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Saturday, September 18, 2010

New Lease on Life

My life will be changing for the better soon. I am taking major action with my health. I have to make drastic changes, as I am now 150 pounds overweight. I have been for a long time and I am so over it. I will be blogging about my journey for my own sake. Others may join me for the ride!


About six weeks ago, one of my friends came into the bank and I had noticed that she had lost a lot of weight and I wanted to know how she had done it. She told me that she had been seeing a doctor that was giving her hcg shots (the pregnancy hormone) and eating organically. My friend, is also a filmmaker and she suddenly tilted her head and looked at me and asked me if I would be interested in being a case study in her documentary that she was making about the diet. All expenses paid.


Can I just say that at that moment, I felt as though God had handed me a gift straight from heaven. I immediatley said yes. I didn't have to think about it. I have to give myself shots everyday, but I don't even care. I need drastic intervention to take care of my health.


So, Tuesday I met my friend at the diet Doctor (Dr. Rodgers) and had my first consultation. He is so nice, and so are everyone that works at the office. They gave me the first month of medicene and injectors and explained the diet to me and everything that I needed to know and do/don't . I could hardly wipe the smile off of my face when I was leaving the office. I feel as though I have been handed a second chance at life. I start my first shot on Sunday the 26th. I can't wait.

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Family Vacation

Tuesday, September 7 our family, plus Nana, left for our trip to Myrtle Beach. We were all very excited, as you might expect. Having lived there, we know our way around and have lots of friends that we were excited to see. We arrived at the Coral Beach Resort at about 3pm and checked in. After unloading, we went to Wal-Mart to buy some groceries and got settled in for the week.
Wednesday, Scott went to see his friends that he used to work with and Savannah and I went to see mine. My friend Rebecca was coming to meet us at the hotel to spend the afternoon on the beach with us and go to dinner. We had a great afternoon on the beach with her, even though I got a tad sunburned. Savannah had a blast in the ocean and playing with other kids. That night we got ready and went to eat at Joe's Crab Shack which was great as always and then went to Build-A-Bear Workshop, where we waited in line FOREVER! Finally we left with the ICarly bear, stuffed and loved and dressed in an ICarly outfit, to the tune of $40.00. Oh well, what is vacation for?!
Later that evening, Judy, Savannah and I were on the balcony listening to karaoke when Savannah decided to go inside. She didn't realized that the sliding glass door was closed and she slammed into it hard! I thought she had broken her nose. Anyway she fell back and was crying and I carried her to bed and she seemed to be okay. The next morning she woke up crying and saying that her foot hurt. It was swollen and she wouldn't step on if for anything. We ended up in urgent care and spent most of the day, with the end result being that she was in a boot and a wheelchair and couldn't stand on her foot until we got back home to see a specialist. But at least it wasn't broken! Thank God!
So, we set about making the most of our time. She actually was quite patient and really enjoyed the attention she got. She was able to get in the pool several times, and she rode the rides at the carnival. And boy has she enjoyed that wheelchair. She wants to go everywhere in it! Even to the bathroom.
Friday night, Scott and I had date night and we went to Crabby Mike's for crab legs. It was wonderful. Haven't been there for three years and I thouroughly enjoyed it. After we ate, we went to visit Missy and Damon and there little girl Hallie, who we hadn't seen in three years as well. It was great catching up with them.
Saturday was a really full day, as it was our last. We swam, and then went to visit Kevin, Candy and Talon. Afterward we visited with MaryLou and Chris for a few minutes. Then we went to Broadway and shopped around for a little bit and let Savannah ride the carnival rides. Afterward she went on a shopping spree at the Disney store and spent almost all of her vacation money that she had saved. After eating at Cheeseburger in Paradise we called it a night.
Sunday we came home and boy was I glad to be home. This has been our most challenging vacation ever, but we still made the best of it. It is still my favorite time of the year!