05/17/2011 06:22
A Very Good Day
I'm so happy that at long last, this seems to be getting easier.
I'm really glad I stopped taking the allergy meds. I'm finally starting to feel more like myself. The shortness of breath is easing up—whodathunk that taking Allegra would cause that? Within the three days after I stopped taking it, I lost a heckuva lot of water, too. My energy is returning, and it's easier sticking with my eating plan. I'm thinking that they upset my stomach and caused me to feel hungry when I wasn't. I still have to deal with the allergies, but dealing with the symptoms is a lot better than dealing with the side effects of those pills!
Today my jeans started feeling looser. When I was taking those pills, I was gaining a half pound per week. Within three days, all of those pounds were gone.
Tonight I had a few ounces of roast beast, rice pilaf, and asparagus. My snack was a little Greek yogurt with frozen berries. My deficit was big enough that I can have another little something if I feel like it. I'm drinking green tea to try not to feel like it.
I didn't get the lawn mowed. I did get the trough cleared out, and planted the pansies that were in it in four different places in the shade garden. I also got all of the geraniums planted, and a couple of the hot lips sage (soup's on, hummingbirds!). Also fished a dead squirrel out of the pool. (YECH!!)
Had a nice long talk with DSIL today. He offered his truck to me to make a trip to Home Depot for fencing materials if I want to do it on Friday. If it isn't raining, I'm going to get the things to make a new gate so I can tear out the old one that's trying to fall down. It will make more of the backyard accessible. I'm thinking of putting a pond in that area, but maybe not. I'd like to have a larger one, but I'm not sure I want to go to all that construction work.