Shoulder Update & Updated Picture...

Wow! It's been a while since I last posted! Sorry about that. I just felt like I didn't have much to write, I guess.

First things first, the shoulder. I went to the orthopedist and got a cortisone shot. It helped for like, a day. Then things got bad quickly... it hurt worse than before for about a week. But for the past 48 hours or so it's actually been bearable! I'm considering going to Aquafit tomorrow afternoon and not using my arm, because I miss it oh so much, but I'm worried about how it'll affect my shoulder. I'm finally not using pain meds, but I'm worried that I'll do something during Aquafit and it'll set me back. However.... I can't live in fear forever! I'll think about it tonight, I guess.

Other news... I'm down 7.4 lbs in 3 weeks at Weight Watchers! I fell off the wagon a little last week and didn't lose as much as I wanted to, but now I'm back in full swing! Fruits and veggies away!

And... this is what you've all been waiting for.

It's been months since my original picture, so I feel as if I owe you an updated picture.

I was looking at them side by side and I'm kinda amazed at how.... DIFFERENT I look ALREADY! And it's only been a few pounds! I think because of the exercise I've gained some muscle though.

Before you look, keep in mind that I went to the pool this morning and haven't showered yet so I look kinda crappy... this isn't how I look every day ;-)

Anyways...

Here ya go!

The good and the bad...

The good news: We know what the problem with my shoulder is. Bursitis. The bad news? Right now, there is not much we can do about it. Except I'm calling another doctor in the morning, an orthopedist, because it's been over a week of trying to rest and relax it and taking ibprofen and that has only been making it worse and right now I can barely move my arm without excruciating pain.

More good/bad news: The good is that I'm back on weight watchers and on week one lost 3.8 lbs! The bad is that right now I can't afford to buy the monthly pass membership (lack of job, ya know) so I don't get all that funky online and iphone stuff. And I'm finding it very hard to track manually. You know, actually writing things down. So I just... haven't been writing things down. Which is bad. I know. I'm a whiner. I know. But when I have my NEW SUMMER JOB I'll be able to afford the monthly pass and I'll be able to track on my iPhone and all will be right with the world!

Oh, what's that? NEW SUMMER JOB???

I got a job over the summer for my JCC Camp and I'm SO FREAKING EXCITED!!! YAY!!! Outdoors with kids all summer!!! I'm gonna need new sneakers...

Setback...

I hurt my shoulder. It's very painful. I don't know how I did it, or what I did to it, but I know that I need to go see the doctor tomorrow because until I figure out what it is and what to do to make it better, I can't do ANYTHING that involves my left arm...

Ponderings

I don't know what to do about this whole surgery thing.

I've been working out nearly every single day at the gym, and have been seeing some progress. I actually have muscles! I mean, you have to feel them through the fat in my arms, but hey, it's a start...

But I guess I was expecting more. I haven't weighed myself in a while... but I haven't seen much difference in size. I could be wrong. Maybe I should weigh myself.

I should look more into surgery, I think. My main problem, and I'm just going to say it straight out, is that I love food too damn much. I'm scared, not of the surgery, but of not being able to eat afterwards and missing out on good food. And man, do I love good food...

It sucks. All of this.

Except that I do love the gym. I love the pool at the gym. I just don't love being at the gym for hours and hours and not seeing any results!

Hours well spent :-)

I spent 5 hours at the gym today.

I love my gym!!!

Man oh man... met with Eric today... Eric being my new trainer as of a couple weeks ago. He is awesome and amazing and pushes me to all sorts of limits. Today after training I can't move my arms and it feels fantastic. NEVER thought I'd say that! Also something I never thought I'd say: I did 30 push-ups today!!! Not full push-ups on the ground... instead, he has me doing them on a bar that's higher up so I can actually do it... and he'll keep moving the bar lower and lower as I get stronger and more comfortable. But I did 30 of them today! I'm so proud of myself!

I'm also spending so much time in the pool that my skin and hair are getting dry because of the chlorine and I don't even care because I love it just that much! Today after my appointment with Eric, I was in the pool complaining to Dianne that there was no Aquafit class today. Thomas is the lifeguard and he started doing an impromptu Aquafit class just for the 2 of us! It was hysterical.

And then there is Zumba. Have I mentioned that I am THE MOST UNCOORDINATED PERSON ON THE PLANET? Zumba and I don't really get along... but it's so much fun that I'm going to do it anyway! Yeah, I went to Zumba. I hadn't been going because it starts just 30 minutes before Aquafit starts... which is stupid. But I talked to the instructor and she said to just go for however long I could go for and then go for Aquafit! So I went for like 25 minutes and it was great! I was tripping all over myself, couldn't do half of the stuff because of the whole coordination thing, but it was fun! And tomorrow it's at like 11 so I'll go to the whole thing because it doesn't conflict with anything.

I love my gym :-)

Swimming swimming in the swimming pool....

Let's see... I've been to the gym nearly every day these past few weeks. Except for Easter. I skipped Easter and took a walk outside in the rain with Daddy instead.

I've been swimming like crazy. I love the pool. It's not as chlorinated as the JCC pool which is nice... probably because of the lack of children!

And there is a hot tub which is oh so very nice after working out and swimming...

OH! And the Aquafit class is AMAZING!!! I've gone to that a bunch of times. I talk to the ladies too and that's fun :-)

Honestly I don't really swim laps or anything so sometimes I feel like I'm not doing much... I just find new and different ways to walk back and forth down the lap lane using the water weights from the aquafit class... but let me tell you I can feel it in my muscles!!!

Dianne joined the gym so now I have absolutely no reason not to go, which is fantastic.

I have a feeling that if I were to pay attention to my eating, which I'm not doing at the moment, I would be losing a lot of weight. We'll see. Maybe I'll get back on track soon.