A Halloween Hodgepodge
Oct. 31st, 2016 04:08 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lunabee341. I am closing out month three of diet and exercise with a 26 pound loss! I am really proud of myself. I have another 14 pounds to reach my goal. I had originally thought to reach that goal by Christmas, but I think I probably won't quite get there. I have upped my exercised-out calories to 450 which I think is helping. As you lose weight, the same exercise burns fewer calories, so I knew I would have to eventually. I'll probably have to bump it up to 500 and hopefully it can just stay there. So excited, y'all! I can't wait to finally get that wardrobe I've been dreaming of.
2. So I didn't post about this, but in August I went to the doctor because I thought I had a UTI or a bladder infection or something. I was completely infection free but the doctor suggested I might have interstitial cystitis (IC)--at which point, I'm sure she thought she was treating a lunatic because I started uncontrollably crying, told her she could pry the fizzy water out of my cold dead hands, and pretty much left while she made jazz hands and went WTF at the nursing staff. I had a friend years ago who has this disease, and it's miserable. It is one of those catch-all diseases, no real diagnostic test or anything, and the treatment is through eliminating triggers in the diet: no carbonation, caffeine, artificial sugar, chocolate, citrus, tomato, spicy stuff, acidic stuff, fruit juice. And I looked at my doctor and I thought, "You know, I gave up gluten and it kinda sucked for a bit, but I'm pretty much over it, and now you want me to give up my fizzy water?" I don't know why the fizzy water is the straw that broke the camel's back, but it is. I drink tons of the stuff all throughout each day because I hate water. Well, I've come to the conclusion that she may be right. :( So I gave up all my fizzy water a couple days ago and my chocolate and replaced my morning baby coke with tea. I'm hoping if I give up carbonation, chocolate, and artificial sugar (which I only had in my morning coke) and if I only have one small caffeinated drink per day that I won't have to give up the other things. I have seen some improvement, so *cross your fingers.* Financially, it's not a bad idea to give up the fizzy water anyway. Tap water is free! *sigh*
3. In NCIS, I liked learning more about Quinn, and I thought the subplot of Torres not wanting to wear his gift was cute. Abby is an excellent knitter! I also thought the subplot with McGee fixing the problem with the email could possibly lead to something. Is he going to be offered a job or have to choose whether he wants to stay? In NOLA, I liked learning more about Gregorio and that she has a history with the city. Bull was mostly just scary to me. I find it extremely frightening that false confessions can be coerced and that innocent people have been sent to jail on the strength of them. I am terrified that I will one day be accused of doing something wrong and not be able to prove my innocence. I was relieved for the accused in the show that Bull was able to show the jury that his confession was false and also find the real killer. I was glad that it wasn't the parents; they were potential suspects in my mind, and I'm glad it was the old friend instead.
2. So I didn't post about this, but in August I went to the doctor because I thought I had a UTI or a bladder infection or something. I was completely infection free but the doctor suggested I might have interstitial cystitis (IC)--at which point, I'm sure she thought she was treating a lunatic because I started uncontrollably crying, told her she could pry the fizzy water out of my cold dead hands, and pretty much left while she made jazz hands and went WTF at the nursing staff. I had a friend years ago who has this disease, and it's miserable. It is one of those catch-all diseases, no real diagnostic test or anything, and the treatment is through eliminating triggers in the diet: no carbonation, caffeine, artificial sugar, chocolate, citrus, tomato, spicy stuff, acidic stuff, fruit juice. And I looked at my doctor and I thought, "You know, I gave up gluten and it kinda sucked for a bit, but I'm pretty much over it, and now you want me to give up my fizzy water?" I don't know why the fizzy water is the straw that broke the camel's back, but it is. I drink tons of the stuff all throughout each day because I hate water. Well, I've come to the conclusion that she may be right. :( So I gave up all my fizzy water a couple days ago and my chocolate and replaced my morning baby coke with tea. I'm hoping if I give up carbonation, chocolate, and artificial sugar (which I only had in my morning coke) and if I only have one small caffeinated drink per day that I won't have to give up the other things. I have seen some improvement, so *cross your fingers.* Financially, it's not a bad idea to give up the fizzy water anyway. Tap water is free! *sigh*
3. In NCIS, I liked learning more about Quinn, and I thought the subplot of Torres not wanting to wear his gift was cute. Abby is an excellent knitter! I also thought the subplot with McGee fixing the problem with the email could possibly lead to something. Is he going to be offered a job or have to choose whether he wants to stay? In NOLA, I liked learning more about Gregorio and that she has a history with the city. Bull was mostly just scary to me. I find it extremely frightening that false confessions can be coerced and that innocent people have been sent to jail on the strength of them. I am terrified that I will one day be accused of doing something wrong and not be able to prove my innocence. I was relieved for the accused in the show that Bull was able to show the jury that his confession was false and also find the real killer. I was glad that it wasn't the parents; they were potential suspects in my mind, and I'm glad it was the old friend instead.
