Content Today
Today I was pretty content. I woke up with a slight migraine, but it went away with some Excedrin. I woke up early since I had to go see my therapist. I don't know how many hours of sleep I got last night, but it was okay. I took a 2 hour nap when I got home. I was just tired. I had to carry my big luggage all over the city. That's how I go grocery shopping. I also got my pedicure for getting to 215 pounds (even though I'm 218 pounds today) and that was nice. My feet look human again. I have horrible calluses and they did good work on them. I chose a sparkly dark blue polish for my toes. I like having bright colored toes. My last pedicure was an emerald green. I forgot to shave my legs, so they were a bit hairy, but the woman didn't say anything to me about it. I guess it happens sometimes. I brought my sneakers since I was going to be walking all over the city, so they gave me pedicure slippers and I wore those on the bus on the way to the store. Going to the store wasn't too bad. I accidentally forgot Geo's soda, and he wasn't that mad. I was scared he was going to be, but on Sunday he will get the car and the soda. I feel like crap for forgetting, but it was an honest mistake.
I also had therapy today. I talked with her about my eating issues and she says it's a problem. She told me to work on eating lunch every day. I also bought fiber bars at the store so I have something to snack on. She gave me some diet advice (some of which isn't true, but I wasn't going to argue with her) and we talked about my anxiety and stuff. She's trying to get me to take a bath every time I get an anxiety attack, and while that's a good idea it doesn't help when I'm at work. I wish I could see my psych sooner so I can figure out what to do about my anti anxiety meds, but I just have to be patient and wait. I could walk in, but I need to first see if I have the money for that. I paid my rent and bills today, so that's done at least. I just have to wait for everything to clear for me to see how much I have left. Today was an expensive day since I had Subway for lunch and I got the pedicure ($28 with tip). The pedicure was totally worth it, though.
I have shin splints now. It's because on Monday I decided to do walk/run intervals and the running was too much for my poor shins. I have to be careful now on how much I walk so I don't irritate them more and get them to stick around for years again. I had them in high school, and they were bad. They lasted me for years. In fact, these that I have right now might be because of the ones that I got in high school that never fully healed. I have to be doing a lot of calf raises and strengthening exercises and ice for them. I hate having them, but that's what I get for trying to push myself too far. I wish I could do more on the elliptical, but my legs just aren't strong enough for it. I don't know how they go so weak. I feel like my legs were in a coma for a year and all the muscles have wasted. But I've been using my legs, and walking a lot. You would think that I would still have muscles. Even before I started on Spark People I would walk. With my old job I had to walk a half mile to the train and back. I was still using my legs.
Mood like I said before was content. I just feel like I had a good day. It wasn't an awesome day, but I managed to get stuff done that I normally hate (going grocery shopping on the bus) and make it not so bad. I came home and Geo put the stuff away. Normally I put the stuff away, but since I did all the shopping and walked home with my big bag he was nice enough to put the stuff away. It also gave him a chance to see what I got. I got some chips, salsa and guacamole since I've been craving that stuff and I'm trying to not binge on them. I had a couple tortilla chips with guacamole and that was good for me for now.
Food today was good. I had Subway for breakfast and lunch, and a pork chop with pasta for dinner. I had a Fiber One bar for a snack. I need more fiber since I haven't been regular in a while since I stopped eating them. My body got used to all the fiber, and now it's not liking that it's not getting what it used to. Oh man, I forgot to get veggies when I went to the store. I was going to get some corn so I could make that with dinner instead of pasta every night. I want to be able to have some healthy choices around. Oh well, when I go on Sunday I can get some.
I also had therapy today. I talked with her about my eating issues and she says it's a problem. She told me to work on eating lunch every day. I also bought fiber bars at the store so I have something to snack on. She gave me some diet advice (some of which isn't true, but I wasn't going to argue with her) and we talked about my anxiety and stuff. She's trying to get me to take a bath every time I get an anxiety attack, and while that's a good idea it doesn't help when I'm at work. I wish I could see my psych sooner so I can figure out what to do about my anti anxiety meds, but I just have to be patient and wait. I could walk in, but I need to first see if I have the money for that. I paid my rent and bills today, so that's done at least. I just have to wait for everything to clear for me to see how much I have left. Today was an expensive day since I had Subway for lunch and I got the pedicure ($28 with tip). The pedicure was totally worth it, though.
I have shin splints now. It's because on Monday I decided to do walk/run intervals and the running was too much for my poor shins. I have to be careful now on how much I walk so I don't irritate them more and get them to stick around for years again. I had them in high school, and they were bad. They lasted me for years. In fact, these that I have right now might be because of the ones that I got in high school that never fully healed. I have to be doing a lot of calf raises and strengthening exercises and ice for them. I hate having them, but that's what I get for trying to push myself too far. I wish I could do more on the elliptical, but my legs just aren't strong enough for it. I don't know how they go so weak. I feel like my legs were in a coma for a year and all the muscles have wasted. But I've been using my legs, and walking a lot. You would think that I would still have muscles. Even before I started on Spark People I would walk. With my old job I had to walk a half mile to the train and back. I was still using my legs.
Mood like I said before was content. I just feel like I had a good day. It wasn't an awesome day, but I managed to get stuff done that I normally hate (going grocery shopping on the bus) and make it not so bad. I came home and Geo put the stuff away. Normally I put the stuff away, but since I did all the shopping and walked home with my big bag he was nice enough to put the stuff away. It also gave him a chance to see what I got. I got some chips, salsa and guacamole since I've been craving that stuff and I'm trying to not binge on them. I had a couple tortilla chips with guacamole and that was good for me for now.
Food today was good. I had Subway for breakfast and lunch, and a pork chop with pasta for dinner. I had a Fiber One bar for a snack. I need more fiber since I haven't been regular in a while since I stopped eating them. My body got used to all the fiber, and now it's not liking that it's not getting what it used to. Oh man, I forgot to get veggies when I went to the store. I was going to get some corn so I could make that with dinner instead of pasta every night. I want to be able to have some healthy choices around. Oh well, when I go on Sunday I can get some.
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Yea for CONTENT and the pedicure! Great journal.
love the color you picked!!! muscles are interesting, we think we are doing good and exercising, like walking, but try and do something elese, you are working diffferent leg muscles and wow, it is hard. so happy you are content.
Nice that you got the pedicure. Great treat.
Don\'t worry about forgetting Geo\'s soda. If he\'s got the car this weekend it will be a lot easier to carry.
I too am surprised your legs aren\'t stronger with all you\'ve done. I guess the elliptical is more of a workout than we realize.