So, I struggle with IBS. One of the things that triggers it more than anything else is dehydration. Other triggers I've found: too much tomato sauce (but a little is fine.. 1 plate of spaghetti? Cool. 2? Oh hell no she di'nt...) and sodas (I've never been a big fan even as a kid, but occasionally one is nice... too bad my stomach hates them). Yesterday and the day before I probably didn't drink enough water, and I dared have more than a single alcoholic beverage during this (2 mimosas to be exact), so my stomach pretty much thinks I hate it today. I'm drinking a full glass of water every hour until it shuts tf up again.
Exercising is going great! I need to bite the bullet and buy some dumbbells.. I think I can steal the 8lb dumbbells my friend has at her house that she literally never uses ever, but I need 12s and 15s and even higher than that sometimes. Deadlifts feel so easy with 15's (which is really just me holding the 10's and 5's at the same time and hoping I have enough grace to not drop them during the exercise...) so I'm still hunting around for a decent compact dumbbell weight system for cheap.
Eating has been going better I feel like. Definitely less parties, less eating out overall, etc. Having the hospital's heart healthy food at my disposal if I forget my lunch is definitely awesome. Just ask the tray lady/dude, "Hey, you have any extras?" "Sure, always! Here, free hospital food." Dry chicken, mashed sweet potatoes, and broccoli and cauliflower? I'll take that all day over going down to the cafeteria for a $10 meal of dry fried chicken (how is that possible?!), french fries, and a drink of something I probably hate. The one thing I'm still weak on is making the actual food myself. Stuff comes up, things go bad in the fridge before I can use them, mice get into things (those damn mice) and ruin ingredients I needed for a recipe.. etc. I did buy some frozen mixed bags of veggies, beans, and rice + sauce things that seem overall pretty healthy and just require steam-heating from the microwave. Those have kept me on track with my lunches more than anything else lately.
I'm trying to plan my eating right now with my going to night shift because I know if I don't do it now I'll eat like garbage (i.e. not at all because who feels like eating in the middle of the night?) once I switch over on Wednesday. I suspect exercise will have little change.
I completed my first 1000 calorie fitnessblender challenge day and I really enjoyed it actually. It really was just a longer work out to help set up some endurance. I'm at the point now where I can complete the exercises completely, I just need to work on getting up my strength and speed. I'm officially 1/2 way through my program today. It's a pretty good program too. I've changed days around as I need for my schedule (trading rest days/stretch days, or looking ahead and doing more difficult days on a day off vs during a 2 day work stretch) but I've always found my way back and stayed on track.
I made an appointment to see a Registered Dietician. I went and she tried to hand me a 1300 calorie meal plan (easily 500 calories under my basal metabolic rate- IOW way too low for anybody, let alone someone with a disordered eating history). So I'm finding a new RD who has experience with disordered eating.
I cringed when I read this. Really unfortunate.. But the thing is, I used to be a registered nutritionist and it really is based on how dedicated you are to it. Dietician's are a bachelor's degree, and as long as you get through the course work you're golden and registered.. Much like nursing, the books and material is far behind modern knowledge and studies. You really need to be dedicated to what you do and have a passion for it to not be sucked into the formulaic "This is what the government and my textbook recommend" bs. I ran into a situation recently at my hospital where they were still using auscultation to determine placement of a feeding tube (shown to be pretty much useless in studies) and that was our only way of testing it at the hospital. It was annoying to say the least.
I think working with someone that helps people heal from eating disorders is probably a good step in the right direction. It probably wouldn't hurt to tell them ahead of time the programs you have been reading about online that have been helping you as well so that they get some insight into what you're looking at and expecting as well. I'd definitely tell them about that situation you experienced when you do find someone.
Hey there!
Just checking in.
I did my exercise program today and Wednesday as planned,
though I'm afraid I have not started the "150 minutes moderate cardio" that I need to do.
I just need to get myself on the exercise bike for 30 minutes a day.
My eating is not bad. Thankfully, I am pretty good at portion control.
Hugs and love!
Yay!!
Sounds good! Maybe you can get yourself on that bike soon