I caved...

I couldn't take it anymore and I caved and took an all natural laxative yesterday. I try really hard not to take these laxatives (my doctor prescribed them for me) because when I do take them my body becomes dependant on them and I continue to have problems unless I take them...arghhh! Well, it was relief, I woke up about 3 am and spent the next hour in the bathroom. I definitely think this is why the water wasn't going down well. If you don't like to read about Pannus' then skip to my next paragraph...the reason I caved was not do to pain or being severally uncomfortable, rather it was because I saw something. Okay, so I am in the bathroom at work and I look down at my stomach and I see a dark line from my belly-button all the way down. I know I have stretch marks but they are all white and I have never seen this dark reddish/brown line before. I freak out and do a little "Google research"...nothing. I go home and immediately pull Derek away from his movie to ask him if he has ever seen this...he looked at it, he looked up and says "that is the weirdest thing I have ever seen"...great, now I feel like a creature or something. I went back and forth on calling the doctor, but what would I say? I did a little more research online and finally came across a journal that talked about cellulite discoloring when your body is overfilled with fluids...BS, right? That is what I thought but it was there all the way up until 3 in the morning when I went into the bathroom and it was completely gone when I got ready this morning! Strangest thing that ever happened to me. Derek now thinks he can tell when I "need to go" by looking at this line on my stomach, I hope it never comes back!

Alright so yesterday was an interesting day to say the least. I was crazy busy at work, but managed to do a little research. Steph got me started thinking about this Wendie plan, which I have heard about and thought about trying for a while. I did my little research on it and essentially it is the same as the Flex plan only it splits up your flex points over the week for you. I decided I would try it since I have troubles staying under my 18-19 points everyday. Yesterday was my first day with 25 points, I hit it perfectly. Today is 20 points, I have my breakfast, snacks, lunch and dinner planned out with one extra point available to play with. I brought 4 of my 5 veggie/fruit servings with me to work and have another 2 servings planned into dinner. I am hoping this little change in my plan will get me excited again and I will see some results again. I guess I am "tricking" my body...heehee, I kind of feel like Colette, tricking the food world!

Okay so back to life again, last night between the line and the laxatives we also came home to an AC that isn't working. Heat doesn't really bother me, but humidity kills me (and my hair BTW). The thermostat read 94 degrees...eek, my poor kitty was sprawled out on the tile floor. I had good intentions of running on the treadmill and used the AC as a bit of an excuse not too. I actually had a ton of stuff to get done so all and all it was probably a fair trade. The good news is, Derek is a handy and brilliant man and he fixed whatever was wrong, while I ran my errands in the AC retail shops! I found a really stylish waist pack with pink water bottle to carry on my walk as well as socks with pink ribbons on them and a fuchsia pink sports bra. I am ready for this thing, well at least I have the right clothes! We have t-shirts being printed for the 3 of us, I will for sure take pictures and post them after the walk. I am getting really excited if you can't tell by last couple of posts!!

Okay, last thing. One of my best friends Dad is having a kidney transplant today. He is young and healthy and the doctors have said he is a prime candidate. If you have a spare minute say a prayer for his surgery and recovery. I remember when my Dad had his surgery to have his cancer removed and how scary it was for me. I know how she probably feels and I am here for her.

Alright, enough ramblings from me, here's the menu:

B - Yogurt (1)
B - Fiber One (0)
S - Clementine (1)
L - Sub (7)
L - Sun Chips (3)
S - String Cheese (2)
S - Chips and Salsa (4)
D - Vegetable Stuffed Chicken (4)
D - Asparagus (0)
D - Whole Grain Lipton Pasta (3)

Day One Points Used: 25/25
Activity Points Earned: 0