinced him all that sugar was really bad for him and worse for our daughter. Darn it. None in the fridge. But when I went to make some hot tea with lemon - lemons have electrolytes, don't they? - I spotted his electrolyte powder that he uses for his century rides. Woohoo! It's this stuff he orders online at Infinit Nutrition. I mixed up some of that and I was feeling better pretty quick.

When they got home, I was asleep - up and down, really, all night - and we didn't get to talk until Sunday morning, where he made me "breakfast" in bed - a big glass of the electrolyte stuff. Romantic, huh?

Roxy

[Aggie_Ama]

Get better Roxy!

[Susan Otcenas]

Thanks so much. I missed out on all the Valentines yummies ........ where he made me "breakfast" in bed - a big glass of the electrolyte stuff. Romantic, huh?

Hey Roxy - Look at it this way. a) you weren't tempted by the treats! Treats are always a big danger zone for me. And b) isn't it wonderful to be taken care of so well? I think that's VERY romantic.

I'm glad you're feeling better. Take it easy for a few days. Your body is probably exhausted.

Susan

[Aggie_Ama]

This morning I pulled down my "wish pants". Ones I could wear a few years back I always felt good in. Size 6 but a big/stretchy size 6. A few weeks ago they fit just a bit not right. This morning they fit. The scale says the same-146 but the body says wear the pants! I feel pretty, oh so pretty!

[tulip]

This morning I pulled down my "wish pants". Ones I could wear a few years back I always felt good in. Size 6 but a big/stretchy size 6. A few weeks ago they fit just a bit not right. This morning they fit. The scale says the same-146 but the body says wear the pants! I feel pretty, oh so pretty!

Weight is so funny. This just goes to show that you cannot compare yourself to other people. When I weighed 146 I was a size 12. When you weigh 146 you are a size 6. Go figure!

What a great birthday present! Happy Birthday, Amanda!

[Aggie_Ama]

Weight is so funny. This just goes to show that you cannot compare yourself to other people. When I weighed 146 I was a size 12. When you weigh 146 you are a size 6. Go figure!

What a great birthday present! Happy Birthday, Amanda!

Sizing vs. weight has always baffled me, I carry a lot of weight in my thighs, chest and hips. But since these are wide leg women's pants with stretch they are the one 6 I can fit. I have a whole closet of 6s I can just dream about right now! My co-worker is a size 6 and probably weighs 120 and is only 5'4", it makes no sense.

When I was on WW before I got down to 125 was a size 4, I still have the tiniest bridesmaid dress that is a formal dress size 6! I was at the top of a recommended weight for someone who is 5'2". Honestly I looked like I needed a steak, some of my friends thought I looked great but I see pictures and think I look sickly!

[ASammy1]

AggieAma,

Yeah, size and weight is a really strange thing. At my smallest adult weight (128) I was a 2 or 4 at 5'4"! It seems we are built pretty similarly.