I have been working my ass off. Literally. I've been doing at least an hour on the treadmill for 6 days a week, for the last 3 weeks. 1 hour is usually about 700 calories on the treadmill for me. My legs are tired. Really tired. I've been doing Body Pump a couple of times a week after the treadmill. I end up with another 400-500 calories from that. So I've been burning between 600-1000 calories a day.
I've been watching what I eat and when I eat. I tried to make the best out of having a motorcycle meeting a a rib place by having vinegar based coleslaw and 1/3 pound pulled chicken. Instead of eating crunchy peanut butter pretzels that Pete eats, I've been eating 1 1/2 cups of fruit (berries, grapes, pineapple). I made Pete a cake yesterday and never tried the batter or the cake. (CAKE IS MY THING!) Last night I made grilled mahi mahi with a grilled pineapple/mango salsa with crunchy peppers. I added a small portion of rice and cuban beans.
I've been drinking at least 100 ounces of water. Usually about 40 during my workouts and about 60-85 during the rest of the day.
I've been trying to get used to the CPAP. I have 2 different masks, but still only get about 2-3 hours a sleep a night with it on before it wakes me up and I can't get back to sleep.
Today I go in for my final education session with the bariatric center. Then I see the doctor again to see if I can schedule surgery. My hope is that I'm still at the 224 mark and I can schedule surgery in the next couple of weeks. But I'm so freaking nervous.
Showing posts with label CPAP. Show all posts
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
CPAP = FAIL!
Took my trusty CPAP home last night after getting distilled water for the humidifier portion. I moved things around on my bedside table and set it up. I was a bit disappointed because I felt as though I was in a hospital with the tubing and machine and something over my face.
Pete and I got caught up on Sons of Anarchy while cuddling in bed. Then it was time. I had to put the mask on and try to sleep. The machine operates at a lower force of air for 20 minutes to give you a chance to fall asleep. My thought was to read my Nook a little to relax and then go to sleep. Only I can't put my glasses on over the mask. I then thought about reading the Nook with large print without my glasses, but the mask separates your eyes so they can't focus right in front of your head.
So I just laid down and tried to sleep.
It was the worst night of sleep in a long time. Although my eyes were closed and I was "sleeping", I don't think I ever got into REM. At some point I woke up and took the mask off. When I think about it, my mouth was dry when I did that and I think I may have been mouth breathing. It not only negates the CPAP, but it works against it. After I took the mask off I remember nothing until Nico woke me up for breakfast at 6. My 5am alarm must have went off, but I have no memory of shutting it off.
I got up and fed him his kibble and made myself some toast. Pete came home from the gym and I told him I needed to lay down. The next thing I knew it was 9am and I was late for work. I have a killer headache, I'm tired as hell. I feel crappy. Worst of all I dread bedtime. I know it's going to take some time to get used to, but this is hard. Really hard.
Pete and I got caught up on Sons of Anarchy while cuddling in bed. Then it was time. I had to put the mask on and try to sleep. The machine operates at a lower force of air for 20 minutes to give you a chance to fall asleep. My thought was to read my Nook a little to relax and then go to sleep. Only I can't put my glasses on over the mask. I then thought about reading the Nook with large print without my glasses, but the mask separates your eyes so they can't focus right in front of your head.
So I just laid down and tried to sleep.
It was the worst night of sleep in a long time. Although my eyes were closed and I was "sleeping", I don't think I ever got into REM. At some point I woke up and took the mask off. When I think about it, my mouth was dry when I did that and I think I may have been mouth breathing. It not only negates the CPAP, but it works against it. After I took the mask off I remember nothing until Nico woke me up for breakfast at 6. My 5am alarm must have went off, but I have no memory of shutting it off.
I got up and fed him his kibble and made myself some toast. Pete came home from the gym and I told him I needed to lay down. The next thing I knew it was 9am and I was late for work. I have a killer headache, I'm tired as hell. I feel crappy. Worst of all I dread bedtime. I know it's going to take some time to get used to, but this is hard. Really hard.
Monday, November 28, 2011
CPAP
Had my appointment with the lung specialist today. Turns out that I stop breathing at least 5 times and hour and at most 33 times an hour while sleeping. They consider it mild to moderate sleep apnea.
So as of about 10am I am the proud renter of this: S9 CPAP Machine. Apparently you rent the machine for 10 months of paying 20% of the rental and your insurance paying the remainder. After 10 months if you still need it, it's yours. Which is all good, but I about had a heart attack when I started looking up actual costs of them and bemoaning my decision to choose the high deductible health care plan at work. It appears as though I'll be "renting" this thing on my own and hitting my deductible pretty soon in the year.
Before I went in I told Pete that if they said I needed a machine I'd try it out a few nights, but didn't know if I'd continue it. Only when I met with him and found out how many times I stop breathing I was shocked. I also found out that there is a memory card in the machine that tracks how often I use it and for how long. I have to go in to see the doctor 30 and 60 days out to make sure that the settings are right. I'm hoping that within 6 months I will have lost more weight and my use of the machine can go down. But I'm also willing to use the machine nightly if that is what it takes to get good sleep.
After I left the appointment I called the bariatric surgery center to make an appointment with the doctor there. I want to sit down again and see if the surgery is still an option for me. I think I need to not be in limbo about this anymore. I need to either have a yes or a no so that I can psychologically move on from it and figure out a new plan. Limbo sucks and I don't want to do it any longer.
So as of about 10am I am the proud renter of this: S9 CPAP Machine. Apparently you rent the machine for 10 months of paying 20% of the rental and your insurance paying the remainder. After 10 months if you still need it, it's yours. Which is all good, but I about had a heart attack when I started looking up actual costs of them and bemoaning my decision to choose the high deductible health care plan at work. It appears as though I'll be "renting" this thing on my own and hitting my deductible pretty soon in the year.
Before I went in I told Pete that if they said I needed a machine I'd try it out a few nights, but didn't know if I'd continue it. Only when I met with him and found out how many times I stop breathing I was shocked. I also found out that there is a memory card in the machine that tracks how often I use it and for how long. I have to go in to see the doctor 30 and 60 days out to make sure that the settings are right. I'm hoping that within 6 months I will have lost more weight and my use of the machine can go down. But I'm also willing to use the machine nightly if that is what it takes to get good sleep.
After I left the appointment I called the bariatric surgery center to make an appointment with the doctor there. I want to sit down again and see if the surgery is still an option for me. I think I need to not be in limbo about this anymore. I need to either have a yes or a no so that I can psychologically move on from it and figure out a new plan. Limbo sucks and I don't want to do it any longer.
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