Podiatrist Appointment
Today I went to go see the podiatrist. It took less than 5 minutes for the whole meeting. He came in, wrote out a script for custom orthopedic insoles and cream for my calluses. They took some quick X-rays of my foot and I was done. I have to call my health insurance for the insoles, since if I get it done there it's going to cost me $300 or so (that's what the doctor said) so I would rather go through the insurance and get them cheaper. I have flat feet that turn out, and I just have a lot of general foot problems, so I'm glad that all I have to do is get some insoles, not something drastic like surgery. I was kinda anxious going into it, wondering what I was going to need done, so it's good to have that stress gone. I think it kept me up last night. I had to take klonopin, and even that didn't put me to sleep for an hour and a half.
It's hard for me to fall asleep when I have to be up the next day, but easy for me to fall asleep when there is nothing the next day. I think it has to do with stress and anticipation. I worry that I didn't set my alarm, that I'm not going to hear my alarm, things of that nature. I just fixed my alarm that I set today- I didn't hear it for a minute and I could have slept through it but got lucky. So I changed the song (it's my cell phone alarm) and made it louder. Hopefully I can sleep tomorrow night when I have therapy on Thursday morning. I tend to wake up early before therapy before my alarm goes off so I can shower and have my coffee in peace. I have time for that stuff with the time I set my alarm for, but I always wake up early anyway. I think that's why I woke up today- not that my alarm woke me, but that I knew it was time to get up. I woke up a few times before my alarm went off, but luckily I was able to go back to sleep fine.
I've been drinking a lot of water and I've been peeing a lot because of it, but I'm trying to flush out my body of all the stuff that's in it. Plus it's really hot here in Miami and I sweat a lot, so I need to drink a lot. Tomorrow I weigh myself, and I don't want all the salt I ate today to make me weigh more. I did get probably 10,000 steps today.. I reset my pedometer in towards the end by pushing the wrong button, but I had done like 7,000 steps by then. I know it's 2500 from the bus to my apartment, so that's only 500 away from 10,000 and then add on the stuff I did around the house and I know I was over 10,000 today. I'm going to try again on Thursday when I go see my therapist to walk a lot. My weight has been going down, so I should be content with that. It's not going down as fast as I would like, but it's heading in the right direction.
Stress- this gets it's own paragraph today. Trying to fall asleep when I have an appointment the next day is a stress for me. Tomorrow is the last day we can do anything about the car, and we are not going to. I know that's going to be on my mind tonight. I want to do something about it, but Geo says to leave it alone, and it's his car. Well, it won't be after tomorrow, but still. I say at least give them the title so it doesn't have as much debt against him. I will probably wake up tomorrow and call them one last time. I don't know. I'm just so stressed about this! I really am. I'm afraid that they are going to put a lien on his license and he won't be able to register the new car when we get it. Okay, I looked it up, they can't put a lien on his license, so that's good. I swear, what did we do before Google? Stress and worry all night? I know that's what I would be doing.
Mood/Sleep/Food- Mood is good, sleep I talked about above (about 8 hours plus a 2 hour nap) and food- I had a lot of chicken and rice soup today, and then some Velvetta shells and cheese for lunch. I ate a lot of chicken soup, but I like chicken soup. I had some ice cream at the end of the day for a treat.
It's hard for me to fall asleep when I have to be up the next day, but easy for me to fall asleep when there is nothing the next day. I think it has to do with stress and anticipation. I worry that I didn't set my alarm, that I'm not going to hear my alarm, things of that nature. I just fixed my alarm that I set today- I didn't hear it for a minute and I could have slept through it but got lucky. So I changed the song (it's my cell phone alarm) and made it louder. Hopefully I can sleep tomorrow night when I have therapy on Thursday morning. I tend to wake up early before therapy before my alarm goes off so I can shower and have my coffee in peace. I have time for that stuff with the time I set my alarm for, but I always wake up early anyway. I think that's why I woke up today- not that my alarm woke me, but that I knew it was time to get up. I woke up a few times before my alarm went off, but luckily I was able to go back to sleep fine.
I've been drinking a lot of water and I've been peeing a lot because of it, but I'm trying to flush out my body of all the stuff that's in it. Plus it's really hot here in Miami and I sweat a lot, so I need to drink a lot. Tomorrow I weigh myself, and I don't want all the salt I ate today to make me weigh more. I did get probably 10,000 steps today.. I reset my pedometer in towards the end by pushing the wrong button, but I had done like 7,000 steps by then. I know it's 2500 from the bus to my apartment, so that's only 500 away from 10,000 and then add on the stuff I did around the house and I know I was over 10,000 today. I'm going to try again on Thursday when I go see my therapist to walk a lot. My weight has been going down, so I should be content with that. It's not going down as fast as I would like, but it's heading in the right direction.
Stress- this gets it's own paragraph today. Trying to fall asleep when I have an appointment the next day is a stress for me. Tomorrow is the last day we can do anything about the car, and we are not going to. I know that's going to be on my mind tonight. I want to do something about it, but Geo says to leave it alone, and it's his car. Well, it won't be after tomorrow, but still. I say at least give them the title so it doesn't have as much debt against him. I will probably wake up tomorrow and call them one last time. I don't know. I'm just so stressed about this! I really am. I'm afraid that they are going to put a lien on his license and he won't be able to register the new car when we get it. Okay, I looked it up, they can't put a lien on his license, so that's good. I swear, what did we do before Google? Stress and worry all night? I know that's what I would be doing.
Mood/Sleep/Food- Mood is good, sleep I talked about above (about 8 hours plus a 2 hour nap) and food- I had a lot of chicken and rice soup today, and then some Velvetta shells and cheese for lunch. I ate a lot of chicken soup, but I like chicken soup. I had some ice cream at the end of the day for a treat.
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Hope your insurance will cover some of the price of medical needs for your feet. Will make a big different in how you feel with exercising and when you take the bus to appts.
I do these extreme things when im stressed out or anixety over things when it comes to sleep patterns ... its always one extreme or the other... i could sleep and sleep not wanting to be awake or i cant sleep at all ughh i know how frusturating it is to be stressed out.
Ahhh cool youre trying that 10,000 step exercise program. I think its a good place to start ive often wondered how close i am to meeting the stardard goal on 10,000 steps but ive never tried it. On days i go running id make it and obviously on days im chasing a wild 2 yr old grandson id make it lol but other times when im so down and stressed out im sure im far from it. Sounds like youre doing an awesome job keep up the good work!
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The insoles sound like they are going to be a big help in your comfort as well as your weight loss and exersise programs. 10,000 steps a day, wow, that is alot of walking, a hope you are able to stick with it. my weight loss is not going so well, with the addition of the new meds, I started gaining weight.
i have heard positive things about the 10,000 step program, and with the new insoles, you will be more comfortable and ready to roll. best of luck!!!!