I've Been A Bad, Bad Girl

Yeah, this past week was a major DISASTER!

Yeah, I GAINED 6.9lbs in a week! Disturbing and impressive. It truly shows what happens when I don't work out, eat insane portions and eat crap. I don't think I saw a fruit or veggie (unless you count the pizza sauce I ate) all week. I barely drank any water and I felt sluggish and nasty all week. I gain so fast bc well, duh I ate insane portions but also bc my metabolism is super slow and it's probably due to my thyroid. I did a metabolic breath test at my nutritionist office and she confirmed that my metabolic rate is crap, below average. So, it just means I have to work harder to get the results I want. 

So, I'm training for my sixth, seventh, and eighth half marathon. I'm doing the Raleigh Triple Crown and I'll be doing a race in April, May and June. I really needed a new challenge to get going again. Rachel and I had our first training run on Saturday and it was pretty chilly. We are starting with intervals of 2 minutes walking and 1 minute running. We went to Shelley Lake and did 2 miles nice and easy. 

After the run, we headed to Panera and I got a Breakfast Power Sandwich with egg whites for 7pp and it was great! I LOVE Vermont sharp cheese!  I stayed contently full until lunch time. 

In health news, I got my MRI done on Friday for my 6 month check of the pituitary mass I have and hopefully I'll get the report/results tomorrow. I also got the results from my CIMT tests and I have the arteries of a 28 year old, so that is good to know. Just gotta keep watch on those cholesterol numbers! 

OK, so I've got to do a quick mile run today and then will get my meals ready for the week. The only other plans I have today is watching JT in the Grammy's! I AM SO EXCITED to see him! 

Here's to a successful week!  

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Gaining Thru The Weekend

It has been a fun weekend, but I'm super frustrated with my weight. I'm fully aware that weight loss isn't an overnight deal, BUT I weighted myself a few days after I started Weight Watchers and I gained TWO FUCKING POUNDS! Are you shitting me?! I was livid. I know my thyroid is still messed up, but that is ridiculous! I always knew my weight loss would be slower bc of my thyroid, but to gain? WTF?!

Urgh, anyway, we had a fun weekend. Our house is clean, but super cluttered. We are still organizing from Christmas and everything. We have been working on organizing, but took a break to do some shopping, We got some organizing containers for our pantry and a cool piece of artwork for the dining room. We also went to Teavana and I got some ideas on what different teas to order.

Healthwise, Matt put together my bike and it is fantastic. I love it! I also made a dessert that I got from Hungry Girl that is worth 4 points. I made Mini Ice Cream Cakes and they are great! I'm totally making it again. Tonight, I'm going to attempt to make another Weight Watchers recipe. I decided on Baked Ziti and it is 7 points a serving.

We also got word that hockey is back, but I'm not going to believe it til I see it with my own eyes!


Here's a few pictures from the weekend:

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It is 2:40am and I'm up with this damn joint pain. I'm getting very frustrated and the only thing that is working is knocking myself out with meds that make me drowsy. I don't want to do that every night! When I don't take something, I wake up in pain, it never fails. WTF. I got my sed rate done again and it's normal now, so there no inflammation in my body.
I think losing and gaining back twelve pounds might have something to do with it. I don't think my joints, especially my knees, liked that at all. Hopefully, with my eating better and working out more I will lose the weight soon.
I'm going to try to deal with it for a few more weeks and hopefully it'll get better. I will also avoid wedmd.com

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