Update on Injury

Thursday, April 18, 2013

I am a little sore from having to lay so still for 40 minutes today during the MRI. I never knew how many muscles it took to keep yourself from moving! Nothing to report on my foot yet, the tech said I should hear from the dr tomorrow on the results. Came home and immediately got off my foot and have keep it up for the majority of the evening. Foot still looks swollen and pretty ugly but pain has subsided a little tonight.
This is what it looked like yesterday afternoon. I was in some serious pain.

I am trying really hard not to let this injury take away my drive and motivation to lose weight. It is really going to be a challenge for me now because I relied heavily on my exercise minutes to compensate for going over my calorie range, which I tend to do a lot. Got another wake-up last night...I knew with the MRI today that I would have to take all my jewelry off, my wedding rings have not been off in years. Well after much lotion and pulling, I was finally able to get them off, unfortunately, I now cannot get them back on and this is what my finger looks like from years wearing them and not controlling my weight. It just makes me sick.
This is going to be hard for me now that exercising will have to wait till my ankle heals. I am just praying that my ankle is not fractured and that recovery will be quick.

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Out of commission for a few days... :-(

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Well I have done it again. I was trying to overdo Monday while exercising and landed on the side of my foot instead of the bottom and turned my ankle. It immediately swelled...looked like a golf ball sticking out of the side of my foot. No broken bones and no major tear. Could have a small tear somewhere but only did x-rays right now. Swelling has finally gone down some but has also spread out over more of my foot and now it is a nice, pretty bluish-purple color. At least I can walk (very slowly and very carefully) on it some, but trying to keep it elevated as much as possible.

I should have know better and I should have listened to my body. I could tell I was getting way too tired but I so wanted to finish. My heart-rate watch showed that I had burned 937 calories before I went down but I was not ready for that type of exercise. I so want to lose weight and I want it gone TOMORROW!, but I know now that I can't force it to happen or next time I could break something and really put myself out of commission for a long time.

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Dancing out of the Dr's Office!

Thursday, January 03, 2013

I actually could have done this the other day but refrained myself. :-)

I have not been as dedicated to my journey as I should have been this past year. I have let cravings and lack of focus keep my calories too high. I am proud of myself that my exercise has become more consistent. And even though my calories have not been within my range on most days, I have made small changes...more fruits and vegetables, more whole grains, and more aware of ingredients.

So back to my almost dancing in public... 3 years ago I had to be put on cholesterol medicine. My total cholesterol was over 200, and the other areas,(triglycerides, HDL, LDL) were also out of normal ranges. Well, I had my annual visit the other day and my total cholesterol has come down to 155 and the other areas are all within normal ranges. Dr did not say anything about taking me off the medicine yet, but that is okay with me because I know my nutrition is still not where it needs to be. I still have more work to do, but all this tells me that I am on the right track. I can't wait to start seeing the weight come off but at least I can officially say I am healthier!!!

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I can't eat anymore!

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Whoa! Did those words actually come out of my mouth?!!!!? Is my stomach finally shrinking? Am I finally able to discern when I am satisfied and need to stop eating?

Yes, I actually said those words this morning at breakfast. I could not believe that I was unable to eat my usually amount for breakfast this morning. I am a breakfast girl. I love to eat breakfast and usually will consume the majority of my daily calories during that meal if I let myself. However, since joining and "getting serious" on Sparkpeople, I have learned to space out my calories to other meals and snacks throughout my day. BUT, last night I got a strong craving for a good, hearty breakfast. I even got up earlier this morning just to fix it. Then as I started eating I barely made it through the meal and I realized I was full....so I stopped eating. This is truly an accomplishment for me. I am proud of myself that I recognized the signs of being full and that I listened to my body and stopped eating.

How about the rest of my day? Well... pretty good. Only went over by about 30 calories and even though my mind wanted to come home and crash after work. My body took over and I even got in a great 20 minute walk up and down my road.

Not perfect yet, but making some great strides in the "healthy" direction!!!

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Progress update/Relief from the blues

Saturday, August 25, 2012

I want to start with all the good stuff that I have encountered over the last few weeks. I am so proud of myself for the effort I have made to really stay motivated and become a healthier person. I am more aware of what I am eating and have really seen a decrease in the amount of food I feel I need to consume at each mealtime. I have started increasing my fruits and veggies more. Still have a little trouble with going over my daily sodium, but I am staying w/in my calorie range on the majority of days- usually only going over by about 50-75 calories when I do exceed the daily goal. I also am exercising consistently- a few days of rest here and there, though. Last week I lost another pound so I am down a total of 10 pounds. My inches are really where I see the biggest improvements so far. My clothes are not as tight and able to bend over to tie shoes and pick up items easier. Just feeling better all the way around....that is until this week.
This week has been emotionally rough for me. Yesterday I even found myself saying that I am not happy with everything- my job, my church, my family. I just wanted to runaway and hide. This is so not like me. I did not think I was going to be able to continue driving to work because I was fighting back tears so badly yesterday morning. However, today I am slowly seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. I am hoping it is just PMS that I am experiencing. I have an IUD and ,therefore, do not have a period, per say, but I still experience all the other symptoms. But this month they were bad. Yes, things have been stressful with all of those areas I mentioned, but I really love my job, my church, and my family. There are some things that I need to work through and today I finally see some relief ahead. It's like a switch has been turned off and the extreme emotions are gone. Really praying this will not become the norm each month during this time.

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