Medi Weightloss July 2009 a Journey to Success

[orlando2002]

Originally Posted by SDC2

FYI

I happened to notice that someone tried to bump one of the sticky threads. There is no need to do this. They are sticky so that they stay at the top of the heap.

Thanks,
Susie

How can you notice that? I am sorry I may be an ignorant of this, but did someone try to delete a thread?

[Desert-Rose7]

Originally Posted by orlando2002

How can you notice that? I am sorry I may be an ignorant of this, but did someone try to delete a thread?

No. Take a peek at the threads at the top of our page. You will note that each of our recipe threads says "sticky". This keeps them up on the top so everyone can find them easily. To "bump" a thread is a way to move a thread up to the top of the order. Once a thread is set up as "sticky". This is no longer necessary.

Hope this helps.

Jo

[Mommy-2-girls]

Hey guys, has anybody had issues with dizziness? Just the past week I have been quite dizzy off and on. I am in week 10, so I haven't changed anything major lately. I have been fighting a sinus infection so perhaps that's it? Don't know.. just wondering if anyone else has had this.

Of course, I will ask the clinic Oh, and I took a pregnancy test just to be 100% sure and thank God it was negative (3 under 3 would = nervous breakdown here!).

[orlando2002]

Originally Posted by Desert-Rose7

No. Take a peek at the threads at the top of our page. You will note that each of our recipe threads says "sticky". This keeps them up on the top so everyone can find them easily. To "bump" a thread is a way to move a thread up to the top of the order. Once a thread is set up as "sticky". This is no longer necessary.

Hope this helps.

Jo

Oh ok, now I understand more! Thanks Jo.


how you can bump the thread?

[Desert-Rose7]

Originally Posted by orlando2002

Oh ok, now I understand more! Thanks Jo.


how you can bump the thread?

You just go in and add a post and hit enter. That will move the thread up in the order.


Jo

[orlando2002]

Ok, thanks! It is just like posting.

[Going2Lose]

I finally went to my regular physician today to check on my dizziness, lightheadedness. Medi clinic was right on in assessing this as my blood pressure dropping TOO rapidly. He heartily agreed, and my blood pressure had dipped even more since last Wednesday's clinic visit. He cut my dosage of blood pressure meds in half, as coming completely off may cause another fluctuation. He is having me return in a month, but only because he knows clinic will be monitering me as well!

He was soooo impressed with the program, the clinic, my success. He made copies of my lab work and the print out of my weight loss, blood pressure, pulse rate, etc and added to my file. He also got all the info on the clinic and asked if he could pass this on to some other patients. Wow! He just kept telling me how proud he was of me, and somehow coming from my physician, it really meant a lot!

Sooo, with only 6 weeks under my belt, 30 pounds gone, I am already reducing bp meds. Woo Hoo!

[McBoo]

Originally Posted by Going2Lose

I finally went to my regular physician today to check on my dizziness, lightheadedness. Medi clinic was right on in assessing this as my blood pressure dropping TOO rapidly. He heartily agreed, and my blood pressure had dipped even more since last Wednesday's clinic visit. He cut my dosage of blood pressure meds in half, as coming completely off may cause another fluctuation. He is having me return in a month, but only because he knows clinic will be monitering me as well!

He was soooo impressed with the program, the clinic, my success. He made copies of my lab work and the print out of my weight loss, blood pressure, pulse rate, etc and added to my file. He also got all the info on the clinic and asked if he could pass this on to some other patients. Wow! He just kept telling me how proud he was of me, and somehow coming from my physician, it really meant a lot!

Sooo, with only 6 weeks under my belt, 30 pounds gone, I am already reducing bp meds. Woo Hoo!

That is great news Amy. I had the same thing happen to me. I eventually got off all my BP and cholesteral meds. Hopefully uo will have similar results.

McBoo

[jbiggars63]

Funny how this dizzy thing has surfaced. I, too, have been experiencing a little light-headiness. I started a new work-out last week and one of the exercises is squats. After doing a set, I get real dizzy and almost feel like I'm going to pass out. I only did one set! The next day I tried it again with the same results. So I used what little common sense the good Lord gave me and stopped! Now to find out why that particular exercise makes me so light headed!

[Layna]

Amy: That is outstanding. Keep up the great work!

Mommy-2 girls: I have had dizziness with sinus infection in the past. Lousy experience, yeuchy feeling in general. I know you are going to check with your clinic. FYI... i suffered with chronic sinusitis and have found a neti pot and decent of doses of Ester C vitamin quite effective in treating and preventing sinus infections. If you want more info, let me know. Hope you feel better.

[Justin1]

Only lost .3 this week, but lost 4 pounds of fat. I'm not getting all my water in

[fit2b50]

Unless you are exercising vigorously before the headache, I'd say it is definitely your sinuses. I get awful sinus infections and they do effect my equilibrium. Are you on an antibiotic? Once it clears up, you should feel great again. El

PS-congrats on not being pregnant!

Originally Posted by Mommy-2-girls

Hey guys, has anybody had issues with dizziness? Just the past week I have been quite dizzy off and on. I am in week 10, so I haven't changed anything major lately. I have been fighting a sinus infection so perhaps that's it? Don't know.. just wondering if anyone else has had this.

Of course, I will ask the clinic Oh, and I took a pregnancy test just to be 100% sure and thank God it was negative (3 under 3 would = nervous breakdown here!).

[ohmeohmy]

First WI this morning and I'm down 6lbs! Def could have done better had I not had the wine incident sat night but I am tickled pink with my 6

[MrsP]

Amy- That's fantastic! Congrats on the weight loss and the BP!

Justin1- 4 lbs fat is great and just think... you'll make sure to get all your water in this week you should have an amazing loss all around at your next weigh-in. For me getting all of my water in makes a huge difference in my progress for that week. GOOD LUCK!

ohmeohmy- Congrats on the 6 lbs... Just think thats 16.2% of the amount you need to lose to reach your goal... and you did it in one week! You'll be there before you know it!

[Mommy-2-girls]

Thanks for the input guys. I have been through 2 rounds of antibiotics and have an appt with my PCP this afternoon where I'm pretty sure I'll get a 3rd. Woohoo! I have a Neti Pot and also a saline irragation bottle (with pressure). They do give some relief but this thing is just lingering. I'm supposed to get on a flight to Moscow on Friday morning and I'm so worried that I'll be in severe pain from the extra pressure

Ohmeohmy- Congrats on surviving week 1!!



Jessica

[twinsplusone]

The good news..... Today is day 6 for me. I am doing great. I love how in-control I feel. I am sure it is the AS.

The bad news is... I got a cast put on my foot today and my first weigh-in is on Thursday! I took a peek at the scale before going to the doctor and I was down 6. I guess I have to wait for my official weigh-in until week 2 (hopefully I will have the hard cast off after one week and then in a removal boot after that.)

It is pretty sad that I am more concerned about my weigh-in being messed up than I am about my injured foot! UGH!! That also means no exercising for several weeks. The old me would have used this as a perfect reason, i.e. excuse, to give up BUT NOT THIS TIME!!

[SDC2]

Hi all, just checking in.

Amy - Congrats on almost 30 pounds and having your meds reduced. You are doing amazing! I'm glad you figured out why you were feeling so light headed.

Jessica - I'm sorry you are still suffering with the sinus infection. It must be painful. Wow, are you going to Moscow for business or pleasure? That sounds exciting. I hope you are better by then.

ohmeohmy - 6 pounds for your weight in week 1 is a great achievement. I doubt that the wine affected you at all. You are not going to loose as much in week 1 as someone who weighs 200+ pounds. Now you need to update your stats in your profile, then go check out the recipe threads.

Heidi - You are so quiet about your own success. I just realized you are almost 70 pounds down. Wow! And you can really see the difference in your avatar. You are just about at the half way point and you just started the end of March. Unbelieveable! You are giving Jerry a run for his money.

twinsplusone - . It sounds like you are doing really well. Too bad about the cast, but it is what it is, and you seem to have a good atitude about it. Starting next week you can add veggies, so be sure to check out the recipe threads.

msdee54 - . It sounds like you have already read over the Newbie thread. Hang tough this week and post any questions or concerns you have in week 1. We are all here to see you through. It gets much easier in week 2.

Good luck to all and keep posting!

Susie

[MrsP]

Originally Posted by SDC2

Heidi - You are so quiet about your own success. I just realized you are almost 70 pounds down. Wow! And you can really see the difference in your avatar. You are just about at the half way point and you just started the end of March. Unbelieveable! You are giving Jerry a run for his money.

Susie

Thanks Susie- I still have a hard time believing it myself.

I think Jerry is pretty safe as our Medi-King though. His success is on a level of it's own...

[jbiggars63]

Originally Posted by MrsP

Thanks Susie- I still have a hard time believing it myself.

I think Jerry is pretty safe as our Medi-King though. His success is on a level of it's own...

But you will be the Queen!

[poodleboutique]

how do I change my stats under my profile and add a picture. Thanks. mary

[MrsP]

Originally Posted by poodleboutique

how do I change my stats under my profile and add a picture. Thanks. mary

Hey Mary-

Once your logged in there will be a option in your blue menu bar at the top of the screen called 'User Control Panel' - Click on that
Then select 'Edit Profile' from the box on the left. There is a place for your stats in the 'additional information' section at the bottom of the edit screen.
If you want to add a picture to your posts just select 'edit avatar' (from the box on the left of the edit screen) and upload the photo.
Or if you want to just add a picture to your profile page (the page people see when they click on your username) then select 'edit profile picture' and upload. Hope that helps!

[orlando2002]

Originally Posted by Going2Lose

I finally went to my regular physician today to check on my dizziness, lightheadedness. Medi clinic was right on in assessing this as my blood pressure dropping TOO rapidly. He heartily agreed, and my blood pressure had dipped even more since last Wednesday's clinic visit. He cut my dosage of blood pressure meds in half, as coming completely off may cause another fluctuation. He is having me return in a month, but only because he knows clinic will be monitering me as well!

He was soooo impressed with the program, the clinic, my success. He made copies of my lab work and the print out of my weight loss, blood pressure, pulse rate, etc and added to my file. He also got all the info on the clinic and asked if he could pass this on to some other patients. Wow! He just kept telling me how proud he was of me, and somehow coming from my physician, it really meant a lot!

Sooo, with only 6 weeks under my belt, 30 pounds gone, I am already reducing bp meds. Woo Hoo!

Amy, congratulations! I have achieved that too. I used to take pills for high blood pressure and after losing 20 pounds I did not need them any more!
Today my bllod pressure was 110/70 without any pills for the blood pressure



Also, my blood test came out really really good. My cholesterol and triglycerids went down A LOT! I do not remember having those numbers that low! My primary doctor was very happy with the results.

This is a non-scale victory!

[Mommy-2-girls]

Just gets better and better. I am having a CT scan tomorrow to see just how bad the sinus infection is at this point. I have like 4 prescriptions to try to knock this thing out since I've already been through 2 full rounds of antibiotics.

One Rx is cortisol to try and reduce the swelling in my sinuses. But I'm so worried that this will make me swell way up! I know that's probably so shallow but I really don't want to be all swollen when I've worked so hard to lose weight.

This sucks.

[Karistx]

I weighted in today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

drum roll......................

lost 3.9 pounds since last week! Even with a long weekend in the middle...I have lost 10 pounds since I started this program 3 weeks ago.

oh oh and 4 inches of my waist!!!!!!!!!Got to go and update my stats!!!!

[Desert-Rose7]

Originally Posted by Karistx

I weighted in today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

drum roll......................

lost 3.9 pounds since last week! Even with a long weekend in the middle...I have lost 10 pounds since I started this program 3 weeks ago.

oh oh and 4 inches of my waist!!!!!!!!!Got to go and update my stats!!!!

~Kari~WTG girl! Hurray for you!!! Keep up the good work!


Jo

[Going2Lose]

Kari
That is amazing! You are doing so awesome! Keep it up!

[Layna]

Kari: YEAHHH! That is great!

Orlando2002: Congrats on all that progress. Fabulous!

Mommy-2-girls: Good luck with the meds and recovering from the sinus situation. Hope you are out of pain/pressure soon.

[ohmeohmy]

Thank you all for the support! Hungry day today. For those taking Phentermine, how quickly did you move up from 15 to 30 mg?

[Mommy-2-girls]

ohmeohmy- I never moved from 15 to 30. If you are not feeling hungry, then you don't need to move up.

[hudiman]

Weigh in is today and I am sure this will be my first week that I go the wrong way on the scale. Between the July 4th weekend, having a kidney infection and ending up in the hospital on IV's and meds, to just being drained and drinking juices, plus no aerobic exercise because of my achilles tendon injury/boot, and the NE sun disappearing again, it will be a miracle. Other then that everything is just fine. I will post in later today. Hope it isn't too big of a gain. Ginny