The ups and downs of February

You know that feeling when you wake up, and you just know you’re coming down with something? This was me a few weeks ago; I was weak and tired. I was fighting headaches on and off, and it felt like I was barely fighting off a sore throat. I was also sure that I had a fever, but nothing ever came of it. This was Saturday-Monday. By that Friday, Colleen started running a fever. Nothing terribly high, but with how I felt, I thought with some Tylenol, she would be okay in a day or two. By Sunday, she still wasn’t eating. She woke with no fever, but I took her to the pediatrician just to be sure. (Thank goodness for weekend hours!) Her doctor ran a flu test, thinking it would be negative, but it came back positive. Then I felt guilty for not bringing her in sooner. her doctor felt like she should be given the Tamiflu, and I think it helped a lot. And not that I wanted Colleen to spend her school break sick, but I’m glad that she didn’t have to miss school.

 

Frozen always makes Colleen happy!

 

She mostly eats her lunch in her class, and after the break, we were going to start having her go to the cafeteria. She had friends eat with her before, and I think she really thrives on having others around her. Her eating really suffered from this sickness, but she’s slowly eating more. Here’s to hoping tomorrow is an improvement!

Lastly, I started Couch 2 5k! I used to run track in high school. I loved sprinting but loathed long distance. I used to run more and want to make it a habit. More specifically, I want to not hate it. I want to be able to run a 5k and not feel like I’m dying. Plus, I want to run the Tough Mudder again. 🙂 #runninggoals!

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Accountability Time

At this exact moment, I have had one pair of jeans that fit me okay. That was until this morning, where another pair of pants became the victim of the dreaded thigh rub wear and split when I sat down. *Insert tears here*  So, I now how two choices; buy new jeans or lose the weight I need to in order to fit back into my others. I do need new jeans regardless, but I am definitely going to lean more towards the weight loss side because, at this point, it is definitely needed.

At 5’0″, right now I weigh exactly 145. Nowhere near being happy at this weight, where at this time last year, I was closer to my low of 125.6.

That brings us to accountability time!

This is me as of February 12, 2017. I started the 21 Day vegan jumpstart, so I was working on eliminating dairy, meat, and soy from my diet. My doctor said I likely have Hashimoto’s, so I was debating eliminating gluten. I haven’t been tested for Hashimoto’s, so that is my next step. And of course, this lead me to be overwhelmed with coming up with a new meal plan. There are plenty of things to eat, but I’m not the best in planning. And so the vegan jumpstart went out the window.

Today, I’m working on planning. I’ve written my doctor an email to see if I can get more definitive answers and I’m committed to finally feeling better, both in my own skin and with keeping my hypothyroidism in check!

The struggle is real.

When I found my new doctor and started taking my new thyroid medication, I seen a brief loss on the scale and thoughts of “hurray! My thyroid is working!” went through my head. That was short lived. As much as I want to hide away and stay silent on the issue, I know it won’t do me any good. I know this is a tough battle, but I have to keep on fighting. Since starting the vitamin D, I do think there has been a slight improvement in energy. Small mercies. Just have to keep on track with my nutrition and hopefully everything else will fall in to place. 

I couldn’t be happier with how well Colleen is doing. The first few months of the school year, she would hardly eat anything. Specifically, her lunch. I was worried knowing how many hours she was going between meals. I stuffed so many snacks in her backpack in hopes that there would be something in there that she would eat. Now, I get word that she’s eating not only a diverse lunch, but all of it! Horrah!