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Ohhh Q, I'm sorry to hear that things aren't going well. Concentrate on what you can control - i.e. diet! The running streak has been fantastic but, life happens, and maybe you need to go easier on yourself and take Cate's advise of some walks?
 
Hi LaMa! Hi Cate! Hi Hana!

Thanks for the condolences.

Yesterday was the worst yet. Today was a bit better. In part because I slept for lunch. I've done well with food all day and activity tonight.

A slow mile for day 749, but it was prettier than the sobbing stagger of last night.
 
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Hey man, sorry to take so long to reply. It may be to late, but take it easy and don't give up!

Everything went in YE OLDE SHITTER! I've got an appointment with a neurologist later in the month and I'll be having back surgery. I've gained more weight and just barely kept my run streak going. I cried the whole ride home Friday and staggered around for a mile of running. It's been a bit easier since, but just. Friday I probably shouldn't have run and now I'm not sure why I'm bothering. I can't run hard or long enough to counter the overeating. The stress of pain and impending surgery has my appetite soaring and I'm in short supply of give a shits.

The best positivity I can manage is that I will hopefully get better eventually. That doesn't mean much today. I'll try to update when I have something to report or when I'm being less bitchy.
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I've been trying to find some words of wisdom or at least something comforting or helpful to say but, for the life of me, I got nothin'. So, when all else fails, I go to my failsafe...cats in hats...

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There. All better.
 
Thanks so much for checking up on me WLF friends!

I'm not doing great. I am scrutinizing my runs to see if they are making things worse (Thanks Chef). So far it's a wash. 1 better, 1 worse, and 3 no change for how my run made me feel.

My initial appointment with the neurologist is next Thursday.

I hope everyone is doing well!
 
Hi Q. Sorry you're not doing well. Good luck with the Neurologist! Hope you have a lovely Christmas xoxo
 
You have a lovely Christmas too Cate!

I had to quit my streak yesterday. I'm getting really unsteady and I was going to fall and hurt myself more. I'm bummed, but it couldn't be helped.

I may not be on here much, but I'll try to update on my surgery schedule.

Happy Holidays WLF friends!
 
Happy holidays, Q :grouphug: I'm glad you've got your priorities sorted right. You can always start another streak after recovering.
 
Thanks LaMa and a belated happy holidays to you too!

First visit with the neurologist and I had an X-ray. Showed a misalignment of a vertebra above the ruptured disc, which is new. MRI and follow-up next week. I got on a third pain med. It helps a little, but I'm still pretty limited.

I ran once since quitting the streak. It wasn't great.

One of our dogs dug out of the yard yesterday and disappeared. It's the one we got because a coworker found her in the highway. She's tiny and not bright. She either found another home, got ran over, or was eaten by coyotes. We drove around and I yelled myself hoarse while roaming through the woods. I put together some trekking poles and that made walking through the woods less awful.

I haven't been successful in reigning in my eating. No new year's resolutions. I'm just hanging on and trying to get fixed. I have way too much work and the biggest asshole on the planet being sworn in as our president to start off the new year so you'll forgive my utter lack of cheer or positivity.

Here's hoping I'll get it back. Happy new year to the rest of you.
 
I can understand that you are finding it difficult to be optimistic Q. It is not a prerequisite to posting in your diary. I really appreciate you keeping us informed about what is going on in your life. I hope 2017 will be a good year for you xo Cate.
 
Thank you Cate!
Thank you LaMa!

Tomorrow I'm going to try to start weighing and tracking my food either by calories or portions if possible. I went for a walk and ran a little bit tonight. I'm going to start walking every day. No set distance or intensity, just something to keep me from being sedentary. A little in the morning and evening.
 
Thank you Cate!
Thank you LaMa!

This is hard to post, but I'm 278.6 today. Daily weigh ins, low sugar, and low sodium. The low sodium is for my blood pressure, but it will have the effect of getting me away from chips which are my biggest problem.
 
That sucks, but kudos for facing up to the scale.
People in Austria don't know proper chips (the stuff they sell here is like brittle, greasy paper; no proper crunch) but I find solace in salty crackers. Less fat, similar salt and calories. They have to go as well :banghead:
 
:grouphug: Q but good on you getting on the scales. I find chips inedible without loads of salt, so I steer clear of them these days, after being told by the Cardio to really cut down my salt intake. It does take away a lot of the fattening temptations. You have done this before Q & I know you are capable of doing it again. Baby steps xoxo
 
Thanks LaMa!
Thanks Hana!
Thanks Cate! I should clarify that I meant chips as in tortilla chips and potato chips. I guess you'd call them crisps.

276.6 which is heading the right way.
 
Hi Q,

We all have slip-ups- just put it behind you and move forward. Like Cate said- you have done this before so you know you can do it again!
 
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