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My braces are on. They were put on yesterday and everything went ok with it. It took a little while but then I am sure it is that way with anyone cause that is a lot of brackets to put on.

I have not wanted to eat as much as I use to. I actually have my tummy growling by the time another meal comes around. I weighed after I got out of the shower this morning and my weight was down I will make sure to weigh again tomorrow before the shower so I can see what my weight is without having wet hair and stuff.

I am also walking more. I was in another car accident. I was making my left turn on green when someone facing me did a right crossed both lanes and slammed into my car. Nothing I could have done to avoid the accident, other person got a ticket. But the thing is that I am sick of driving. I can control what I do and try and watch out for others but I can't control others. So if it is close enough to walk to and safe enough to walk to then I am walking.

Posted by Annie at 01:33 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

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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