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So I haven’t written a blog in a really long time, on any of the sites I belong to. It’s not that I haven’t been here….I have. I just haven’t had much to say. I was re-reading my last blog and I has been nearly 2 years since I last wrote a blog…shame on me!!!

My weightloss has been going ok. Had a few bumps in the road but still slowly going on. I have went down 2 whole sizes in clothing and one size in under garments. It’s a nice change. And to be honest I really haven’t changed much. I continue to eat less than before. I do my daily routine…work, clean, cook etc. and simply drink a TON of water. My doctor has complimented me on my weightloss and has told me to keep it up. I have lost a total of 34 pounds recently. I think I may have lost more but I don’t weigh myself…I simply wait until I visit the doctor. I see him in March…so that I will know then.

Wow…it sure has been a while  Sorry about that buddies. I have just had a lot of stuff going on in my life. I went back to school and that has become a priority. I have also been looking for a job. My old position came available again so I sent a resume in….I am hoping to get a call for an interview  Let me try to fill you in on what has been going on in my world lately.

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In early May I was given a very serious and heartbreaking health diagnosis. For a few weeks after I got the diagnosis I was in a sort of funk and didn’t want to do anything. I did however face the problem head on and implemented the necessary changes on day 1. I am working hard to control it and have done exceptionally well so far. I can tell that the changes that I have made in order to fight the problem has been beneficial to my weightloss which is a huge plus! Pretty much all of my clothes are too big now and things I haven’t been able to wear for years are finally able to fit, and loose too!

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On May 26th we had my daughters graduation party and she graduated on the 27th. The planning of her party took me several weeks to do but it was well worth it. We had a good time. I am still in shock that I have a child who is graduated from high school and started college in the fall .  This past Thursday was my son’s last day of school, he will be a sophmore next year. UGH. Where has the time gone?

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Weightloss update:

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When I seen my doctor on May 7th my total weight loss was 17 pounds. I had gained and relossed several pounds so I do not count those. But these are 17 completely lost pounds. I haven’t weighed in since then but I know that I have had weight loss as I can just “feel” it. If that makes any sense at all. Let me explain: as I said my clothes are all getting too big, I just feel “smaller”, I have noticed my face is getting smaller and the double chin is slowly starting to disappear. I am feeling much better about myself these days.

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Before I got this diagnosis I hadn’t wanted to do anything. I had fallen off the wagon and truly thought about staying off for a while. My husband and I started going through a rough patch because I didn’t want to be intimate because of my body image issues. We would often argue over stupid things and not talk about the real issues. So finally, now that I am feeling better about myself, we are having open conversations and are getting back to our old selves. We aren’t back to 100% like before but we aren’t as broken as we were. Thank goodness I have a husband who understands .

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I will hopefully do a weigh in prior to my next doctors appoint in July and I will update about the weight loss. I am just so happy with the results I am seeing without seeing a number. Taking it slow and steady. I hope you all had a wonderful weekend.

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Take Care,

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ME

Happy Easter Buddies!

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I have yet to do another weigh in, just because I think I broke my scale at some point!!   But I have noticed something amiss with my pants….what you ask?…well I will tell you.  So the other day I noticed while I was walking that my pants seemed longer for some reason. I just kept stepping on them and almost falling.  So I have had to ask myself these 3 questions…Are my pants magically getting longer on their own?….well I said to myself…that is just impossible … Could I be shrinking?? Well now, this is a possibility but I just don’t feel shorter than normal ….and finally..Could I actually be losing inches??  Why Yes, I think this is the answer to my problem!!!  So buddies, even though I do not know if I am “officially” losing weight…I do think (and my clothes are pretty positive) that I am in fact losing inches!!! 

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Well, Tuesday is my first official day back to school.  I am doing everything online this time.  I had to giggle when my enrollment counselor said we needed to schedule a time on Tuesday so she could “walk me to school”.  It just sounded so funny!  But she is walking me to school at 1:30pm on Tuesday April 10th. I am moving right along in my class because I have already completed the Autobiography that is due the first day of class, but I have also completed the Scavenger Hunt (around our student web site) that is due for Week 1.  I have downloaded and printed the first 2 chapters we are to read for Week 1 and am currently reading them.  I love school…I am a nerd what can I say??

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I was having a really emotional day the other day and my son brought in the mail and said “it’s all for you mom”…I’m thinking “oh great bills, bills, bills, and more bills”…but I got something totally unexpected in the mail.  It was a lovely greeting card from my enrollment counselor.  I was totally blown away!  I am going to send her a card in return.  I have already expressed to her how wonderful she is in an email but I want to send something special too.  That really brightened my day let me tell you.  I even called my mom to share with her.  That card really couldn’t have came at a better time. 

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Speaking of having an emotional day…that day all I wanted to do was eat “comfort foods”. I even had my hubby pick me up some special chocolates.  Now I did eat a few of them but I did not eat the whole box like I would normally.  I was proud of that!!  I have also noticed that I have been cooking less amounts of food for the whole family, which means that over eating is harder to do!! So that is helping not only me but them as well.  

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 We are going to the In-laws for Easter dinner.  My hubby is an only child so family dinner’s are really important to his mom, especially now that she has me and the kids.  She makes us all our own Easter baskets! 

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So in the next few weeks a lot of stuff is happening around here.  I start school on the 10th and have a meeting to attend that night. My son has his wisdom teeth taken out on the 13th. On the 15th is our 4th wedding anniversary.  On the 16th is my daughter’s physical and tetanus shot. On the 19th she leaves for New York.  Then my daugher’s prom is a few weeks after she returns…then graduation.  So during all of this I have to do my school work and plan her graduation party…busy busy busy!!

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Well buddies, I am going to go..I hope you all have a wonderful Easter!!

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Take Care!

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Til next time,

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Shari

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Greetings Buddies,

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I tried to do a weigh in today but my scale is being kinda hokey.  When I first stepped on it it said I had a nearly 15 pound weight loss in a little over 2 weeks. I knew this had to be wrong so I stepped back on it again and got a whole different reading.  I did this several times and never got the same number twice. So I am going to say I didn”t have a weight loss at all, even if I do I wouldn’t know how much. I think I should get a new scale soon!!   I am taking this in stride. I know I have been excercising more…increasing my time little by little. I may not be able to play with the “big dogs” yet but I am slowly working my way up there.  My eating has been ok, not great but ok.  I am working on that too.  I need to remember to write in my journal!! UGH..I have never really been one to write in a journal so “training” myself to do so is a chore.  But I will continue on.  I am not too upset about my scale because I know in my heart of hearts I am doing more and more to get this weight off. I am not going to wallow in self doubt.  I will do this. I won’t hit goal this year as I have too much to lose but I will hit my goal one day.  I am just trying to make my first mini goal at this point. I have changed what my mini goals were to more realistic ones.

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Well, I need to get to bed..got to get up early and wait on my dad to brign my car back.  Have a great day buddies.

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Until next time,

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Shari

Greetings Buddies…

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Oh what a dreary rainy day it was here in Central Ohio…I abhor rainy days; they always tend to make me feel sleepy.  But I did not allow that today…OH no no!! Instead I got my lazy butt up off the couch and did my excercises.  And I am proud to say it has been my longest workout to date. I think the reason for the success was I modified the excercises to fit MY needs.  If I couldn’t do a certain excercise as it was shown I would change it a little to fit where my level is.  I am moving along superbly!!  I am adding a few minutes each time I excercise.  I am trying to do the workout every other day. Eventualy I will incorporate into each day. But I am taking it slow right now. 

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The good news is I am really starting to feel the effects of my excercising.  Though I do not excercise for long periods of time, I am feeling the changes in my stomach, hips, thighs and back.  I do still have some other problem areas that I want to target soon but I am proud of what I have done so far!!  Tonight I was having spasms in my back and tummy. I have a floating rib..weird I know…and I am not sure if that was the “spasm” or if the spasm was from the workout…But I do know I feel GGGGRRRRREEEEAAATTT!!! I am hoping that this weeks weigh in will show a bigger lose than a pound as I have really been watching what I eat. Drinking less soda and increasing my water intake.  The soda is what gets me….and I don’t want to cut it off cold turkey as it may throw me into a migraine from the sugar withdrawal!!!   But I am working on the soda dependecncy!!

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Well buddies I am going to go for now. I hope you all have a spectacular week!!!

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Until next time,

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Shari

Good Afternoon Buddies,

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It is a warm and sunny Saturday afternoon here in Central Ohio and I am loving it. The windows are wide open letting the sunshine and fresh air stream inside…There is nothing like the smell of a nice Spring day.

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So as referenced in my blog title I have a HUGE migraine today.   But, as I have promised myself I did get in some excercise today.  In fact, I have excercised 3 times this week. I am very proud of that!!  Excercising with a migraine is awful! I am sure that I am not the only person that has ever excercised with one. But my goodness..as my heart rate rose the thumping and pounding in my head became unbearable. I am happy to report though that yeserday was my “longest” workout so far this week. Though not stellar, I was able to add a few more minutes to my time. Which in itself is an improvement.  Today’s excercise though wasn’t very long, maybe 8 minutes, as the pounding became too unbearable. But I did excercise. Before I would have allowed the migraine to be an excuse to not excercise and to just lay around all day. I am taking baby steps. Like my buddy suggested. I don’t look at this as a “set back” I look at it as a break through!  I am really working on this. I will do a weigh in tomorrow to see if I have had any weight loss. If not I will be ok with that because I know I am steadily working towards it. 

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Well, I am going to hop off of here and take something for this migraine and lay down.  The hubby will be home in an hour and he is going to make dinner for us.  I think after dinner I will con the hubby into going for a walk with me. Since I will be taking medication that makes me kinda “loopy”  I won’t be able to do an excercise that requires some sort of coordination so I figure a nice long walk is the best answer.  I am going to start walking after dinner (after the dishes are done) in the evenings. I am hoping this will help me increase my strength to where I can make it through a whole workout routine!! That is my goal!!

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Have a great weekend buddies.

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Till Next Time,

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Shari

Good Aftenoon Buddies,

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I am not sure if anyone has noticed that I have deleted all of my previous blogs.?I have decided to make a fresh start of things here on buddy slim.? I will post a new picture when I get a new one taken.

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I have gotten the best buddy in the world.? With her help I have decided to stick with buddyslim and work towards the goals I have made for myself.? She truly is an awesome person and she knows who she is.? She has been wonderful. I have been going through some personal issues and needed some outside the family to talk to. It was such a wonderful relase to be able to discuss these things with someone.? It truly has lifted a weight from my shoulders.? So I am giving myself a new start.

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I did not gain all of this weight over night or in just one year and I fully know that it will not come off over night or in just a year.? I do know that this will be a long hard journey and I am fully ready to accept that.? I have taken my buddies advice to heart. She told me to take baby steps. Go hour by hour, day by day, week by week.? SO here is my vow. I will no longer have a pity party for myself. I will go by these guidelines: If I struggle, and I will struggle, I will not beat myself up over my stumble. Instead I will pick myself up, dust off and start over again.?

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Here are my short term goals:? I have 9 weeks until my daughter graduates from high school.? In that time I plan to lose 25 to 30?pounds and 2 dress sizes.? IF I make it great. If I come close..great too.? I will treat each loss as a miracle.? Like I said a fresh new start.

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I am also going to follow my buddies example. I will focus on the positve of each situation. I will only blog about the positive. If I allow the negativity to reign over me then I will continue to fail no matter how hard I try.? So here is to a positive new life.

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SO here is some good news: I have decided to go back to college to get my Bachelor’s of Business Management.? If all goes well I should start my first course in April.? My daughter starts college in the fall. The only difference is all of my courses will be done online. So that when I find a job I will be able to do both.?

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Well, I need to hop off of here and get started on the new changes I have added to my daily life.

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Until Next Time,

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Shari