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Well the cold has pretty much kicked my butt. I have had a fever and chills and missed two days of work so far (well I actually went in for a couple of hours on the first day so I could get payroll sent in and then left soon as I was able to). As far as my goals I will get back to posting soon as I recover more. I hope everyone else is doing much better. I am looking forward to getting well enough to read all the blogs I am behind on right now.
Well I have suspected that WW was going to change the plan some. Looks like we'll find out how come the week of Dec 10th. I went to my meeting today and found this out. I wanted to sleep in but I got up cause I knew it was what I needed. I am really looking forward to seeing what all new is coming.
This has been one busy week for me. Burning the candle at both ends finally caught up to me and I am sick. I can be thankful that it didn't hit me till last night and that it doesn't seem to be too bad other than making me feel ran down, having a little bit of a sore throat and really messing with my voice. Hopefully it doesn't get any worse.
I got myself a dance DVD yesterday. I am looking forward to getting to try it out. Going to have to wait till I am feeling like I have enough energy as this cold is draining me some what. I did take a look at the moves on the DVD and it looks pretty cool.
Have to take my SIL to the airport tomorrow. It was good having her in for the holiday. Had missed her a great deal while she's been gone off to med school. She is enjoying being on her own that is great.
All in all it has been a good weekend, almost 4 days off if you don't count having to call into the office Friday to check voice mails and make a few calls. Beautiful weather though cold in the morning so I was a little over dressed by the time it got in the 70s. Time with family and a very good Thanksgiving meal. I really did enjoy myself....however I am looking forward to next weekend and getting to sleep in on Sunday....maybe more so cause of the cold. Cause there wasn't any sleeping in this week.
Last week was rough. I dealt with a lot of back pain to the point where it finally got to catching when I was walking and causing my knees to buckle a little till I would gain my balance again. Not fun let me tell you. I am doing better now. Lots of ice and ibuprofen helped me get through it. I am going to have to buy me a pair of mens sweats so they are long enough on me and get back to walking as it helps my back a lot. It's just been so cold that I hadn't been able to bare going out to do it. I can also try my WW walking kit DVD and see if that works to help. I finally put it in the DVD player and it looks like one I can do okay. I like that they have different time lengths to use.
No WW meeting this week because they were closed on both days that I could make it. They were having some kind of 2 day training meeting.
Wow what a weekend it has been. On the go most of the time. I went to my WW meeting Saturday morning and got weighed in....I lost 6 pounds. To say the least I am extremely happy with that. Last night I had sushi and edamame....my taste buds where in heaven. This was my first time ordering sushi...I got a california roll....I'll try something different next time.
I got my birthday gifts very early from my DH. One is a nice knife set like I have always wanted for the kitchen. The other were pedals for my electric guitar....I made a lot of noise last night LOL.
Today we went shopping and I found several pieces of clothing. I have such a hard time finding stuff that I like that fits me. I got a couple pair of pants that once I got home were just a tad small on me. I am keeping the tags on in case I have to take them back but I figure a few more pounds gone and they'll fit me good. They are my next goal as far as loosing weight.
I went to the doctor the other day for the vein that busted in my thumb. She does not know what caused it but is going to check with the department that specializes in such things and run it by them. So maybe here in a month (she goes to them with multiple questions each month) I will know something. Least we did rule out a few things from some of my blood test.
While I was there I got a flu shot, so I know have a sore swollen arm with a itchy red spot. From what I read that should go away in a couple of days.
Looks like I am going to have to let me thumb have complete rest for a bit. I went to get some water from the tap and just from the pressure of lifting the thing to turn on the water it started to hurt and made another blood bruise. I'm not use to be fragile.
On the flex points side of things I have kept on plan on week. Still logging everything in my quik trak and I think it's became habit again. YAY! That feels like a milestone cause it takes work to get a habit back in place.
Very interesting conversation today at work. One of my co-workers had downloaded a file on nutrition and how to eat better. Another co-worker asked him why he needed something like that didn't he already know that information. I brought up the fact that we live in the southeast and that cooking around here is fried and greasy and that nutrition is not taught in schools the way it should be. I am glad to see he has done this...I know how much it meant to me to read and learn about healthy eating. I had to be proactive and teach myself too.
I would have made an entry yesterday but my hand was bothering me too much. I had a blood vessel burst in my thumb and it made my hand hurt be numb on that side all the way down to my wrist. Today it just looks like a bruised thumb and is tender. This happened just out of the blue and is not the first time I have had something like that happen, just the most painful one. I called my doc's office about it and they want me to come in since it is sorta weird thing to happen and since I have had a couple of others it seems to be more than just a one time freaky thing.
Even though I felt bad I did go vote before going home yesterday. I feel good that I did even if everything didn't turn out the way I wish it would have.
I've gotten really bad to keep a lot of stuff in and not talk about the things I am thinking. A lot of times because I don't think it will be interesting. However I need to work on changing this. I was reading in a magazine about beating emotional eating and getting the emotions out. I realized how this also goes for trying to beat a funk....and boy am I in a funk right now.
One of the things i haven't talked about is my mp3 player. We got me a new one but I haven't got to use it much because my DH doesn't want me to wear it when I go walking. So pretty much I don't go walking. I understand that he wants me there to talk to but I am just not motivated to walk without the music because it's hard for me to do after gaining back the weight I have gained. Of course now it's getting cold and I will have to find some good warm walking pants before I do much walking anyway...which is not easy when you are heavy. In fact is pretty hard for me to find pants that I like at all....why do they think everyone that is my size is short. Even when I think I have something that is long enough for me it shrinks when I wash it. So almost none of my work out clothes feel good on me. It's no wonder I don't want to work out...I feel awful in my short legged pants.
I've been feeling a little down. I am having some major trouble trying to find my motivation right now. And I can't put my finger on what all is bothering me. It could be the change in the seasons. Normally I love fall but I am having a little problem with the cold....seems to get worse each year. I thought this year was going to be better. I did have an idea though. It seemed when I was feeling warmer (which happened back a few months ago...I was hotter than anyone else I was around and wanting the a/c on) I was using some rosemary body wash and shampoo...I ran out a couple weeks ago. So I just bought some more and am going to see if that helps me feel warm again. I had read up when I first noticed that I seemed to be warmer than most those around me and rosemary improves circulation. It might be nothing but I am hoping it actually helps. I don't like being cold and I tend to just shut down and not want to do much of anything when I feel cold.
However I don't think that is nearly all that is bothering me. Maybe it is feeling of having so much to do. My plate is full and feel like I am constantly falling behind on stuff.
I bought myself four new shirts. One is a goal shirt as it will fit me right once I have lost a size. It clings too much to suit me...fat woman here...can't stand the pasted to me feel. The others are button ups and they fit fine other than gapping but then with my chest size I have always had gapping issues with button ups. I got them to wear under my sweaters and they work fine. One thing about the shirts are they said they were 2x. Then it said (20) for the size....I always though of 18/20 as 1x and 22/24 as 2x and 26/28 as 3x. I figured a 2x would be on the side of getting large on me but not the case with these. Guess it just depends on the companies. I been buying cheap (but nice looking White Stag) stuff from WalMart while I was loosing weight cause I just didn't' have the money to buy new clothes else where that much. These I got were cheap too, they were Bobbie Brook. and I found them at the Dollar General store. Now I don't normally shop there but my sweater I was wearing got snagged on something and was developing a hole right in the chest area so I had to go hunt for another shirt and that was the only thing close to where I work. I love the way the button ups looked and had to have them, they are very nice cut and come in at the waist like a woman's shirt should. Anyway it's the whole weird size thing and from what I have read on other blogs I am sure I will see a lot more of this...especially once I get belong the 20s again.
I am working my way down. I am back in my khaki jeans that I got for work. In fact got them on today even after having pizza last night.