So I've decided to keep a blog to help keep progress.
I have decided that I will not weigh myself until the end of the month (which will be christmas day). This way I won't feel disappointed if one week I lose more than another - because I won't know.
If you read my "about me" section on my profile you will know that I am limited to exercise. I wish I could go workout at the gym, or go for a run - but sadly I cannot do that just yet. Instead I will try do some form of exercise each day; whether this be walking the dogs or going for a swim. I also plan on using my swiss ball for about an hour to strengthen muscles each day. I also have some physiotherapy appointments to attend to, so until then I am not too sure on what I should be doing. I don't want to stress and hurt my body too much. I am already taking panadeine (low dose codeine) and anti inflammatories to help deal with a large chunk of the pain (which I get just from normal duties).
So anyway, enough about the sob story. Day one, I set my alarm to wake up and take Duromine at 8am. I had it with my breakfast, which was a slice of wholegrain toast. After a little bit of time, I felt more awake and chatty. I was generally in a good mood. I had a terribly dry mouth at this time. I also had a weird feeling where I could tell I was hungry, but I wasn't feeling the hunger pains - anyone else get that? So I thought I'd better eat something for lunch ... which was a small salad (lettuce, tomato, cucumber, grated carrot, chicken, mayonnaise). That was good. About 4pm I needed to eat something so that I didn't take the pain killers on an empty stomach - so just had a rice wafer. I started feeling a bit tired then and slightly sick feeling. Had some dinner, which was a BBQ (more salad, sausage, couple new potatoes and a kebab) and that has been it so far for the day. I have drunken a whole lot of water because of the dry mouth, and needing water when swallowing other pills.
So far, it hasn't been so bad. It's been a very hot day - a high of 26 degree's Celsius. Starting to cool down now, which is great. Hopefully I can sleep well tonight - I've heard that some people have a hard time. Wish me luck x
I have decided that I will not weigh myself until the end of the month (which will be christmas day). This way I won't feel disappointed if one week I lose more than another - because I won't know.
If you read my "about me" section on my profile you will know that I am limited to exercise. I wish I could go workout at the gym, or go for a run - but sadly I cannot do that just yet. Instead I will try do some form of exercise each day; whether this be walking the dogs or going for a swim. I also plan on using my swiss ball for about an hour to strengthen muscles each day. I also have some physiotherapy appointments to attend to, so until then I am not too sure on what I should be doing. I don't want to stress and hurt my body too much. I am already taking panadeine (low dose codeine) and anti inflammatories to help deal with a large chunk of the pain (which I get just from normal duties).
So anyway, enough about the sob story. Day one, I set my alarm to wake up and take Duromine at 8am. I had it with my breakfast, which was a slice of wholegrain toast. After a little bit of time, I felt more awake and chatty. I was generally in a good mood. I had a terribly dry mouth at this time. I also had a weird feeling where I could tell I was hungry, but I wasn't feeling the hunger pains - anyone else get that? So I thought I'd better eat something for lunch ... which was a small salad (lettuce, tomato, cucumber, grated carrot, chicken, mayonnaise). That was good. About 4pm I needed to eat something so that I didn't take the pain killers on an empty stomach - so just had a rice wafer. I started feeling a bit tired then and slightly sick feeling. Had some dinner, which was a BBQ (more salad, sausage, couple new potatoes and a kebab) and that has been it so far for the day. I have drunken a whole lot of water because of the dry mouth, and needing water when swallowing other pills.
So far, it hasn't been so bad. It's been a very hot day - a high of 26 degree's Celsius. Starting to cool down now, which is great. Hopefully I can sleep well tonight - I've heard that some people have a hard time. Wish me luck x
