Runners that need some nutritional accountability
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@Avidkeo love the do! My Dh hates it short too, I loves it! It’s an added bit of sophistication I think!
@shanaber how can you be 0 for 2 on cats? None of mine tear anything up but have 4 cat trees and shelves on the wall to run. Beary is like having a toddler around. He’s fun and knows he’s the baby. They all play together but don’t match bear in the complex learning at all. He’s always wanting a new game. He got into something and gets foamy from licking his paw. I washed it several times and no luck, I think its in the claw sheath. Dd thinks he was playing with a toad. Idk, I’m going to have to check the flower bed for plants. Sounds like you had some trying times with those cats!
Fire Ants
My oldest boy was bit once when he was about 2 on his finger and still has a scar. He's 29 in 3 weeks. They are terribly aggressive. @shanaber that sounds just horrible, your poor dd falling in them.
@ddmom0811 I have no idea hoo left the owl. Maybe a cousin or crazy. The ex left him a beer and I left it for about a month then gave it to the ants. Who leaves an alcoholic a beer on their marker? Dd constantly leaves cigarettes. I suppose we all mourn differently. I didn't see ants anywhere else.
DH and I put poison out today and sat on the bench for the first time. Money well spent. It's comfy. I can sit there all day in the sun with a light breeze and quite and not have to leave for lack of comfort nor the abundance of ants.
I lost 1.5 pounds with the tummy upset yesterday and my temp is up half a degree F. Ate it back I’m sure, McDonald’s today, which was a fiasco.2 -
@shanaber Fire ants are awful. Sorry your DD had to go through that, and especially bad enough to leave scars. Horrible. Love the cat story. Animals do know when humans need them. I'm a carboholic too, so totally understand the struggle. Popcorn is my go to too.
@Elise4270 Glad the bench is comfy and you were able to spend some time there. I agree, leaving alcohol is a little bit odd, but we do all grieve differently. Glad your tummy is feeling better.
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Love the hair @Avidkeo. I think all men prefer long hair.
Weight keeps going up. I know what to do. I just can't keep myself doing it. I've logged the last few days. Baby steps.1 -
@elise4270 the bench looks wonderful. And I can see how it would be peaceful. Hope the ant situation gets sorted. We don't get fire ants here, but I've put a hand in a nest of regular ants a few times when gardening in out old house. Not pleasant!
@shanaber ibe never had a cat scratch leather or chew like that! But then I've only had a couple of cats. We only have one cat at a time - DH refuses to get more even though I'd love to have 2. And our last cat lived to 14. I still miss her. Her name was Mischief and she was very well named. She was our baby and DH adored her. It took DH 18 months to agree on another cat, and he surprised me by getting one just like mischief! He's the spitting image of her, just a bit bigger.
@RunsOnEspresso I know that feeling. I'm now 7kg above my lowest weight. I had done so well earlier this year then lost it. I've started again more times than I can count.
It came so real for me yesterday when I put my uniform on and my pants were on the verge of too tight. Sigh. And I how have clothing I'm avoiding because too tight.
So back on the wagon again.
Physio appt today! Can't wait!
Oh and EVERYONE commented on my hair, even the orthopaedic surgeons, who I didn't expect to notice! And everyone loved it. So so much nicer!2 -
@Avidkeo ooooh! I wanna make a hair appointment now!!!! LOL!
I bailed today on an officer's meeting and violin.
I noticed last night my temp was up about half of a degree from 97.2 normal to 97.8F. Not alarming, but I have been tracking it twice a day since the first of August as required by the school. Today about 130PM I felt flush and just happened to have a thermometer with me and it was 98.0, I know not alarming. But I havn't seen anything near 98 in 2 months of tracking. I had the GI issues and thought what if I am sick? I text DH and he dismisses it. I get it, I do. But I decided to error on the safe side and come home. I'm probably fine, could be allergies, or that I am having a slight CMV flare (no big deal). It hits 99 and I will be sure to lick Dh for making fun of me!
Boobs (sorta)
I have one armpit that is larger than the other and have dismissed it as just asymmetry. It had gotten where I feel like my bra is tight there and it's uncomfortable with my arm against it, so I scheduled a mammogram for next week. I need to call the PCP about the panic concern. I don't know to schedule fatty arm boob pit and suprise him with the panic or vise versa. Currently I feel more inconvienced with this tender largness under my pit. Probs tender because I keep futzing with it. eenie meenie mineie moe... I suppose I coud schedule the panic then suprise him with boob pit... especially if I have the mammo scheduled.
I ate mcdonalds again today. life is short. drive thru is fast, haha!2 -
@Avidkeo ooooh! I wanna make a hair appointment now!!!! LOL!
I bailed today on an officer's meeting and violin.
I noticed last night my temp was up about half of a degree from 97.2 normal to 97.8F. Not alarming, but I have been tracking it twice a day since the first of August as required by the school. Today about 130PM I felt flush and just happened to have a thermometer with me and it was 98.0, I know not alarming. But I havn't seen anything near 98 in 2 months of tracking. I had the GI issues and thought what if I am sick? I text DH and he dismisses it. I get it, I do. But I decided to error on the safe side and come home. I'm probably fine, could be allergies, or that I am having a slight CMV flare (no big deal). It hits 99 and I will be sure to lick Dh for making fun of me!
Boobs (sorta)
I have one armpit that is larger than the other and have dismissed it as just asymmetry. It had gotten where I feel like my bra is tight there and it's uncomfortable with my arm against it, so I scheduled a mammogram for next week. I need to call the PCP about the panic concern. I don't know to schedule fatty arm boob pit and suprise him with the panic or vise versa. Currently I feel more inconvienced with this tender largness under my pit. Probs tender because I keep futzing with it. eenie meenie mineie moe... I suppose I coud schedule the panic then suprise him with boob pit... especially if I have the mammo scheduled.
I ate mcdonalds again today. life is short. drive thru is fast, haha!
I'm glad you are getting it checked out, and really hope it's nothing! And hope the temperature is just a fluke, though that means you can't stick it to him.
Guys I got to run! It was 2x 2min bursts on the treadmill, but I got to run! I did all the testing all fine and no pain at all.
I have a plan for the next 3 weeks to run intervals twice a week to build up. So 2min run, 5 min walk Monday and Friday for 2 weeks. Then 4 min run 5 min walk Monday and Friday for 2 weeks then see him again see how I'm going. Slowly slowly build up5 -
@Elise4270 Several years ago, when I had gained some weight, I noticed that I had a "bulge" in my left armpit. Went to the doctor about it. He said it was breast tissue. I guess it showed up because I had gained weight. But, now that I have lost so much, it is still there. I just call it my third boob. They do try to get a good look at it when I get mammograms. It's hard to manipulate it in the machine sometimes. Hope that is all yours is. Hope your temp goes back down and you aren't sick.
@Avidkeo Yeah for the run!!!!! I know that had to feel good.
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@quilteryoyo Yes, that is what I suspect it is. I figure I am old enough that I not dismiss having a second look at it. It's just fatter. I have lost some breast fullness on that side, so it is curious that the armpit is still fuller than the other. I just hate that I will give into shaving my monkey- pits for fear of a social scowl.
Temp is back down. I will bet it's just CMV and will run it's course shortly.
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Well i want to cry. It's 12 hrs since I did my treadmill run with my physio, and over the course of the day my calf has started to ache. Didn't hurt at all during the run, or the few hours after. But about 6hrs ago it definitely started to ache a bit. It's fine at rest, and when I'm actively walking. But those first few steps after not walking for a bit is definitely niggling.
Scar tissue? Or more rest?3 -
As I was reading that @Avidkeo , my first thought was scar tissue. Can you call the physio and ask them what they think before running again, just to be sure you aren't injuring it again?1
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Good morning peeps!
@Avidkeo So sorry to hear that. From someone who seems to always have pain, I don't know what to say. If there is nothing physically wrong, I wonder if you just need to slowly work through it and see if it goes away....maybe due to just getting back to using it for running? I love the new haircut....sassy and cute!
@Elise4270 Def go get some peace of mind on the armpit. It's great that you are aware....love the bench and headstone. A nice place to sit and chill and reflect. I am down for a HI trip anytime...
@shanaber I don't like fireants - so many times the kids got a bite. Now we are living amongst scorpions. Texas is truly the wild wild west. And I am not a cat person simply because if I am in the same house, my eyes swell up and I sneeze...withing 10 min...I can tell if there is a cat in the area.
@RunsOnEspresso Sorry about the scale creep. The great thing is, you know what to do....baby steps indeed. I will try some of that Premier Protein....I also bought some Orgain Chocolate ones at Costco....they have both vegetarian with pea protein and organic grass fed cows milk ones....I went with the milk to get the calcium. They are pretty good and not too high in sugar.
@ddmom0811 that smoothie looks good. I made one and remembered to add some oats...yummy and really filling. For a meal replacement, I don't worry too much about the cals if all the ingredients are healthy. As for Peloton, the glitches are happening to a lot of us....freezes, no output... I just exit the class and then resume immediately and it seems to reset and keep you going. They need to solve this....
@quilteryoyo Keep us posted on your surgery plans....we are here for you!
I am trying to "back off" a bit on the longer rides during the week and just do one, in prep for the long challenge weekend coming up. Stretched a bunch yesterday and did a Barre Class....great low impact but really challening. Ballet based....so much respect for dancers.
Food - took a page from @ddmom0811 and cooked up a some chicken and prepped a bunch of salad veggies to make salads for lunch everyday -told my DH that he needed one too! Baby steps. And will drink my protein and have a smoothie.
DD got another Med School interview - TAMU. So that is 3. First one is Friday, then next Wed and Thurs. She is pretty pumped and in serious prep mode. Fingers crossed that they see her has a good personal fit for their programs.4 -
quilteryoyo wrote: »As I was reading that @Avidkeo , my first thought was scar tissue. Can you call the physio and ask them what they think before running again, just to be sure you aren't injuring it again?
This is my first thought as well. Like if I sit on my R ankle my leg will ache a bit when I first get up and take steps and then it's ok. But always best to check with the doc.2 -
@bearly63 yay on the food and woo hoo for DD!
Thanks for the replies about the calf. So far it's feeling fine this morning, though its only 8am and I haven't got out of bed yet haha.
I'll definitely follow the plan. The physio had said it could feel tight at first, so I'll bike and foam roll today and see how it goes. So frustrating!2 -
@bearly63 Fingers crossed for your DD.0
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I did very little yesterday. Just laid around being sad and depressed wishing for a CVA, PE, or sudden cardiac event to put me out of my heartache. Of course, today I am in a hurry to make up for the lost coursework time. I probably needed a frumpy day anyhow. I am trying to go through the motions hoping this low will pass. I find these lows are worse before a period and coincides with PMS.
I made that appointment with my PCP. I always wait until I have 15 things to talk to him about and then need to prioritize the concerns. Scheduled it for the boob pit and it's 13 days after the mamo so he should have results. He'll ask about how I am coping so I can bring up the panic without soliciting a script. He lost his teenage son ages ago, so I know he'll know if I am exhibiting and behavioral concerns. Then I'll have him send me for blood work, my liver hurts. Probably those nasty toe-nail fungus pills trying to kill me, again. I might find time to call a podiatrist and see if he'll take pity on my liver and pull the nail.
Back to the assignment that is due in T minus 12 hrs 43 min. No way I am working on anything past 6pm so I better get after it.
Eat well. Is it Fall where you are yet? it's cooler here. 82 yesterday.2 -
@Elise4270 Sorry you had a down day, but those are bound to happen. Glad you have an appointment with your PCP. Good luck with your assignment.
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Dh just came out and said he thinks he's getting sick. His temp is up 0.5-1 degree so I played it back. Oh not enough for a fever, you're fine, it's nothing. LOL! At least I can rule out allergies or CMV since he has it too. Could be the apocalyptic plague. I may suggest DH go get a test, I don't want another so he can do it.2
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Dh just came out and said he thinks he's getting sick. His temp is up 0.5-1 degree so I played it back. Oh not enough for a fever, you're fine, it's nothing. LOL! At least I can rule out allergies or CMV since he has it too. Could be the apocalyptic plague. I may suggest DH go get a test, I don't want another so he can do it.
Lol karma can be fun eh!0 -
Today is day 4 of getting back on track. Calf was a little niggly yesterday but not scary so. Feeling better so far this morning. I'm planning on taking the kids to the pools today (school holidays here), before work at 3pm. It's supposed to be my last day on evenings but a co-worker had an accident and has concussion, and she's supposed to do the evening tomorrow. I volunteered to do her shift tomorrow night. Not keen on it but makes sense in the situation and I'm happy to help out.
I am planning on a walk at some point today. And more foam rolling. That really seemed to help yesterday. I'm still nervous about it but as it eases when walking it does seem more like scar tissue. And it's definitely feeling tight today. I've already planned out ally food for the day. Easy peasy!3 -
Glad your calf is sort of behaving @Avidkeo . Enjoy the pool. You are a good woman to volunteer to take the co-worker's shift. I hope she recovers quickly.1
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@elise4270 - hope you get your questions answered with the PCP. It makes sense that your lows correspond to your PMS. That is when anything I had tried to bury and ignore would come boiling out. I hope dh isn't really sick!
Neither of us have had a test and haven't had a reason to. Found out today that one of the ladies at agility was exposed to someone who tested positive so now we are waiting to see if she tests positive. Class is outside, we all wear masks and are generally well distanced so the chance of spread is pretty low. Kind of freaked me out initially though.
I had my physical yesterday, asked my doctor about HRT but I am outside the range that it would be applicable. Apparently you have to take either right before or when menopause first starts and the benefit doesn't start until 2 years out. But then the risk starts to go up. For me it has been too long and the risk would be too high. She did recommend that I look for high 'natural' estrogen foods like those with soy. Edamame which I am not really fond of and sweet potatoes. Will need to look into others.
I did have a great run today. Had to get it in fasted, before I went for blood work and I was sure it would not go well. It ended up being great. I was starving though during and afterwards and then I had to wait at the lab. Didn't get out of there until 12:30. I was dieing but had brought a banana and devoured it immediately in the car before we left the parking lot. We had Italian take out for dinner and I got a veggie pasta dish that was really tasty. I did have chicken added to it and couldn't eat all of it so we have enough for another meal.
Best news is Hilde's home repair is finished and I went and got her cat for her tonight! Yay!2 -
@shanaber Knowing that you were potentially exposed is stressful. I hope her test comes back negative, for everyone's sake. I didn't know that sweet potatoes were a natural estrogen food. Glad I like them. I don't do well running fasted. Glad your run went so well. I always try to do labs at 8:30, when they open, so I don't have to wait until noon to eat. LOL Yeah that Hilde's home is repaired and she and her cat can go back home. I know she is probably really relived.0
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@shanaber yay for Hilde! Glad things there seem to be getting better. I'm hoping for you that everyone gets negative tests.
@elise4270 how are you doing today. You are often in my thoughts, I just wanted to share that with you. You have a lot of people who love and care for you, including a bunch of weirdo internet strangers. Please always hold onto that. And remember to take care of yourself.
@quilteryoyo, @runs_on_espresso, @bearly63 @ddmom0811 I just want to say hi!
Weight this morning is the same as the last few days, but I dropped 1.5lb since Saturday so will probably have a good drop soon. Not worried. I'm sticking to calories so I know progress will happen.
I have my first run this morning. I'm still getting niggles after Tuesdays run. Sigh. So will see how I go. It will depend if the niggles happen when I run, and if they get significantly worse after. If they are about the same, I'll persevere. If they get worse Ill email my physio. It could still be scar tissue. No pain at rest, and no pain after a few steps, and foam rolling it feels way better after.
And it's raining. I love rainy weather when running!1 -
I had the appointment with the cardio vascular surgeon today. We did decide to go ahead and do the surgery. But, before they can schedule it, I have to have a cardiac workup to make sure there isn't anything else going on with the heart that would make the surgery more risky or that would need to be fixed while they are in there.
I haven't seen a cardiologist in years, so he sent a consult to one of the cardiologists in his building. They were to call me for an appointment.
We had 3 hours to kill while waiting for my dad's VA appointments, so went to the local mall to see if I could find some clothes that fit. We hadn't been there but about 15 minutes when I got a phone call from the cardiologist's office. He wanted to see me today, if possible. So, left the mall and went back to his office.
I did see him and he said that based on my records and having talked to Dr. Palazzo, that he agreed I should have the surgery to fix the aneurysm. I have to have a heart catheterization to make sure there are no blockages. He said, "I can do that on Monday, if that is okay." So, I go Monday for the cath. Have to be there at 10 and the procedure will be around 12. I should be able to come home after a couple of hours.
I won't be able to drive for 3 - 4 days and no running or picking up anything heavy for a week. Once the surgeon gets the results, he will schedule the aneurysm repair. So, still don't know when that will be, but things are moving forward.
Dad's appointments went well. He got the stitches out from where he had a basal cell cancer removed and then saw his cardiologist. Seems the change in medications they did the last time worked - he hasn't had any AFib episodes since the change.4 -
quilteryoyo wrote: »I had the appointment with the cardio vascular surgeon today. We did decide to go ahead and do the surgery. But, before they can schedule it, I have to have a cardiac workup to make sure there isn't anything else going on with the heart that would make the surgery more risky or that would need to be fixed while they are in there.
I haven't seen a cardiologist in years, so he sent a consult to one of the cardiologists in his building. They were to call me for an appointment.
We had 3 hours to kill while waiting for my dad's VA appointments, so went to the local mall to see if I could find some clothes that fit. We hadn't been there but about 15 minutes when I got a phone call from the cardiologist's office. He wanted to see me today, if possible. So, left the mall and went back to his office.
I did see him and he said that based on my records and having talked to Dr. Palazzo, that he agreed I should have the surgery to fix the aneurysm. I have to have a heart catheterization to make sure there are no blockages. He said, "I can do that on Monday, if that is okay." So, I go Monday for the cath. Have to be there at 10 and the procedure will be around 12. I should be able to come home after a couple of hours.
I won't be able to drive for 3 - 4 days and no running or picking up anything heavy for a week. Once the surgeon gets the results, he will schedule the aneurysm repair. So, still don't know when that will be, but things are moving forward.
Dad's appointments went well. He got the stitches out from where he had a basal cell cancer removed and then saw his cardiologist. Seems the change in medications they did the last time worked - he hasn't had any AFib episodes since the change.
Glad you are going through with the surgery. How do you feel about it. Are they going through your arm for the cardiac catheterisation? That's the normal route. I do those as part of my job. Well sort of, I watch from the safety of the control room then process the pictures after lol.
Glad your dad's doing well!1 -
Current mood! Calf was good. No pain during or after. Will see how it goes over the rest of the day. Was a cold, wet run. The kind I love!3 -
@Avidkeo Yeah for the great run with no pain!!!!
He said they were going to go through the groin. I know that sometimes they go through the wrist - dad had that done a couple of times. Is there a reason they would do one over the other?
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quilteryoyo wrote: »@Avidkeo Yeah for the great run with no pain!!!!
He said they were going to go through the groin. I know that sometimes they go through the wrist - dad had that done a couple of times. Is there a reason they would do one over the other?
Hmmm not a cardiologist, I believe there is less risk with arm but much harder access.
More detail in the spoiler for those who aren't squeamishWith the groin, it's your femoral artery. Big massive high pressure hose pipe. So after the procedure, they have to hold pressure for 10 minutes so you don't bleed. You won't be allowed to sit up for an hour - not even lift your head cause anything that uses your abs puts pressure on the femoral artery and can cause it to bleed. Then you can't walk for 4 hours - needs a lot of time for the clotting etc to work. So that's why all the rules. It's fantastic easy access for the doctor though.
Your arm is a way way smaller artery. Harder to find, harder to get access to. But you can move around and discharge is usually only a couple of hrs later.
There are probably a lot of other reasons. This is my vague memory from second year of my degree, about a decade ago!
Both are relatively low risk in the grand scheme of things.3 -
@shanaber didn’t you once say you like hummus? You can make edamame into hummus, it’s quite good that way. I start with frozen steam bags of mukimame.
@quilteryoyo hoping all goes will with the cardio cath!2 -
It’s also my understanding that women have smaller arteries in general, which might be why they would do the arm more readily on a man versus the femoral.quilteryoyo wrote: »@Avidkeo Yeah for the great run with no pain!!!!
He said they were going to go through the groin. I know that sometimes they go through the wrist - dad had that done a couple of times. Is there a reason they would do one over the other?
Hmmm not a cardiologist, I believe there is less risk with arm but much harder access.
More detail in the spoiler for those who aren't squeamishWith the groin, it's your femoral artery. Big massive high pressure hose pipe. So after the procedure, they have to hold pressure for 10 minutes so you don't bleed. You won't be allowed to sit up for an hour - not even lift your head cause anything that uses your abs puts pressure on the femoral artery and can cause it to bleed. Then you can't walk for 4 hours - needs a lot of time for the clotting etc to work. So that's why all the rules. It's fantastic easy access for the doctor though.
Your arm is a way way smaller artery. Harder to find, harder to get access to. But you can move around and discharge is usually only a couple of hrs later.
There are probably a lot of other reasons. This is my vague memory from second year of my degree, about a decade ago!
Both are relatively low risk in the grand scheme of things.
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