Do you ever feel like no matter what you do, life just catches up with you? Do you ever feel like the world is a giant conspiracy to get in your way? That's how this last week has been.
I suffer from migraines, and they are a little different than most. About five years ago, I presented with symptoms that resembled a stroke. It turns out they are auras from a migraine and the fun part is I don't always get the headache! Thursday morning I woke up very lithargic and I was having difficulty focusing. By noon I figured out I was rapidly going into a full migraine and would soon be unable to drive. I get slurred speach, misplace words in my sentences, heavy eye lids and extreme pressure in my head. This lasted three days and has finally let up today.
The bad part of this is that there are very few medications that provide relief. The normal triptan drugs just make me feel weird, but do not provide relief. I have tried everything from seizure medications to botox injections. (And, I have no understanding why anyone would do botox voluntarily...it hurts like a ****.) I did go to the clinic and get injections and I have taken Butabital both with and without narcotics over the last several days.
When I am sick with this, I have to foce myself to eat, and nothing is appealing. My usual is a grilled cheese sandwhich and soup. When we are unwell, it is very easy to get off our plan. This is okay! The important thing is to get back on as soon as possible. I did track my foods even though I was unwell, and if anything, I had a hard time eating enough food each day, although my food choices did not rate at the top up the good for me scale.
Tomorrow is the beginning of a new week. I will begin my Chalean Extreme workouts again and I am back on plan. I made a great soba stir fry for dinner tonight: soba noodles, green cabbage, boc choy, baby corn, water chestnuts, edamame and turkey meatballs. It is less than 300 calories per serving.
And, through all of this, I am still losing inches. I have lost 4" in my waist and 2" in my hip. The interesting part is I am not losing too much on the scale. But, I'd rather gain muscle and lose inches than just to lose weight. Healthy and thin are not the same thing!
Tomorrow's menu: Shakeology for breakfast, Recovery Shake for snack, Soba Stir Fry for lunch, snack bar and/or nuts for snacks, turkey burger and vege for dinner.
Have a great start to the week! Get out there and walk if you are not committed to an exercise program!
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