More Hodge Podge......

Weight Loss
The scale was kind to me yesterday. I was down another 2/10ths of a lb, which put me at 171 even. I had a couple of rough days, where my eating wasn't ideal, but it wasn't non-low-carb either. I'm up about 1/2 a lb today, but that doesn't bother me.

Shoulder
I had my last visit to the chiropractor today. Most of the pain was gone by Saturday night. By Sunday I felt normal. The Chiro checked me over and pronounced me healthy. So now I'm back to my old self.

Exercise
I plan on starting some strength training tomorrow on our home gym. I'm ready to start firming up some of this jiggly stuff. I also don't want to deal with excess skin if I can avoid it, and strength training will help with that as well.

Weird Stuff
I registered in a contest to win free laser hair removal several months ago. I got an email today telling me I'd won $300 worth of free services. They scheduled an appointment for me on Monday. The consultation is about 30 minutes long. I'm not convinced I should even go. I'd love to see about taking care of my legs, so I won't have to deal with shaving or wax anymore. But I have this sneaking suspicion that the $300 I won won't go very far. It's more than likely just a way to get my hiney in their door so they can bombard me with their expensive sale pitch. I also wonder how many others "won" $300 worth of services. Yeah.

Video Blogging
This is an idea I've been toying with. I don't know if I can make it work. I haven't looked over all the requirements to make it happen. (Like does my digital camera film in the correct format.) But if I can, I thought it might be fun to use it once in a while. We'll see. I might just get a wild hair and do it once.


Monday Words of Wisdom:

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a broken fan belt and a leaky tire.

Slow to heal...

According to what the chiropractor told me today, shoulder injuries are slower healing than something like misalignment of the spine. I have to go back in Monday for another adjustment. I do have a bit more range of motion, and a bit less pain, than I did, so I guess that's something.

He gave me a large elastic band to do some shoulder exercises with. I'm to use as much range of motion as I can without pain. 10 reps of 4 different exercises, twice a day. Oh the joy of it all.

I don't know if I'll try getting on the treadmill today or not. I usually swing my arms while I walk. Yesterday the idea of swinging my arm was not appealing. I didn't even try. Today I might give it a go and see how I do. I'm trying to keep loose, since I know my muscles will just tighten up and hurt if I don't. Last night I was so tense from the pain that I ended up with a headache. I don't care to repeat that.

I'm. In. Pain.

I have no real idea what happened, but I'm guessing I slept in a bad position a couple of nights ago. I woke up yesterday with a slight pain in my left arm, but it only hurt when I raised it. It wasn't anything too bad so I ignored it most of the morning thinking I was probably just stiff. By yesterday afternoon it was somewhat worse, so I started being more careful with it. By the time I went to bed last night it was pretty bad.

I got very little sleep last night because the pain kept waking me up. I couldn't get comfortable. I now have pain in my upper arm, shoulder and shoulder blade. I haven't hurt this bad since I slipped a disc a few years ago, which resulted in muscle relaxants, anti-inflammatory meds and physical therapy. I literally was so locked up I couldn't move my head. This is getting that bad. Moving my left arm in any way is now painful. (Thank goodness I'm right handed!) And just sitting here, not using it, my shoulder aches.

So it looks like my plans for today will be visiting the Chiropractor. I can't take this much more. I just hope I can stay loose enough that he can put in back into place. Oh.. and I hope it doesn't hurt.


Better news:

I'm down 6/10ths of a lb today (172 even)! That's a total of 31 lbs gone forever! I should have had another celebration at the 30 mark, like I did for the 20 mark. I'm almost 1/2 way to my weight loss goal. Just 3 more lbs and I'll be there, so we can celebrate then!

As for my measurements yesterday.. I was confused by two of my measurements going up. I was right. I'm retaining water. TOM hit yesterday, so until this is over with it's any body's guess what will happen. I'm really surprised I lost anything at all the last couple of days. Usually with TOM it's all bloat and gain.

Well, I'm going to give it a rest. I'd appreciate prayers and good thoughts. The last thing I need right now is more doctor bills (no insurance), but I can't live like this either. I'll keep you posted.


UPDATE:

My hip and rotator cuff were out of place. The hip was an easy fix. The shoulder, not so much. I have to go back again tomorrow for another adjustment and I'm praying it works. I'm still in a lot of pain. I'm supposed to apply Biofreeze often and can also apply heat packs 20 minutes at a time. I still can't raise my arm due to pain. Trying to use it all makes me want to cry.

I'm off to take some ibuprofen and a nap (praying I can sleep through the pain..)