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I've got my spacers in now and should have my braces in by the end of the week. Getting the spacers in last week was a bit of a challenge as my teeth are so tight that it took a lot of work to get them in there. Then on Friday I had two come out. I was able to put one back but one of them I lost when brushing my teeth and didn't realize what happened till it was already too late. I got back in today and they replace the one and fixed another that had dropped down and was sticking into my gums and not between the teeth. It was much easier this time since the others had made some room.

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I had my teeth cleaning done today. Everything went great and it's probably the best cleaning I have had in a while. I think I am going to like my new dentist office. I do have to have two filling replaced that are breaking down. I'll have that done in a couple of weeks. I have also called my orthodontist and started the process there to get my records all done and spacers put in. Then after my fillings have been replaced we'll have the braces put on. All of this is happening this month. I am so excited to finally be getting it done after all these years. On my way to healthier teeth and smile.

I should have had this done when I was a kid. I remember going and having my teeth looked at when I was a young teen to see if the insurance would cover it. I don't know why it never happened though. I know several people that had the same insurance and with teeth not as bad as mine and it was done. I don't know who dropped the ball there...the insurance, the orthodontist or my parents. Guess I will never know. Then during my first marriage I checked on having it done but our insurance didn't cover it. About 6 years ago I was going to have it done myself and my car died and I had to have another which meant payments that weren't in my budget and the place wanted a huge down payment too which I only had half of. So over the years it has got put off and put off. Now it is finally happening. I almost can't believe it.

I can't help but wonder if they think I am a little crazy rushing everything the way I have but I want to get it going before something can stop me again.

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I had a hard time getting myself started this morning. I have been having problems, more so than normal, with my back the last few days. It's causing my left hip and leg to hurt. Since I have had this for a while I am pretty sure it is a pinch nerve. Just like happened to my right side about 10 years ago. I am doing my best to keep it from getting worse. Using ice packs and stuff to keep the swelling down on the disk and being careful what I do. I'm doing my best to deal with this and keep up my walking routine. I need so bad to get some of this weight off and feel better.

Part of what brought this on is probably my doing some landscaping to the front yard. And while what I did looks much better than the barren look it was before, I am paying for it in a way I don't want to. Sometimes I am too stubborn for my own good. With back problems like this I need to realize I can't push myself through and do everything I want all the time....especially not when I have been inactive most of the winter and need badly to get in shape.

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I feel I had a pretty good day today. I got up early even though I had stayed up a little later than I should have. I had my coffee and spent some time reading at the computer. I straighten up around the place a bit and even got a walk in with the hubby. I even got to listen to some snackie radio but then that was the point half in that my hubby decided to take me up on my talk earlier of going for a walk. LOL I'm going to try downloading it on podcast to my ipod. Better in one way since every so often it was cutting out while I was listening to it earlier. Probably because my cable company sucks. Btw for that don't know snackie radio is Snackie of Snackie's World. I have been listening to some of the shows but this was the first week I had got a chance to catch it on live. I love her humor.

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The city I live in was awarded "2008 Best City for Walkers" by Walk Magazine. http://www.walk-magazine.com/Winners_2008.html I think this is pretty cool. I know I love to walk all the places that we have here and that I have always felt we had more paths than most places I had gone to outside of here. Of course I love to walk at all the different places here and otherwise. But with the price of gas it's good to have the best local.

Bay's Mountain where I do my hiking has also recently acquired new land that it looks like will be turned into some hiking trails and stuff. I love seeing these parts of the city I live in grow.

Now if the storms are done with I can hopefully get out and take advantage of all these wonderful spots to walk.

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I hate some of the safety bullshit on IE. I had a whole post wrote out and was ready to submit it and was going to add a new category for it and it it blocked the pop-up for adding the category. When I told IE to allow pop ups from this site (which I thought I had done on my laptop already but maybe not) it refreshed and deleted the whole thing. *scream and pulls out hair'. So......I'll try and write it again and hope I don't leave out much if anything.

I made an appointment last week to see an orthodontist today. The appointment went well. I have a lot of crowding on my lower and a bad overbite but then I have known this for a long time and it's the reason I went. I did find out they can't make the perfect because of how bad they are but they do believe I will be happy with what can be done.

I am changing dentist since I use to go near where I worked and that hour drive is not something I want to do now since I have no reason to go that direction other then the dentist....especially with the cost of gas. So I have found new one and will have my teeth cleaned in about a month (soon as I could get an appointment). Something that is really good about it to me is that I can walk to my dentist. Also I can walk to the orthodontist though it is about 25 minutes and I have to cross a semi busy road. I may not do the walk to the orthodontist as much.

The dentist will be able to give the okay about the braces and that my mouth is healthy enough to get them. Hopefully everything will go okay with that...it's been fine in the past. I will be going about a month past my 6 month cleaning because of the switch but that is okay. I think it's a good choice.

If all goes well I will post progress pictures with the whole braces thing. I have looked at some other sites that have adults getting braces...they have been real helpful and interesting to me. It will be so nice to have a pretty smile.

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That is down half a pound. I do need to talk to my leader though because the woman that did my weigh in must have got confused and only counted my total weight lost as that half a pound which doesn't count what I have lost before that. Oh well I will get it fixed.

I am in a complaining mood I think. I am annoyed at the parents that park in front of my house. I am sick of cigarette butts being in my yard...of bottles being in my yard. I would never do that to someone's yard. People just don't respect others these days. I am really looking forward to once we move and get our own place. If i can help it I will never live in front of a school again.....ever ever again. Yea this was brought up cause I had just saw a woman put a cigarette out in my yard. But it doesn't do any good to say anything or get mad....I just need to focus my energy on looking forward to when I live some where that doesn't have people parking and waiting on kids. Click my heels 3 times and go some where else. Don't I wish *sigh*

There are good things going on though. Weather is lovely. I am doing well and keeping a positive outlook for my healthy eating...even with Tuesday having been a bad day mood wise. I managed to do a positive shopping trip and not feel my buggy with crap. It's a good thing...I was proud cause a part of me just wanted to say screw it and put in all the junk but another part of me was like "no way...I am not eating that stuff".

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Today I woke up and looked to see that it was very overcast outside....down right dreary. I have realized something about myself recently and that is that I get more done and feel better on days when it is sunny out. Overcast days don't inspire me to do much at all other than pull the covers over my head. However I fought that urge and got out of bed and into the shower. I have got some things done today but honestly it was more a struggle and I was not at all motivated to do the things I did but I knew they needed to be done. Hopefully tomorrow the sun will be out again. But I know if it is not then I can push past and get some things done.

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Up for the second day in a row watching the sunrise and enjoying a cup of coffee before starting the day. I feel so much better when I get up like this. The weather has been lovely and we have been making the most of it and getting out for a walk each day. I already need to mow the lawn for the second time this year. Would have needed to sooner but we had that little cold spell.

I went shopping and bought a buggy full of good for me stuff. Mostly from the produce isle. It was probably the healthiest buggy I have had in a while. I am thinking for lunch today I will have an avocado and tomato salad because those tomatoes are looking very tasty.

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Down 3 pounds....all the walking is paying off. Next thing is I have to go back hard core on keeping my food journal. I had been slacking and half doing it. I know a big problem is sometimes not knowing what the points are on something and finding it frustrating.

Got in a 30 min walk today. It was something I had to push myself through because i was a little uncomfortable doing it. But I know as I build up and the weight drops that it will improve and that it is something I need to do so I can become active like I was before. I loved walking and hiking in the past. And I really miss how active I was and how I felt when I was.

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