Yep....Another Wasted Month

But not my fault this time.

Nope, It Isn't Over

So I finally get over my back pain and immediately get allergies because we had a 70 degree day last week and then a cold day followed it, completely screwing up my nose. So from Thursday I was sneezing my brains out and of course my nose got stuffy.  I didn't waste anytime taking ZyrtecD and then even going to buy MucinexD, but they were no match for my nose.

When I would start to feel better and breathing normally, I would think, okay, now I can go do whatever, which ended up being a mistake because my nose would stuff right back up. And then Sunday it started going into my lungs and I'm coughing like crazy. Aye yi yi. Yesterday I did stay home from work and did nothing except take the dogs out one time but other than that I rested...and then could not sleep at all last night. And I do mean NOT. AT. ALL. Every time I laid down I would start coughing, so then I would go downstairs and sit upright in the chair but still couldn't sleep, so I was awake literally all night. And then got up to go to work this morning. I am breathing a bit better but  definitely not 100%, probably 50% if that, and I should have stayed home for the rest of the week I think but didn't want to take the leave.

Anyway, if there was a silver lining to all this, I did lose 7 lbs, because feeling like I have, I haven't eaten a whole lot. A bowl of cereal here and there and my coffee and that's about it. I can't taste a darn thing, except the sweet or spicy sensations but that's it. I did have a little dinner last night, a spicy pork roast and garlic fries, but had I been blindfolded first, I could not have told you what it was that I was eating, except that the meat was spicy. I would hate to lose my taste buds but it sure would make dieting easy because you just would eat enough to survive.

So now to just get over all this.

One thing after the other. Sheesh.

The Best Laid Plans (Or Not)

So you might think I have started this diet and exercise thing once and for all in a brand new year. Well. I will say I think I am eating less, mostly because I don't feel the greatest and having a hard time breathing kind of makes it easier not to eat so much. But as for exercise, well, that's on hold for a few more days I think. Last week my lower back started acting up, I don't know if it is from the arthritis or if I strained it or what, but it was pretty painful for quite a few days and a ton of extra-strength Tylenol. I finally started feeling better this past Monday but it isn't 100% yet, so I am going to give it at least until the weekend and then I'll get on the treadmill, depending on how well I breathe that is. I'll just have to go from there and take a look-and-see approach.


My doctor is scheduling physical therapy for me so they can give me pointers and help with what to do when it hurts and they should be able to pinpoint it as arthritis or strained. So we'll see.  And I am having another CT so who knows what will come out of that.


All I know is these health problems are screwing up my plans.

That Might Just Do It...