Interrupted

My Life Thus Far
2009-07-17 04:07:35 (UTC)

There's Always A Goal

I've managed to carve myself out a little time to write.
With Snookums home and the summer months making us more
active right up until the sun goes down (around 10pm),
it's hard keeping up with my writing. Almost as soon as
the kids go to bed, Snookie tries to drag me to bed too.
But right now, he's at the gym (I'm so proud), so I'm
making the most of my time :)

I hadn't been weighed since I did the body composition
test at the gym the morning after Snookums got home. I've
been avoiding the scale, because I know I've been eating
more since he's been home. I've tried my hardest to
monitor what and how much I'm eating, but the fact
remains, I've still been eating more. So, I sucked it up
and got on the scale... 1 pound down! Okay, not very
monumental, but I was happy to see that even with him home
I'm still moving in the right direction. Like I've said
before, weight isn't the end-all-be-all, but it's the best
marker I've got for my progress on a daily basis. 164 is
still overweight for my height. I need to get down to 153
to no longer be considered overweight. There's always a
goal...

This morning I decided once and for all that I needed a
new pair of crosstrainers. I've been putting it off, but
my feet have been hurting after workouts, so there was no
more putting it off. Before going to the gym the kids and
I stopped by the mall to find me a pair. There were these
one pair of Nike's that I had my heart set on. They were
the pink Bentley of tennis shoes. White with dark pink
trim and they sparkled like diamonds! The trim and accent
materials were sparkly! I loved them. Even at $109.99 I
still wanted them, but sadly they didn't have them in my
size :( So, I settled for a pair of equally well-
functioning Nike crosstrainers (black, grey and pink) that
were on sale for $49.99. More reasonable, not as cute, but
still good. I wore them today and aside from getting used
to the new feel of them (and finding my balance in them),
they'll work just fine.

I need to make an appointment with my gynecologist. I've
been putting it off, but now there's no option. I just
need to go. I never went in for the 6 week postpartum
appointment like I was supposed to (I know, shame on me),
so I'm overdue for a pelvic exam and pap anyhow. Now I've
got an actual issue (aside from the heavy periods). The
past few months I've been having breakthrough bleeding
about a week after my period goes off (it started this
time around a couple days ago). In and of itself it
doesn't mean anything and I didn't think much of it. But
out of curiosity I Googled it today to see if there might
be a reason that applies to me... and there is. Stress,
hormonal fluctuations, weight loss, illness. Any one of
them could be the culprit. A few of the sites said that if
the bleeding lasts for more than three days (and it does)
and occurs for three months or more (this is the third
month), then it should be discussed with your doctor. It
could be an underlying symptom of a bigger problem, one of
them being ovarian cancer (my mother had ovarian cancer).
I shouldn't ignore it... I'm not worried, but I'm not
stupid, either. Of course, being that I don't have much
faith in my health care, I know they'll poo-poo me anyway
even if there were a problem. I always hope that no real
health problems befall me, because Naval Hospital will
most assuredly miss it and I'll end up dying an untimely
death... That would suck.

Snookums is home from the gym and is chomping at the bit
for his dinner (chomping. Haha, I made a pun!) I'm hungry
myself. Ciao.




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