Showing posts with label 5 things..... Show all posts
Showing posts with label 5 things..... Show all posts
Thursday, August 30, 2012
In:
5 things....
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Dance
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Snark
Dance Like Nobody is Watching!
Everyday I'm feeling better and stronger, but not quiet feeling like I'm ready to go back to my regular exercise regime. So I'm dancing... I LOVE to dance (when no one is watching me), so I thought that I would post the 5 songs that are the top five rotation in my dance play list...
1. My friend Marie and I were talking on Facebook about our mutual love of K-Dramas,. And she sent my this YouTube link. At first I thought it was a joke, I have NEVER laughed as hard as I did watching a video..there is a lot of questionable things in it (I'm just gonna say it's a cultural thing) But the truth is this song is super catchy, and I even know some of the words, although I'm not sure what I'm saying... AND I know the dance...I dare you not to watch this video at least twice...
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
In:
5 things....
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Blue Team
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Food
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Learning along the way
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Mom's Wisdom
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My Fitness Pal
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Snark
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Transplant
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Wisdom
Expect the Unexpected
Last week Tuesday I went into the hospital to
have an ERCP and have a stint placed in my bile
duct. By all accounts I knew this was gonna block out an entire day for me and
probably the day after. Who knew that an hour long procedure was gonna land me
in the hospital with severe pancreatitis. I always
tell people if there is a side effect, Tyra will get it... no
exceptions.
Fast forward to a week later, I'm out of the hospital but still
suffering from pancreatitis. Tramadol and Hydrocodone have become my very
best friends. Needless to say, exercise has been the very last thing
that I want to do. I have been trying to walk... but I can only do .5 mile
before my stomach starts to hurt (and that really wears me out).
5 Things I Realized While in the Hospital
1.
Nurses love me - Seriously they do, and I'll tell you why. After
having two transplant and various other transplant related problems,
I consider myself to be a seasoned patient... a professional if you
will I don't call them, I don't bother them, and most
importantly I remember that they are human, who have flaws and who work a very
difficult job and the last thing they want to deal with is a patient who is
annoying and crabby. As a patient I only want to do one thing... take my pain
meds and go to sleep, okay so that was two; now if only the person that I
shared the room gotten that memo. (This was the first time that I've ever had a
hospital room mate so it was an adjustment for me too) My last hospital stay
would have been much more pleasant. Not only did she annoy her nurses, she
annoyed the nurse techs, the front desk people, the dietary folks, me
I think she might have even annoyed my mother. Let me give you an example: if
she need the nurse she would press the call button and ask for the nurse if she
didn't come in two minutes she would call again... then again if she didn't
show up... finally she would get up and go the nurses’ station and make a stink
about it... she did this several times a day... thank goodness I had my iPod.
2.
I
love my family - My mom
came and say me every day after work and we would have dinner together... okay
I wasn't allowed to eat, so she would eat and I would sip water..AND she
brought me panties...I don't know about you all but this was not a
planned hospitalization, so I had nothing but what I came in with, so I
was ever so grateful when she came with a brand new package of panties. My
(sort-of) step-dad was awesome as well, he threatened to come and break
me out of the hospital..when I started complaining about missing my cat.
3.
They
have some premo drugs at the hospital - Self explanatory!!
4.
I
missed the inter webs - Since my phone was dead and I didn't get my
charger until the day I was discharged I wasn't about to get online.
Which meant that I wasn't able to log into MyfitnessPal and
after my streak of logging into for over 350 days in a row, I had to start
over. Also I missed all of the awesomeness that was going on over at the Blue
Team. Sunshine made me this for me... I love it!
5.
Clearly
I am hilarious when I'm high on pain medication - Apparently I told my doctor right when they
gave me medication before my procedure that I needed more knock-out drugs than
the average person cause I'm a ninja.... You heard it here first peeps..I'm a
bloody ninja! I took this picture while on some heavy duty medication... so
clearly my wicked sense of humor is still here
Saturday, July 21, 2012
In:
5 things....
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Edge of Glory
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Weigh In
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Wisdom
Emotional Fat
I know this is emotional... so now I'm coming to terms with and learning how to lose my emotional fat.
I have always said that weight loss has been the cheapest, yet the most devastatingly cathartic experience therapy I could get. And for weeks now I been saying that I have worked through my issues but the truth is like my weight loss goal I'm only half way there.
5 Things that tuned me in that I was STILL emotionally overweight
- Wearing and buying clothes that are two big. Just recently I purchased a 2X shirt thinking it would fit...until I was a badgered into taking it back and exchanging it for a L.
- Comparing this weight loss journey with my past... when clearly the last time didn't work that well..(I gained it all back...and then some)
- Comparing my weight loss journey with others....not gonna lie, I've been super jealous of people pulling in double digits at weekly weigh-in and the most I loss is 2 or 3 pounds.
- Not celebrating my achievement... it's a big deal for me that I'm losing weight...I should really stop telling people that it's not
- Not being 100% honest with myself
So technically this was not supposed to be blog entry... just think of it as an epiphany that I wrote down to share.
Until next time
Thursday, June 28, 2012
5 things weight loss has taught be about myself
1. My body is strong!
In all fairness, after having two transplants I knew how strong my body is, but this weight loss journey reminded be how amazing the human body is, just when you feel like you've pushed yourself to the limit... you body let's you know (after the pain has subsided) that it can go further and do more
2. Love the you body (the way it is right now!)
Looking at ahead can sometimes be harmful when it comes to losing weight, often times I get caught up in the "my goodness I so fat, I must have been ginormous before" syndrome. Even though I'm not at the weight I want to be, my confidence has grown so much, and I'm able to appreciate my curves (and show them proudly!) I can look at the mirror and say, "wow, Ty you look hot today" or "Man, you have awesome skin!" 50 pounds ago that was not happening, the goal was to pass the mirror and fit something... ANYTHING that fit
3.Clothes make a difference
I love bright colors, so I've purposely put away the black, brown, navy
s and grey's and brightened my wardrobe. I'm finding that bright color complement my skin tone and I'm even doing more form-fitting fabrics like spandex... its time for me to step out of the box... so now I'm going with the "I'll try anything once" attitude. As you can tell I'm a bargain huntress... simple reason I don't want to spend a lot of money of clothing I won't be able to fit next summer...
4. Support is the key!
There is no way that I wouldn't have been able to do this and keep accountable if it hadn't been for the support my wonderful Blue Team! (And by extension SJT199). Even my sorority sisters have committed to being healthy. It's amazing what happens when you surround yourself with like-minded individuals who want nothing but to see you succeed and reach your goals. I am blessed to have found such a wonderful group of people who frequently have to talk me off the ledge when I have a sudden and fierce cake craving
5. I love myself! And that makes this totally worth it
As mentioned in a previous post my journey to self love has been a long and arduous one. But (I've said it so many times before) this has been more mental than anything else... when I started to clear the junk from my body, I HAD to clear the junk from my head...there is no other way to look at it..
Until next time!
(1) Target dress http://www.target.com/p/pure-energy-juniors-plus-size-short-sleeve-kimono-dress-assorted-colors/-/A-13816212
(2) Haute Fox Dress http://
In all fairness, after having two transplants I knew how strong my body is, but this weight loss journey reminded be how amazing the human body is, just when you feel like you've pushed yourself to the limit... you body let's you know (after the pain has subsided) that it can go further and do more
2. Love the you body (the way it is right now!)
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| (2) Haute Fox Dress size 1x |
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| (1) Target Dress size 2 |
3.Clothes make a difference
I love bright colors, so I've purposely put away the black, brown, navy
s and grey's and brightened my wardrobe. I'm finding that bright color complement my skin tone and I'm even doing more form-fitting fabrics like spandex... its time for me to step out of the box... so now I'm going with the "I'll try anything once" attitude. As you can tell I'm a bargain huntress... simple reason I don't want to spend a lot of money of clothing I won't be able to fit next summer...
4. Support is the key!
There is no way that I wouldn't have been able to do this and keep accountable if it hadn't been for the support my wonderful Blue Team! (And by extension SJT199). Even my sorority sisters have committed to being healthy. It's amazing what happens when you surround yourself with like-minded individuals who want nothing but to see you succeed and reach your goals. I am blessed to have found such a wonderful group of people who frequently have to talk me off the ledge when I have a sudden and fierce cake craving
5. I love myself! And that makes this totally worth it
As mentioned in a previous post my journey to self love has been a long and arduous one. But (I've said it so many times before) this has been more mental than anything else... when I started to clear the junk from my body, I HAD to clear the junk from my head...there is no other way to look at it..
Until next time!
(1) Target dress http://www.target.com/p/pure-energy-juniors-plus-size-short-sleeve-kimono-dress-assorted-colors/-/A-13816212
(2) Haute Fox Dress http://