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October 2, 2003
Bad Habits
Not much time to post today, but first I wanted to say thank you to everyone who responded. It means a lot to me to get such support from you all, and I can't tell you how warm it made me feel.
So, I mentioned in my regular post that I have a doctor's appointment next week. What isn't general knowledge is that it's an appointment with a cardiologist. My regular doctor has referred me because I've been having twinges and pains in my chest for the last 9 or 10 months. I'm not telling most people because I don't want people panicking or coddling me or whatever. I'm hoping it's nothing, and that the cardiologist will help me deal with other issues, like the swelling in my feet and ankles. I'm tired of having cankles by 1:00 every afternoon. (Cankles, for the uninitiated, are when your ankles have swollen so much that they match your calves and there is no longer any definition between the two, thus making it look like your calves go all the way to your feet.) Maybe he'll help me with always feeling tired all the time too.
Either way, that's what the doctor's appointment is on Wednesday. Not sure what will happen, or if it will be any more than a basic rundown first. They're going to tell me to lose weight. What a shock. Like I haven't figured that out on my own.
At least now Shado is working with me somewhat on the lower-carb eating. That makes it easier. It's hard to do what needs to be done when there's things in the house I shouldn't have. We're kind of limited on groceries right now, because we're eating what we already have before we go get more, and that includes the boxes and boxes of pasta that we have in the cupboard. Once we get that cleared out a bit, though, we can focus on proteins, vegetables, and a smaller amount of starches. I really feel better eating that way, so hopefully it will help.
Of course, there's still the bad habits to break. Like not letting every emotional upset push me toward food, especially toward carb-type foods. Comfort food is an interesting term, and it's an all too accurate one in my case. When I'm upset I want things like mashed potatoes with butter and gravy, ice cream, macaroni and cheese, cookies, chips...all the things I shouldn't be eating a lot of. I think that the biggest irony of my life is that on the E-Diets bboard I'm on, everyone looks to me for advice on losing weight and here I sit, fat as ever.
Speaking of food, though, I have to go to lunch. I'm sure I'll babble more later.
Posted by Lys on October 2, 2003 12:00 AM
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