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Soooo I wore a dress today after almost 5 years of just wearing pants! IMG_1182.JPG

I also had to cut my hair short this weekend!!! I made peace with letting go of my long hair but it looks healthier and not falling out as much today.


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14 hours ago, patty0715 said:

Soooo I wore a dress today after almost 5 years of just wearing pants! IMG_1182.JPG

I also had to cut my hair short this weekend!!! I made peace with letting go of my long hair but it looks healthier and not falling out as much today.

You look fabulous 😊

I haven't worn a dress in so long. You have inspired me to try one on.

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16 hours ago, patty0715 said:

Soooo I wore a dress today after almost 5 years of just wearing pants!

Wow...Looks great! I'm not quite inspired to wear the dress just yet, but I know I will someday soon. I havne't worn one in ages either. Looks really nice on you. Great hair too!

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Aww, fudge. I don't think I've ever had a bladder infection before, but I woke up have to persistently pee today and it's still going on. I called my doctor's office and am awaiting a reply. It's almost ridiculous, I'm in the bathroom here at work every five mins or so to "tinkle". I get a tickling/spasm after each tinkle and I'm afraid it'll get worse. I'm wondering if I've got this from not enough liquids?

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14 minutes ago, Newme17 said:

Aww, fudge. I don't think I've ever had a bladder infection before, but I woke up have to persistently pee today and it's still going on. I called my doctor's office and am awaiting a reply. It's almost ridiculous, I'm in the bathroom here at work every five mins or so to "tinkle". I get a tickling/spasm after each tinkle and I'm afraid it'll get worse. I'm wondering if I've got this from not enough liquids?

Those are not fun at all. Your symptoms certainly sound like the beginning of an infection. Good idea to get antibiotics started before it gets worse. Whenever I have had one I got the burning feeling and also not being able to fully empty my bladder. Be sure and take some Probiotics after the antibiotics or you could get a yeast infection.

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Probiotics, check! My doc actually wants me to take an otc. I was like "um, no give me a lab workup please!" So, I'm here waiting in bladder misery to pee in a cup. Hopefully it won't take long for results? It's been awful. I noticed a little pink like, red strands too when I urinate and wipe. ??? Doesn't sound at all that good.

Was told to lay off the caffeine as well. 😢

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8 hours ago, Newme17 said:

Hopefully it won't take long for results? It's been awful.

They should know ASAP I would think. It usually only takes about 2 doses of the antibiotics to start clearing up the symptoms.Hope you feel better soon.

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13 minutes ago, Apple1 said:

They should know ASAP I would think. It usually only takes about 2 doses of the antibiotics to start clearing up the symptoms.Hope you feel better soon.

Thank you. THe lab guy told me 24-48 hours to get results! What kind of business is this? So, I picked up some otc meds called Azo. Even though the feeling of urinating is the same, the sensation of having to always urinate is numb. It worked very well but it is crazy! Urine is bright orange/red with this stuff. I'm just glad I can function without that sensation.

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Wanna hear something funny?

After almost two weeks the scale still didn't budge!!!!! LOL I'm seriously LAUGHING about this... but hey, my clothes feel a little looser and I'm at least maintaining. HAHA :D:lol:

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3 hours ago, Newme17 said:

Wanna hear something funny?

After almost two weeks the scale still didn't budge!!!!! LOL I'm seriously LAUGHING about this... but hey, my clothes feel a little looser and I'm at least maintaining. HAHA :D:lol:

You are in a stall!! My longest one lasted 2.5 weeks I think. I have heard some people have some that go 3-4 weeks. I was in a short stall for 12 days at 166.5. This morning the scale decided to move again 165.5.

You could try some of the things people do like have a carb load day.... wait, no you can't do that because you already feed your body the carbs it needs...:lol:

It will break. I haven't changed anything and my body just decided it was time to shed a pound.

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4 hours ago, Newme17 said:

Wanna hear something funny?

After almost two weeks the scale still didn't budge!!!!! LOL I'm seriously LAUGHING about this... but hey, my clothes feel a little looser and I'm at least maintaining. HAHA :D:lol:

Wow I feel your pain...I’m in a stall for about 3 weeks now and don’t know what to do to break it lol. No weight gain or loss.

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3 hours ago, Apple1 said:

You could try some of the things people do like have a carb load day.... wait, no you can't do that because you already feed your body the carbs it needs...:lol:

Bahahahajajajaja! :lol: Funny!

I'm convinced that once I get past this uti business and remember I was sick the week before?.....that it'll move. I think I'll just do some stretching for the next few days and relax as much as possible mentally as well. I'm not sure what to do diet wise....maybe up my fruit intake? I've been doing mostly veggies and grains. Might be worth a try.

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2 hours ago, patty0715 said:

Wow I feel your pain...I’m in a stall for about 3 weeks now and don’t know what to do to break it lol. No weight gain or loss.

Hey lady, despite it not moving, overall, how do you feel!?!? :D

you should try a carb load day like Apple suggested, but the healthy kinds. Eat fresh fruits for a day. Do a different workout from what you're normally used to doing. Or what I'm going to do is unwind mentally and stretch physically for a few days. My mind and body has been stressed, which sets back loss as well. There's a variety of things to do, but remember how far you've come, that's the best part. Just laugh like I did. 😂

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1 hour ago, Newme17 said:

Bahahahajajajaja! :lol: Funny!

I'm convinced that once I get past this uti business and remember I was sick the week before?.....that it'll move. I think I'll just do some stretching for the next few days and relax as much as possible mentally as well. I'm not sure what to do diet wise....maybe up my fruit intake? I've been doing mostly veggies and grains. Might be worth a try.

I'm sure right. Having an infection is a stress on your body and that could be it. Stalls are a pain.

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13 hours ago, Apple1 said:

I'm sure right. Having an infection is a stress on your body and that could be it. Stalls are a pain.

Normally I wouldn't care what is on the scale, but there's an excitement knowing that I'm no longer in the 200's that I'm ready for. Once I see it go under that, then back to ignoring the scale. :)

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