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Just checking in to say I exist. I'm in the midst of a huge crisis: as predicted, my insurance company is refusing to pay for this cannabinoid pain medication that's been helping me so much. My doctor is fighting them, but.... it's wildly upsetting....
Teena: What is up with people and trying hugs to diffuse the situation? If she were a male, it would be sexual harrassment. Why can't they understand that there are appropriate behaviors at work, and inappropriate behaviors at work? Good for you, realizing your limits and not giving in during a stressful time. That takes a lot of strength.
Fi: I feel so bad that you're going through this. I hope that your insurance company covers it.
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Hi Teena, your work sounds like mine! I 100% understand how you feel. I had a project I am working on today that required growing vegetable trial crops; nothing on a huge scale, but big enough and my responsibility with a lot of people expecting success. So I go out to work and when I get there, what do I find? The woman who has been feeling insecure because I am new, younger and more highly qualified than her, has decided to switch off all water to the property, AND put her own locks on all the sheds, so I cant access tools, water or anything.. SO FRUSTRATING! I think it is really great that you aren't going to the kitchen until you feel better; knowing your triggers is a massive step forward, so even after a bad day, at least take comfort in the fact you are growing and are in control of yourself, even if you cant control the crazies at work. I hope tomorrow is a better day!
I think it's safe to say that spring has arrived. And the second thing that's safe to say is thank heavens I'm retired and don't have to deal with all the dramas that just seem to occur with going to work -- and evidently they're the same world wide. So sorry a couple of you are going through so much just trying to do your jobs.
Tootsie -- Great advice on finding ways to nurture kids as well as being on the look out for that child who would benefit from some much needed attention.
Teena -- Hopefully today you won't get to work and find out that the two nosey rosies have decided it was all your fault! I always noticed that there were a lot of people who just couldn't find a way to admit they had screwed up. You did a great job on not eating supper until emotionally you were calmer. And your sense of humor was surfacing in seeking some supreme help in planning dinner.
Fi -- Not surprised with the insurance company refusing although maybe with the doctor's help you can get it covered. I'm just glad that it's helping so much. Out here patients approved for medical marijuana are allowed to grow 5 pot plants. If insurance won't approve, is that an option on your side of the country?
Calda -- Frustrating???? That's just wrong. I hope that you approached your boss about not being able to do your job and told him why -- although without pointing fingers as he can figure out who did what. Hope that today goes better for you.
We're having a stretch of clear days coming up, so maybe I can get some of the spring house and yard work done. I need to transplant the 40 tomato plants (don't ask -- they all came up!) to bigger pots, the windows need washing, I need to get to the weeding before it gets out of control, the peas and onions need to be planted, etc., etc., etc. Oh yeah, and I need to do the laundry.
I'm finally getting into the swing with the 5:2 -- although I'm doing 4:3 which results in about the same weight loss. Not actually having any trouble doing it.
Off to the gym. The gym owner's birthday is tomorrow, but she's going skiing one last time so I'm taking in her card and cake today. Hope everyone has a good day.
Here but barely. Still having bad pain in my neck. DH thinks it is an impinged nerve and said I will probably have to just wait it out that it would fix itself. I had to stop sitting in my balance ball chair at work. I read those actually do more damage than it does anything good for your back. So I'm not planning to sit on it anymore. I'm sure my boss will be really mad about it at some point when she notices I'm not sitting on it but I'm not trying to screw my back or neck up anymore. It's sad when I have to feel bad for not using it because she is so easily to get mad over little things.
Still not exercising but watching my food as best I can. Going on two weeks without workout is really getting to me. DH said it isn't worth hurting even more.
Mom has some left over muscle relaxers from my gma that she's going to give me tonight. It might not work for what my issue is but hopefully. Also reupped on the green stuff and that helped me sleep last night.
Sorry I've been absent but thinking about you guys a lot. Thanks for being here.
Fi, I love the new collage. Sorry you're having trouble getting the insurance company to pay. I'm sure they state there are other (cheaper) tried and true medicines that they want you to try first. I hope your doctor can help persuade them to pay for what is working for you.
Sam, thanks for checking in with us. It sure sounds like you've had your hands full with all that's going on. I hope that your neck is feeling better. I take Ibuprofen for pain as needed but not sure how well it would work on chronic pain such as that.
Tootsie, I'm happy to hear that you're having success with Nutrisystem. I didn't realize that it was such a low-calorie plan. I'm always worried about being too hungry if I cut my calories too low because when I get too hungry I start to eat everything in sight.
Teena, so sorry about what you had to deal with at work. but great job on having the self-control not to eat your feelings. I hope you made a good dinner choice (not pizza)!
Caldawg, I can't imagine that your boss, or any boss, would put up with that kind of behavior from the woman at work. I hope that you told him/her what happened. It is only reasonable to expect to have access to the tools you need to do your job.
Betsy, your list of things that you need to get done has made me tired just reading it. I'm a little jealous of your Spring-like weather and I see a lot of tomatoes in your future. I'm happy to hear that the IF is working for you.
Well, the three inches of snow we got the other day has melted and today we're supposed to have rain. It hasn't warmed up enough to feel like Spring yet though. No "For Cynthias" in bloom here, or anything else, for that matter.
My BIL ended up having a triple bypass and is doing well. He is still having issues with blood loss but they can't figure out why. He has had seven units now and they think now the problem may have to do with his blood marrow so they're going to test that.
On the diet front things are good. My weight loss seems to have stalled again but I'm not too discouraged about it. I know for me this is a slow process, and that's ok.
Cindy: It's not a low calorie plan. I'm supposed to be eating 1500 calories a day. The first week, they offer an optional week called "Turbo 10". You drink two protein shakes a day, replacing two snacks. A person is supposed to lose up to 10 pounds the first week. Most of my weight loss has been water weight. I'm allowed to have as many vegetables as I want. I'm supposed to have lean servings of protein as well. I just haven't been hungry lately, so the shakes and prepared entrees have been enough for me. I'm down 9 pounds now. Hope that they figure out what's going on with your BIL. That sounds dangerous.
Sam: Hope you feel better soon.
Calda: Sounds like that person should be fired. That sounds petty and childish.
Betsy: Reading your post makes me feel tired. How on Earth are you so energetic?
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I love the encouragement and caring everyone shows here. It is so uplifting. Thanks so much.
Betsy: I think we are almost neighbors. I live in the northern part of Idaho so what you get we get. It's supposed to be upper 70's tomorrow.
Sam and Fiona: you are in my thoughts and prayers, I hope you are both feeling better soon.
Tootsie: some people are clueless about what is appropriate and what is not. Like Calda said...they''re the crazies...
Calda, hope work is better for you. Let me know if you want to do a Crazy Co-worker round up. I am all for it.
Feeling much more in control today. Although I did wake up feeling mad because that is how I went to sleep. Surprising, I slept pretty well. Usually, I will keep myself awake playing the issue over and over in my head.
The one gal that wanted the hug yesterday approached me in the parking lot when I got to work this morning. I though "Jeez Louise...." I am going to leave out the rest of that thought because it wasn't very lady like. She asked if she was part of why I was so mad yesterday. I just said yes and let her know why. (With my nice filter firmly in place). I accepted her apology like a dutiful employee. I did speak to my supervisor as well. Towards the end of the day, they gave me more of that same project to work on. But I told them they need to figure some things out before I do any of it. So they fixed it. Small victory because they had to acknowledge that my point I was trying to make yesterday was correct.
I did not eat dinner. I wanted to eat because of my emotions but the because of the anger, I actually was not hungry. So I decided to use that to my advantage. It doesn't hurt to skip a meal now and then.
Today's breakfast and lunch were the same as yesterday. Dinner is going to be Lemon and Thyme chicken that DD wants to make.
Happy day afternoon or evening. I'm feeling better. Went a little off plan, yesterday, within reason, and I'm feeling much better today. I had fresh veggies, lean chicken, and low fat sour cream in a flat wrap.
800 calories is too low for me, I think. According to BMR calculators, I should be burning at least 2050 calories just to keep my body functioning. No exercise included. My goal weight BMR is 1600 calories. Yesterday, I had about 1200 calories, and that seemed to be enough to make me feel ok, so I think that I'll swing for that most of the time. A couple - a few days fewer than that shouldn't hurt, but a whole week just made me feel irritable and fatigued.
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Spring has definitely sprung way early here! The lilacs are blooming, the daffodils are long gone, the tulip festival in the Skagit Valley had to be moved up a month, and I just reset the thermostats to allow the AC to come on. Nutty weather -- although it's beautiful out.
Sam -- So sorry that you continue to have such a sore neck. If you haven't exercised for 2 weeks, I know it's bad. Maybe it's time to see the doctor? I'm sure if you explain to your boss about your pinched nerve and the ball aggravating it that she would understand that it's just short term. Good for you staying on plan!
Cindy -- So glad that your BIL came through the surgery OK. The blood loss is definitely a worry -- hope they figure it out soon. I've given up on trying to figure out how my body is going to respond to weight loss efforts. The only thing I'm sure of is that any little cheat results in a 5 pound gain! Good job on not letting hitting a stagnant point stress you out. Hope that some of our spring weather makes it to the right side of the country soon.
Tootsie -- Thanks for the explanation on the Nutrisystem plan. Sounds like you're having no trouble making the adjustment.
Teena -- Yes, we are basically neighbors based on this being a world wide web site. Glad that you were able to get things straightened out at work. And it was nice of your co-worker to come up and ask if she had been part of the cause. So often, people cause major upsets and just don't care.
Tootsie -- Unless you're doing 5:2 or 4:3, 800 calories is too low -- but won't hurt anything for a day or two. I like the fact that there are BMR calculators to give us some idea of the number of calories. However, if I ate that many I would gain and gain and gain. My weight loss stops when I hit about 1600 calories.
I have to confess a little secret. Half of the time the most energy I expend on task around the house is making the list. Everything eventually gets done, but instead of it all happening in a week like it used to when I was a) younger and b) working, it might end up taking me several weeks or even months. My big activity for the day may end up being remembering how to reset the thermostats to switch back and forth from heat to AC as needed!
Bad day on the diet front yesterday, but I'm back at it today. Hope everyone has a great day.
Tootsie: I would be very crabby on 800 cal/day. Unless they put me in a coma and fed me through a tube. I sounds like your are getting it tweeked so that you are not miserable. It is hard to stay on plan that way.
Betsy: I totally understand about getting things done taking time. Just cleaning my bedroom can take all day. It will get better. It has too.
Work was much better today. It seems when you work with a lot of people there is always going to be some drama. I just don't like it involving me. I am too old for that. Planning on going out for a drive in the sun. We have a big lake near here. I might drive down there and people watch. If I get the walker out I might be able to go for a tiny walk. I am still uncomfortable using it in public. At home or at work, I am used to it because I have no choice. We will see how it goes.
I'm happy to hear that the IF is working for you. 
She asked if she was part of why I was so mad yesterday. I just said yes and let her know why. (With my nice filter firmly in place). I accepted her apology like a dutiful employee. I did speak to my supervisor as well. Towards the end of the day, they gave me more of that same project to work on. But I told them they need to figure some things out before I do any of it. So they fixed it. Small victory because they had to acknowledge that my point I was trying to make yesterday was correct.
Chrislynn. Jump right and and make yourself at home.
