221.4... also took resting blood pressure this am... 93/73. That’s way in the green zone! Pretty amazing since at my highest weight I was just on the border of the red zone... every minute is a chance to turn it all around and I must be doing more hard work than I have been giving myself credit for.
Feeling very inspired. Have been looking longingly at clothes on H and M because I really need a pair of tall size jeans... My body changed as I have been getting fit and I know that every pair of jeans in storage is going to fit with the crotch in the wrong spot and too short... they all just used to ride lower because I had a lot of lower abdominal fat... but not now that I do yoga every day! But before I buy anything other than smaller yoga pants, I am going to storage unit dive. It will be fun to see how far I have come. (Also depressing to see how much I spent on fat clothes.)
Also, booked another haircut for Nov 2 (when I stop coughing). I can finally get something done about the funky things he did to my bangs because he combed my hair wrong and I was too spacey to catch it. Have been running around with it for like 3 months because I don’t feel like driving 35 minutes to get it fixed and an hour plus back in traffic. Fundamentals of self care.
Today I need to get to the DMV as my highest priority... so off I go to shower and hair and go stand in line.
Progress as of today: 97 lbs lost so far, only 14 lbs to go!
Super glad to have DD today. I love reading and commenting when I’m feeling in need of inspiration. On week 3 of my head cold and skipping yoga and church because I am still coughing... a lot. Dad caught the flu today (not from me, he’s got a stomach bug). Poor guy. I brought him home a small thing of chocolate ice cream and now it is all I can think about.
Took myself to a movie just to get out of the house. It was “cognitively taxing” and I came back afterwards to lay down. I did accomplish buying earrings for sensitive ears though and I got another bookcase up on foam blocks. 7 more pieces of furniture to go.
I am rebuilding everything in my life right now. It’s a lot of work but I can do this. It is ok to take a nap.
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Update: Took a bunch of breaks today. Did a lot of texting. Did some light cleaning in between. Not much but better than nothing and it all helps keep chaos at bay.
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ANOTHER phone call from OOMLG... How is it even possible that someone can be that hot, fun to talk to... and not into me? These Super Christian guys are so weird.
Progress as of today: 97 lbs lost so far, only 14 lbs to go!
Check out Simply Whispers for sensitive-ear earrings! I just made the mistake of Googling them to make sure they are still in business - and they are - and now my wishlist is about $200 long.
223.4=normal weight fluctuation.
Finished the CERT class and it feels like a minor victory. M's friend took a photo of me and I couldn't believe it when I saw it... No wonder my yoga instructors say I look like a completely different person... I look healthy! I'm standing in a line of people and I'm the same size as everyone else, no giant beer belly, sick/sweaty color, bags under my eyes, and no double chin. I still need to work on it. I'm thick around the waist, hips and butt... like the fat is literally burning from the top and bottom and eventually meeting in the middle at my waist. I'm wearing a cream sweater, my favorite Lucky Brand jeans... No bulges or anything. A few more pounds and I'll be hot again.
Ate whatever I wanted at the potluck and just went back to normal after. Also, I fell off last night and ate two pints of protein ice cream. They were within calories but nutritionist says no fake foods. Whole, unprocessed foods only. So Graindart streak Day 1 again.
Have a huge headache / neckache though. Chilling on M's couch and using her Internet to download stuff to my spare laptop so I can use it while my good one is repaired. Very kind of her.
Still coughing but not as bad. Yoga class is in my future. I want to go back so bad I think about it non-stop. I just want to listen to the nice ladies say soothing things while we stretch, burn calories and listen to music.
Progress as of today: 97 lbs lost so far, only 14 lbs to go!
congrats on fulfilling your goals so far! always reach.
221.0! Stoked to not be going completely off the rails while sick. Keep getting super hungry... and eating extra snacks, but all legal foods so day 2 of my graindart streak.
OOMLG has upgraded from texting at night to in-bed good night phone calls. If we hadn’t had the talk about how he doesn’t want to date me I’d think he was interested, but I think he’s just lonely and wants his ego stroked. It’s both thrilling to talk to him (soooo hot, gets math jokes, AND can one up me with them) and terribly depressing (doesn’t want to date me because I’m not wife material). I got him to confess he wears matching pajamas to bed. How very very LL Bean Boyfriend (http://yourllbeanboyfriend.tumblr.com).
Up since 6. Yay me. It is 9:30 and so far I have accomplished cleaning the microwave, dishes, laundry, picking up the living room, and finding index cards to make flash cards with. Feeling better so plan for today is to go to the DMV and study for my test on Saturday while in line. Goal is to get a third bookcase up on foam blocks tonight, and also make turkey meatball soup.
I feel badly that I stuck my dog in her crate this morning while I cleaned but I couldn’t take the screen door game one more minute... and it might be doggie dementia because she does it ALL DAY LONG!!!!! However, I am only going to dig myself out if I do not have to listen to the screen door banging today. I will walk her and do yoga at the park tonight. I am very proud of myself for doing a yoga track from start to finish at home yesterday. I focused, got it done, and my head felt better.
I can do this. Hug yourself and the furkid next to you.
Progress as of today: 97 lbs lost so far, only 14 lbs to go!
Starting my streak over, Day1. Felt lousy last night after Costco so I hit the bag of stuff I set aside for the food bank... I had some Chicken Top Ramen, pocky sticks, and dark chocolate.
OOMLG says when I fall off the wagon for things like diet and swearing I should stop and give myself a hug because I fell off the wagon because I need to take better care of myself. What a fundamental concept I have been missing all my life. How did I not realize this sooner?
On the theme of doing better self care... I think 6 days is my absolute max without yoga. 7 days and the headaches come back. I suspect my neck will also un-adjust again if I don't keep moving forward. Maybe I want to go for yoga teacher training so I can internalize more of it. Be my change.
Also debating buying a smaller pair of yoga pants since my current pants keep trying to escape. Feels like a splurge. Maybe a reward for finishing tallying my spending for the year.
Saw a cool pin about a company with photo booths that scan you and then print out a little 3d statue. How motivating would this be for before and afters? You could scan and print yourself every few months and get a good look at what you really look like!
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.interestingengineering.com/this-3d-printing-company-lets-you-scan-and-print-yourself
Today I am going to be kind to myself and not kick myself for not getting enough done. I am coughing a lot and still under the weather. I know I must actually be out of it because my dog (who is a bit on the tough love side) is being my personal hot water bottle for my neck and she HATES that. I definitely am taking advantage and getting all the cuddles.
Thinking out loud now to pull myself together...
3:38pm... so far I have accomplished making everyone breakfast, washing 2 sinks of dishes, repairing two items I have had the materials together to do forever and not done, paid a bill, emailed an old friend, given my dog extra rubs, and checked my email.
The next most important thing I have to do is go to the park with my dog and try to do some yoga there to get my neck back on track. If that keeps reverting, everything reverts. I cant go to a class because I am coughing and I can't do it at home because it is too stressful here if I try to work out in the living room. My dad gets all antsy.
Following that... I should sweep the front steps and work on getting one book case up on foam blocks, because then I will feel better about myself.
Hug yourself and the person or furkid next to you!
Progress as of today: 97 lbs lost so far, only 14 lbs to go!
All about mindset right?
How is your day? How is your mom and hubby?
FOUND! A non-caffinated tea that is totally drinkable without adding a sweetner. Yogi Cinnamon Vanilla Healthy Skin Tea (https://yogiproducts.com/teas/herbal-teas/cinnamon-vanilla-healthy-skin/). I'm liking it so much that I have made several 40oz mugs of it in my splurge Stanley Thermos drink cup. Yum. Today my tea bags say "Use your head to live with heart" and "Live in your strength"
221.8... Which considering that I have been largely inactive for a week except for cleaning, consuming tons of extra sugar in my tea to soothe my throat, and was off track on eating for several days... Pretty good! Still coughing up a storm though... The improvement yesterday was that at least my lungs didn't spasm out and get all rigid, and give me a panic attack (the whole room suddenly closes in). I feel like I should be over this already.
All I can think about is how badly I want to go to yoga class. It's this obsessive itch in my brain that just does not want to go away. Is it possible to have yoga withdrawal? Like heroin?
Stuck to my plan yesterday of tracking spending against budget, but hit the "too tired" mark last night. I was so encouraged by the all-green day from my nutritionist that I got the first piece of furniture up onto foam blocks for rug cleaning. 8 pieces to go. Yes I have been talking about this forever and cut the blocks a while back, but last night I actually conquered "can't focus" and did it.
I even took my first steps towards taking the math placement test for my local community college.
What a difference occupational therapy, nutrition, supplements, and yoga make. I can be "down" but still "functional".
Progress as of today: 97 lbs lost so far, only 14 lbs to go!
Extra post for today... but milestone! My food posts for yesterday on Rise got all Greens from my nutritionist! I’m learning!
Progress as of today: 97 lbs lost so far, only 14 lbs to go!
Graindart streak Day 2. It's nice to "shadow" someone in a streak the way I did when I was interning. I did have some added sugar yesterday in my agave, cough syrup and cough drops, and then a piece of bread last night with some eggs. Also too many peanuts. But nothing crazy and it's a process, not perfection.
Trying Mucinex for the first time and thouroughly surprised at how much it helps. I'm still staying home today though. Coughing a lot. I hope I can be back at yoga by Saturday.
Continuing my theme of getting things in order and checking my budget. Making sure my spending has been on track with all the headaches.
One foot in front of the other.
Progress as of today: 97 lbs lost so far, only 14 lbs to go!
GP called and let me know that I have arthritis and moderate disc degeneration C4-C7. I can do normal activities, but need to be careful of anything that causes pain... or causes pain afterwards... Which isn't going to work because that's pretty much EVERYTHING.
I think my max on days without yoga is 5. Started to feel the headaches come back again today after moving boxes around. I'm craving yoga like I used to crave a jacuzzi.
My claims to fame today are:
1) Starting my graindart streak over. Day 1. All on-plan eating today of whole foods that support bones and nerves... most of which are meal-prepped trays.
2) Feeling better exactly 10 days after I caught my cold. Still coughing, and coughing too much to go out... but I can tell it is clearing. I am pretty excited about this because it means my immune system is stronger and my supplement stack and work with the nutritionist has made a big difference. It used to be that if I got a cold, it lasted forever, turned into a bacterial infection and then I was on steroids and antibiotics. All I took for this one was my regular inhaler and cough syrup.
3) I did 3 tasks I planned to do today without a lot of messing around.
4) I have not cursed at all today.
5) I am about to fall on my sword and offer to take my dad to Ralphs, which I hate doing. But it will be my act of kindness for today.
6) I sorted through my ADHD-hurricane I created while I was sick in the bedroom I need to clean out. When I don't feel well, it looks like the space around me exploded. I put it back in order and felt less chaotic.
7) I did all the dishes and did not say anything about it.
8) I put up with my dog and her door shennanigans like a saint.
9) I listened to my neck and took a break as soon as it started acting up instead of trying to push through it.
Progress as of today: 97 lbs lost so far, only 14 lbs to go!
It's so great your cold didn't lead to anything worse...i know what you mean - i used to really have a similar issue especially if i didn't take care of my colds or if i didn't get enough rest when i needed it!
nice job cleaning up and getting everything back into order!!
Ha. Figured it out. A weird dvd is no match for me.
I think what the xray is showing me is that I don't actually have a reversed curve in my neck anymore. It's just straight up and down... I'll ask the doc and see what she says.
Found this online. Pretty much matches my xray.
Progress as of today: 97 lbs lost so far, only 14 lbs to go!
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Wow, great job on resting blood pressure - awesome reading! Have a good day today :)
BearCountryGG on 10/22/2018:
Great BP. I love to go through old clothes too....I always find something that I'm still willing to wear.
Right? I’m hoping for a sweatshirt... maybe a hoodie. I could swear I hung onto some.
Donkey on 10/22/2018:
You're doing great! I'm glad you post these things, because it shows me how I should be making myself a priority as well, which is not easy for me to do. Thank you!
Yeah, I have problems with that too... So when I do it, I post about it because I consider it an achievement.