Broke 160 - stall is over!

Mar 20, 2010

Hi all - so for the past few weeks I have been hovering a little over 160.  But two days ago  at the nuerologist I weighed 160.2 with clothes on and in the middle of the day. I wondered, is it over?  I did not weigh myself yesterday, it was a bad day. I had to do fasting blood work and then get another lumbar puncture (spinal tap), I was much to nervous to focus on my weight.  It was rough, it always is after a LP (lumbar puncture).  I focused on staying hydrated and when I was not nausious I ate what I could. I did not starve myself, I ate what I could.  Today I already had my coffee/protien drink and then went to take my shower and face my nemesis, the scale.  I weighed 157.4.  I am sure that is not just one day of suffering.  I am sure that my stall is over.  I had been getting comments that my clothes were getting too big again earlier this week also.  So it must be over!  Goal - here I come.  Only 32 lbs to get there!  I am almost at 5 months.  I am fine with the time line, I just want to lose the weight.

So the other news, which I am trying not to focus on, is that my opening pressure for my LP was only 4 pts lower than it was before the surgery.  Which is not good.  I had been feeling like my condition had gone into remission, but since February I have been having the head aches again and had a few bads with all symptoms again.  This is why they did the LP.  The nuerologist got my pressure way into the normal range and we are just going to keep watching my symptoms.  If they come back then we may have to do the LP again.  Ugh, they are awful.  But she is hopeful at this point that with the pressure in the normal range and my weight loss, my body will kick start and do what it is supposed to do now.  I am hoping and praying she is right. 

Anyway, so we have good news and we have bad news.  Life is always like that.  I know that things will improve and will get better.

Love to all my OH buddies!
Jeanne

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