Day of Jubilee

Dad has moved out of the ICU today and will probably be going back to our "home hospital" tomorrow. I am so happy and glad and thankful and all sorts of other adjectives.

I won't be around that much over the next few days as I am heading to my aunt and uncles for my cousins wedding at a "I am not sure this is actually real" time in the morning.

Dad's recovery

I talked to my mum today. She and my sister went to visit my dad and she said he was much better. Very tired but didn't sound so out of breath as he did before the surgery. The fact that he was breathing like he had run a marathon was what was scaring me the most when I talked to him. They are hoping to take him off the medication to bring up his blood pressure today and then he can move out of the ICU tomorrow or Tuesday. They have yet to decide if they are going to move him back to our local hospital or if they will keep him at the teaching hospital where he had the surgery. I am just thankful that he is doing better.

Dad's surgery

My dad got through surgery okay. It took much longer than anticipated because there was more damaged to the heart than they originally thought. But the surgeon was very pleased with the outcome. He was taken off the ventilator and is groggy and sore. I am thankful.

Update on my dad

A quick update on my dad. He is still in the ICU but has been moved to a private room to give him a better chance at sleeping. He is responding to the antibiotics well but not so well to the medicines that are supposed to raise his blood pressure. I am still really worried but the urge to eat cheesecake has died down somewhat. This whole mess has made me less patient with the kids at work than I would like. I am taking a lot of deep breaths.

Running away your problems

I went for a run today to try and not think or well to be able to think or something. My dad is doing better but I am still worried sick. Ugh I hate being so far away from him when he is this sick. Going to go running tomorrow too. Bought myself an armband thingy for my ipod so I can listen to it while I run. Now I just need to work out where to put my keys and I will be sorted. Just want the voices to shut up. I doubled my dose of my antihistamines last night and I conked completely and it took me forever to be dezombied in the morning. I think I will try 1.5 tonight.

Worry = Emotional Eating

...not

My dad is in the ICU with blood poisoning. I was only told today because my parents didn't want me to worry. Yeah we will be having a conversation about that. I was actually already starting to worry since my dad had not replied to my e-mails for several days. He is doing better but still very sick. My mum said they would have called sooner if it had looked like I was having to come home. Now that did worry me.

I want to eat. I really want some cheesecake. I want it bad. The only reason I am not going to the cheesecake place? I would like to say self-control but that isn't the case. I'm babysitting and the little girl is asleep. Otherwise I would be going to go get something.

So worried.

Stripy Shorts and Shortie

Spent the day with my favourite girl, BabyCurl! We went to the big pool in the morning and then in the afternoon we walked to the Children's Museum. We had a fine time there. One the way home we stopped at the Cheesecake place and got a cookie to share after dinner. For dinner she packed away lots of SpagBol. It was made with fake meat so very healthy. Bath and now we are watching two songs of Mary Poppins then one book (as per negotiations).

It has been a very active day and I lost 1.3lbs this week and BIG news: I now fit into the stripy shorts. They feel slightly tight around the waist now after dinner but not bad. I am so happy this means that I have reached both my short term goals. Happy Dance! Time for some new goals!

Hot Hot Hot

Weather turned bloomin hot today. We spent the day doing errands. Had salad with chicken for lunch so that was healthy. Then we had pizza for dinner and ice cream before (don't ask) but still I ended up not doing to badly. I will be cooking this week so I can make sure we have stuff I can eat well. Hopefully the temp will go down a bit so that I can run. Should be good

Doing the bunny jump

The kiddies and I did some dancing this afternoon. Gave me a good work out to add to the walk I had. I also made some semi-healthy choices at lunch when we went out. I could have skipped the second plate but the chicken was to good. I have to be more vigilant about that. Hopefully weigh myself this week wont be awful. I really am nervous.

Tired

Survived the four year olds. Now sleepy. Not a terrible day but no exercise. Must do that tomorrow.

Long day

So I was supposed to be off today. I got woken up at 8 by my friend saying that they called from work and could I come in today. I thought I would work the morning, instead I ended up working all day. So much for my lazy day of shopping and errands. Now I am going to have to run to the bank on Friday before work. At least I will have a car so I might get some of my errands done. I did manage to squeeze in a walk though with the kids. I've set my alarm for 6am tomorrow and I am going to try and go for a quick run first thing. I did make healthy choices and turned down dessert. I feel virtuous about that. Not sure when I will get the weekly round up done now. Weekend will be busy too. I am babysitting all day Sunday.

Tired

Weather is miserable. The kids were cranky. At least I did an hour of yoga and ate okay if not great today. Sleep now.

Walking

I walked home from work today. It is almost three miles. Made me feel virtuous. I also had a gigantic smoothie. And completely by accident I chose the lowest calorie one they had. Score one for me! I put extra protein in it which I don't know how to account for in the nutrition tracker so I know that I have had more protein than it shows but I am still coming in very low. Doesn't help that we had cheese ravioli for dinner. It was yummy though. I scored some more shifts at work this week so things are looking really up. And I was once again horrified by a story of my colleagues daughter. She won't eat fruit unless her mum cuts it for her. She is in college. It is insane! I managed to not sound condemnatory and gave polite helpful suggestions.

Week 12: Travel

This isn't the proper round-up that will come Tuesday when I have some time but I wanted to post my weight which held stead which considering the amount of food that I have been eating. I have to be more careful with what I put in my mouth and my portion sizes. It is much harder here. Tomorrow I will walk home from work though. It is almost 3 miles so that should be a good walk. I am trying to figure out what I can eat for lunch on the go. The protein is the thing I am worried about. I might try and see if there is any peanut butter.

Busy day!

We had a really busy day today with lots of errands but I did manage to squeeze in a walk. I will try and do a longer update on how things are going on Tuesday when I am off. I am just finding that I don't have as much time to be on the computer right now.

Someone else noticed

I had my first shift at the pokey today. It was great. The kids were fairly good for me. I think T remembered me. He was certainly very affectionate. Also the only teacher I worked a great deal with last year who is still there noticed that I had lost weight. It just felt so great to hear it from someone other than a family. It really made me feel more motivated. I really have to get on track again. I did a bit better today. We had lobster for dinner. Tomorrow I am going to try for a run if I wake up at 6am again. Otherwise we have a very busy day planned so I might have to wait until Sunday. But I will go for a run this weekend.

Much better day

Okay so forgot to post yesterday. Felt like carp. Really stuffy sinuses. Doing much better today, in so many respects. I managed yesterday to come in within range but still way high. Today I am in the lower end despite pizza (or at least I hope it is kinda hard to know what a portion is with pizza) but I made sensible choices at lunch and I even got to down grade yesterdays meal when I checked the calorie count in the bread. I lost over 100 calories from what I had thought. Weekend should be fairly okay seeing how we are having seafood at least two days. Lobster and crab. Yummy! I also got some exercise today, both yoga (I have to unlock all the yoga poses again *sigh*) and a brisk walk to the library. It should all be okay.

Ugh ugh ugh

$1 taco night. Ate too many chips. Feel guilty and sick and awful. I had been doing so well at home and now I am consistently blowing my calories on dinner. I do really well during the day and then dinner comes around and poof! Its like I can't stop myself. Deep breath. Tomorrow is another day. And tomorrow will be better.

First day across the pond

Got in very late last night minus my big suitcase. That came on the later flight. Stupid customs. At least I had it this morning. Did well today with doing stuff. Got work sorted (looks fine thank heavens!), went for a lazy walk, went to the library and started doing some poking for my big essay, went back to the house, had lunch (very low calorie), did some yoga on the wii fit (have to unlock all the exercises again), spent time with my friend and then blew my calories on dinner and dessert. I have to be more careful. I need to make sure I don't blow all the hard work I have put in. It is making me a bit worried.

Flying far far away!

Heading to the airport in a few. Lost more weight this week. Will write details from across the pond!

Packing

I did an hours worth of yoga this morning. Then I packed and packed and packed. But the suitcase should pass the weight limit and I achieved the goal of not killing the grand parents. Tomorrow I leave for a summer in the US with friends. I can't wait!

Nurse Jo

Today my sister became a registered RN. We are all so very proud of her. She is amazing.

On a personal note. I did really well with calories despite the party. Feeling pretty good about that!

Icky weather

Didn't get to walk the short loop today ended up doing the longer one with my brother and my grandmother in the evening. The weather is wet and cold and I slept in the afternoon. I had a really bad nights sleep. Will hopefully manage a bit of a walk tomorrow but I am worried because my shins feel really rather tight. If I have time when I wake up tomorrow I might try and do some yoga before we leave. We shall see

Week 10: Sickness and Injuries

So week 10 a few days late. I've already said that I've been injured and sick. I don't really want to dwell on that but today I manage a slow walk without shin splints. Going to try a quicker walk on a shorter loop tomorrow to see how that works. Gotta take it slow.

Despite the rather bad week I lost some weight. I had to weigh myself on the Monday because I practically fainted doing it on the Sunday. I had lost a further 0.7kg. I am now a quarter of the way to my goal having lost 4.6kg since the last week in March. It has been hard but I am determined to keep going. I really feel like I am making progress and like I have more energy.

Action Steps Review:

1. Do the Main Motivation Worksheet and hang up the result: I have been thinking about this and I still want to do it but I need the printer to work so this might not happen until after I come back after the summer.
   
2. Find a quote that you can use as a personal motto: For now this is the one I have chosen: "No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent" by John Donne. It satisfies the English major in me :D
   
   
3. Watch an inspiring movie: I watched "A Beautiful Mind" I do love that movie.
   

Success of the Week:
I went swimming and loved it. Did so much better than I thought I would at it. I will try and go swimming this summer and I will definitely do it in the autumn. I plugged it into the fitness tracker and WHOWZER did I burn a lot of calories. Definitely a keeper

Lifestyle Change Strategy 2: It's Okay To Ask For Help

People often find it hard to include others in their weight loss goals because being overweight is seen as a social foul-up, but by involving others in your goal you greatly increase your chance at success. This is because telling people about your goals creates accountability. Over the next two weeks I will be including others in my goals!

Action Steps:

1. Pick 2 of your nutrition and fitness goals and do them along with another person
2. Check out the SparkPage search feature and try to match up with a buddy online
3. Join a SparkTeam and post 5 messages in your Team forum or on the Message Boards this week.

Since these two weeks fall one on either side of the Atlantic (I leave Sunday!) the first action step is a bit of a tricky one. But I have already shared a lot with my mum and I guess I will have to share with my friends when I get there.

Revisiting Diet Stages
Habit : Eat The Right Stuff

This habit was all about eating the right stuff in the right quantities. Since I can't really plan my meals for next week when I will be at my friends I am going to concentrate on making smart choices so order fish, prawns or chicken when we go out. Not eat fried food. Have whole grains. And make sure my portions are small.

Goals for June to follow after tomorrows walk. I want to see how it goes before I decide how to progress.

What Kind Of Day Has It Been

I had one of those days when it all seemed to go to pots. Exam went okay I think. Then I went to go to the pharmacy to pick up some more aloe vera gel and my mum asked me to stop into the store. I did that, chatted with an old family friend who works in the grocery store, then I went up to the pharmacy. Got two tubes of the gel, a tube of suntan lotion for the lips and some regular suntan lotion. Tried to pay with my card. Wouldn't take it. Had to leave one of the gel tubes and the lip stuff and then I had enough cash. Got home and checked my bank account turns out I spent to much. I was going to return my shoes but my parents insisted on paying for them. I love my parents. Then I managed to burn my lunch and forget to turn off the stove. By the time my mum woke up from her nap I was in tears. Just so frustrated. Add to that the fact that the two essays I have to read for class are pretty sucky. And they are sucky in completely preventable ways. *Sigh* One last thing to do then I get to go far far away from it all.

I hope to be able to go for a walk tomorrow.

Much better today

I am doing much better today. No dizziness but still sore and stiff. Going to try and get back into the swing of things tomorrow with an update on last week. A round up on the habits and my goals for June. But now I have to go to bed I have an exam tomorrow.