Nothing Happened

I rescheduled our appointment for today. I was fully expecting something to happen with this kidney stone--but nothing did. It's still sort of just twinging, waving, whatever, and the kidney--I can feel it. It doesn't hurt, but I'm very aware of its existence.

So I was a little freaked out today and did nothing. I did hit over 14,000 steps, but I didn't do a formal workout. I should have. I've worked out through much worse, I just kind got a bit scared.

And that's that.

Tomorrow is a fresh new day, and even though something is going on down there, I'm just going to revert to pre-discovery-of-the-kidney stone days and work out and go on with life.

You just never know! I didn't want to take a chance on being out of town and having something hit me, though. I suppose it was worth it.

Oh...the scale? Was up 1 1/2 pounds this morning. I know that was water weight, but not what I wanted to see at all. It gets so frustrating.--but I keep on plugging away, scale be damned. It does tick me off, I've had awesome deficits this week. Oh well.

Just When I'm Feeling So Good--

Tonight my ureter started spasming a bit, my kidney is very sore, and I'm afraid, very afraid.

I have a kidney stone remaining after my surgery--I think it may be on the move.

Thank God for narcotics, of which I have some left.

I may have to cancel tomorrow's out-of-town appointment...time will tell. I've been sucking down so much water, I'm going to be up all night.

Bring it. Let's get this thing out of here and make it history. It is SO time to move on from this.

Wednedsay =D

It was a good day.

Woke to lots of snow, watched the snow plow deliver a huge deposit of heavy, wet snow to the end of our driveway and sighed. Hubby had to park on the street at lunch.

Got a good workout in, The FIRM Volume 4. I will finish this rotation! I had planned on doing Jenny Ford's Hi-Lo workout in lieu of walking, but that didn't pan out. Instead, right about the time hubby was due home from work, I put on my heart rate monitor, grabbed the shovel and went to work. I figured he must really dread coming home knowing he has to clear the end of the driveway, so I cleared it for him. My son came out and helped. He was very surprised and happy to drive right in and park! It was well worth it. Sometimes the greatest gifts we can give are little and unexpected, but mean so much. Great calorie burn, too. ;-) However, that wore me out. That's tough stuff, shoveling spring snow. Any snow.

So I putzed around after dinner and didn't do another workout. That's okay, even though I won't hit 20,000 steps today. I know when my body has had enough, and I'm smart enough to listen!

Tomorrow we hit the big city for an appointment for DS. While there, we'll do bit of shopping that our small town doesn't offer. I would love to get a new swimsuit, but I won't torture my poor teen-aged son with waiting around for that. No matter what weight I've been, I have always owned a suit and used it. I love the water, love to swim, and while I might have been a bit uncomfortable, I never let it stop me. I still won't. My suit now is too large and I don't want any bits falling out!

We're going to lunch. Our monthly trip to The Olive Garden, my favorite restaurant. When we go, I always get a salad with the dressing on the side. I hardly use any dressing! It is so flavorful that a little goes a long way. I'll have two bread sticks which is about 300 calories and my meal. It will be a higher calorie day, so I'll have a very light dinner to make up for it. I should come pretty close to my calorie target as I'm very careful.

Oh, and you can bet I'll be stopping at Starbucks on our way out of town for a large decaf! Yum.

Will be home later in the day and have a late workout. Tomorrow is The FIRM's Tough Tape, my favorite strength tape from The FIRM. I could do this without the DVD because I've done it so many times. I will also try to do Jenny's Hi-Lo tomorrow to get my steps up and get some cardio.

I ran into a friend yesterday and we chatted a bit. She said to me, "You feel better." I said I've felt fine physically for awhile now. She said that wasn't what she meant. I last saw her a week ago and she said I have changed and I'm back to my old self. She's right. I was getting better, had a rough weekend, but this week has been back to normal. It was so quiet it snuck up on me and I didn't even realize it. Good. No, GREAT!

I looked at our weather forecast for the next 10 days and there are five days where we're expecting 40-degree weather! Heaven!!! That will be such a relief to get rid of the nasty cold. Spring is on the way.

That's about it--nothing earth shattering, but life is full of sunshine again--even though it's overcast here. lol

Awesome Deal I Need to Share

For anyone who loves step aerobics or hi-lo aerobics, you have got to check out Jenny Ford's website!

She has made two new step workouts and one new hi-lo and has them on her site via You Tube free to view in their entirety! How cool is that.

She got great feedback and now is offering them for sale. The price cannot be beat! All three workouts for $9.95 plus free shipping! At that price, you can't afford not to get these.

I have watched the two step workouts, but haven't had time to watch the hi-lo. I loved the step workouts. One she has labeled as intermediate, it's called Spicy Step. Great music, many fun steps that I've never seen before, and I am so excited to try it. The other is a more basic step, but it is not boring and I think it will be a great calorie burner.

I know I chatter on about how much I love working out, and I usually talk about The FIRM or Cathe. Well, there's room for more--check my sidebar for my favorites! Jenny Ford has been added. Step is my favorite form of cardio and I'm always looking for new/fun workouts. I haven't been so excited in a long time because these look so great.

I am very impressed with Jenny Ford. To offer the workouts free for viewing on the internet, then sell them at such an amazing pre-order price with free shipping, plus the fact she's an excellent cuer and they're quality workouts--WOW.

If you love step or hi-lo, please visit her site. She's a great instructor and I hope she gets a huge response so she'll make more!

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A Fresh New Day

Here it is, Sunday afternoon, and what a difference a day makes.

Woke up feeling chipper. Drank my first glass of water then rewarded myself with a cup of Starbucks decaf. When I had to give up some of my beloved foods for this kidney stone diet, I told my husband I wanted something really special in return. I love Starbucks coffee. Our Starbucks was here for a year and then closed several years ago now. I miss it. However, every once in awhile I buy a bag of Starbucks at the store.

Well, my something special turned into a tiny Mr. Coffee coffee pot and a constant supply of Starbucks decaf coffee. Hubby still uses our Bunn (best coffee maker ever!) with his Folgers, but I get a tasty delight every morning with my itty, bitty coffee pot and my beloved Starbucks.

This has not changed our budget at all, because I used to eat almonds daily and the coffee and almond price zero out. Win, win.

So my morning ritual is wake up, run down the hall, ;-), weigh myself, drink my first eight ounces of water while I'm making my yummy coffee. After a cup or two, then I'm awake and ready to start the day.

The scale was good to me again today, so Monday morning my official weigh-in day will make me very happy. I've been working so hard to get this weight off that I gained right before and right after surgery. I'm done being mad about it, now I just want to get back to where I was...and beyond.

Tomorrow I start my 90-day rotation with my beloved FIRMS. While I'm good at exercising (although not so good at logging it here!) I am not good at rotations. So this is very important to me that I follow through and make this goal. Determination and self-discipline will get me through.

Today I've been getting tons of steps! Cleaning house, doing laundry, etc. Busy, busy, busy. I'm also bagging up donations for the Epilepsy Foundation pick up tomorrow. It's our charity of choice, as my son has epilepsy. If you're a thrifter, please shop at Savers Thrift Stores--they're Epilepsy Foundation stores.

I am going to take a nap this afternoon! Imagine that--I'm not ashamed to admit it, either. After that, I'm going to get in a good workout. Then we'll make up teeny, tiny hamburger patties and grill. I used to eat 4 or 5-ounce 93% hamburgers. Now I can only have 3 ounces of meat at a time. It's funny, but one or two ounces makes a huge difference! It is what it is and I'm getting used to it.

Onward, I have laundry to fold, swap, put away, and a nap to take.