Physical Check-In #2

Ever since I started fasting I've felt like this cold flu is coming on. I think I officially have it now. I wanna cry! (Ok, it's not just the flu making me cry. It's been a Rough morning!)

Having a very rough time physically. Lots of pain 24/7. It truly limits my activity, as it is excruciating and movement makes it much worse.
I am hoping to arrange an evaluation by a pain specialist I have not seen before now. I need him to inject a few joints. I hope he will do this, as long as doi9ng so is safe.
Also experiencing an exacerbation is asthma. I keep trying!

Love to All!

Hi Jennifer!

Christina has mentioned GOODRX. I just want to share the fact that this program has saved my mother 80% more than did her insurer... on topicals!

Get your self seen by someone ASAP , you truly need injections to stop this constant higher than hell chronic pain.

I’m so worried for you

Well ! When we got home last night I started dragging in our luggage and oxygen concentrator etc while my husband was busy getting the well back up and running and putting in a new house water filter.. I unpacked everything and had planned to start laundry today but .... Nope !

Well I have totally wrecked my back. I have taken Feldene and living in my heating pad. This really sucks!

Steve had to literally help me get out of bed, ugh embarrassing

~Christina ,
am glad that you have steve in your life to help you!
I am hoping coyote that the injections help.
Good luck with the water exercises Jennifer! I used to swim in high school. Now would not dream of putting on a swim suit!
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First day back on low carb. It wasn’t so bad. I had a carb heavy dinner but I didn’t eat carbs all day so it was a win. 80g carbs total. Trying to keep it under 80 now.

I hope to lose the five pounds I gained in the last month, knowing it probably won’t go lower than that.

I sometimes wish I had a weight scale. I'm curious to see if my fasting has successfully removed some weight/fat yet or not. Anyway,

The cold isn't any worse today (I think), so I'm not sure if that means I'll get better sooner or this will drag on forever.... I don't think I really have much else important to say...or maybe

Gonna try to work out again tonight. Plan to start fasting again at 10. I know it's a little later, but I want to work out and still be able to have a bite before bed. I was so ravenous last night and even today AFTER breaking my fast...i really need to feel full so I can sleep well tonight. Something about 8 uninterrupted hours...does anybody get that?! I sure as he'll don't! Wake up at least once, usually twice, on good nights.

I love your fighting spirit. I have not changed our “ diet” yet , we have literally been too exhausted to go out since we got home late Saturday night.

I surely do not get 8 hours of sleep, no to mention uninterrupted sleep.
I do not know of anyone getting 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep, but maybe there are people who are so lucky?

I find that whenever I fast , I start to feel like I am coming down with a cold.
I will, sometimes, even start alternating sweats and shaking chills. It is worse for me, of course, when I am doing something like a 2-3 day fast.

I am sorry, I should know this: Are you doing intermittent fasting?

It sounds like you are giving your program a good shot!

Thanks for the reply, I was wondering where I made this post about uninterrupted sleep. Yeah, I actually think my husband might be capable of getting it, which makes me jealous. On the other hand, I may have had a sprinkling of this in my life and with the most recent, I didn't actually feel any more rested. But anyway, my typical is interrupted.

Don't be sorry! You can't k ow everything about everyone WC! *hugs* But yes, I am intermittent fasting. Nothing like 2-3 days though, just like about 14hours a day. (It's not exact, due to varying things in my life) But yeah, it's been about 5 or 6 days now...thing is, I might need to take a break for "women stuff", but maybe just a day or two. We will see.

Today I'm doing good. Slept enough last night (I think), and now I'm going to break my fast...a little late, but I got sucked into PC again. Lol

I hope this doesn't seem obnoxious to write, but I can get 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep. With my Seroquel XR (and other medications), it's easy as long as I take my meds on time, go to bed at a good time (with quiet and dark), and am otherwise not in a mood episode.

I need to weigh myself again, but even though I have a scale, I have found that weighing myself more than once per week is a bad idea.

I cannot go to sleep hungry and I do tend to get a bit hungry a while after dinner. I am also miserable if I skip breakfast, though I usually don't need a big breakfast. I think my appetite issues are related to my Seroquel XR. Luckily, I am not overly hungry during the middle of the day. Sometimes I almost forget about lunch or eat a very small one. Dinner is inevitably big because my husband is hungry after work. I also love to cook nice things for him. Lately I've been craving salty stuff, which is unusual for me. Usually I crave sweet stuff.

I barely drink alcohol at all, compared to the past, but I feel that my consumption is inching up a little. I need to get back down more.

I did well doing 14 our fasting every 24 hours. I will do it again...soon!

I used to get soo hungry during "women stuff!" Uggh!!!

I hope this all works well for you!

I think it is great you get longer nights of sleep! If someone didn't I would not think it is possible!

I cannot sleep hungry either. I make sure I have extra protein at dinner. If I think I am going to be hungry in the night, I eat some protein just before I go to bed.

not obnoxious. happy for you! i guess it just bothers me, for example, when my husband will sometimes complain about a poor night's sleep and deny the fact that i have a bad night (or bad nights rather). True I have the time to take naps, but even that doesn't always work. Meh! I don't really feel i should be complaining today. i'm in a good mood/good place...despite anything else.

Back on the diet bandwagon....my friend’s 50yrs old in April. My goal is to lose some weight by then.

Wildflowerchild, I suffer from severe claustrophobia. I need annual mri’s and had my last one done under sedation. I was knocked out cold and it was fantastic.

Well did some grocery shopping tonight. I got sone great deals on foods I had already planned on getting.

This week my husband and I are still going to eat a few things that aren’t all that healthy but we are eating nothing after dinner, late night grazing has become a real problem for us both.

I normally just eat one meal a day, but with rolling into a basic diabetic diet I will need to eat something for both breakfast and lunch it will be a big struggle for me. But I need to start monitoring my blood sugar even tho I do not have diabetes but checking my blood sugar I will be able to help adjust foods/ portions etc

By the 3rd week we should have things pretty figured out. I will take another week or so to truly cut back portions to the correct size, stomachs need a couple weeks to shrink of course.

My husband will give up on diets/ food changes quickly if he truly feels hungry so a slow decrease in portion size is going to be the smartest.

Basically a month from now we will be fully on board. My husband will jump on the scale daily. I really want him to just check weekly. I think it’s just mentally easier. I can not go near a scale. But my clothing will tell me if I’m making progress..

I want to wish everyone that is making lifestyle changes with foods and physical activities all get results so we will all continue on to better physical health

stomachache on and off all day. Was really nauseated in the morning almost to the point of "getting sick", but that has thankfully passed. Now it's just a little upset stomach every time i eat (lunch and dinner). Probably the food was a little spicy...and I'm just pmsing bleh!

I'm glad your tummy has recovered, giddykitty.

It is lunch time, but I'm not at all hungry because I ate two breakfasts. I don't always eat two breakfasts, but more often than I should. The problem is that hubby wants to eat breakfast together early in the morning. I have to put it on the table. Ideally, I'd rather just eat a "brunch" at 10:30 am instead of an early breakfast at 6:50 am. I somehow get ultra hungry at 10:30 am. Another strange part is that I only want semi-sweet stuff at 6:50 am, while by 10:30 am I crave savory stuff (i.e. eggs and meat).

it's...well, past lunchtime here and I'm not hungry either! I did eat a late breakfast, so I will probably skip lunch or just have a small portion.

oh, and my cold is still here. lost my voice, kinda, this morning...haven't talked all day so not sure if it's still gone or not. lol But I feel better. I hope this doesn't last long, although as he was leaving for work husband said he thought he might be coming down with a cold so ugh...we might be at this for a little longer. :P