I'm doubling up on posts again but this time it wasn't for anything fun like my husband's birthday. I've been having some pain and it's been derailing me a bit.
Friday, I was still having pain in my right hip and lower groin but my body decided to throw terrible cramps as well. I was nearly doubled over in pain. Nice,eh? I had an endometrial ablation last year because I was having my period every two weeks and it was so heavy I couldn't sleep for the first three days (the joys of peri-menopause). My options were the ablation or a hysterectomy and, since there was no health reason to be ripping body parts out, I went with the ablation. It stopped the heavy bleeding and I was no longer losing sleep but I was still having my period every two weeks because we were trying to balance my thyroid levels and we weren't having any success. The problem with the ablation is it has made cramps so much worse. It's terrible but there is nothing that can be done about it except the hysterectomy and I'm not doing that unless I have to do it. I used a mix of DoTerra clary sage, lavender, geranium and frankincense and applied it to my lower abdomen. It helped to relieve the cramps and by the afternoon, I was just dealing with the hip and the groin but nothing seemed to work for that.
Alright, so that derailed exercise completely. I also was upset because it was Friday and I did my weekly weigh in. I lost exactly nothing. I didn't gain anything either but I was actually the exact same weight I was the previous week. That was very upsetting because this is only the second week of doing this and I had done so well with food and exercise this week. That ruined the whole day for me because I was looking forward to moving more pebbles from the weight to lose jar to the weight lost jar. I wanted to just give up because this is always what happens. My body just doesn't want to lose weight for some reason. So, Friday evening I went out and got french fries and a Blizzard. Fail!!
I didn't give up. Yesterday, I still wasn't able to do my walking because my hip and groin still hurt, I'm not going to push it because, the last time I did that, I ended up making the injury worse. I did continue on with my deep clean of the house, so I did get some movement in. I did well with my food though. Because of my late time snack attack I didn't eat breakfast I did have cherries and a granola bar late morning though. I had left over crock pot chicken wings for lunch and made enchilada casserole for dinner. I had a small slice of that and that was it for the day. No snacking.
Today my plan is:
Breakfast: Greek yogurt with berries, GF granola and chia seeds
Lunch: Leftover enchilada casserole
Dinner: Nacho-less nachos
Exercise: Cul-de-sac loop and elliptical
I plan on adding strength training on Tuesdays and Thursdays this week. I really don't enjoy strength training but it's necessary.
So, continuing with the Emotional Eating 30 Day Journal Challenge: (two questions to make up for yesterday.
Day 14: What are my biggest daily challenges with food and body?
I get discouraged easily, especially when it comes to weight loss. I never do anything half way, so when I don't see progress, I just want to quit. My other challenge is accepting myself for where I am at. I always expect to be able to anything I choose, so when I can't it frustrates me. I need to learn to meet myself where I am at.
Day 15: If I didn't have these problems, how would my life be different?
I know that weight isn't my only problem but, if I were to be at my
goal weight and felt healthy, I would have a little more
self-confidence. I would be able to go enjoy life more. I'm too
ashamed to be seen by my friends, so I don't go anywhere or see them. I
don't have pictures of myself because it's too embarrassing. I'm
basically hiding from life.
Alright, that's it for today. I hope you all have a great day and always remember....Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing.
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