Jan 25, 2012 Posted

Weigh-in Wednesday: I Mean, Seriously?

It seems every now and then we all have one of those weeks where you just have to say – SERIOUSLY?? When I came home from CES, my 11-year old cat Sebastian let me know that he missed me. Sat on my lap all night, cuddled next to me at night, and sat on me again on Sunday as I became reacquainted with my couch all day. One thing you might not know is that my cat never does this, and this whole sitting on me thing he was doing only usually happens twice a year and a few minutes each time. Normally I am only allowed to pet him when he wants me to, not at any other time. I was sleeping on Sunday night when I felt Sebastian bite deep into my right calf. I screamed. Blood started squirting all over my bed. I was crying and I saw he was taking aim for another bite and I pushed him off the bed. Somehow, I knew this cat bite was different, I could see how deep the wounds went. I debated whether I needed stitches. I sat in my bed in disbelief just watching the blood pour out for a good minute.This unfortunately wasn’t the first time Sebastian had done this. He is extremely aggressive and I have many puncture wounds that show his displeasure.

Sebastian is so beautiful on the outside, wish he had more inner beauty though.

Took me almost 30 minutes to get the bleeding to stop. I couldn’t walk because of the sheer pain in my calf muscle. I was a blubbery bloody mess. I really should have taken a picture. A couple days go by and the wound has not healed like all the other times, but starts oozing and keeps bleeding. I put the question to Twitter and Facebook and was told immediately to call my doctor and get my butt in because of how dangerous cat bites can be. It was infected for sure and I was put on a couple antibiotics. Of course I am allergic to every antibiotic I have ever taken, this time was no different. But get this… I developed an allergic reaction to the non-latex generic Bandaids and Neosporin! I mean, seriously? Seriously? Allergic to Bandaids and Neosporin which I have used all the freaking time! Seriously??

In the middle of all of this, I had gone to lunch with a friend and stepped out of my comfort zone food wise. I decided to try sushi again and see if I could like it. Ordered a couple different things to try, but what I was most looking forward to was this dish that had sushi on the bottom and was covered with scallops, crimini mushrooms, and a creamy sauce of goodness. OMG – it tasted amazing! I was so excited that I had found a dish that I could eat and enjoy. Now the regular sushi rolls were another story that we won’t talk about. Unfortunately, I didn’t ask if the dish was soy-free like I do all the time now. This one time I didn’t ask was almost the death of me. I became so insanely sick it wasn’t even funny.

I tried to run the next day to get ready for my 5K, but my body was having none of it. I had a mental breakdown in the gym thinking I hope no one makes fun of me when I am the last runner in during the Color Run 5K. I hate having people talk about me behind my back, and in my mind I heard all of what I thought people could say. Sometimes our minds can do some pretty big damage to our psyches. I am running in these 5Ks for me. Not for you. But for me. I will start each one and I will finish each one at my own pace. It really doesn’t matter if I finish first or last as long as I finish. I have 12 of these this year, so I am bound to do well at one of them. Right?

So this last week was tough for me health wise. My leg still hurts and I have a rash over the wound site. My stomach is still touch and go, but doing lots better. One day at a time. I will get through this.

Weight Loss

Loss: 0 pounds

What I Did Right This Week:

Eating 1 lemon every day. Squeeze 1/2 into my water in the morning and then again at lunch.
Making green shakes. Lots of them with spinach, kale, and apples
Eating as little wheat and gluten as humanly possible
Meditated each morning

What I Did Wrong This Week:

Had a couple Pepsis
Ate without asking about soy
Haven’t made it back to yoga yet

Goals For This Week:

Eat 1 lemon daily
To survive my 1st 5k.
Run 3x, Hike 1x, Gym 2x, Yoga 2x
Meditate every morning

Goals For This Month:

Eliminate gluten and grains out of my diet
Stay focused and motivated
Eat 2 cups of spinach a day & 2 apples every day
To not wake up by an alarm. I need to wake up at 5:00am… then I better be in bed by 9. I wake up so angry whenever my alarm goes off, I want to wake up in peace.

My intention for last week was Process Everything. I didn’t do this at all. I lost myself in a bout of depression over everything. I will though! I still have much to think about from the last two weeks and process how I reacted to things, how I interpreted data that was presented to me. And then let my mind rest.

My intention for this week is to run in my 1st 5K! I know I am not prepared for it, but I am going to do it anyway. Looking forward to having an amazing time too! Sure hope someone is going to have a little bubbly at the finish line. Smile

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Jan 19, 2012 Posted

Weigh-in Wednesday: Whoopsie!

Last week I was a day early, and this week a day late. Whoopsie! What a whirlwind week it has been! I saw so much new technology and gadgets at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas. I was really excited to see the all-in-one PC from Microsoft – pretty much looks like a big TV that’s touch screen and has your computer built in. One word – Awesome. Loved the new voice and gesture TV that Samsung had – you can walk into a room and just tell your TV to turn on and tune into your favorite show. And the cars! OMG – there were so many cool cars with crazy technology in love. I loved all of Ford’s offerings, but I did salivate quite a bit over the Audi’s rolling out with Kinect installed in them. I am in the market for a new TV and car this year too, so it was great to see what is new on the market.

Here I am at the CES MashBash.

I tried very hard each day to be a conscious eater. I failed at some things, and succeeded awesomely at others. I didn’t have breakfast any of the days, but did munch on some fruit & nut bars I brought with me. I put half a lemon into my water every morning and then again at lunch – this was by far the best thing for me. I had a bunch of healthy snacks throughout the day including nuts, raisins, peanut butter, and hydration beans. I found a food truck that served Mahi tacos and had those a few times – they were yummy delicious and paired nicely with the sweat potato fries. Happy to report that I even lost a pound while on the road! I was so excited about that!

Here was my status update one morning. This conversation reminded me why I blog about weight loss. Because it’s hard, sometimes even humiliating to talk about. But I know I made an impact in this man’s life, and that is really what it is all about. I saw him later that day and he had told everyone at Nokia about me and also how he ate everything I gave him and didn’t have any of the crap food that was available at the conference. Made me smile.

I just sat next to the most amazing man on the bus. He said he was sorry I had to sit next to the biggest guy. I told him about my weight loss blog. He said he just started his own journey but struggles on the road. I gave him all my nutritious snacks I had so he could start today on the right track.

I’m a Graffiti Artist at MashBash!