A bit of a struggle my friends

Yep...sore tooth, hungry stomache... And so it goes.  I had a bad sore stomache due to some rather strong Vicadin for a bad tooth I have.  Its actually a baby tooth!!! The adult one is impacted and is laying diagnally across it.  The baby one is badly decayed. The dentist gave me Tylenol 3 with Codeine today, and I might as well take nothing.  Hmmm, maybe a half of Vicadin and two Tylenol is the answer???!!!  SO, with an AWEFUL sore stomache and no sleep, what do you do at 2am??? EAT leftover pasta of course!  Turning to food for comfort, where have I heard that before?  Eating even though your belly hurts...me? NEVER... (yeah right).  So, the last two days I have been way off.  I havent been to the track in a week and a half.  From the beginning of April to mid may I was SO SICK with some sort of odd virus that they say may have been Lyme disease.  On my way home from the dentist today I had a panic attack that I might be getting it again.  They were never sure what it was, and what kind of virus lasts 6 weeks?!  The "woe is me" game and pity party are going strong.  Another solution is of course to avoid the board.  Dont list the foods.  Well, I KNOW we have all struggled and gotten down, and I need you all to be strong with me.  So, here is a fresh start for tomorrow. 

B:  Weight Control Oatmeal with a sliced bannana or sliced strawberries

L:  LC meal

S: Pork Chops, broccoli, stuffing, in measured portions

Sn: Protein bar

TRACK

Whats really baffling and always has been, is while Im doing it I feel so good... so why is it so easy to have those bad habits come on??? Peace to all...

Love Lisa

Hi Lisa,

Sounds like you're having a rough time.  So sorry to hear that -- I know how hard it is to stay on track when you're feeling good!  Nothing worse than feeling crappy and trying to stay on course.  Your health, of course, is what's most important, so get that tooth taken care of.  There's always time to get back on track!

Your plan for tomorrow sounds good!  Hope you can manage with a sore tooth!

I tried going back on the 5DPT this week, but I'm not having much success.  I keep cheating!  Oh well, I'll try again next week after we get back from our weekend up north.

Take care -- stay in touch!

Gail

 

 

 

 

Hey Lisa - you're not alone.  I'm really struggling too and eating to soothe myself.  I had a grand time in Boston this weekend, ate a bit more than I'm used to, but walked a lot.  I haven't weighed myself since I'm back and I've been doing a lot of eating and not the right things.

The court case for child support and visitation for my grandson is coming up on Monday and it's very stressful now that the other grandmother won't talk to me.    I'm trying to prepare my son as much as possible - he has some learning disabilities and ADHD and sometimes doesn't think very quickly on his feet.   Really all he wants to tell the judge is that he loves his son and wants to be in his life.  Unfortunately, we don't know if the mother's family are coming with a lawyer or what.  We did speak with a lawyer just to understand what the process is - I'm hoping we can settle it all at one time and not have to go back. 

Anyway, I'll be glad when it's over and until then hopefully I won't do too much more damage.  On Monday I am starting back on the 5DPT - until then I'm hoping not to be too terribly bad.  I have my tap class tonight, so that's at least a good workout.

Lisa - I've also eaten even when I'm sick - what does that tell you?   This isn't just a matter of will power - there's an obsession at work here that I think we will battle all of our lives.   

Oh well, all we can do is keep plugging away and with the help of our friends here on the July 2004 board we'll make it!!