Neck Time

Today was Poon day.  Drive down and back went well - no ice on the roads.  So that was great.  The appointment was inbetween the snow/rain of yesterday, and the pouring rain slated for tomorrow.  Beautiful, sunny day..... with lots of police! Seemed there were police all over, flashing and pulling over others.  So grateful I wasn't one of them!  I was basically doing the speed.....

Today's nervous appointment showed - 1 inch less on my neck!  Yes.  They didn't tell me the number, just that there was a 1 inch shrink since I started.  Liked that. And there was again another 5 pound loss.  Yes!  This time it was 2.5 fat, and 2.5 water.  Dr B was very happy with me.  We talked about exercise ideas as I have fibro and muscle tears etc.  As we (AJ came with me) drove home, I thought about my fatigue issue.  Dr B thought the exercise - gently - might help (true), but I realized that maybe my blood pressure medication is too much.  Again my pressure there was 95/66.  That's low.  At my doctor I was around 110/70 - which is great.  I do get dizzy standing and whoosy at times, I will need to talk with my doc about the meds.  I might also just cut the one med in half (I take 2 different ones).  If I can get off at least one, that would be amazing.

I bought a new scale the other day that measures weight, fat, water and muscle. This way I can better monitor it.  I find I do much better as I monitor every few days instead of waiting the 12-14 days til the next appointment.  I need that closer monitoring to help me keep on track.  Some people that would just be obsessive for them, but for me... probably obsessive... but very helpful.

I also think for the next 12 days (have the next appoint on Mon instead of Wed) I want to have a few goals.  I've been eating low carb, but I want to monitor / track it and see if I can do it better.  I haven't figured out exactly what  or how I'm going to do it at the moment - maybe write down my foods or write down a food plan or maybe both.  Other goal is a better exercise plan.  Want to write down an exercise plan of which exercises to do at home and at the gym.  Sometimes we just don't get to the gym and I need to plan something for home.  I am more of a home exerciser, but AJ needs to exercise and the gym is better for him.  Dr B said more water will help with the pain in my joints....ok will increase the water too!

Ok, so where is some paper and pen to write these goals down (I know old school)?