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MarianJack

(10,237 posts)
Sat Mar 19, 2016, 07:25 PM Mar 2016

I've reached a mini milestone!

On 2/11/16, I was hospitalized for a case of Cellulites. It was pretty bad and I was in the hospital until 2/27/16. While I wasn't in danger of dying, I think that my actual condition was "ScarethecrapoutofJackites!".

Would we all agree that 17 days in a hospital SUCKS 100% of the time? Although I have nothing but the most positive things to say about all of the doctors, nurses and CNAs that I worked with in that time.

I certainly learned that at just short of 61 years old, I can't screw around with my health anymore. I have a goal for 2016 to lose about 80 pounds...just like I did for 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012... Do we see a pattern here?

However, as of today, I am down 30 pounds since entering the hospital. I've embraced the changes I needed to make and am determined to reach my goal and maybe then some!

I'm going to celebrate by eating a HUGE hot fudge sundae...just kidding!

Thanks for reading!

PEACE!

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I've reached a mini milestone! (Original Post) MarianJack Mar 2016 OP
Wishes for continued improvement in your health etherealtruth Mar 2016 #1
Thanks, ethereal truth! MarianJack Mar 2016 #4
Have you tried juicing instead of a diet? leftofcool Mar 2016 #2
I know that juicing is a good thing,... MarianJack Mar 2016 #6
I have the same juicer... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2016 #39
You can do it! BooScout Mar 2016 #3
Thank you, BooScout! MarianJack Mar 2016 #7
Cut down on sugar - if you must use it malaise Mar 2016 #5
I've done most of that. MarianJack Mar 2016 #8
I have back issues and arthritis too. I got a rurallib Mar 2016 #49
Cool! MarianJack Mar 2016 #52
I have arthritis and back issues. Duval Mar 2016 #81
When my arthritis in my lower back reached extreme levels, my doc recommended swimming. CTyankee Mar 2016 #82
I hurt my knee a couple years ago and the recumbent bike at the PT pnwmom Mar 2016 #83
Great to hear. Hope you have a full recovery. jalan48 Mar 2016 #9
Ice cream... MarianJack Mar 2016 #17
I agree-that's why I only ate a pint. jalan48 Mar 2016 #30
Did you ever notice that pint sized containers say 4 servings? MarianJack Mar 2016 #33
I know-sometimes it's not even worth the effort to put it in a bowl. Where did that ice cream go? jalan48 Mar 2016 #35
True! MarianJack Mar 2016 #37
That's wonderful! I wish you all the best and I know you will reach your goal! Solly Mack Mar 2016 #10
Thanks, Solly Mack! MarianJack Mar 2016 #18
Best wishes for you. I spent a week in the hospital with cellulitis a few years ago. Gawk, 17 days! Shrike47 Mar 2016 #11
Yes, 17 days... MarianJack Mar 2016 #19
Good luck and good health. mountain grammy Mar 2016 #12
Yes,... MarianJack Mar 2016 #20
My first bout with this affliction was in '88 Plucketeer Mar 2016 #71
Good for you! LisaM Mar 2016 #13
As I see it,... MarianJack Mar 2016 #21
Cheering from Kentucky! JohnnyLib2 Mar 2016 #14
Thanx, JohnnyLib2! MarianJack Mar 2016 #22
if mercuryblues Mar 2016 #15
I'll keep that in mind! MarianJack Mar 2016 #23
Yay! lovemydog Mar 2016 #16
I always try to stay positive! MarianJack Mar 2016 #24
Glad your better Omaha Steve Mar 2016 #25
Thanks, Omaha Steve! MarianJack Mar 2016 #27
. Omaha Steve Mar 2016 #29
best wishes to you with your health, keep up the good efforts! nt steve2470 Mar 2016 #26
Thank you, steve2470. MarianJack Mar 2016 #28
Good luck going forward in health! k8conant Mar 2016 #31
Thank you, k8conant! MarianJack Mar 2016 #34
I'm in a cardiac rehab program where oldandhappy Mar 2016 #32
As our Prez says... MarianJack Mar 2016 #36
Just know YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN CHANGE YOUR PATH IN LIFE..... a kennedy Mar 2016 #38
Thank you, a kennedy MarianJack Mar 2016 #41
Beating obesity is very though. It is often treated and in fact feels like a character... NNadir Mar 2016 #40
I will never be skinny, but... MarianJack Mar 2016 #42
I wonder if a drug induced 6 month coma would work for wt loss? ErikJ Mar 2016 #43
Hmmm, yeh! MarianJack Mar 2016 #44
Dr McDougall Geronimoe Mar 2016 #45
Thanks MarianJack Mar 2016 #46
you CAN do it....! spanone Mar 2016 #47
Thanks, spank me! MarianJack Mar 2016 #53
down 30 lbs. is a MAJOR milestone!!!! spanone Mar 2016 #63
Sorry for bollixing upm your name SPANONE! MarianJack Mar 2016 #64
loved it!!!!! spanone Mar 2016 #65
Bravo and congratulations! Loki Mar 2016 #48
Thank you, Look! MarianJack Mar 2016 #54
So happy to hear you're better cal04 Mar 2016 #50
Ever day,... MarianJack Mar 2016 #55
Congratulations on the 30 pounds and best of luck on the next 50. You can do LoisB Mar 2016 #51
Thanx, LoisB! MarianJack Mar 2016 #56
That's wonderful. montana_hazeleyes Mar 2016 #57
I'm excited! MarianJack Mar 2016 #59
Everyone does what does best for them. Jim Beard Mar 2016 #58
Yep, a little bit at a time! MarianJack Mar 2016 #60
!!! Odin2005 Mar 2016 #61
Thanks, Odin2005! MarianJack Mar 2016 #62
I wish you could send me some of your will power, I could use the same. Dustlawyer Mar 2016 #66
Thanks, Dustlawyer! MarianJack Mar 2016 #67
Back at ya! Dustlawyer Mar 2016 #68
Congratulations!! Best wishes for a new you this year! nt riderinthestorm Mar 2016 #69
Thank you, riderinthestorm! MarianJack Mar 2016 #84
Wow! I am so glad you survived, MarianJack! blondie58 Mar 2016 #70
The biggest risk to me of dying was... MarianJack Mar 2016 #85
You're already well along the road (back) to health with that attitude and FailureToCommunicate Mar 2016 #72
We're too broke now,... MarianJack Mar 2016 #87
That's fine, but I'll tell you that Craigslist had a Cardio glide recently for FailureToCommunicate Mar 2016 #88
Stick to it! You can do it. Make a commitment to keep us updated on a monthly basis. Fla Dem Mar 2016 #73
Sounds like a plan! MarianJack Mar 2016 #86
Good Luck! BigDemVoter Mar 2016 #74
I was in the hospital a week later for same thing, septic pinebox Mar 2016 #75
Great to hear that! Rex Mar 2016 #76
You can have that hot fudge sundae if......... mrmpa Mar 2016 #77
Yes,... MarianJack Mar 2016 #79
Happy to hear this! Phentex Mar 2016 #78
Best of luck, MarianJack. Duval Mar 2016 #80

leftofcool

(19,460 posts)
2. Have you tried juicing instead of a diet?
Sat Mar 19, 2016, 07:30 PM
Mar 2016

I bought a Jack Lalane juicer a couple of years ago. I don't need to lose weight but boy do I feel good at 64. I juice every day, twice a day and then eat some things I like on the week ends that way I don't miss chewing and I don't feel like I am depriving myself of the goodies I like. Be happy with you, but be healthy and do occasionally eat that sundie.

MarianJack

(10,237 posts)
6. I know that juicing is a good thing,...
Sat Mar 19, 2016, 07:35 PM
Mar 2016

...but I also have to watch my blood sugar, too!

Although the sundae occasionally will happen. I'm targeting it for the 50 pound point!

PEACE!

 

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)
39. I have the same juicer...
Sat Mar 19, 2016, 09:05 PM
Mar 2016

but the only problem I have with juicing is that it get rid of a source of a lot of the nutrients- the peel.

malaise

(267,823 posts)
5. Cut down on sugar - if you must use it
Sat Mar 19, 2016, 07:33 PM
Mar 2016

go for brown sugar. Give up white flour and white rice and exercise - just walk regularly and stretch everywhere.

Good luck

MarianJack

(10,237 posts)
8. I've done most of that.
Sat Mar 19, 2016, 07:40 PM
Mar 2016

The exercise is a bit minimal due to my back issues and arthritis. I may get a recumbent bike, though.

PEACE!

rurallib

(62,346 posts)
49. I have back issues and arthritis too. I got a
Sat Mar 19, 2016, 09:38 PM
Mar 2016

Total fit about 2 months ago and I love it.
I can't walk but about a block and I am screaming in pain - but this gives me a good workout.

This is what it looks like pretty much:

 

Duval

(4,280 posts)
81. I have arthritis and back issues.
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 05:21 PM
Mar 2016

I go on the recumbent bike 3 times a week for at least 20 minutes. I start out on level 1, and then use level 3 most of the time, then back to 1. Walking can bother my back sometimes.


CTyankee

(63,771 posts)
82. When my arthritis in my lower back reached extreme levels, my doc recommended swimming.
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 05:28 PM
Mar 2016

and I am an alum of a local college with an Olympic sized pool. Have you tried it?

P.S. As it turned out my extreme pain was as a result of an injury. I was in PT for a long time and as the injury healed the spasm resolved itself and I was miraculously out of pain.

pnwmom

(108,925 posts)
83. I hurt my knee a couple years ago and the recumbent bike at the PT
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 05:53 PM
Mar 2016

was the best thing ever. It was like sitting on a padded leather dining room chair.

Afterwards, when I went to buy my own, I couldn't get one quite that comfy (unless I wanted to spend 4 or 5 times as much), but at least I knew what to aim for.

So I'd recommend you do some research, sit on some bikes to see how they feel, and then watch the sales at stores around you. A recumbent bike could be a big help, even with the arthritis.

 

Plucketeer

(12,882 posts)
71. My first bout with this affliction was in '88
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 12:00 PM
Mar 2016

When it first showed itself, I refused to go to the hospital as my Doc advised. I said "Just give me some pills and I'll be fine!" The next morning I was in the hospital - where I stayed for 2 weeks while they did their best to save my left lower leg. That I'm still "intact" today is a testament to the health care folks who served me. I would not want to be one of therm as I was a total ass while I was in their care. I was simply pissed at the world because of the pain and inconvenience of my plight. My hat's off to those folks for the work they do and the ill-tempered folks (like me) that they certainly deal with on a daily basis.

MarianJack

(10,237 posts)
21. As I see it,...
Sat Mar 19, 2016, 08:39 PM
Mar 2016

...my wife & I have been married for almost 18 years. Our son is almost 16. Not enough time in either case!

PEACE!

oldandhappy

(6,719 posts)
32. I'm in a cardiac rehab program where
Sat Mar 19, 2016, 08:57 PM
Mar 2016

all of us have embraced those same changes, smile. Best wishes and keep on working with those changes. You can and we can. Taking charge is wonderful! Be strong!

NNadir

(33,368 posts)
40. Beating obesity is very though. It is often treated and in fact feels like a character...
Sat Mar 19, 2016, 09:06 PM
Mar 2016

...flaw but of course it has a real physiological basis.

If one beats it, it takes tremendous disipline and one can be proud of overcoming it. Congratulations on your success at losing 30 pounds and good luck to you on hitting your goal of 80.

I successfully managed my weight for many years but stresses got to me and I lost control. I am currently experiencing prediabectic syndrome and I've managed to get my weight moving in the right direction. So I very much appreciate what you're going through.

Keep at it!

MarianJack

(10,237 posts)
42. I will never be skinny, but...
Sat Mar 19, 2016, 09:23 PM
Mar 2016

...the 80 POUND goal will get me well out of the 300s. We'll set another goal from there.

PEACE!

 

ErikJ

(6,335 posts)
43. I wonder if a drug induced 6 month coma would work for wt loss?
Sat Mar 19, 2016, 09:24 PM
Mar 2016

or 2 weeks for drug, nicotine or alcohol addiction?

 

Geronimoe

(1,539 posts)
45. Dr McDougall
Sat Mar 19, 2016, 09:25 PM
Mar 2016

Check out his website. He is really good and has webinar on losing weight. The fat you eat is the fat you wear.

cal04

(41,505 posts)
50. So happy to hear you're better
Sat Mar 19, 2016, 09:45 PM
Mar 2016

10 days in the hospital with gall bladder was enough for me
Good luck with everything

MarianJack

(10,237 posts)
55. Ever day,...
Sat Mar 19, 2016, 10:03 PM
Mar 2016

...I told the doctors that I wasn't a moron and would never leave the hospital. AMA, but that I wanted to go the F*** HOME!

PEACE!

 

Jim Beard

(2,535 posts)
58. Everyone does what does best for them.
Sat Mar 19, 2016, 10:23 PM
Mar 2016

I lost 20 pounds by a small diet of what I like. I knew I would hungry so I put a jar of Peanut butter on my desk but no spoon, only a small plastic knife that might hold a half teaspoon.

At night I would have a large glass of 1% milk, a grilled cheese sandwich and Jalapenos. Thats all but I survived and lost weight. My success was over coming the hunger pains. My youngest sister is trying to lose 80 pounds. She is doing it, a little at a time.

Very Good Luck to you and the best diet plan is the one that works for you!

Dustlawyer

(10,493 posts)
66. I wish you could send me some of your will power, I could use the same.
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 10:48 AM
Mar 2016

I am trying to quit smoking and lose weight!

MarianJack

(10,237 posts)
67. Thanks, Dustlawyer!
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 10:55 AM
Mar 2016

For me it's as much facing reality and not wanting a kick in the ASS from my VERY loving and supportive wife as it ifsb about will power.

Best oif luck to you. You have my best wishes!

PEACE!

blondie58

(2,570 posts)
70. Wow! I am so glad you survived, MarianJack!
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 11:30 AM
Mar 2016

What an ordeal!
Have you considered Going vegan?

I am a big believer in the Nutri Bullet- not so much for weight loss, but i find it gives my Multiple Sclerosis Body a little more energy. I know people use it to lose weight. It is a Really puky Color Green, but i LOVE it! Mangos And bananas are my fruits to sweeten it with, but I use as Many greens as i can.
So far as exercise, have you tried water Aerobics? It is such a good Workout and much Easier on your Body than Running or Bilking.
I wish you the best of luck on this Journey.

The downfall is You're Going to have to buy a new wardrobe!.

MarianJack

(10,237 posts)
85. The biggest risk to me of dying was...
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 09:21 PM
Mar 2016

...if I'd have gotten my Southwest Philly Irishman stubbornness up and refused to go to the hospital. I might have laid down for a nap and never gotten up again. When my wife gets the tone of voice that she used to tell me I was going to the hospital, there is NO debating... Thank God! She is the greatest!

That being said, I was sicker than I thought.

PEACE!

FailureToCommunicate

(13,989 posts)
72. You're already well along the road (back) to health with that attitude and
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 12:01 PM
Mar 2016

loss of pounds.

I don't know if you like home gym devices, but here are two oldies but goodies that are 1) low or no impact, 2)body weight bearing 3) are silent, allowing TV watching or such, and 4) are dirt cheap and usually available on Craig'slist. And, best of all, they really work!

They are: The 'health rider' type "Weslo Cardio Glide Plus" popularized by Covert Bailey in the 90's
AND the Tony Little "Gazelle-supreme" strider.

Good luck to you MarionJack!





FailureToCommunicate

(13,989 posts)
88. That's fine, but I'll tell you that Craigslist had a Cardio glide recently for
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 11:03 PM
Mar 2016

$25 bucks and I saw a Gazelle strider for $35 not long ago. They do show up for very little money occasionally.

Main thing is, you are doing the right stuff now.

Cheers

-F2C

Fla Dem

(23,352 posts)
73. Stick to it! You can do it. Make a commitment to keep us updated on a monthly basis.
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 01:00 PM
Mar 2016

If nothing else it'll make you want to show us how well you're doing. We'll celebrate each milestone you reach. Also if you're down, or need encouragement reach out to us. WE WILL be there for you!

 

pinebox

(5,761 posts)
75. I was in the hospital a week later for same thing, septic
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 02:01 PM
Mar 2016

I still have a drain in me.....
it sucks.

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
76. Great to hear that!
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 02:03 PM
Mar 2016

I've lost about 60 pounds over the past 2 years and now struggle to get the rest off, but I am determined to.

Here is to your continue road to recovery and weight loss!

mrmpa

(4,033 posts)
77. You can have that hot fudge sundae if.........
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 02:46 PM
Mar 2016

it's one scoop of no sugar added ice cream & no sugar added chocolate sauce. I'm diabetic & I sometimes crave a vanilla milkshake (have my own milkshake mixer) I use the no sugar added vanilla ice cream, a little splenda & a little bit of vanilla flavoring, it's delicious & I didn't kill myself.

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