Bad islandgrl!
Thanks to all that wrote and told me to get back here. I have been lazy and avoiding anything I can avoid and get away with it, and the blog was the easiest to let go.
I am back from my trip to Canada to see my son, DIL and grand daughter. Had a wonderful visit. My little darling changes from day to day and she is smart as a whip. So much like her dad.
Diet wise while in Canada totally sucked as I ate all the good Canadian food I cannot get here on the island. And I did not go running once while there. All my good intentions went flying out of my head with the first mention of “poutine fries”…OMG…
I am back to work with a vengence and also started running as soon as I got home. Hard to believe I only gained two pounds when I was gone, but it is two pounds I have to lose again, for the gazillionth time.
I am sticking really close to my two protein shakes a day and then the high protein meal. I find it is hard to get in protein than I thought, and my son is very firm in his intructions that you will not lose weight if you skimp on calories or protein. He says the number one reason people fail on a diet is that they do not get enough calories. Starve your body and it will not lose a pound.
I developed a severe case of vertigo over the past week that resulted in nausea and vomiting whenever I would move my head. It also cause real fatigue and I spent my entire two days off sleeping. No kidding, I slept in the afternoon which I never do and then one night I slept for over 16 hours. The vertigo is better now in the fact that I can move my head without vomiting, but it is still there and makes me feel wierd and very off balance.
I had to work tonight so had one of the ER docs look at my ears, and he said I have fluid in my right ear. So taking antihistimines to see if that will help. Vertigo is so not fun.
DH continues to do well in his communte to work in Oahu. And it has done wonders for our marriage. I find that I am actually looking forward to his coming home. We are talking, laughing and having fun together…wow….and we are actually becoming intimate again. Who would have ever thought that after 3 years of nothing that we could find our way backand start to enjoy the physical side of marriage again…..as I said wow!
Hope everyone is doing well…
ciao
Posted on November 9th, 2008 by islandgrl
Filed under: General
Okay, I’ll bite…What are poutine fries? From your reaction, sounds like something I’m better off not knowing about.
Welcome back! I know it’s hard to get back to the routine but it sounds like you’re on top of it. It’s 42 degrees and raining here. The paper says it’s going down to 28 degrees tonight. Stop and smell the plumeria for me! (sniff, sniff)
Great to see you back in fighting form! So happy that you had such a swell visit and the sweet love at home
You are wonderful
xoxoxoxoxo
Thanks for checking in; sounds like you are doing wonderfully on all fronts except the vertigo. Ok, this may sound a bit crazy, but when has that ever stopped me? For the past couple yrs. when ever I have that “full” feeling in my ears or allergy stuff going on at change of seasons, I use one of those hand held vibrating thingys for your back—they have a handle and 2 balls in the other end and you can change the speed…….well, I put one of the balls right on my ear or on my upper cheeks (it fits right over the bridge of the nose), or lightly on my forehead—-I SWEAR it works! Honest, the pressure changes and you get relief. Try it. Also good for h/a.
Welcome back! We’ve missed you!! I am so sorry to hear about your vertigo, it’s the pits! But I’m glad you had a great trip. Way to get back on track, and I’m so happy to hear that things are improving with the hubs!