The Losses, The Gains, and the Doctors

Dearly beloved we are gathered here today to mourn the loss of a great man.  Mr. VCR was a great guy that loved old ass videos and being with the family.  Unfortunately, Mr. VCR went off his diet the other day and started eating every workout tape that came near it.  We believe that's what did him in, because now he no longer even turns on and stays on.  He will be missed....

Being nothing like Mr. VCR, I am doing pretty well sticking to my new lifestyle.  Not a diet, diet's don't work, it's a new lifestyle.  In fact, I was on the Wii again to check in and I lost another pound.  Yup, that's right that means 3.5 pounds lost so far this year.  That makes my goal of 10 pounds this month actually within a realistic grasp.  Yea! 

On a less happy note, I've been to the doctors the past two days.  Doctors are not fun.  Yes, I am in the medical field, but when you go to the free clinic in the bad part of town and get three shots and they make you wait 2 hours the first day and a total of 3 hours the second day, it's not a fun few days.  I also had to have lots of paperwork filled out for school and my Peace Corps application and one thing they had to do was a physical.  Unfortunately during the physical they listened to my heart and said that there were abnormal palpitations so later this month I have to go see a cardiologist.  They also mentioned CHF, but said they couldn't say anything definitely until I see the specialist. 

Great, so now I'm scared that I have something wrong with me.  Scared I may give myself a dang heart attack if I work out too much, and terrified that my decision to get healthy may have come a little too late.  Well screw that!  I'm not gonna let this potential scare make me revert to my shitty habits.  I did take today off of both exercise and 'healthy eating', but I didn't eat shit.  I had take out (chicken with honey and white rice, and 1 crab rangoon) and I didn't exercise at all today.  Honestly, I didn't want to.  I was at the dr's so long this morning and my poor arm hurts so bad from the shots that I can barely move it.  I'm not quitting, I'm resting.  Every body needs time to rejuvenate.  Today's my restorative day.

So, that's my past couple of days.  Hopefully everyone else is doing well and sticking with it.  If you need motivation, I'm here.  I'm a fat girl who knows the temptation of all things bad.  He He He... that didn't come out like I meant, but you get the idea.  Stay strong, stay motivated.  Always remember, it doesn't matter if it's 1 pound or 10, every step, no matter how big or small, is a step in the right direction.  You can do it.  I can do it.  WE CAN DO IT!

P.S.  Here's my new workout buddy, Slinky.  He's a weiner dog!