Kitchen Out of Order

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

We had the plumber out today because all of our drains (kitchen and bathroom) have been slow. The plumber was able to snake out the bathroom sink but the bathtub has to have the pea trap replaced and the bigger snake run thru. The kitchen drain however is going to be a major thing and they are going to have to break up the foundation in the kitchen under the fridge and replace a pipe that is actually broken. He tried to snake it and when he pulled the snake back it came up with mud. ARGGGHHH!

My kitchen is going to be out of order and I'm not going to be able to cook for the next few days because they'll be tearing my kitchen floor up tomorrow and then once they repour the cement it'll have to cure a few days before we can lay the replacement tiles down. So we'll be eating out for at least 3-4 days. I'm going to have to find good things to eat at restaurants. I'm going to have to convince my hubby that I absolutely don't want to eat fast food, that we need to go to actual restaurants to eat so that I can have better choices. Since it's not just him and I but also our middle daughter, her boyfriend and their 16 month old son that might be a bit expensive for 3-4 days. Guess we'll see how it plays out.

The good thing is that in the last two weeks I've lost 4 pounds and hope I keep it off in the next 3-4 days. LOL

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Learning Limits

Thursday, August 13, 2009

I've learned that you have to do stuff to learn what your limits are. Now that I'm out of my power chair (for the most part), out of my manual chair (for the most part), no longer using my walker (at all), and walking with just my cane I'm trying to do more. Obviously, the more I do the stronger I get and I will learn what my current limitations are.

My daughter Jolene has a pool in her condo complex and we decided to start swimming as many days of the week we can (she works alternating days/nights so it won't be more than a few days a week probably). I discovered that I no longer have a swim suit so my daughter Tammi and her 16 month old son, Jolene and I went to lunch and then to the mall to buy me a suit. It's been almost a year since I've been outside the house without my power chair. I've only been out of it for the last 3 weeks. So brilliant me decides that I should be able to go to the mall without my chair.

We went to WalMart first and they had a very poor selection so we then went to Sears. Sears is not quite on the other side of the mall from WalMart but pretty close. Then we walked all over Sears (two or three times) because I got a swimsuit, then Tammi decided to look for maternity clothes (she's pregnant with her second - hooray!) and Jolene decided to look for shoes.

By the time we were all finished and checked out I could hardly stand from weakness and in so much pain from muscle spasms I wanted to scream. Jolene went back to where we had parked my van by WalMart and drove it around to Sears while Tammi, Isaiah (the baby) and I waited for her outside.

So what I've learned is that while you DO have to do more in order to get stronger that you also have to be sensible. At the very least I could have taken my manual wheelchair just in case I needed it.

I'm not sure what to put in my fitness log except that I did an awful lot of walking. LOL

Tomorrow is a new day! Thank goodness!

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First week (8/2-10/09)

Monday, August 10, 2009

It's my first week on Spark People and I'm happy with my 3 pound weight loss. I've tried to be diligent about keeping track of my nutrition and exercise. I'll be happy if I just continue to lose some every week although I don't expect it to be 3 pounds every week. I'll be happy with a pound every week. As long as I don't gain I'll be happy.

My problem has recently been high dose i.v. steroids making me gain weight and then it is ultra difficult to get off. I'm just getting to where I can get up and walk some (thank you steroids and plasmapheresis) and so now I'm trying once again to get the weight off. I'm still not able to do a lot or be up for long but every little bit helps (as noted with the 3 pound weight loss).

Hooray for the ability to have MOVEMENT! ;) I love Madagascar movies, hence the title of my Profile: We've got to Move It, Move It. It is SO appropriate for me. I've been in a wheelchair more than I've been out of it for almost a year now. Now I've been out of it for about 3 weeks! Movement is SOOOO important!

Tracy

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