Ew. I really hate being sick. Luckily my mom buys really soft tissues, or my nose would be as red as Rudolph's. I normally buy the cheap brand, but how could that possible be a surprise. Maybe I'll start buying the good ones. Well I don't have to worry about all that now.
I've been up since 0430 because I refuse to sleep propped up and I can't breathe laying down. I'm so stubborn. Well after I woke up there wasn't really any going back to sleep anyways.
I am, however, not sick enough to stay home from work. 1. I'm not contagious. If I was, I'd take myself out of the game. As it stands, I do OK when I'm not laying down. 2. I only feel bad from the neck up. I'm not walking funny (I don't think :) ) and my brain may not be functioning to its fullest extent, but when has it over the last 9+ weeks? This also means I'm not sick enough to not exercise. I'll back myself down 5 minutes and do 25 instead of 30, but I'm going (so there :) )
Good news: I get to try PT without drugs tomorrow. Could get interesting, but I have faith in myself. Next step: driving my car!!
Until next time,
:)
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Monday, October 18, 2010
I don't like staring blankly at puzzles, I like to solve them.
Wow. Lots of news. Weighed in on Saturday. Lost 2.4 pounds! WOOT. I've still got it! It was a huge encouragement. I have a feeling I'm going to have week 2 syndrome this week, so I'm being proactive, to try and squeeze out a loss anyway.
I have a check up with my shoulder doctor tomorrow. Today marks 9 weeks. Amazing.
My mind has been swirling for the last 36 hours. I worked some crazy late hours (like 2am) on Saturday and was up early again Sunday, so all signs pointed to a nap. I tried, but my brain went straight to school. I'm forming a plan, and puzzle pieces are coming together! I'm going to switch over from Computer Information Systems to Computer Science (still keeping my Criminology Minor, which is VERY important to me) and my dream job down the road is a Special Agent for the FBI Cyber Division investigating computer related crimes. I'm so thrilled I could dance! Or not sleep at least.
From Friday night through last night I'm looking at a grand total of 17 hours of sleep over 3 nights...not a great track record, since that number's usually more like 24 or 27. Looks like because my mind's still spinning, I'm in for no more than 6 hours tonight too. I'm already starting to get congested. I need sleep or I'm going to get SICK. EW.
I feel like all the puzzle pieces are starting to fall into place in my life. I'm turning it all around. I've turned my weight back into loss, I've stopped feeling sorry for myself, started exercising again, and I've started to compose a plan for school. I have DIRECTION. It feels great. I'm not a fan of the nomad feeling. It was helpful to my life experience, but I'm a little tired of sometimes feeling like I'm spinning my wheels. Do I look like a hamster? I didn't think so. :)
Well I'm off to TRY and sleep. HA!
Until next time,
:)
I have a check up with my shoulder doctor tomorrow. Today marks 9 weeks. Amazing.
My mind has been swirling for the last 36 hours. I worked some crazy late hours (like 2am) on Saturday and was up early again Sunday, so all signs pointed to a nap. I tried, but my brain went straight to school. I'm forming a plan, and puzzle pieces are coming together! I'm going to switch over from Computer Information Systems to Computer Science (still keeping my Criminology Minor, which is VERY important to me) and my dream job down the road is a Special Agent for the FBI Cyber Division investigating computer related crimes. I'm so thrilled I could dance! Or not sleep at least.
From Friday night through last night I'm looking at a grand total of 17 hours of sleep over 3 nights...not a great track record, since that number's usually more like 24 or 27. Looks like because my mind's still spinning, I'm in for no more than 6 hours tonight too. I'm already starting to get congested. I need sleep or I'm going to get SICK. EW.
I feel like all the puzzle pieces are starting to fall into place in my life. I'm turning it all around. I've turned my weight back into loss, I've stopped feeling sorry for myself, started exercising again, and I've started to compose a plan for school. I have DIRECTION. It feels great. I'm not a fan of the nomad feeling. It was helpful to my life experience, but I'm a little tired of sometimes feeling like I'm spinning my wheels. Do I look like a hamster? I didn't think so. :)
Well I'm off to TRY and sleep. HA!
Until next time,
:)
Thursday, October 14, 2010
So THAT'S what sweating is!
The last post was from Monday. I composed it and forgot about it. Whoops. :)
I had my meeting with the gym Tuesday. I loved it! I am now a member. I went Tuesday night and did .5 mi on the treadmill and 3.5 miles on the stationary bike. I went back last night and did 1 mile on the treadmill and 9 miles on the bike. WOOHOO. It felt really great to sweat again, and doing 9 miles in 25 minutes, I was sweating. I had physical therapy tonight, so I didn't go because I'm high. Like really. I do plan on going tomorrow after work before a party and then Saturday before I weigh in.
I cannot do anything except the treadmill and the bike, but that's better than the NOTHING I've been doing the last few weeks.
I thought my movie blog would be hopping, but turns out I took a break from it all. I've been working on my NCIS movie project. I'm almost done with season 7, and then I'll take this weekend to catch up on all my other weekly shows I've been missing the last few weeks to finish my NCIS project, and then when I'm all caught up on TV and sleep, I'll start hitting my movie blog. Like hard. I've already got the first title picked. But I'm not sharing. :)
My shoulder is doing really well! I'm able to move it on my own more now. That is really encouraging. Monday will be 9 weeks. 9 WEEKS. Wow.
That's all I have for now. More later. As my mind comes back to me. Maybe :)
Until next time,
:)
I had my meeting with the gym Tuesday. I loved it! I am now a member. I went Tuesday night and did .5 mi on the treadmill and 3.5 miles on the stationary bike. I went back last night and did 1 mile on the treadmill and 9 miles on the bike. WOOHOO. It felt really great to sweat again, and doing 9 miles in 25 minutes, I was sweating. I had physical therapy tonight, so I didn't go because I'm high. Like really. I do plan on going tomorrow after work before a party and then Saturday before I weigh in.
I cannot do anything except the treadmill and the bike, but that's better than the NOTHING I've been doing the last few weeks.
I thought my movie blog would be hopping, but turns out I took a break from it all. I've been working on my NCIS movie project. I'm almost done with season 7, and then I'll take this weekend to catch up on all my other weekly shows I've been missing the last few weeks to finish my NCIS project, and then when I'm all caught up on TV and sleep, I'll start hitting my movie blog. Like hard. I've already got the first title picked. But I'm not sharing. :)
My shoulder is doing really well! I'm able to move it on my own more now. That is really encouraging. Monday will be 9 weeks. 9 WEEKS. Wow.
That's all I have for now. More later. As my mind comes back to me. Maybe :)
Until next time,
:)
Hey you, It's me
That’s a great song by Michael W Smith. My iPod is on shuffle. It has been a while since my last posting. I need to post more, especially when I’m having as much difficulty as I am currently. My last ATL (all time low) was 7/24 and I weighed 181.4 (total weight loss of 41.4). On Saturday I weighed in at 193.2 (total weight loss . This is upsetting in a number of ways. First, that’s 11.8 pounds in 11 weeks. That’s gaining on average of 1 pound per week. That’s the wrong direction, by the way. In the last 4 weeks, I have gained 9.2, this week being the most upsetting, 5 pounds even gained this week. I’ve no one to blame but me. I’ve been eating my feelings again. I’m so frustrated I can’t run and that I can only walk or do a stationary bike, I can barely take it anymore.
I found out the end of last week my company has a partnership with a gym a stone’s throw away from my house and they have a spin class on Wednesday night at 6:30. I have a meeting tomorrow. I’m going to take advantage! I’m turning it around. I’m tracking again, and I’m getting back into the exercise I can actually do. I have my annual physical November 9th, so I have 4 weigh ins before then. My goal is to lose 1.5 pounds each week leading up to that, to cover half the weight I’ve gained. I’m hoping I don’t have to go through week 2 AGAIN. We’ll see.
Update on my shoulder. Today marks 8 weeks from my surgery date. Wow. I’m doing “textbook ideal” says my Physical Therapist. I’m permanently out of my sling, and I might get to start driving my car (standard transmission) as early as this weekend. When I say drive, I mean down the street one day and hold off until I know I’m not too sore the next day. I won’t be driving on a permanent basis for at least another week. Which is fine. I’ve waited 8 so far, what’s one or two more?
Until next time,
:)
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