After my physical therapy appointment, I walked a 5K in 44:48. The miles were 14:45, 14:50, and 13.57 with no running this time. I was rushed for time, but got the walk in and still met Jason on time after baseball camp.
Day 32 of South Beach Diet
Breakfast: 5.5oz V8 and one mini spinach quiche
Lunch: turkey lunch meat, cheese stick, and a few soy nuts
Snack: hummus with a spoon while working (too busy to deal with veggies)
Dinner: tuna with a little miracle whip, cooked cauliflower, 3/4 of a raw red bell pepper
Drinks: water all day
Val and Jason are 90% packed. Val did it herself with minimal guidance from me. Ken packed Jason last night. I'm probably 70% packed. Ken hasn't started yet but he facilitated the rest of our packing by doing all the laundry.
Tonight is Val's last softball game of the season. The highlight of her season was a grand slam home run during her last game and her team says she needs another of those tonight. They have a tough opponent. Tomorrow is a swim meet day preceeded by volleyball camp and baseball camp at various times during the day so I'll be busy carting around kids to activities and getting everything ready for the meet. Oh, and packing for vacation. In between everything, I still have a few things to cleanup work-wise. Then we are off to Nebraska on Thursday.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Vacation clothes
Another busy day trying to clear out work and get ready for vacation.
I walked a 5K this morning in 47:00. The miles were 16:01, 15:31, and 14:13. I ran about 200 yards a couple of times into the run because my pace was slow and I needed to get back home to get ready for work. For some reason, I just couldn't get the fast walking thing going this morning. And I gained 3 pounds in 2 days over the weekend - without cheating on the diet at all or overeating. Ken says it's just cycle issues and he's probably right - retaining water and all. But it is incredibly depressing and demotivating.
On a postive note, I was able to find 9 different outfits in my closet that actually fit to take to Nebraska (plus running clothes). I also picked up a casual summer dress for the reunion. It's not as deep-cut as the Diva one I wore on Saturday, but Mindy, I promise you that it still shows shoulder.
Day 31 of South Beach Diet
Breakfast: mini spinach quiches (2)
Lunch: chicken salad over lettuce
Snack: a few cocoa roasted almonds
Dinner: blue cheese burger with no bun and romain/cucumber salad with soy nuts and less than a tablespoon of Thousand Island dressing (I needed the dressing tonight)
Drink: water all day
I walked a 5K this morning in 47:00. The miles were 16:01, 15:31, and 14:13. I ran about 200 yards a couple of times into the run because my pace was slow and I needed to get back home to get ready for work. For some reason, I just couldn't get the fast walking thing going this morning. And I gained 3 pounds in 2 days over the weekend - without cheating on the diet at all or overeating. Ken says it's just cycle issues and he's probably right - retaining water and all. But it is incredibly depressing and demotivating.
On a postive note, I was able to find 9 different outfits in my closet that actually fit to take to Nebraska (plus running clothes). I also picked up a casual summer dress for the reunion. It's not as deep-cut as the Diva one I wore on Saturday, but Mindy, I promise you that it still shows shoulder.
Day 31 of South Beach Diet
Breakfast: mini spinach quiches (2)
Lunch: chicken salad over lettuce
Snack: a few cocoa roasted almonds
Dinner: blue cheese burger with no bun and romain/cucumber salad with soy nuts and less than a tablespoon of Thousand Island dressing (I needed the dressing tonight)
Drink: water all day
Monday, June 28, 2010
Nebraska prep
Another day without a walk or run. Just too much going on, I guess. I could have probably fit a quick one in at dusk, but didn't.
Day 30 of South Beach Diet
Breakfast: egg over medium and two strips of precooked bacon
Lunch at Jason's baseball season-end party: grilled chicken, dill pickles, iceberg lettuce, 1 slice of tomato, 1 hotdog (no bun), baked beans (with as much sauce strained as possible - the sauce had brown sugar in it)
Dinner: spicy hummus eaten with cucumbers, celery, and portabella mushrooms
Drink: water all day
It was really tough hanging out at the baseball party with nothing to do and with a huge potluck full of high carb food. I wanted chips and brownies.
We're headed to Nebraska this week and only have 3 full days to get ready and packed. I don't even know what I'm wearing to the reunion party. Ken is taking care of the laundry tonight and then we'll have to pack tomorrow and Tuesday. We also have baseball camp, volleyball camp, and swimming Monday and Tuesday. We won't have time for anything on Wednesday since we'll have a late swim meet that night and then getting up early to catch the plane on Thursday. It will be a whirlwind before vacation so I'm really looking forward to things slowing down a little while we are in Nebraska.
Day 30 of South Beach Diet
Breakfast: egg over medium and two strips of precooked bacon
Lunch at Jason's baseball season-end party: grilled chicken, dill pickles, iceberg lettuce, 1 slice of tomato, 1 hotdog (no bun), baked beans (with as much sauce strained as possible - the sauce had brown sugar in it)
Dinner: spicy hummus eaten with cucumbers, celery, and portabella mushrooms
Drink: water all day
It was really tough hanging out at the baseball party with nothing to do and with a huge potluck full of high carb food. I wanted chips and brownies.
We're headed to Nebraska this week and only have 3 full days to get ready and packed. I don't even know what I'm wearing to the reunion party. Ken is taking care of the laundry tonight and then we'll have to pack tomorrow and Tuesday. We also have baseball camp, volleyball camp, and swimming Monday and Tuesday. We won't have time for anything on Wednesday since we'll have a late swim meet that night and then getting up early to catch the plane on Thursday. It will be a whirlwind before vacation so I'm really looking forward to things slowing down a little while we are in Nebraska.
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Val's grandslam and Kelly's Diva night
What a great night! Val hit a grand slam home run at her tournament softball game! I didn't get to see it but Ken called me immediately following and I told everyone who would listen (and even those trying not to hear).
I was at the Picnic with the Pops Wicked Divas night. It was fabulous. My girlfriend, Mindy and a friend of hers took the lead and set it all up via email. They invited friends and invited their friends to invite friends. It was a networking night, diva fashion. Mindy and her friend provided wine, water, plates, napkins, silverware, etc. and we all brought a dish to share. The event takes place on a huge lawn area near OSU campus where the Columbus Symphony Orchestra performs each Saturday evening in the summer.
Tonight they played songs that brought back my youth, and my former singer self. Two Broadway musical stars, former Elphabas (the Wicked Witch of the West) from WICKED, Julia Murney and Stephanie J Block, joined the orchestra and sang songs from Wicked as well and many other select Diva songs as below:
Overture to Gypsy
Selections from Carmen
Intro and All that Jazz from Chicago - reminded me of high school music camp (swing choir)
Don't Rain on my Parade (Funny Girl) - I won a regional talent contest singing this song. Mindy caught me singing this one and gave me the boa and took my pic. It is already on Facebook.
Back to Before (Ragtime)
My Fair Lady Medley - In grade school, Lee Ann and I learned all the words to the key songs and performed them for anyone who would listen.
Ragtime (Ragtime)
Think of Me (Phantom) - I sang a Phantom song for Jeff and Jen's wedding
Ring Them Bells (written for Liza Minnelli)
Congo
Songs of Diana Ross - I knew most of the lyrics to the songs in the medley.
No More Tears (Diana and Barbra!) - ohhhhh, a former karaoke circuit song that I sang frequently with Fran
My Heart will Go On (Titanic)
Over the Rainbow (Wizard of Oz) - reminded me of a recent visit to Oz
Defying Gravity (Wicked) - what an incredible song - my incredible husband says this song reminds him of me because I defy gravity
There were several other songs on the program, but they had to cut it short because of thunder and lightening and rain. We packed up without much rain and headed to the cars. I helped Mindy take some things to her car and then headed to an adjacent lot to my own car. I wasn't 100 yards away from her car before the torrential downpour started. I put my soft-sided cooler over my head and continued to my car, laughing and talking with others who didn't make it to their cars on time.
The 20 or so women who showed up got to know each other, sang, drank wine, and had lots of fun. There was even chair dancing involved. I stayed on my diet, believe it or not. Mindy said I looked great and we laughed about how I was showing more skin than she had ever seen on me. My diva outfit was a sundress I bought for Florida this year (when I had the huge expander breasts). Now it is even more deep cut, but I wore it anyway. Mindy and her friends said it was perfect for the occasion and Mindy said I should wear it to the reunion. I doubt I'll have the guts to do that. We'll see. I haven't found another outfit to wear yet, so I might get stuck with it by default. We leave in 5 days.
Day 29 of South Beach Diet:
Breakfast: scrambled eggs with salsa and spinach
Lunch: Chipotle salad with chicken, guacamole, and hot sauce
Snack: Turkey lunch meat and a 5.5 oz V8
Dinner: veggies and hummus, 3 shrimp cocktail, and a little chicken salad at the concert
Drinks: water all day and red wine and water at the concert
No walking or running today. Just lots of cleaning/housework.
I was at the Picnic with the Pops Wicked Divas night. It was fabulous. My girlfriend, Mindy and a friend of hers took the lead and set it all up via email. They invited friends and invited their friends to invite friends. It was a networking night, diva fashion. Mindy and her friend provided wine, water, plates, napkins, silverware, etc. and we all brought a dish to share. The event takes place on a huge lawn area near OSU campus where the Columbus Symphony Orchestra performs each Saturday evening in the summer.
Tonight they played songs that brought back my youth, and my former singer self. Two Broadway musical stars, former Elphabas (the Wicked Witch of the West) from WICKED, Julia Murney and Stephanie J Block, joined the orchestra and sang songs from Wicked as well and many other select Diva songs as below:
Overture to Gypsy
Selections from Carmen
Intro and All that Jazz from Chicago - reminded me of high school music camp (swing choir)
Don't Rain on my Parade (Funny Girl) - I won a regional talent contest singing this song. Mindy caught me singing this one and gave me the boa and took my pic. It is already on Facebook.
Back to Before (Ragtime)
My Fair Lady Medley - In grade school, Lee Ann and I learned all the words to the key songs and performed them for anyone who would listen.
Ragtime (Ragtime)
Think of Me (Phantom) - I sang a Phantom song for Jeff and Jen's wedding
Ring Them Bells (written for Liza Minnelli)
Congo
Songs of Diana Ross - I knew most of the lyrics to the songs in the medley.
No More Tears (Diana and Barbra!) - ohhhhh, a former karaoke circuit song that I sang frequently with Fran
My Heart will Go On (Titanic)
Over the Rainbow (Wizard of Oz) - reminded me of a recent visit to Oz
Defying Gravity (Wicked) - what an incredible song - my incredible husband says this song reminds him of me because I defy gravity
There were several other songs on the program, but they had to cut it short because of thunder and lightening and rain. We packed up without much rain and headed to the cars. I helped Mindy take some things to her car and then headed to an adjacent lot to my own car. I wasn't 100 yards away from her car before the torrential downpour started. I put my soft-sided cooler over my head and continued to my car, laughing and talking with others who didn't make it to their cars on time.
The 20 or so women who showed up got to know each other, sang, drank wine, and had lots of fun. There was even chair dancing involved. I stayed on my diet, believe it or not. Mindy said I looked great and we laughed about how I was showing more skin than she had ever seen on me. My diva outfit was a sundress I bought for Florida this year (when I had the huge expander breasts). Now it is even more deep cut, but I wore it anyway. Mindy and her friends said it was perfect for the occasion and Mindy said I should wear it to the reunion. I doubt I'll have the guts to do that. We'll see. I haven't found another outfit to wear yet, so I might get stuck with it by default. We leave in 5 days.
Day 29 of South Beach Diet:
Breakfast: scrambled eggs with salsa and spinach
Lunch: Chipotle salad with chicken, guacamole, and hot sauce
Snack: Turkey lunch meat and a 5.5 oz V8
Dinner: veggies and hummus, 3 shrimp cocktail, and a little chicken salad at the concert
Drinks: water all day and red wine and water at the concert
No walking or running today. Just lots of cleaning/housework.
Friday, June 25, 2010
Tried running
At my post-op appointment yesterday, the doc was wishy-washy on the running thing. I asked several times before the operation and he said 6 weeks. Consistently. Then, during my appointment on Thursday, Ken asked about running and the doc said 4 weeks (which was this week).
So I decided to be wishy-washy myself. I alternated walking and running a 5K which I did in 39:16. It was nearly dark and then completely dark, so I couldn't count on glancing at my watch to know when to switch, so I just switched every time a song changed on my mp3 player. So that's (very roughly) 3 minutes walking, followed by 3 minutes running. My miles were 14:08, 11:53, and 12:03. My pace varied widely, which is not at all how I usually run. I'm usually pretty consistent. Today my running pace ranged from 8:11 (downhill at the end of a mile) to 11:57 (uphill and nearing the end of a song).
The more important news though is how the running impacted my chest and lymphedema. Neither is great news.
Even though I had finger sleeves on two fingers, my left index finger swelled a little more with this walk/run. I can't tell whether my middle finger or the back of my hand swelled too. Maybe a little. I have a finger sleeve on the problem finger and a compression glove on right now. I hope it helps.
As for my chest . . . when I started the process walking, that was fine. However, very quickly after I started running I realized I had the wrong bra on. In my haste to beat the darkness, I didn't change out of the cotton sports bra I had on during Val's softball game. So after mile 1, I stopped at my house and ran in to change bras. I put the most compressing running bra I have on and then went back out. The new bra helped a lot, but I was still surprised by the bounce.
I know it's been 7 months since I had real breasts, and having those huge unmovable bricks for 6 months is burned in my memory, but I'm pretty sure I did not bounce as much in November as I did today. Granted, my larger chested friends would slap me up-side the head if they heard me talking like this, because I'm describing a very slight shift as a bounce. I doubt anyone but me would notice it. However, it's strange because I honestly think the implants are softer and bouncier than my real ones. It defies reason. They are smaller, made of of gel, but somehow bouncier.
When getting into the shower after the run, I also noticed that the scars were not happy about the run either. They were bright red (especially the right one) and not amused at the beating they just took for nearly 40 minutes. Now I'm wearing my post-op zip-in-the-front compression bra. I'll wear it to bed tonight to make amends.
Given how the running went tonight, I think I'll give it a rest for awhile and try again after my countdown is done on July 6.
Day 28 of South Beach Diet
Breakfast: I had breakfast at Eggfast by my office. It was really, really good. I had Migas (Tex-Mex scrambled eggs) with chorizo (seasoned pork) and chipotle sauce. It was spicy and wonderful. I had them hold the chips and tortillas.
Lunch: chicken lunch meat
Snack: string cheese, piece of colby, and half an avocado
Dinner: 5.5oz V8 and soy nuts at Val's baseball game
I didn't mean to eat so little today, I just ate on-the-go all day and only got a sit-down meal at breakfast.
So I decided to be wishy-washy myself. I alternated walking and running a 5K which I did in 39:16. It was nearly dark and then completely dark, so I couldn't count on glancing at my watch to know when to switch, so I just switched every time a song changed on my mp3 player. So that's (very roughly) 3 minutes walking, followed by 3 minutes running. My miles were 14:08, 11:53, and 12:03. My pace varied widely, which is not at all how I usually run. I'm usually pretty consistent. Today my running pace ranged from 8:11 (downhill at the end of a mile) to 11:57 (uphill and nearing the end of a song).
The more important news though is how the running impacted my chest and lymphedema. Neither is great news.
Even though I had finger sleeves on two fingers, my left index finger swelled a little more with this walk/run. I can't tell whether my middle finger or the back of my hand swelled too. Maybe a little. I have a finger sleeve on the problem finger and a compression glove on right now. I hope it helps.
As for my chest . . . when I started the process walking, that was fine. However, very quickly after I started running I realized I had the wrong bra on. In my haste to beat the darkness, I didn't change out of the cotton sports bra I had on during Val's softball game. So after mile 1, I stopped at my house and ran in to change bras. I put the most compressing running bra I have on and then went back out. The new bra helped a lot, but I was still surprised by the bounce.
I know it's been 7 months since I had real breasts, and having those huge unmovable bricks for 6 months is burned in my memory, but I'm pretty sure I did not bounce as much in November as I did today. Granted, my larger chested friends would slap me up-side the head if they heard me talking like this, because I'm describing a very slight shift as a bounce. I doubt anyone but me would notice it. However, it's strange because I honestly think the implants are softer and bouncier than my real ones. It defies reason. They are smaller, made of of gel, but somehow bouncier.
When getting into the shower after the run, I also noticed that the scars were not happy about the run either. They were bright red (especially the right one) and not amused at the beating they just took for nearly 40 minutes. Now I'm wearing my post-op zip-in-the-front compression bra. I'll wear it to bed tonight to make amends.
Given how the running went tonight, I think I'll give it a rest for awhile and try again after my countdown is done on July 6.
Day 28 of South Beach Diet
Breakfast: I had breakfast at Eggfast by my office. It was really, really good. I had Migas (Tex-Mex scrambled eggs) with chorizo (seasoned pork) and chipotle sauce. It was spicy and wonderful. I had them hold the chips and tortillas.
Lunch: chicken lunch meat
Snack: string cheese, piece of colby, and half an avocado
Dinner: 5.5oz V8 and soy nuts at Val's baseball game
I didn't mean to eat so little today, I just ate on-the-go all day and only got a sit-down meal at breakfast.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Post-op appointment #2
I did not make time to walk today. And our main computer broke. And Ken needs the laptop, so this will be short.
Day 27 of South Beach Diet:
Breakfast: chicken lunch meat
Lunch: hummus on romaine and mixed greens; cucumbers
Dinner: chicken lunch meat, cheese stick, cocoa roasted almonds
Drinks: water all day
I had a post-op appointment with the plastic surgeon today. It was pretty uneventful and I don't have much to report. After the 6 week countdown is complete, I can start doing weights again in addition to running. I can wear underwire bras now if I can tolerate them (he says most women don't tolerate them well). Oh, and I almost forgot . . . he took off the steri-strips that had practically merged with my skin. OK, so it wasn't that bad, but he was amazed they were still on and attached so well.
Day 27 of South Beach Diet:
Breakfast: chicken lunch meat
Lunch: hummus on romaine and mixed greens; cucumbers
Dinner: chicken lunch meat, cheese stick, cocoa roasted almonds
Drinks: water all day
I had a post-op appointment with the plastic surgeon today. It was pretty uneventful and I don't have much to report. After the 6 week countdown is complete, I can start doing weights again in addition to running. I can wear underwire bras now if I can tolerate them (he says most women don't tolerate them well). Oh, and I almost forgot . . . he took off the steri-strips that had practically merged with my skin. OK, so it wasn't that bad, but he was amazed they were still on and attached so well.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
I'm a pear
It was a scorcher today - heat and suffocating humidity. At 11:50pm it is still 80 degrees F.
This morning, I slept in, had breakfast, and talked with the kids before going out for a walk at about 10:30 or so. I lasted 2 miles (15:14 and 14:37) and then gave up and came inside. I also officiated the entire 5 hour swim meet beginning at 5:30 and sweated like crazy, so I'm counting that as exercise too. I was on my feet on concrete the whole time. When I could, I stretched a little and did some isometric abs and quads. I've noticed that my hamstrings are in much better shape than my quads. They even look better. They look like totally different legs from the back vs the front. I know I need to bite the bullet and start cycling. I hate the cycle.
Day 26 of South Beach Diet
Breakfast: hard boiled egg
Lunch: spinach salad with steak, black beans, and a salsa/sour cream mixture
Snack: edamame
Dinner: pulled chicken sandwich (minus bun) from the swim team concession stand - the sauce mixed in seemed to be some type of cream of chicken soup mixture.
Drink: water all day
In an earlier post, I confessed that I have 3 sizes of clothes in my closet and I just ignore what doesn't fit. So today I went shopping in my closet and tried on clothes. I only got through the shorts and capris before I had to get everything ready for the swim meet.
The good news is that I have more shorts/capris that fit than don't fit. I've got 3 that are too big, 2 I could wear with a belt, 8 that fit, and 5 that are too small. When I started the South Beach Diet 26 days ago, I was wearing the 3 that are now too big. Mixed in with the smaller shorts I found two pair of jeans that I didn't think I'd ever get into again. One fits and the other is still too snug, but no longer inconceivable to wear someday. I was happy I could actually fasten everything I tried on, even what was deemed too small to wear.
In the next few days or this weekend, I'll try on work pants, skirts, and shirts/blouses. Then I need to determine what outfits I can make out of what fits. It's a good thing I have separates. My top and bottom have changed in relation to each other quite a bit. Now I'm back to size 6 or 8 on the top and 10 or 11 on the bottom. If it weren't for my wide shoulders, I'd be a pear.
This morning, I slept in, had breakfast, and talked with the kids before going out for a walk at about 10:30 or so. I lasted 2 miles (15:14 and 14:37) and then gave up and came inside. I also officiated the entire 5 hour swim meet beginning at 5:30 and sweated like crazy, so I'm counting that as exercise too. I was on my feet on concrete the whole time. When I could, I stretched a little and did some isometric abs and quads. I've noticed that my hamstrings are in much better shape than my quads. They even look better. They look like totally different legs from the back vs the front. I know I need to bite the bullet and start cycling. I hate the cycle.
Day 26 of South Beach Diet
Breakfast: hard boiled egg
Lunch: spinach salad with steak, black beans, and a salsa/sour cream mixture
Snack: edamame
Dinner: pulled chicken sandwich (minus bun) from the swim team concession stand - the sauce mixed in seemed to be some type of cream of chicken soup mixture.
Drink: water all day
In an earlier post, I confessed that I have 3 sizes of clothes in my closet and I just ignore what doesn't fit. So today I went shopping in my closet and tried on clothes. I only got through the shorts and capris before I had to get everything ready for the swim meet.
The good news is that I have more shorts/capris that fit than don't fit. I've got 3 that are too big, 2 I could wear with a belt, 8 that fit, and 5 that are too small. When I started the South Beach Diet 26 days ago, I was wearing the 3 that are now too big. Mixed in with the smaller shorts I found two pair of jeans that I didn't think I'd ever get into again. One fits and the other is still too snug, but no longer inconceivable to wear someday. I was happy I could actually fasten everything I tried on, even what was deemed too small to wear.
In the next few days or this weekend, I'll try on work pants, skirts, and shirts/blouses. Then I need to determine what outfits I can make out of what fits. It's a good thing I have separates. My top and bottom have changed in relation to each other quite a bit. Now I'm back to size 6 or 8 on the top and 10 or 11 on the bottom. If it weren't for my wide shoulders, I'd be a pear.
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