And She's Back.........

sort of. 

So, I made great strides in lumbering my hulking mass out of the deep, dark, black abyss only to be immediately stricken with food poisoning (at least that's what the doctor thinks it was) and end up in the ER getting IV saline and drugs to make me stop blowing chunks.  It was real pretty.  Especially vomiting my way through the hospital, down the elevator tot he ER waiting room.  Good times, I tell you, good times. 

Needless to say, I spent most of the weekend in recovery mode.  I'm still not completely back to good.  Funny how you lose your appetite when you spend so much time hurling things up.  But save for a huge bruise on my arm from the IV and the lingering remnants of the creeping crud, I'm mostly back to normal.  I have a session with PT tonight which could prove to be very interesting.  Last night, I worked out for the first time in a week.  I managed to run a mile then do a total of 36 minutes of cardio.  It wasn't pretty folks, but I did it.  Tonight will be a true test of my fitness levels, that is for sure.

I would like to write something deep and profound at the moment, but frankly, I'm having a hard enough time just managing the mundane.  In the last week I did realize just how important keeping in touch with the blogging community and those wild gals on the WW boards are.  This keeps me on track and sane and is a reminder of where I have been and where I want to be when all I want to do is throw in the towel and become the 500 pound lady.  I need this community and support -- I don't want to do this on my own.  And let's face it,  friends are fantastic. But 99% of the time, they just don't get it -- this process, this journey, the frustration, the feelings.  It's nice to have a weight loss family, so to speak.  Sigh, I've missed them these last few hermit-like weeks........

That's about all the news I have.  Very, very exciting -- I know.  Laying low doesn't actually lead to much fodder for the old blogorooni.  Guess I'll have to pick it up a bit.  In two weeks when HBB is here, perhaps I will have lots of lovely things to write, censor, then publish :).

Take care,
FGS