Surviving Madness

I'm excited for today's post because I feel like I've come so far and accomplished so much since I started 4 months ago!

This week was a bit hectic. As I mentioned last Saturday - I started having terrible burning pains in my lower left side... turns out I had a UTI (culture came back positive a couple days later) but for some reason it didn't show up on the dipstick test; since I never have typical UTI symptoms it's next to impossible to diagnose otherwise. Thankfully the doctor had given me a single round of super duper antibiotics before I left that day - so I was starting to feel better by late Monday... otherwise I would have gotten worse over the holiday weekend (although I felt even more miserable on Sunday - I almost went to the ER because I was convinced I was dying that's how much pain I was in).

I ate very little on Saturday and even less on Sunday. I just had no appetite whatsoever. However, come Monday I forced myself to eat and exercise. After my workout on Monday I felt weird; I felt amazing from the exercise but I was still in pain so it was a very odd sensation/feeling.

Thankfully, Tuesday I was pretty much back to my normal self. I ran 3 miles and walked a mile on the treadmill. Wednesday I headed out for my long run - 5 miles. I ran my 5 mile route in reverse - so I had less hills going the opposite direction but it was still a great run. Thursday I walked 3.5 miles (I always walk the next day after a long run - give my body a break).

Friday, however, I spent half the day in the ER with my oldest daughter. Thursday night she developed a fever and complained her throat hurt. I gave her some Tylenol and figured she was developing a simple cold. Friday morning she woke up and told me her lower right abdomen hurt... Immediately I thought, "Maybe it's her appendix?" I called and scheduled an appointment with her pediatrician and an hour later we were off to the doctor appointment.

The pediatrician evaluated her and told me I would have to take her to the ER to rule out appendicitis since her pain is definitely localized and consistent in the lower right side - they would need to do some imaging to determine if it's her appendix or not. Hubby agreed to keep my other daughter with him at work and a very dear, wonderful friend ~~bravely~~ graciously accepted to take my son (he's the biggest handful out of the three). Then off to the ER we went...

I'll keep the very long story short {after 5+ hours in the ER} - she did not have appendicitis - thankfully. The ER trip threw a wrench in my entire day - as I hardly ate and I had no time to exercise! I'm not going to stress about it - I'm on track! I'm doing great! Missing a day of exercise because life happened is not my fault or an indication that I'm slacking off!

Oh, and I'm happy to announce I won a group challenge on SparkPeople's Parents of Preschoolers Group for the month of May! I burned 18,583 calories last month (I didn't calculate my total minutes last month but I know it was a lot).

Here's my weekly progress...

Current weight: 232.8
Last week's weight: 235.6

Difference: -2.8 lbs
Total lost: -43.2 lbs

I LOVE when I have a nearly 3 pound loss - I feel like it's my reward for working hard and staying committed! I didn't get a chance last week to take a picture for my 40 pound loss - so I took one this morning. I'm REALLY happy with today's picture! I compared my picture to my last picture from about 12 pounds ago - and I'm pleasantly surprised to notice such a difference... Of course, the comparison to my before picture and where I'm at today - WOAH! I know I'm still a long way from being where I want to be - but I've truly come so far and I couldn't be any prouder!

See for yourself...

My double chin is noticeably smaller - YAY!