I'm sorry all I'm talking about lately is how I'm feeling, can't do anything, but it's kind of all consuming and my back problems are getting worse!
I heard from the insurance company today and physiotherapy is getting covered by our car insurance! The lady was so nice and helpful too! Thank goodness I haven't had any hassles this week!
I've been starting out the day feeling pretty normal, then progressively get worse as the day goes on. Siting kind of makes it worse, so I've been spending a lot of time standing up! Thankfully I've been able to. I haven't had much headaches today and I think the standing up helps :)
I'm getting into the Christmas spirit and have done some online Christmas shopping today! We should be getting a few things tomorrow as well hopefully.
Hubby and I are laying in bed now watching Star Trek The Next Generation (Third season) on Netflix. Brings back so many memories of when I watched it with my Dad! Hubby brought home a sample bottle of wine from the liquor store (perfectly portioned!) last week and I'm indulging!
My appetite has been dwindling this week with the pain issues, so it's been pretty easy to stay on track!
Breakfast
The usual!
Oatmeal with brown sugar and cinnamon
12 almonds
a banana
Snack
Oikos greek yogurt
Lunch/afternoon snack
Mushroom, red pepper ham and cheese omelette
dinner
Souvlaki pita with lots of veggies
Snack
50ml Ice wine
Friday, November 30, 2012
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Breast Reduction Update
I called the surgeon's office and got through right away. Apparently they hadn't received any faxes from my doctor's office! (big surprise, my doctor's awesome, the staff there, not so much). So the clerk on the phone was super accommodating and I faxed my own referral to her from my office and she got back to me right away. I see the surgeon February 19th!
This is just one more step to a normal life. A year ago I could have never even asked for it because I was obese. By february I should be in the 160's (or lower) and no where near obese! This is also the doctor who will probably do my skin removal surgery too, so I'm uber excited and motivated now more than ever to keep up the weight loss!
I'm feeling marginally better today, I have a headache still and my back is sore, but I'm a little better able to function. I've been taking more Advil though, which I was just sort of muddling through without pain meds, and halfway through the day I was thinking of going back to my doctors again for meds, but I'm feeling a little better at the moment. Yeah that was the large dose of Advil talking, lol! I made dinner tonight (yeah!) and I'm done, lol! It's early to bed for me of course, I'm most comfortable lying down. I broke down and took some Robax Platinum :)
I've been good today again. Today I've avoided: Pecan butter tarts, coconut tarts, Chocolate covered pretzels, pepermint/white chocolate covered pretzels...
Breakfast
Oatmeal with brown sugar and cinnamon
12 almonds
banana
Snack
pear
Lunch
Egg salad sandwich
1/2 red pepper
1 serving Heluva good dip
Snack
Oikos greek yogurt
Apple
Dinner
shrimp and snap pea stirfry
Snack
Pudding
Apple
This is just one more step to a normal life. A year ago I could have never even asked for it because I was obese. By february I should be in the 160's (or lower) and no where near obese! This is also the doctor who will probably do my skin removal surgery too, so I'm uber excited and motivated now more than ever to keep up the weight loss!
I've been good today again. Today I've avoided: Pecan butter tarts, coconut tarts, Chocolate covered pretzels, pepermint/white chocolate covered pretzels...
Breakfast
Oatmeal with brown sugar and cinnamon
12 almonds
banana
Snack
pear
Lunch
Egg salad sandwich
1/2 red pepper
1 serving Heluva good dip
Snack
Oikos greek yogurt
Apple
Dinner
shrimp and snap pea stirfry
Snack
Pudding
Apple
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Doctors appointment
I had a doctors appointment this morning for follow up after the accident this weekend. Apparently I did re-injure my pelvis and I have irritated the sciatic nerve on the other side. So she's sending be back to physio to get myself fixed up again.
I have 2 doctors, a husband and wife team and the wife hadn't seen me in a very long time, 4 or 5 months or more! He was so proud of me for losing so much weight and she actually said that she thinks most of my "belly issue" is that it's mostly skin and she thinks I should have skin removal surgery to fix it. My lower belly hangs quite a bit and is uncomfortable. I've obviously been looking into it already, but it was nice for her to be in agreement!
I told her that I hadn't heard from the plastic surgeon about my breast reduction yet and she said she'll look into it for me. She says I should be ready to have surgery by the spring. "Once I lose the last 20 pounds or so" in her words! Sounds funny hearing that since I had 100+ pounds to lose at one point!
So all in all it was a good appointment. I'm feeling a little sheepish going back to physio with another injury, lol! One of the docs I work with said they need to wrap me in bubble wrap so I stop getting hurt!
I was pretty exhausted by the end of the work day today, another headache, which my doctor said is caused by micro tears in my back muscles from the accident as opposed to a concussion (I didn't hit my head anyways). By the time I went home I was so tired all I could do was make the girls some grilled cheese sandwiches and lay down on the couch! Totally didn't make dinner, clean up, nothing!
My mum offered to buy dinner, Swiss Chalet chicken (one of our healthier go-to's) so Tom ordered that while I put the baby to bed. We got some good snuggles in and she actually fell asleep on my lap!
Good day food wise again :)
Breakfast
My usual oatmeal with brown sugar and cinnamon
12 almonds
2 clementines
Snack
Cheese string
Pear
Lunch
Tuna Greek salad (in my recipes)
Snack
Oikos Greek yogurt
Dinner
Swiss chalet
Chicken on half a kaiser
1/3 serving of their dipping sauce (super low points and so yummy!)
Steamed veggies
Salad with a little house dressing
Snack
2 clementines
Butterscotch pudding.
I have 2 doctors, a husband and wife team and the wife hadn't seen me in a very long time, 4 or 5 months or more! He was so proud of me for losing so much weight and she actually said that she thinks most of my "belly issue" is that it's mostly skin and she thinks I should have skin removal surgery to fix it. My lower belly hangs quite a bit and is uncomfortable. I've obviously been looking into it already, but it was nice for her to be in agreement!
I told her that I hadn't heard from the plastic surgeon about my breast reduction yet and she said she'll look into it for me. She says I should be ready to have surgery by the spring. "Once I lose the last 20 pounds or so" in her words! Sounds funny hearing that since I had 100+ pounds to lose at one point!
So all in all it was a good appointment. I'm feeling a little sheepish going back to physio with another injury, lol! One of the docs I work with said they need to wrap me in bubble wrap so I stop getting hurt!
I was pretty exhausted by the end of the work day today, another headache, which my doctor said is caused by micro tears in my back muscles from the accident as opposed to a concussion (I didn't hit my head anyways). By the time I went home I was so tired all I could do was make the girls some grilled cheese sandwiches and lay down on the couch! Totally didn't make dinner, clean up, nothing!
My mum offered to buy dinner, Swiss Chalet chicken (one of our healthier go-to's) so Tom ordered that while I put the baby to bed. We got some good snuggles in and she actually fell asleep on my lap!
Good day food wise again :)
Breakfast
My usual oatmeal with brown sugar and cinnamon
12 almonds
2 clementines
Snack
Cheese string
Pear
Lunch
Tuna Greek salad (in my recipes)
Snack
Oikos Greek yogurt
Dinner
Swiss chalet
Chicken on half a kaiser
1/3 serving of their dipping sauce (super low points and so yummy!)
Steamed veggies
Salad with a little house dressing
Snack
2 clementines
Butterscotch pudding.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Weigh in Today
What a good surprise! I needed it after the events of the past week! I was down 3.4 pounds tonight! For a new total of 77.2 pounds lost! I smoked by my goal of 75 pounds down! I'm very close to hitting that 75 pounds lost at meetings too! (Remember I started Weight Watchers online and lost 6 pounds before going to meetings). Only 3.8 pounds until I meet that milestone and get my 75 pound medal! The leader was teasing me with it at the meeting today!
I also hit 30% body weight lost too!
My back is sore and I need to go to bed to rest my poor body :( Seems like I'm a little worse off everyday since the accident. I can still function fine, and I don't really take much more than my usual Celebrex, but I'm in more pain than I usually am and it's just tiring me out! Good night!
Breakfast
Oatmeal with brown sugar and cinnamon
12 almonds
banana
snack
Cheese string
lunch
2 ounces roast beef with a little gravy
3 mini potatoes
apple
Snack
1/4 cup M&M's peanuts
Dinner
I wasn't very hungry when I got home from Weight Watchers, so I made lunch for tomorrow and went and had a bath when the kids went to bed. So I had...
1.5 servings triscuit thin crisps parmesan garlic
1.5 servings of low fat marble cheese cut thinly
1 pear
I also hit 30% body weight lost too!
My back is sore and I need to go to bed to rest my poor body :( Seems like I'm a little worse off everyday since the accident. I can still function fine, and I don't really take much more than my usual Celebrex, but I'm in more pain than I usually am and it's just tiring me out! Good night!
Breakfast
Oatmeal with brown sugar and cinnamon
12 almonds
banana
snack
Cheese string
lunch
2 ounces roast beef with a little gravy
3 mini potatoes
apple
Snack
1/4 cup M&M's peanuts
Dinner
I wasn't very hungry when I got home from Weight Watchers, so I made lunch for tomorrow and went and had a bath when the kids went to bed. So I had...
1.5 servings triscuit thin crisps parmesan garlic
1.5 servings of low fat marble cheese cut thinly
1 pear
Monday, November 26, 2012
Long day at work!
Monday. Again! Holy crap how did that happen???
It was a long day for me. My back isn't so great and sitting at a computer, turning to talk to patients and the constant up and down didn't feel good! I was persuaded to make an appointment with my own family doctor and will see her Wednesday morning. I've gotta say, I really have the best job and workplace ever! I just missed 3 days a week ago because of an illness and my office manager doesn't even think to give me a hassle about more time off! Mind you, I'm making the time up.
I did pretty well food wise today, I did have a coconut tart that was homemade by one of the girls that I work with and ate it and enjoyed it, then regretted it for a split second when I remembered how I promised full disclosure on this blog! But I do need to live, AND I AVOIDED HOMEMADE SHORTBREAD. So I'm still ahead of the game!
So our car is in the shop getting the once over for insurance. I have to say, our insurance company has been awesome! They've been really helpful and very willing to help with anything! Of course, it's not THEIR company that has to pay for anything, lol! It's obviously the responsibility of the other driver's insurance (who hasn't given us any hassle either!).
Oh I forgot! before bed last night I had a second rice crispie square! :D
Weigh in is tomorrow! I'm hoping to (finally) hit that 75 pounds lost milestone! I'm 1.2 pounds away and it seems like I've been on the cusp forever! Weight loss really slows down when you gain 2.4 pounds one week! Geez! Just recouping that is keeping me on the straight and narrow!!!
Breakfast
My usual
Oatmeal with brown sugar and cinnamon
12 almonds
snack
Banana
cheese string
Lunch
trout
mini potatoes
lots of green beans
apple
Snack
Oikos fat free cherry greek yogurt (I swear it's like icing! So good!)
Coconut tart (It was small, mini cupcake pan sized)
Dinner
Again! Hubby cooked! I don't think I want to know what he's making up for! :P
3 oz Roast beef
3 mini potatoes
An ounce of beef gravy
Caesar salad
Snack
An apple
a snack pack pudding (butterscotch!)
It was a long day for me. My back isn't so great and sitting at a computer, turning to talk to patients and the constant up and down didn't feel good! I was persuaded to make an appointment with my own family doctor and will see her Wednesday morning. I've gotta say, I really have the best job and workplace ever! I just missed 3 days a week ago because of an illness and my office manager doesn't even think to give me a hassle about more time off! Mind you, I'm making the time up.
I did pretty well food wise today, I did have a coconut tart that was homemade by one of the girls that I work with and ate it and enjoyed it, then regretted it for a split second when I remembered how I promised full disclosure on this blog! But I do need to live, AND I AVOIDED HOMEMADE SHORTBREAD. So I'm still ahead of the game!
So our car is in the shop getting the once over for insurance. I have to say, our insurance company has been awesome! They've been really helpful and very willing to help with anything! Of course, it's not THEIR company that has to pay for anything, lol! It's obviously the responsibility of the other driver's insurance (who hasn't given us any hassle either!).
Oh I forgot! before bed last night I had a second rice crispie square! :D
Weigh in is tomorrow! I'm hoping to (finally) hit that 75 pounds lost milestone! I'm 1.2 pounds away and it seems like I've been on the cusp forever! Weight loss really slows down when you gain 2.4 pounds one week! Geez! Just recouping that is keeping me on the straight and narrow!!!
Breakfast
My usual
Oatmeal with brown sugar and cinnamon
12 almonds
snack
Banana
cheese string
Lunch
trout
mini potatoes
lots of green beans
apple
Snack
Oikos fat free cherry greek yogurt (I swear it's like icing! So good!)
Coconut tart (It was small, mini cupcake pan sized)
Dinner
Again! Hubby cooked! I don't think I want to know what he's making up for! :P
3 oz Roast beef
3 mini potatoes
An ounce of beef gravy
Caesar salad
Snack
An apple
a snack pack pudding (butterscotch!)
Sunday, November 25, 2012
PJ Sunday!
Well, Tom got dressed :P
Spending the day in my PJ's doesn't equate to bumming around the house and eating like a sloth though! I cleaned up the whole main floor, and folded a crapload of laundry! With being busy and not at home for the past 5 days (except to sleep) the house needed some TLC!
Food wise I've been doing pretty well!
Breakfast
Oatmeal with brown sugar and cinnamon (Oh how I've missed you!)
A pear
Coffee
Snack
A banana
Lunch
A can of tuna
1 romaine heart
1/2 red pepper
3 tbsp low fat miracle whip (This was a huge fricking salad! It needed that much mayo! The whole thing was still only 7 points! It was delicious!)
Snack
Oikos fat free cherry greek yogurt
a pear
2 marshmallows
Dinner
Made by my husband!
Rainbow trout baked with onions and lemon
4 baby potatoes
Lots of green beans
A little drawn butter and more lemon
Dessert
Rice crispie square
Snack
Apple
Pudding
Spending the day in my PJ's doesn't equate to bumming around the house and eating like a sloth though! I cleaned up the whole main floor, and folded a crapload of laundry! With being busy and not at home for the past 5 days (except to sleep) the house needed some TLC!
Food wise I've been doing pretty well!
Breakfast
Oatmeal with brown sugar and cinnamon (Oh how I've missed you!)
A pear
Coffee
Snack
A banana
Lunch
A can of tuna
1 romaine heart
1/2 red pepper
3 tbsp low fat miracle whip (This was a huge fricking salad! It needed that much mayo! The whole thing was still only 7 points! It was delicious!)
Snack
Oikos fat free cherry greek yogurt
a pear
2 marshmallows
Dinner
Made by my husband!
Rainbow trout baked with onions and lemon
4 baby potatoes
Lots of green beans
A little drawn butter and more lemon
Dessert
Rice crispie square
Snack
Apple
Pudding
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Oh what a day!
Man am I glad to be back home and in bed!
Tom and went out again to go Christmas shopping. Not 10 mins from home we got rear ended! I don't know HOW anyone could miss our bright yellow car??? She hit us really hard too! She hit us, sent us forward, then hit us a second time before we came to a stop! I was texting at the time and was totally thrown forward. Hubby was driving and says he's fine. My whole lower back hurts and my old pelvis injury is causing trouble again. I'm sure I'm going to be hurting for the next few days!
We were still able to drive the car, there's barely a scratch on the bumper, however, it feels different to drive, so we called the insurance company and will have the car checked out.
This totally took the wind out of our sails and we didn't get much shopping done.
We had family birthdays today so my diet wasn't amazing...
We did have a healthy lunch and brought fruit to the party, but I did partake in some treats :)
Breakfast
2 eggs over medium
1.5 pieces of ham
1/4 cup hash browns
Coffee
Lunch
Subway
Sweet onion teriyaki chicken salad
Nestea zero
Snack
Veggies and fruit
Heluva good dip
1 serving ruffles chips
Dinner
Donair pizza (2 small pieces)
Fruit
Dessert
3 oatmeal chocolate chip cookies
1 ounce fudge
Tom and went out again to go Christmas shopping. Not 10 mins from home we got rear ended! I don't know HOW anyone could miss our bright yellow car??? She hit us really hard too! She hit us, sent us forward, then hit us a second time before we came to a stop! I was texting at the time and was totally thrown forward. Hubby was driving and says he's fine. My whole lower back hurts and my old pelvis injury is causing trouble again. I'm sure I'm going to be hurting for the next few days!
We were still able to drive the car, there's barely a scratch on the bumper, however, it feels different to drive, so we called the insurance company and will have the car checked out.
This totally took the wind out of our sails and we didn't get much shopping done.
We had family birthdays today so my diet wasn't amazing...
We did have a healthy lunch and brought fruit to the party, but I did partake in some treats :)
Breakfast
2 eggs over medium
1.5 pieces of ham
1/4 cup hash browns
Coffee
Lunch
Subway
Sweet onion teriyaki chicken salad
Nestea zero
Snack
Veggies and fruit
Heluva good dip
1 serving ruffles chips
Dinner
Donair pizza (2 small pieces)
Fruit
Dessert
3 oatmeal chocolate chip cookies
1 ounce fudge
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