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Yes, I finally found it ….the mysterious place with all of the workout machines.  I really enjoyed it and have missed it!….I will have to get back into the habit again!

It is raining here in Austin, very dreary and ugly outside and the perfect time to sleep in, but alas, I cannot.  Since we got rid of the witch at work.  I have double duty with no sign of relief in sight.  It is good because as my boss put it I have “carte blanche” with the OT, but I am just not that into it.  I am enjoying getting her first thing in the morning and being her by myself for a while. 

The eating is going okay…..I had a set back on Sunday, that stretched into Monday, just poor choices.  But today is a new day and I refuse to make the same mistakes.  So here’s to a successful Tuesday everyone.

Happy Birthday Debbie !!!!!

Well, I went to the sleep test last week…no sleep apnea….no bloodwork issues…so basically nothing to blame it on.  I am back on my anti depressants and that seems to be helping a lot.  I lost another pound this week and am looking forward to continued success…..I hope everyone in Buddyslim land is doing good. I don’t have much time to get on as I am doing two jobs for the moment!

I went to the doctor a while back and told him I was tired all the time and I didnt think I was sleeping well.  His answer was to tell me all of the things you need to do…don’t read/watch tv in bed….eliminate caffeine …duh….i tried ambien…that didnt work….i slept alright but everything they say about it is true…so I stopped that train.  I called his office and tried to get them to set up a sleep study for me…they never called me back so I gave up and resigned myself to tylenol pm….so last week I got fed up with the lethargy and determined it was my depression again, i once again started on zoloft….ok i feel better but still sleepy 24/7. 

 In the next turn of events, I dumped my old doctor….he was a tool.  Last time I was there I waited 45 minutes while I waited for him to talk to a hospital rep out in the hallway.  I could hear him…..Also, it was too far away from work and I was having to take whole afternoons off b/c it wasn’t cost effective to drive to the dr and back….so I tried a new doc like 5 minutes from work. 

I went to see him today, to get my zoloft refill and I told him I was tired all of the time.  So the standard, lets do blood work…and then he mentioned what I have suspected all along.  SLEEP APNEA.  My dad has it…..I know I have it…..so I was going to wait until my blood results came back on Tuesday but I decided to go ahead and call them back and set it up.  So hopefully, I will get this done in the very near future….

I know this will help me become the person I used to be…..I used to go dawn to dusk and viewed napping as a waste of life and a waste of time.  I now do it regularly and feel like I go home and crash on a daily basis.  Also, I have read articles that said the kind of sleep I have been getting can greatly stunt any weight loss efforts and I believe it!

 So cross your fingers buddy, the old/new Lyssa could be back !

Ok, so I am a perpetual WW.  I pay for the monthly pass every month…weigh in maybe twice a month (this is about to change) and with the monthly pass comes etools, the online tracking system for those who don’t know.  I have no internet at home so I had just blown it off.  I could track at work but not at home or over the weekends.  Well, I have a blackberry and I went to the WW site on it and it reminds me about WW mobile, but advises me to go to the desktop version to find out more.  I go to the desktop version and it states that most blackberries work with it, but I have yet to get mine to work and it doesn’t tell you how to.  So yesterday, I am banging my head against the wall and then I look at the picture of the iphone, etc on the webpage on the desktop computer and it has a totally different email address…..I FOUND IT.  So now I can log on and track from my phone too.  I am so excited and I am hoping this will keep me more honest!

Ok, food is going better….trying to eat more “balanced” meals…for me this does not include veggies.  I am horrible with them.  Never have eaten them and probably never will….But I am trying to balance my dairy, fruit, protein and bread to make a better overall meal plan…My problem as of late is exercise.  I just can’t get up to do it….Anyone want to give me a swift kick?  I need someone to check in with me on a daily basis and I can do the same for them to make sure we are exercising and getting some activity in.  Any takers?

Halloween, just like any other holiday..nothing special.  You can get candy anytime right?  These are the worst…..

ok so here is what is going on with me lately…

ALLERGIES, ALLERGIES and MORE ALLERGIES…I feel like crap all of the time but it is only for a season but it seems to be forever.  I am trying to get the energy to exercise, although with the force that I sneeze that could almost be considered crunches…

On the work front things are looking up.  No discrimination found in the complaint about my boss, so that is good.  The boss still feels like crap because she is still being scrutinized under a microscope and that sucks, but a little birdie told me yesterday that the troublemaker coworker who made up these stories will not be with us much longer.  She is going to be transferred to another division and I am doing the happy dance…I will get her job with a few modifications of things I currently do now and want to keep since I have cleaned them up.  I will get her office (sweet)…I miss having an office…..unfortunately I dont think anymore money is in it for me right now, however ,there will be the period between her move and the new person becoming proficient that I will get OT….(I hope)….

 Sorry I have not been around much lately, I have not felt like I have much to say, I have been reading in spurts…I just have not been the same lately and I don’t know why.  I do not have a computer at home anymore until I can get some internet….and that is going to have to come somewhere after the dental work I need done….sooo I hope all of my buddies are doing well and don’t think because you don’t see me alot that I am not here supporting you….

well, i weighed in at WW today for my last “do over” ….i cant keep tossing money out the window just to maintain….or not gain….I lost 2.8 pounds.  I am kinda bummed because I will not get to weigh in next saturday because I have a loser class to go to….(i wrote 1, yes ONE check that bounced and somehow slipped through the cracks….$50.00…and it got turned over to the county attorney, so now I have to take an 8 hour financial responsibility class…this could possible be worse than defensive driving (at least they have those on the internet)…)….but I followed up and went to the gym after WW and I am planning on getting this done. 

Well, at this very moment I am blogging instead of going to the multiple offices with food for going away parties.  Being the last day of the month sometimes we have multiple “quitters” on this day.  So we have two offices full of food that I have been invited to.  I went to one and I have 1/2 a donut.  My fav kind…..I am glad I was able to adhere to that…..Mary Beth also made brownies which are my favorite, and I passed them up.  I have no plans to visit the second office. 

 On the other hand, I feel like crap…..Allergies this time of year always get to me.  I will be okay once I get “used” to it again, but the first wave always hits me hard. 

I am not a very religious person (most of the time)…I keep my faith between me and God, but please pray for all of those folks having financial issues right now, whether caused by the economy or not.  It seems to be hitting me right now, I don’t know if it is because I feel bad or what, but I know several people with problems right now and I just wish I could help them out.