okay so far. I am planning to drop in to the docs office in the morning to weigh and see if I've lost some weight. I've eaten well this week overall. Didn't stick totally to plan for the 4th, but only ate about twice all day. Tried to drink lots of water, did have one beer last night.
Today, I had some sugar for the first time all week, a few Milk Duds at the movie, they were okay. Luckily didn't trigger a headache or any undue hunger. Had a cup of vegetable soup and a thai chicken salad for lunch at Panera and water to drink today. Breakfast was egg/egg whites and veggies. Not sure what dinner will be, but definitely some protein and a lot of veggies.
I'm feeling okay, just trying to keep my focus on eating the plan I have and reminding myself that by eating this, it will help me drop weight which will in turn help my knee.
I haven't actually craved any sugar this week and until today, didn't have any sugar deliberately, other than what was in the fruit I ate during the week. I haven't had any diet soda or Crystal Light this week (and my knee is feeling slightly better, can't help but wonder if there really is truth to artificial sweeteners also being a culprit for inflammation), just water and some coffee.
I am REALLY enjoying the plain greek yogurt (up to this week, I'd been eating that greek w/fruit). The plain, is tart, but rich and I love it with frozen blueberries. I've managed to develop a taste for the Stevia, so now it tastes sweeter than in the beginning, and it sure doesn't take much to sweeten.
Traveling this Sunday and Monday, planning ahead with lots of chopped fruits and veggies for in the car. I will also try to just have salads with chicken while on the road when we actually stop for meals. Hope it goes well. And we'll have plenty of water on hand too!
Plowing ahead.
C.
Friday, July 5, 2013
Monday, July 1, 2013
Started an eating plan today...
sort of. Okay, my friend Karen created an eating plan for me to follow starting today (THANK YOU Karen). Didn't have time to shop for all I needed to be ready for the week so I made do with what I had today. Tomorrow morning, shopping to get the rest of what I need.
Felt good to make an effort to eat well today. To be very fair to myself, when I plan ahead, I DO eat well. What always throws me off....
1. letting myself get too hungry.
2. not planning ahead so when number one happens, I will grab anything easy.
3. eating out too much because......I've not planned ahead. See how this is a vicious cycle?!
4. and lately, not drinking enough water. I LOVE drinking water so it's not a chore for me, just have let myself get out of the habit. Didn't switch to soda or anything else, just quit drinking liquid. (Except for my precious morning coffee.)
Bottom line, today's eating went very well. It's after 9 p.m. as I type this and I AM hungry but not feeling miserable like I need to eat something. Will be drinking some more water before bed.
Oh, had stevia this a.m. on my oatmeal. Hmmm, I've used it before, but I think never a whole packet at once? Bad idea, it's definitely a weird flavor and made my mouth instantly dry! I can live with it though.
Knees - are continuing to kill me, though I could move with a teensy bit more ease today. I'd say on Friday my pain level was an 11, by Sat. a.m. it was a 1 (thought the topical gel was a miracle drug - turns out that's a no), by Sat. late afternoon I was back to about a 12 and all day Sunday easily a 10-11. However by today I'm to about a 9. Continuing to take the anti-inflammatory the doc prescribed and using the gel. Slept better last night and at least my knee didn't burn all night. Iced my knee all day and tried to stay off of it as much as possible hoping the ice and rest would help, not sure it did. :( Didn't make it worse though, that's a plus.
Today, found out my insurance covers unlimited physical therapy sessions. Yea! Doc is writing a scrip for me to pick up. He isn't exactly a big cheerleader about it, seems to be pushing me to injections. Pain, even at an 11 or 12 isn't bad enough that I'm interested in a needle to the knee. Hoping to drop five or six lbs. this week. Will weigh in a doc this coming Sat. to see how it's going.
All I can really think tonight is wow, did I fuck this up or what?! On the plus side, I finally have my bookable topic to write about so I can go out and give speeches and maybe get paid for that someday! I know, can you believe there are people who's job it is is get PAID to talk to people that WANT to hear what they have to say, that ISN'T in talk radio?!?! My dream....to get paid to do the ONLY thing I really know how to do well!!
Gotta keep working into warrior mode for this!! My mom said something funny tonight in response to me saying, yet again, that I didn't consider not being able to walk....heart attack, stroke sure those crossed my mind but being immobile, no. Mom says, it seems there ARE some things worse than death and I have to agree!!!
Tomorrow-continue eating better and drinking my water.
C.
Felt good to make an effort to eat well today. To be very fair to myself, when I plan ahead, I DO eat well. What always throws me off....
1. letting myself get too hungry.
2. not planning ahead so when number one happens, I will grab anything easy.
3. eating out too much because......I've not planned ahead. See how this is a vicious cycle?!
4. and lately, not drinking enough water. I LOVE drinking water so it's not a chore for me, just have let myself get out of the habit. Didn't switch to soda or anything else, just quit drinking liquid. (Except for my precious morning coffee.)
Bottom line, today's eating went very well. It's after 9 p.m. as I type this and I AM hungry but not feeling miserable like I need to eat something. Will be drinking some more water before bed.
Oh, had stevia this a.m. on my oatmeal. Hmmm, I've used it before, but I think never a whole packet at once? Bad idea, it's definitely a weird flavor and made my mouth instantly dry! I can live with it though.
Knees - are continuing to kill me, though I could move with a teensy bit more ease today. I'd say on Friday my pain level was an 11, by Sat. a.m. it was a 1 (thought the topical gel was a miracle drug - turns out that's a no), by Sat. late afternoon I was back to about a 12 and all day Sunday easily a 10-11. However by today I'm to about a 9. Continuing to take the anti-inflammatory the doc prescribed and using the gel. Slept better last night and at least my knee didn't burn all night. Iced my knee all day and tried to stay off of it as much as possible hoping the ice and rest would help, not sure it did. :( Didn't make it worse though, that's a plus.
Today, found out my insurance covers unlimited physical therapy sessions. Yea! Doc is writing a scrip for me to pick up. He isn't exactly a big cheerleader about it, seems to be pushing me to injections. Pain, even at an 11 or 12 isn't bad enough that I'm interested in a needle to the knee. Hoping to drop five or six lbs. this week. Will weigh in a doc this coming Sat. to see how it's going.
All I can really think tonight is wow, did I fuck this up or what?! On the plus side, I finally have my bookable topic to write about so I can go out and give speeches and maybe get paid for that someday! I know, can you believe there are people who's job it is is get PAID to talk to people that WANT to hear what they have to say, that ISN'T in talk radio?!?! My dream....to get paid to do the ONLY thing I really know how to do well!!
Gotta keep working into warrior mode for this!! My mom said something funny tonight in response to me saying, yet again, that I didn't consider not being able to walk....heart attack, stroke sure those crossed my mind but being immobile, no. Mom says, it seems there ARE some things worse than death and I have to agree!!!
Tomorrow-continue eating better and drinking my water.
C.
Sunday, June 30, 2013
Yet another journey, day one....
and for once I'm not focused on how long this will take, because I'm jonesin' for some relief so my focus is on not being in pain, and not about losing weight. Today as promised, I stuck to a smaller plate, and my portions were very small didn't even take up have the plate and THEN I let my self have more. I had about 1/2 worth of scrambled eggs and later finished what was left, realistically about another 1 1/2 eggs worth. Not so bad - two eggs. Threw some onions on them and a small, small bit of shredded cheddar. Probably didn't need to eat the bacon (ate about 5 slices) but I did deliberately NOT eat any tortillas. Had about a 4 oz. OJ and have had 40 oz. of water today and of course a cup of coffee. Not going to report my food intake all day/every day, but that's my start. We ate at least three hours ago and I am nowhere near hungry yet. I will however, have a tiny bit of fruit to keep the fire stoked.
My knee was burning all night....did not sleep well, no surprise. The topical gel that I thought was a miracle drug yesterday a.m. doesn't seem to be helping as much as it was. I did take an anti-inflammatory this morning though and topped it off later with some ibuprofen. At least I can walk without feeling like I could collapse any second. Eager to see how much I can try to drop this week. Will go to doc for a weigh-in next Saturday just to see what I accomplished.
I keep sayin' I never thought about not being able to walk but honestly I don't know what I expected. Seems kind of stupid that this problem didn't cross my mind. And, if I'm really truthful....if I'd known it would come to this, would I really have done things so differently? I do know for sure that I'm a very extreme person. I tend to do things all out or not at all. I guess I shouldn't be so shocked that it would take sometime this dire to finally get my attention to drop weight, not so much to be healthy (which is what I've always professed) and now it's all about dropping weight so I'm not in agony. Who'da thunk? Sigh.
Today-water and portion control.
C.
My knee was burning all night....did not sleep well, no surprise. The topical gel that I thought was a miracle drug yesterday a.m. doesn't seem to be helping as much as it was. I did take an anti-inflammatory this morning though and topped it off later with some ibuprofen. At least I can walk without feeling like I could collapse any second. Eager to see how much I can try to drop this week. Will go to doc for a weigh-in next Saturday just to see what I accomplished.
I keep sayin' I never thought about not being able to walk but honestly I don't know what I expected. Seems kind of stupid that this problem didn't cross my mind. And, if I'm really truthful....if I'd known it would come to this, would I really have done things so differently? I do know for sure that I'm a very extreme person. I tend to do things all out or not at all. I guess I shouldn't be so shocked that it would take sometime this dire to finally get my attention to drop weight, not so much to be healthy (which is what I've always professed) and now it's all about dropping weight so I'm not in agony. Who'da thunk? Sigh.
Today-water and portion control.
C.
Saturday, June 29, 2013
I always knew....
it would come to this. I've been saying for many years now, perhaps the last four to five, that I knew my knees were thrashed, at 45. Yuk. It turns out I was really right. As I've spent the last week with both knees in such pain, I'm practically ON my knees, and I finally broke down yesterday and went to the doc. He ordered an xray, done this morning, and by 3 pm today, I had the news, I already knew. I have severe osteoarthritis in both knees. Irreversible. All you can do is treat the symptoms. Surgery is the last resort. Good news here, there are plenty of things to try. Primary cause, other than aging, obesity - surprise (said as dryly as I can manage).
Don't know my real plan. Taking an anti-inflammatory and using a topical gel at the moment. Researching. Might try acupuncture. Might ask for some Cymbalta from doc on Monday. Looking into gastric bypass or lap band surgery. Polling friends.
Can't even really cry about this, it's all my fault and like I said, I always knew it would come to this or something like this. I have to admit, the prospect of not being able to walk, wasn't exactly prominent on my radar - I really thought it'd be a near-fatal heart attack (oh all right, who am I kidding, probably a fatal heart attack).
Anyway....I'm hoping to post frequently as things progress. For anyone that happens to find this, your constructive comments, questions, suggestions and criticisms are welcome. I think I'm going to need an unusually large and varied cheer leading squad.
One bite, one step at a time, eh?
C.
Don't know my real plan. Taking an anti-inflammatory and using a topical gel at the moment. Researching. Might try acupuncture. Might ask for some Cymbalta from doc on Monday. Looking into gastric bypass or lap band surgery. Polling friends.
Can't even really cry about this, it's all my fault and like I said, I always knew it would come to this or something like this. I have to admit, the prospect of not being able to walk, wasn't exactly prominent on my radar - I really thought it'd be a near-fatal heart attack (oh all right, who am I kidding, probably a fatal heart attack).
Anyway....I'm hoping to post frequently as things progress. For anyone that happens to find this, your constructive comments, questions, suggestions and criticisms are welcome. I think I'm going to need an unusually large and varied cheer leading squad.
One bite, one step at a time, eh?
C.
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