Counting down the hour until I am off work for the long weekend. Just debating whether to sign up for a killer barre class tomorrow morning or not...

@kmn118 Love Fantasia, too. I miss watching Disney movies now that my Grand daughter is grown. She'll be watching them soon with her little one, though. He is almost 6 months old.

ProCoffeenator wrote: »

Hey everyone!
It's Freaking Friday!!!!
Finally!!

Just have one day left to survive. My partner in crime is off today so it's just me and our new lady in the room. Hah my partner told everyone yesterday that I'm either going to kill someone or quit today if things don't go well. That kind of week! I'm hopeful since I peeked at the roster and I swear it only had 18 kiddos on there.

So my back/shoulder pain is still there and spreading! In my neck and slowly trying to create a headache. It's amazing though. I had my Daith pierced back in March as a last ditch effort to stop migraines and haven't had one since. I have had the phantom pressure in the base of my skull on a few occasions at times when I know I would have had one. I've got that feeling this morning. Thinking that I might take some ibuprofen to help out those poor muscles.

I freaking LOVE YOU! I had been reading about how a Daith piercing may help with migraines but didn't pull the trigger, because well, you know, the internet. But because of what you said Anna and I both went and had it done today. I had a lousy headache when I walked in and once the pressure let off from the pierce my headache was gone. I've suffered as has Anna since I was seven years old with nothing working (cept a drug they discontinued about 10 years ago) so I suffer and she suffers. I so hope we continue to see a lessening in the headaches.

And of course, I hope you are feeling better with the back/shoulder pain.

ProCoffeenator wrote: »

It's Sorry for missing Saturday Sunday!!! LOL

Good morning everybody! Yesterday of course was a super busy day. So much that I never logged in here yesterday. So long 55 day log in streak!

My boy has been in the last stages of potty training and has been dry for the longest time. So he wore underwear to bed. It was super cold overnight and he climbed into bed with me.... So my day started with laundry.
I also had to clean my mattress. Ugh! I swear my son is in ketosis the smell was horrid!!

Good morning!! I'm sorry your day started wet and gross, I've been there. About the smell... I think it must be a boy thing. My much older son has an immature bladder and still occasionally wets and OMG. It's gag worthy, so so so bad. Of course he is usually fairly dehydrated too so that just adds to it.

Today is the starts of Loads Of Laundry Long Weekend for me. I've done 3 so far and plan to wash all the bedding, so at least 4 more home loads to go, plus one load that has to go to the laundromat. Oy!

ProCoffeenator wrote: »

I just made to most Delicious soup ever!!!!

I used my bone broth to make a broccoli cheddar soup. I ate two bowls after feeling sick all day! But man! That *kitten* was good!

Are you even kidding me?! I did the same thing yesterday. Even same kind of soup. Freaky!

I get to go get my mouth fixed today. finally! This has been the longest long weekend EVER. Normally I'm a huge dentist wuss, the anxiety I have around the dentist is borderline ridiculous and completely through the roof but I'm actually looking forward to going to day if it means I will finally be out of pain. (which is NOT to say that I don't still need my husband to drive so that I can take Valium to get through!!)

ProCoffeenator wrote: »

It's Take me back to work Tuesday!

I think I have figured out part of my back pain. My sleeping position. That or the way I'm sleeping is irritating it.

So the long weekend is done and over with. Spent most of the weekend feeling sick and bleh. Then yesterday was picking up after letting the kids tear the place up because of me feeling sick. And my fit bit was on and off throughout the day so I never really got an accurate step count.

I'm almost excited to go back to work so I can get my steps up and get out of the house. Oh the life I live!

Oh, I just figured out my back pain a few months ago. I just need to do something about it. It's been ongoing since I was a teenager. At that time, every dr. I saw would check if I had scoliosis (because as a teenager, that is the only thing they think can be wrong with your back) and found that I did not. Since I didn't have scoliosis, and there is nothing else that can cause back pain for a teenager apparently, they always would just conclude that it was all in my head. So for many years, I just accepted that nobody was going to figure it out and I just have to live with it.

By chance, I was at a festival in a nearby city a few months ago and came upon a chiropractor booth. I figured it was worth a try and I had nothing to lose. The chiropractor looked at me and pressed on some different areas of my back. Where he was pressing, I could feel a difference in how tight muscles were on opposite sides of the back. He thinks the right side of my pelvis is a little bit further forward than the left side, which explains why the pain is worse after walking/running/hiking. Apparently, when I move my legs, the pelvic alignment pulls half of my back forward too much (or something like that). So I need to get in to see a chiropractor at some point. I have some vacation coming up later this month to work on my final paper for my MBA, but I can take a little bit of time away from that to have an initial appointment with a chiropractor.

Yep, back from five days vacationing on Texada Island, sailing and fishing, and trying hard not to make crappy food choices but making a few anyhow. Somehow I managed to break my plateau and drop two pound, though, even eating a scoop of wonderful salted caramel ice cream and more bread than I have had in months.

Back to routine today, and kids are off to their first day of school!

I am feeling pretty ugh today, although better than I did yesterday. Went to Costco on Sunday and picked up these coconut-seed clusters. O serving was 5g net carbs. Well, I totally overdid it and either the fibre or the sugar just upset my whole system. I'm still fighting abdominal cramps although they've subsided to 1-2X per hour. I was in agony yesterday though. Slept most of the day.

I guess there are certain types of sugars I just plain can't handle anymore. A year ago that type of binge wouldn't have fazed me in the slightest.

I'm going to join in. Just starting my second week low carbing. Had a rough day yesterday, but realized late afternoon that likely my sodium was low and felt better after two cups of broth. I actually had to leave work I was so nauseous, I was afraid to move in case I threw up. I thought I was actually getting the stomach flu. Sent my husband out last night to buy more broth, and he came home with the low sodium broth lol. I'm back to work today and started my day off with a cup of warm broth. Both kids are back to school and life is getting back to normal around here.

Good Morning all! I feel GOOD! Fall was always my favourite season when I was a kid and when I was going to university - everything new everything exciting new people new courses - now that I am THIS old - I still get that fall buzz. I think discovering the WOE is a big part of it this year. I am enjoying the journey.

AAAARRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!!! Does it ever end? So I went into my kid's bathroom (which I rarely do) to be sure it was clean for when the appraiser showed up today and there is a wall solid with black mold. No one ever said a word to me about it. From the floor to midway up the wall - it's covered. And my kid wonders why she always seems to have a respiratory issue.... talk about no rest for the wicked. Off to Home Depot...

My family leaves for our yearly Caribbean cruise next week! I'm both excited and terrified about. I love cruising and this will be my 8th IIRC so I'm well aware of all the wonderful and terrible food choices.

I've been LCHF since January 1 of this year. I've had a few excess carb times, but this will be an interesting "test". I will have no problem staying LC for my meals, but I do plan on having dessert each night. I also plan on being in the ship's gym every day. So I am anxious about what the scale will say when I get home.

Several years ago I actually lost 10 pounds on a week-long cruise. I wasn't LC then, but I did make it a point to run every day, and we did a LOT of walking in the ports of call. I ate all kinds of desserts and treats on that cruise, so weight gain isn't an automatic given.

ProCoffeenator wrote: »

@RowdysLady how that piercing doing?

Mine is great - a little sore, especially if I forget and scratch. Anna's seems to be a little more painful for her but it's still in good shape. I've definitely not had a migraine but I'm curious to see for sure what my headache looks like come shark week because that's when they are the worst. Anna says her headaches have improved a good bit too and she's blaming the ones she's had the last few days on electrolytes and she eats a pickle or 4