I bought those individually wrapped metamucil packets. I have found that if I drink it right before my meal (you are supposed to take it 3 times a day) that I’m actually a lot more full and find myself full after not eating as much as I’m use to. I don’t know if it thats in my head, but its been working.
No IBS issues to report either! (knock on wood). I’m wondering if half of my problems that i thought were related to my IBS is actually caused by the ulcer. Huh.
I lost two pounds!!! yay! I must be doing something right. I was soooo worried to step on that scale, especially during my “water weight gain” time of the month. Yesterday I had realy bad cramps and afaid to take anything because of my ulcer, so I opted for two bananas during the day which seemed to help. Today is going to be oober hard for dinner. I have to attend a dinner with donors and recipients at the Cottage Inn and I’m worried our choices will be pizza, lasagna, etc. I’m going to take the smallest portion possible and hope for the best. I’m really hoping that they have salad as a choice, but since the majority of these kids are 18, than I really doubt it. Than Brienne and I are off to Yoga at 7. I’ve never taken yoga and glad its yoga and not aerobics since i’ll just get done with work and getting over there!
I was disappointed with myself for exercise yesterday. My ipod went to heaven (yes, its only 6 months old and already having problems) and I just can’t work out without music. So I did 15 min. on the eliptical and 80 ab crunches on the machine (brienne had me beat with 90).
9 glasses of water drank
Breakfast: one cup of special K with 1/2 cup of 1/2 % milk
Mid-morning snack: Applesauce
Lunch:
1 serving size of spaghettios (I learned that one can actually has two servings in them)
Banana
Dinner: One serving size of mac & cheese and 1/2 cup of peas (did not add salt, just pepper)
Banana
9 glasses of water drank. 15 min. cardio, 30 min. of weights
Brienne has decided to be my “one month free for a friend” to try out the gym. Of course there was a small catch. YOu have to cancel before 30 days, so she’s really getting $24.00 for 2 months, which is still not bad at all. I’m proud of her either way, she went on the treadmill for 30 min. and then I showed her my addiction, the eliptical. She did 10 min. on it and crashed. We did abs together, I pushed myself to do 50 and she did about 40. We tried the other ab machines that were there, but they were tough! I’m a little disappointed in my weights just bcuz it was SO busy there I couldn’t get on 3 of the 7 that I have to do. :(.
I woke up this morning and noticed my stomach had gone down. I don’t want to weigh myself but once a week and tomorrow is my day. I’m super nervous bcuz I will also be fighting that monthly stuff going on, but hoping that by not drinking caffine and lots of water, and working out a day, will help ease the bloat–we shall see!
I cheated and ate pita bread yesterday but we had a free lunch at work–sandwhiches, and with me being so short on cash this month, I decided I had to, to get a free meal.
Breakfast:
One bowl of special K with 1/2 cup of 1/2 percent milk
Mid-morning snack:
Banana
Lunch:
Pita with Turkey, Bacon, Lettuce, and light Mayo.
Mid-afternoon snack:
One serving size of sliced peaches
Dinner:
One bowl of special K with 1/2 cup of 1/2 percent milk
Since I’ve been on Prevacid, this has caused me to gain a few pounds as well as completely bloat me out the minute i put something in my mouth. I have started an exercise plan and have been trying to watch what I eat. This next few weeks will be a little tough as I have completley overspent my budget this last check and now have to catch up. That means keeping my butt home for the next two weeks and not spending any extra money on food or gas at this point. So–I have to eat what I have up first. This will now my diet blog for the next few weeks so that I can at least see on paper what I’m doing as I know few people read this, so my confessions will not be read to hundreds:
The plan. Exercise (walk, run, bike, swim, etc) at least 1 hour a day.
Weight as of 8/24: 122
Goal Weight: 117
Wish weight: 115
Rules:
NO Bread–unless gluten free bread
No alcohol or caffine (due to ulcer)
Monday:
10 glasses of water drank, one hour of eliptical machine. After 30 minutes increased to 2 levels of intensity for 20 minutes. Talked with Germanuel to do weights on Tuesday and Friday.
Breakfast:
Bowl of special K and 1/2 cup of milk
Snack:
Manderine Oranges
Lunch:
Two burgers with no bun
Banana
Mid-afternoon snack:
Serving size Strawberry jello
Dinner:
Cranberry sauce, peas, and 2 scoops of au graten potatos
Here I am. Back to where I didn’t want to be. Now I’m having to look for another option of a living situation. Something I truly don’t want to be dealing with right now– I have enough other annoyances as it is. Our landlords called Brienne last night and told her our rent will be going up $100.00. Keep in mind that our electric and gas bill is $80 in the summer, $200 in the winter and we dont’ even use it. (DTE and their stupid ser-charges). This is just insane for a place as small as ours.
I looked at a place I looked at last year that had a washer/dryer, two big bedrooms, and our own bathrooms each. The rent is actually $25.00 more than our up’d price, but we’d have a full size washer/dryer, carport, central air, etc. What’s frustrating is that not only am I looking for Brienne and I, but steve has the intentions of moving in late February, so I’m having three peoples opinion on a place. And not only that, I’ll have to bring up the fact that two people would be switching places, and you know how apartment complex’s are when stuff like that happens. *ugh*. Steve likes our place and the basement. I want a place with a washer and dryer. I’m tired of having piles of clothing to bring home to wash. I’m almost 29 years old, I’m a big girl and want a washer/dryer. Every time i go to the laundermat I lose something, a machine breaks, I put coins in the wrong dryer, etc. It’s just a hassel.
So I don’t know what to do. It’s like just another added stress onto everything. We’d hvae to be out ASAP as well since we haven’t resigned a lease. Brienne is going to call them today and tell them that we just can’t afford the rent and see if they are willing to negotiate. They put it on her that the lady next to use pays even more than what he’s changing ours too. what i understand is that they lowered the rent and think that where it will be now is where they think it should be. Meaning: nobody wanted to rent it at that price, we lowered it, got you guys in, now you are resigning so we are going to jack up the price. Completely unfair.
They have a few rentals than just ours so I’m hoping that Brienne can pursuade them to only raise it $50, which I can handle $25 more. But… these people are absolute idiots. We never heard from them all year when things were wrong w/the place, and now when we need to resign he’s being retarded. I really hope by tomorrow I’ll have better news, but these landlords of ours never answer their phone either, and so this is going to be interesting.
It’s been a hot one without air. I had 4 fans going on in my room last night and now my room is starting to smell like a garage–that faint mechanical something smell that can be found in garage’s. I can’t wait for a relief on Thursday. Lollapallooza is this weekend and my biggest fear is that we are going to end up screwed and i won’t have any time to look for a place to live as Brienne and I work 8-5 and most places close at 5. But then to back it up, Steve doesn’t want to pay more than a certain amount if ending up in a apartment. Why can’t the world just flip around and steve and i are looking for a place. it would make life so much easier. i think thats why i’m completely bummed out with the situation at hand. I’m ready to be living with him now and it feels like these next 6 months are going to be the slowest ever. It’s not like I don’t like living with Brienne, it would just make things sooooo much easier all around.
