Day 8

I just can't seem to win.  My hubby felt ill for the past couple days and wanted to go to the doctors. (He never goes to the doctors.  In fact this is the first time he has ever gone to this office in the five years we have been at this office.) I took my opportunity to tell me penny pinch hubby that I should get checked out too while we are there.  ( Had strong suspicions of Strep throat)  The verdict...Strep throat.  See, I can't win.  Now I (along with the hubby and soon, our daughter too) will be on antibiotics for a week and a half.  I am hoping that this will make me feel better in the breathing department. The Intercostal Neuralgia is starting to get better but the strep has made breathing hard as well. 

I know I will feel better and I will get back to running and I will start the C25k again.  I just know it!!  I am just not sure when.  *sigh* I am on the right track though.  I had pain all weekend in my back but I see the end of the tunnel. I know it won't be long. 

Day 7

Memorial Day!  Thank you to all who served and died for my freedoms!!  You are so brave!!

Today I still feel achy and tired. My husband and daughter feel the same.  We are traveling to see some family and eat pizza and desserts but it will be a short stay.


We got home from our visit and we all just want to go to bed.  No exercise or anything today.  The pizza was not a good choice to eat but the dessert had lots of berries in it.  Does that count as good??

I have a doctors appointment tomorrow. I really need to feel less pain so I can start to exercise again.  Running being the ultimate goal.  Hopefully the visit will be a good one. I also need to be sure I drink a lot of water tomorrow.  I have to try to eat better too. I need to make better choices.  I have gained some weight since the last time I posted my weight.  I am now at 199!!!!! Terrible! Just terrible!

I hope to have a better post tomorrow about my progress. I feel like I am failing, and so quickly.

Day 6

Today is a Sunday and nothing really ever gets done on Sundays.  I take this time to go to church and rest in between services. My family watches movies or takes naps.  I love my Sunday afternoon naps.

I think we all have caught something. I feel sore and achy, my husband has a high fever along with my daughter.  So far the baby and my other son seem fine.

My eating was splotchy today. I just grazed and what I grazed on was very bad. Terrible in fact. I ate some candy and some leftover meatballs and cheese. ugh.

Day 5

I am still in pain today.  Slept horrible last night.  The family and I went to the beach today with a favorite cousin.  It was a lot of fun.  The water was really warm and relaxing.  I needed that time.  It felt good to do that.

I took some aspirin and it is late.  I am going to grab an ice pack and a heating pad for the pain and head to bed.   I am hoping tomorrow will be a better day.  Sitting in the church pews is no easy task when your back aches as much as mine does. 

I guess I did get a little exercise.  I held my toddler in the water 90% of the time and the other 10% when my hubby was holding him I was able to float around.  It felt good to move a bit. 

Day 4

Day four was painful.  After seeing the massage therapist and doc today I am in pain again. The massage therapist is working on loosening my muscles up to help my back go back into place.  I felt something in my back move when she did it and I am thinking that my muscles should probably stay tight.  *laughing*  

I did not sleep well last night.  I am trying very hard to not pig out on chocolate but I think I may fail. Tuesday I just might buy a new filter for my camera lens so that i do not buy candy.  I need to busy myself so I do not go crazy.  I am an emotional eater. I hate being in pain and I hate feeling like I want to run so bad and yet I can't.  *growling*

Day 3

I felt great today!!  My back did not give me as much trouble as it has been giving me for a month and a half.  I felt like I had more energy too.  I think I slept better.  I also had 2 cups of caffeinated coffee this morning after dropping the two older kids off at school.  I normally do not drink caffeine but I got a sample of some Foldger's and it was yummy! 

I did some housework with relatively no pain today.  That was wonderful!  I even got some primer and painted some stains that were on the walls in the kids bedrooms and hallway.  

I feel like there is a light at the end of this tunnel.  I feel like I am finally healing from this car accident. It has been too long.  Maybe in a few weeks I will be running again.  I still have some trouble breathing with the Intercostal Neuralgia but I feel that is even starting to heal.  I started to get a migraine later this afternoon so I took something for that and it is simmering down.

Tomorrow,  if I am up to it after the chiropractor appointment,  I will try to do some exercises that the doc allows. I will ask him what I should be able to do without haulting any healing.  I can not wait to start the c25k all over again.  I am so anxious just sitting around and not doing much.

Day 2

Today was kind of nice.  I had a chiropractor appointment and the adjustment was good as well as the massage therapist.  The massage therapist found some sore spots on my back that were causing some of the breathing issues.  I am sore but I know I should get a better nights sleep tonight and feel better in the morning. Boy, I can not wait until I get over all these injuries from the car accident.  I can not wait until I can run again.  I know that even when my back is better,  I will have some breathing recovery to do.  I get winded easily and I just know that the aerobics will be hard on me.  One day at a time. 

I did some housework today after the doctor appointment. It was hard to breath but I got through it.  That is progress.  A week ago I could not even vacuum without feeling breathless but today i not only vacuumed but I also did tons of dishes and cleaned the kids bathroom.  Yay!!

That was the extent of my exercise today.  My stomach is feeling funny so I am taking it easy now.  I even skipped church tonight.   That is rare. 

I weighed myself.   dum, dum, dum.... (my version of a drum roll) a whopping 196!!  ( I am 5' 11".)  Yikes!!

I do not think I drank enough water today. I will try harder tomorrow to drink lots.  I bought some of the Mio to add to your water. It tastes pretty good. It is almost like drinking Koolaid.  Tastes very sweet but there is no sugar.  Bonus!!