lots of love and hugs coming your way sweetie, take care and do the best you can, losing weight can be difficualt to do, trying to do it wheile in pain makes it even more difficult, i need to lose weight myself, but cannot seem to get motivated enough to get past all of my aches and pains and fears of hurting myself if i do exercise like i used to do

Hey Chelle. *hugs*
I understand what you mean by life being chaotic with all the appointments. It wears a person down. I'm sorry to hear that you have so many health issues and then to top it off being diabetic too. I have a good friend that is diabetic and he has to be on a pump all the time. :( Oddly enough, even at my young age, I know what you mean about feeling like you're falling apart. I have lower back problems and issues with my left knee as well as with my neck and such. It sucks. So I know what you mean. I too need to loose weight.

I know it's hard with everything that's going on, but take it as it comes and do what you can to help yourself one step at a time. *smiles*

Love,

Scarlet

Flower...........thanks for the good vibes, babe. They are appreciated!! xox

Cammie...........thanks for letting me know that I am not alone in my struggles. You mean a lot to me!! xox

Dish..........I did a two minute jog in place when I got back home before I ate breakfast. I know two minutes is not long, but if I can do that several times a day maybe it will make a difference. xox

Ruby............I do some stretching at times when my back is bothering me a lot. I should do it prophalactically though. These appointments are gonna be the best of me. Next month, I have pain management on the 3rd. Dillon has speech every Thurs.. I have a gyn on the 9th, which is my birthday. I have a gp on the 19th!! That's a lot of appointments for me. I have them all put on my yahoo calendar though and set to remind me a day before and two hours before. Thanks for the support, babe. It is greatly appreciated!! xox

Sharon..........you are right about conquering anything with God's help. I need to lean on Him like I used to. Would make my life so much easier. Damn that man who put the deluded thought into my head that I was not of God, but of the devil. I have not been as close to God since. On one level I totally believed it and on another I totally discredited him and did not believe it. I tend to think I am evil nowadays.

Andrea...........thanks for the support, hon. I greatly appreciate it!! xox

Scarlet............Even five years ago, I was strong and vital. Now, I lump like a sack of shit LOL. Thanks for your support and love. I appreciate it. xox

so you reach the big 40 on the 9th?

anything planned?

Yes!! The BIG 4-0!! Damn...........didn't see that coming when I was young!! 40 isn't old by any means in today's times, but it is pretty old when you have abused your body as I have mine. We don't have any specific plans for my birthday. I would love just to go out to eat with hubby and to the drive in to watch a couple of movies and eat a funnel cake. Have you ever had one?? They are to die for!! LOL.

Hi, chelle
I had diabeties and high blood pressure, I finally lost the weight and all my health problems went away. I was 40 at the time also.
I cut most of my sugar intake and went to that womens gym, some insurance companys pays for that kind of gym.
well I still have my cronic pain and nothings going to make that better, but try a good way of eating and exericising, to this day I still have a goodie or two along the way so its not really a 'diet' now.
I know you can do it !!!!

Rhonda

I reached the big 40 in April... a friend had attempted to kill herself and I was ill with worry.. not how I wanted to spend it at all

I have so many changes to make in my life... got to think of 40 as a new beginning rather than a sh*tty age... shame when my body does not want to play so I can relate

I'm presuming a funnel cake is a blast? I'm going to change into a Jaffa Cake (do you have them over there?) the amount I am eating... find it easy to start to eat healthily but so hard to maintain it... so its a real fight sometimes

dinner and movies sounds perfect... hope it works out just as you wish x

so sorry for all your health problems, Chelle. Meds do lower our motivation sometimes. I get that a lot. It's hard to exercise and all that.

Rhonda...........thanks for the support and encouragement!! Just knowing that someone else has done it is motivating within itself. I will have a treat every now and again. Just because. xox

Ruby.........I'm sorry your birthday turned out not so hot. Let's make 40 a new beginning!!

Zsa...........thanks for your support. It means a lot to me. You are a good friend. xox

I know how you feel, Chelle, I am only 33 and already have arthritis and will need major surgery to get some non cancerous (thank God) tumors out of my liver. I am heavy because of my meds and right now I keep on gaining, sighhhh.

Lots of love and hugs to you. Oh yeah and funnel cakes rock.

Whoa there, Zany! I didn't read all the replies cuz your post upset me. If he "thinks" you might be diabetic, there are meds you START with...not with insulin. Glucophage (generic Metformin) is the standard med.
Once you start insulin (only if and when the meds don't work) you run the risk of insulin shock which is deadly. It should only be a measure of last resort.
Can you ask him what your A1c levels were? Under 7.0 is technically not diabetic.
And here's a ton of loving for ya...sorry I have been so busy having my own pity parties lately haven't been sending out any love.
Hugs,
Bobbi

Halter............I'm sorry you are having health problems as well. Seems like we all have something. xox

Bobbi..........hey girl!! It's been a while. Are you recouping nicely? Been thinking about you off and on since I heard the news of the broken hip. Or was it pelvis? Can't remember. Blame on the meds. I'm too young to be senile yet!! LOL.