Crazy busy times! The past 2 weeks have been insane for work and home and such. No formal exercise, but I've been helping my parents with their new house, so that has been some interesting exercise for me. I've become a real whimp with my arms and things like painting and hanging curtain rods make my arms ache. But it's good for them. I need to get back into shape.
My hand has been swelling quite a bit lately. Next week I'll go see my physical therapst lymphedema expert and try to figure out what's going on. In the meantime, I'm wrapping it with the full wrap at night and wearing the glove during the day.
My parents bought a house in Pickerington, Ohio but will not move from Nebraska for at least a year, probably longer, so we're getting the house ready to rent. If you know of anyone who wants to rent a 3 bedroom/2 bath ranch in Pickerington, let me know!
I'm not strictly doing South Beach anymore but am still watching carbs and maintaining my current weight. I'll start again with trying to lose when things get more under control. I know . . . like that will EVER happen.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Sunday, July 25, 2010
No diet this weekend
It's getting more difficult to keep on the diet lately. I'm not sure if that's because I'm sick of the foods I can eat or because I stalled and wasn't losing anymore weight anyway.
Yesterday I was totally off the diet since I ate an oatmeal raisin cookie, two rye rolls, a hotdog in a white bun, a smore, a beer, and two little bags of chips. I also ate some pro-diet food, but it was all cancelled out by the bad stuff.
We're at a camp site with Ken's sister and cousin Dave and their families. Today I'm not even trying to do South Beach. I'm also not getting in any exercise. That's ok, though. It's a nice break.
Yesterday at Ken's aunt/uncle's 50th anniversary party, I talked with a family friend who had a single mastectomy a couple of years ago. She wanted to know about reconstruction so we had quite a good chat about it. She might go with the option that uses belly or back tissue instead of implants. She's not sure though. She is from Canada, so we had some interesting discussions on health systems, too. I have great OSU insurance but she still paid a lot less for her doc visits and surgery than we did.
My parents and grandmother are arriving today and might be at our house before we make it back. It will be great to see them.
Yesterday I was totally off the diet since I ate an oatmeal raisin cookie, two rye rolls, a hotdog in a white bun, a smore, a beer, and two little bags of chips. I also ate some pro-diet food, but it was all cancelled out by the bad stuff.
We're at a camp site with Ken's sister and cousin Dave and their families. Today I'm not even trying to do South Beach. I'm also not getting in any exercise. That's ok, though. It's a nice break.
Yesterday at Ken's aunt/uncle's 50th anniversary party, I talked with a family friend who had a single mastectomy a couple of years ago. She wanted to know about reconstruction so we had quite a good chat about it. She might go with the option that uses belly or back tissue instead of implants. She's not sure though. She is from Canada, so we had some interesting discussions on health systems, too. I have great OSU insurance but she still paid a lot less for her doc visits and surgery than we did.
My parents and grandmother are arriving today and might be at our house before we make it back. It will be great to see them.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Swim banquet
Incredibly busy day today and up late tonight packing for a weekend trip. Worked all day and then straight to an all-evening swim team banquet. Val got all kinds of awards tonight including Most Valuable Swimmer for her age group for the season, Swimmer of the Meet for the Championship meet, and recognition for being on the team for 5 years. Both of the kids got their trophies and medals from champs and had lots of fun with their friends. The food was great too.
Day 56 of South Beach Diet
Breakfast: incredible egg and spicy sausage dish at EggFast (breakfast meeting for work)
Lunch: I skipped lunch because of a large, late breakfast
Dinner: pulled pork with no bbq sauce, two different yummy salads, and 2 full sugar desserts that are definitely not on the diet!
I came home after the banquet and mowed the lawn (half of it basically in the dark - that was a challenge). My hand swelled a bit after mowing the lawn. I have no idea why it decided to do that. It hasn't swollen since I was in Nebraska.
I haven't been getting to exercise much lately and I don't foresee opportunities in my immediate future. Although I'm bringing my running stuff on our weekend trip, I doubt I'll get the chance to use it.
Day 56 of South Beach Diet
Breakfast: incredible egg and spicy sausage dish at EggFast (breakfast meeting for work)
Lunch: I skipped lunch because of a large, late breakfast
Dinner: pulled pork with no bbq sauce, two different yummy salads, and 2 full sugar desserts that are definitely not on the diet!
I came home after the banquet and mowed the lawn (half of it basically in the dark - that was a challenge). My hand swelled a bit after mowing the lawn. I have no idea why it decided to do that. It hasn't swollen since I was in Nebraska.
I haven't been getting to exercise much lately and I don't foresee opportunities in my immediate future. Although I'm bringing my running stuff on our weekend trip, I doubt I'll get the chance to use it.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Champs swim meet
I was too tired last night to post, so I'm doing it today instead.
Yesterday was my regular day off with the kids (I take Wednesdays off in the summer, Ken takes Mondays and Fridays). I was pretty sore from my weights workout on Tuesday so I was cautious with the run/walk yesterday morning. I walked a mile and then ran two. My miles were 15:59, 10:54, and 10:44. The 5K was 38:55, I think. I stopped off-the-clock for a couple of minutes between each mile to stretch my very tight lower back, in a successful attempt to keep it from cramping.
My progress on losing weight has stalled. I have been eating more carbs lately, but not "bad" carbs and nothing crazy like sweets. I'm okay with this plateau, though. I'm holding steady at 10 pounds below where I was 3 days after surgery. I'm also down a size. Today will be a tough day for the diet since I'll be at the kids' summer championship swim meet from 7am to 8pm or so.
Day 54 of South Beach Diet (yesterday)
Breakfast: hard boiled egg
Snack after run: Atkins energy bar
Lunch: salad with chicken, black beans, guacamole, and hot sauce from Del Mar
Snack: lots of cocoa roasted almonds (way too many) and some soy nuts
Dinner: roasted chicken and ground sirloin mixed with spaghetti sauce, cheese, and mushrooms
Drinks: Powerade Zero, water
Day 55 of South Beach Diet
Breakfast: eggs cooked with mushrooms, asparagus, and cheese
At the swim meet: lots of cocoa roasted almonds, lunchables meat and a little cheese, string cheese, hard boiled egg, V8
Drinks: iced tea, Powerade Zero, G2, and water - it was HOT at the meet today; when I got home I also had more water and a huge glass of skim milk
Val and Jason both did great at the meet today. Both scored points for their team in individual events. Jason was in the fastest heats for everything despite being only 9 in the 9/10 age group. Both kids also improved their times by over a second in each individual event. Val shaved 6 seconds off her IM! Val was clean-up (last swimmer) on the 11/12 girl "A" (fastest) relays and they won both of them. For the medley relay, she chased down and beat the team that was ahead of them. It was very exciting.
Yesterday was my regular day off with the kids (I take Wednesdays off in the summer, Ken takes Mondays and Fridays). I was pretty sore from my weights workout on Tuesday so I was cautious with the run/walk yesterday morning. I walked a mile and then ran two. My miles were 15:59, 10:54, and 10:44. The 5K was 38:55, I think. I stopped off-the-clock for a couple of minutes between each mile to stretch my very tight lower back, in a successful attempt to keep it from cramping.
My progress on losing weight has stalled. I have been eating more carbs lately, but not "bad" carbs and nothing crazy like sweets. I'm okay with this plateau, though. I'm holding steady at 10 pounds below where I was 3 days after surgery. I'm also down a size. Today will be a tough day for the diet since I'll be at the kids' summer championship swim meet from 7am to 8pm or so.
Day 54 of South Beach Diet (yesterday)
Breakfast: hard boiled egg
Snack after run: Atkins energy bar
Lunch: salad with chicken, black beans, guacamole, and hot sauce from Del Mar
Snack: lots of cocoa roasted almonds (way too many) and some soy nuts
Dinner: roasted chicken and ground sirloin mixed with spaghetti sauce, cheese, and mushrooms
Drinks: Powerade Zero, water
Day 55 of South Beach Diet
Breakfast: eggs cooked with mushrooms, asparagus, and cheese
At the swim meet: lots of cocoa roasted almonds, lunchables meat and a little cheese, string cheese, hard boiled egg, V8
Drinks: iced tea, Powerade Zero, G2, and water - it was HOT at the meet today; when I got home I also had more water and a huge glass of skim milk
Val and Jason both did great at the meet today. Both scored points for their team in individual events. Jason was in the fastest heats for everything despite being only 9 in the 9/10 age group. Both kids also improved their times by over a second in each individual event. Val shaved 6 seconds off her IM! Val was clean-up (last swimmer) on the 11/12 girl "A" (fastest) relays and they won both of them. For the medley relay, she chased down and beat the team that was ahead of them. It was very exciting.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Gym workout today
Today was a great "Kelly" day. I worked most of the day, but took off a little early and went to the gym for almost 2 hours. I warmed up on the bike for 15 minutes (a little over 3 miles) and then did weights for an hour. I wrapped it all up with about 25 minutes of stretching.
The weights went a little better today. I used 10's for the benching (20 lbs instead of 15) and did sets of 15 instead of 10. I'm not sure how many I got in, maybe 5 or 6 during the hour. I also did lots of curls, military presses, tricep curls, leg presses, and worked my back, lats, and abs, too. Since I used more weight today (still WELL under what I used to use though), I expect to be more sore than after my first attempt last week.
After the workout, I took a book and went out for a very relaxing and wonderful dinner. Lastly, I attended Steve's father's calling hours and met Steve's wonderful family. Ken attended earlier during the work day with several other colleagues. My friend and colleague, Eunce (the fast walker) was there too and I heard I just missed the VP and AVP of HR. I was grateful that our office showed Steve appreciation and support by our presence.
Day 53 of South Beach Diet
Breakfast: hard boiled egg
Snack: 3 or 4 soy crisps
Lunch: spinach salad with cucumbers, mushrooms, roasted chicken, and hummus as dressing
Dinner: chicken caesar salad and 2 pieces of multigrain bread at La Chatelaine
Drinks: a great red wine (Malbec) with dinner and water
The weights went a little better today. I used 10's for the benching (20 lbs instead of 15) and did sets of 15 instead of 10. I'm not sure how many I got in, maybe 5 or 6 during the hour. I also did lots of curls, military presses, tricep curls, leg presses, and worked my back, lats, and abs, too. Since I used more weight today (still WELL under what I used to use though), I expect to be more sore than after my first attempt last week.
After the workout, I took a book and went out for a very relaxing and wonderful dinner. Lastly, I attended Steve's father's calling hours and met Steve's wonderful family. Ken attended earlier during the work day with several other colleagues. My friend and colleague, Eunce (the fast walker) was there too and I heard I just missed the VP and AVP of HR. I was grateful that our office showed Steve appreciation and support by our presence.
Day 53 of South Beach Diet
Breakfast: hard boiled egg
Snack: 3 or 4 soy crisps
Lunch: spinach salad with cucumbers, mushrooms, roasted chicken, and hummus as dressing
Dinner: chicken caesar salad and 2 pieces of multigrain bread at La Chatelaine
Drinks: a great red wine (Malbec) with dinner and water
Monday, July 19, 2010
Ran 5K and ate carbs
Tonight I ran a 5K in 34:18. Darn, I was just a little slower than my Race for the Cure on May 11 (that was 34:04). If I had known I was that close, I would have sprinted the last .1 and beat my time. Tonight, my miles were 11:31, 11:25, and 10:19. That's great - I'm finally back to negative splits as I think is best for me.
I followed up the 5K with a 2 mile walk at 16:48 and 18:15 (the last mile included stopping to stretch my calves a couple of times). I would have skipped most of the walk, but I was listening to Steverunner's 5th anniversary Phedippidations podcast and wanted to finish it. My Blackberry player doesn't allow me to exit a podcast and go directly back to where I left off. If I shut it down, I'd have to find my place again manually. The Blackberry folks could learn something from the folks who make my Sanza clip. Those people know MP3 players.
I felt pretty good for the run tonight. I started out much slower than I've been doing lately and I decided after 4 minutes that I didn't really feel like doing the run-walk-run thing tonight. I've been wanting to be able to run the 5K distance post-surgery, just to prove to myself that I can. Also now I officially qualify for the Galloway training method since he asserts that if you can run 3 miles, you can use his marathon training method.
However, I'm not training for a marathon. Well, I don't think I am. I'm training for a January half marathon in 2012. My friend Becky wants to do the all-female half marathon at Disney in 2012 and in a moment of pure insanity, I said I'd do it with her. She's in much better shape than I, of course, and does triathlons and such, but hey, I've done a half before, right? Of course that was before cancer and two surgeries and lymphedema, and loss of muscle mass and confidence. But I did successfully train for and run the half distance. I even did it in sub 2:30 which I didn't dream was possible. So, Disney being a place for dreams and all . . . .
Today didn't start as well as it ended. I was soooooo tired this morning. I had to drag myself out of bed, had no energy, and was most definitely in a Monday sort of mood. I knew this was not good for anyone who came in contact with me, or for my desire to continue employment. So I decided to eat some carbs today. I didn't have much time this morning, so I ate the left over soy cracker things at work since they had both carbs and protein. I also ate a piece of rye toast at lunch - and drank some caffeinated iced tea. I think it really helped. I ended up getting more energy and salvaged the day. Who knows? That may be a factor in me running the 5K without walking today. See, Mindy, I am learning a little about this "food is fuel" thing - thanks for the mentoring!
Day 52 of South Beach Diet
Breakfast: Hard boiled egg
Snack: soy sweet snacks
Lunch: omelet with sausage, black beans, avocados, and cheese and - get this - a big piece of rye toast
Snack: more soy sweet snacks
Dinner: I ate half a plate of veggies at a swim team pasta party for the kids' summer championship meet on Thursday. It's more of a tradition than an actual carb-loading event, but the kids like the idea of loading up on the energy. I would have eaten more if there had been ANYTHING else there I could eat. Oh, and I pulled a few pepperoni's out of one pasta salad and had my tiny meat course.
By the time I got home from the swim team event, it was 8:30pm and I needed to get changed and out for my run immediately. As it was, I didn't beat the dark or the mosquitoes and didn't get back until 10pm or so. Now it doesn't seem prudent to eat a real dinner at 11pm. Maybe a little skim milk to coat my stomach, a quick leg stretch, and get right to bed. I need more sleep and hope to get to work early tomorrow to prep for a day of meetings.
I followed up the 5K with a 2 mile walk at 16:48 and 18:15 (the last mile included stopping to stretch my calves a couple of times). I would have skipped most of the walk, but I was listening to Steverunner's 5th anniversary Phedippidations podcast and wanted to finish it. My Blackberry player doesn't allow me to exit a podcast and go directly back to where I left off. If I shut it down, I'd have to find my place again manually. The Blackberry folks could learn something from the folks who make my Sanza clip. Those people know MP3 players.
I felt pretty good for the run tonight. I started out much slower than I've been doing lately and I decided after 4 minutes that I didn't really feel like doing the run-walk-run thing tonight. I've been wanting to be able to run the 5K distance post-surgery, just to prove to myself that I can. Also now I officially qualify for the Galloway training method since he asserts that if you can run 3 miles, you can use his marathon training method.
However, I'm not training for a marathon. Well, I don't think I am. I'm training for a January half marathon in 2012. My friend Becky wants to do the all-female half marathon at Disney in 2012 and in a moment of pure insanity, I said I'd do it with her. She's in much better shape than I, of course, and does triathlons and such, but hey, I've done a half before, right? Of course that was before cancer and two surgeries and lymphedema, and loss of muscle mass and confidence. But I did successfully train for and run the half distance. I even did it in sub 2:30 which I didn't dream was possible. So, Disney being a place for dreams and all . . . .
Today didn't start as well as it ended. I was soooooo tired this morning. I had to drag myself out of bed, had no energy, and was most definitely in a Monday sort of mood. I knew this was not good for anyone who came in contact with me, or for my desire to continue employment. So I decided to eat some carbs today. I didn't have much time this morning, so I ate the left over soy cracker things at work since they had both carbs and protein. I also ate a piece of rye toast at lunch - and drank some caffeinated iced tea. I think it really helped. I ended up getting more energy and salvaged the day. Who knows? That may be a factor in me running the 5K without walking today. See, Mindy, I am learning a little about this "food is fuel" thing - thanks for the mentoring!
Day 52 of South Beach Diet
Breakfast: Hard boiled egg
Snack: soy sweet snacks
Lunch: omelet with sausage, black beans, avocados, and cheese and - get this - a big piece of rye toast
Snack: more soy sweet snacks
Dinner: I ate half a plate of veggies at a swim team pasta party for the kids' summer championship meet on Thursday. It's more of a tradition than an actual carb-loading event, but the kids like the idea of loading up on the energy. I would have eaten more if there had been ANYTHING else there I could eat. Oh, and I pulled a few pepperoni's out of one pasta salad and had my tiny meat course.
By the time I got home from the swim team event, it was 8:30pm and I needed to get changed and out for my run immediately. As it was, I didn't beat the dark or the mosquitoes and didn't get back until 10pm or so. Now it doesn't seem prudent to eat a real dinner at 11pm. Maybe a little skim milk to coat my stomach, a quick leg stretch, and get right to bed. I need more sleep and hope to get to work early tomorrow to prep for a day of meetings.
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Great weekend, though not diet friendly
Not a great day for the weight loss/exercise quest. I've been starving all day, so eating lots. I didn't get out to exercise in the morning, so I figured I'd go out after the heat of the day, but it's been a significant thunderstorm since we got home at 6:30.
Oh well, it's been a good weekend anyway. We had lots of "down time" and we got quite a bit done too. I finished my book. We went shopping and did some house work, too. Although we still have a long way to go to get this house clean. I've decided it will never happen.
Day 51 of South Beach Diet
Breakfast: V8
Lunch: eggs cooked with mushrooms, asparagus, and cheese
Snack: Atkins energy bar and a million cocoa roasted almonds
Dinner: a small spinach salad with lots of cucumbers, a few mushrooms, roasted chicken, and hummus as dressing
Snack: a million more cocoa roasted almonds
Drinks: 2 Sprite Zero, water, and Powerade Zero mixed half and half with water
As I write this at 10pm, I'm still hungry and want something else. Pizza maybe. No, I won't eat pizza.
My left index and middle fingers are swollen today. I need to make an appointment with my lymphedema physical therapist right away. Although I'm not sure she can do much to help. It seems to be something that no one can do anything about. She'll do the massage thing and try to drain it, but it's not like the results are dramatic or obvious or anything. She may also measure me to order a personalized glove. But do I really want to be measured with the swelling up like this? I don't think so.
Oh well, it's been a good weekend anyway. We had lots of "down time" and we got quite a bit done too. I finished my book. We went shopping and did some house work, too. Although we still have a long way to go to get this house clean. I've decided it will never happen.
Day 51 of South Beach Diet
Breakfast: V8
Lunch: eggs cooked with mushrooms, asparagus, and cheese
Snack: Atkins energy bar and a million cocoa roasted almonds
Dinner: a small spinach salad with lots of cucumbers, a few mushrooms, roasted chicken, and hummus as dressing
Snack: a million more cocoa roasted almonds
Drinks: 2 Sprite Zero, water, and Powerade Zero mixed half and half with water
As I write this at 10pm, I'm still hungry and want something else. Pizza maybe. No, I won't eat pizza.
My left index and middle fingers are swollen today. I need to make an appointment with my lymphedema physical therapist right away. Although I'm not sure she can do much to help. It seems to be something that no one can do anything about. She'll do the massage thing and try to drain it, but it's not like the results are dramatic or obvious or anything. She may also measure me to order a personalized glove. But do I really want to be measured with the swelling up like this? I don't think so.
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