Blog’s been quiet, but I’ve been working!

I haven’t had much to say this week blog wise, but the beat goes on and I have been working it!

Yesterday had a bit of a setback when I was having really nasty back pain, so much so that I had to leave work as I couldn’t concentrate through the back spasms.  I had to take muscle relaxants and pain killers for the first time since early April.  Then it was night night for 4 hours in bed.  When I got up I did some very light stretching and some light shoulders with the bands and dumbells.  Today I was feeling much better and was back to regular P90x, with no limitations.  I worked very hard, and pushed hard.

Tomorrow morning I have my weigh in at weight watchers haven’t been on the scale since Monday, when I had to weigh in for a weight loss contest I joined on Facebook that runs 6 weeks.  I am hoping for a great week, as I really worked hard.  Again however I re-iterate, all I can do is eat right and do the exercise.  The results have no choice but to come if i do that.

I will be back in the morning with weigh in results and progress pics.

Day 7, headache better, second week weigh in tommorrow!

Well finally, today I got some long sought relief and my headache has diminished! It is still there but not mind numbing- I need to lay down kinda headache. I started my new pills yesterday, I am not sure if thats what it was, or some greater power decided 18 straight days was enough or what, but I will take it!

Today my exercise was 3 short walks ending up in being 9807 steps. First day (besides the hospital day, Tuesday) that I did not hit 10000 this week, and on those days I was averaging close to 13,000! I hope to get some good walking in both days this weekend as it is supposed to be beautiful weather.

Eating today was so so, in that once again I did not hit my points! I am eating lots of clean foods but just not getting all the points in. I am really going to strive in week two to hit my points everyday. I am hoping for a five pound loss in the first week, but I don’t know. I know I could have done better in a few areas such as water and the points. We’ll see what the weigh in brings, and I will update tomorrow. All for now.

Day 5 weight watchers….more health dramas

Well…..woke up this morning at 5 am with the headache that has been plaguing me for the last 2 weeks straight. Imagine one of the worst headaches of your life. Now picture that for 16 straight days.

I called my doctors office and was able to get in right away. He already had my results from yesterdays day long hospital stay. Blood work showed High Cholesterol (which I suspected, runs in family) but other than that as I said yesterday heart tests looked ok and my other blood stuff was normal. For the ongoing headache and the BP issues (todays was 150/110) new pills to go with new pills for back and migraine stuff. I hate pills/medication. But the number one priority right now is for me to get healthy. Get all this stuff taken care of before it gets any worse. While I adapt to the new pills and until this freaking headache stops I am off work until the 2nd of April. This is a whole other added stress, but thats an issue for another day. Priority number one is health.

Eats were so so today. As I slept for 6 hours through the day I didn’t get in all my points again. I am going to be doing what I feel up to do as exercise but that will mostly consist of walking for the next few days and weeks. He said he “doesn’t want me running any marathons” til the blood pressure is under control. No worries of that. I got in 9400 steps on my pedometer today spread over two walks.

I am beyond frustrated with all of this as I have said. I just want to feel good again. Its been far too long.