Hi Annie and Barb
I am up one pound. My experiment of not weighing myself everyday did not work. I ate a lot of bread this week and some cookies.
Annie I have been in therapy for panic attacks while driving. Make sure you eat something with protein before you drive. I always have magnesium gummys with me. I take my favorite purple cup with me. I call it my baby bottle. I also have a lunch bag with me. I take sunflower seeds, peanuts, and almonds. I also take chocolate and gum with me. When I feel an attack coming on I eat my nuts or chew gum or suck on chocolate.
Magnesium helps so much with Anxiety and panic attacks.
I just did my colonoscopy. I was glad I bought baby wipes and some crystal light lemonade powder to mix with the drink.
Barb I glad you had your Vitamin D tested. Staying on Vitamin D should keep you healthy and prevents cancer and other illnesses from developing.
Have a great rest of your week.
Wow, Barb, that's some list. I hate making medical appointments, the timing is never simple and then getting there has been complicated as well. But because I've been having some chest pain and other issues, this past week I've had an EKG, a treadmill test, a chest X-ray, a lot of blood tests, my latest Covid booster, and soon I'll be up for a colonoscopy. So far the results are good, but my at-home colon screen did suggest there's more to check. It's been 13 years since I have had a colonoscopy, so with the screening result, it's time.
My weight has stayed roughly the same, this morning up .2 of a pound more than last week, but down a pound from two days ago. I don't know why it's stayed parked at this level for a while: like you, Barb, I don't think I'm eating a lot more. I think I need to sign up for an actual exercise class, there's a Pilates place near where we live, and probably only taking a class will move the needle for me on the exercise front.
My little sister has scolded me that I need to see more of our mom. This is problematic because her definition of going to see Mom is to provide Mom companionship for long stretches of the day, and do things like helping her get dressed or shift her position in her chair the proper medical way, and play games or watch TV together. I guess it sounds like a nice chance to be with my mother, but there are practical problems. I've started to have panic attacks when driving, so anywhere I go now I have to get my husband to take me, and it would take a lot of his time to drop me off and then pick me up later (a half hour one way, so two hours of his day). I'm also the supplier of lunch and dinner at home, (my son comes home from school for lunch, and my husband can make hamburgers on the grill but that's about it). And our son has been so stressed with school that he has missed 22 classes this year, he's also lonely (no friends at the new school yet) and me giving him attention makes an obvious difference for him. My reasons for not taking shifts with Mom probably sound fake to my sisters, though. They don't have kids at home, and their ideas for what to do with my son involve "Just let him fail, he'll wake up and improve," and so on. And while they haven't exactly forgotten that I spent all my time last summer getting Mom's house ready to sell, by now faced with different things Mom needs, my past efforts don't give me a bye. The fact that Mom and I aren't close doesn't help ... if she was healthy, I'd probably see her once in 8 months. My sister is concerned that Mom will be lonely, a valid concern, so I have to think of some way to connect all the dots on this. Thank heavens summer is coming.
Well, didn't mean to dump all that in a weight-loss post! (Though, it certainly might be playing a part in my weight.) Hope everyone has a great week!