Chapter 2: Page 17

So, this week has been another rough week. I need to learn how to still take care of me while taking care of everyone/everything else!

This is how my week has been:

The medical saga continues for my husband. On Monday he went to the doctor for a painful bump on his rear end. They said it was an infection and made an incision to "drain the infection". They gave him antibiotics and sent him home Well Tuesday when I got home he was laying in bed, still fully dressed and under all the blankets on the bed shivering. Saying he was so cold and couldn't hardly see and that there was a ringing in his ears and a massive pounding in his head. I checked his temp and it was 101.2. I told him after I ran my errand, I would take him to the hospital. When I got back 30 minutes later, his temp was 102.4 so I took him to the ER. The hospital visit on Tuesday night cleared up infection #1, but then nasty more aggressive infection #2 has shown up and caused severe pain. Back to his primary on Friday only to be told by PA that #2 is 3 times bigger and that he should be hospitalized, but need to go see the specialist first. Specialist says “oh I’ve seen worse. Let’s cut this open and get some of the infection out.”so they take him down the hall and I can hear him screaming/yelling/crying out in pain. When the doctor is done he says, “We got a lot of the infection out, but the tool I was using broke off inside and I tried to get it out but it’s too far so we’ll get him scheduled for surgery on Monday to clean out the rest of the infection and to go in and cut out that piece.

So NOW he HAS to have surgery on Monday.... Can he PLEASE get some relief and healing and get away from the medical drama???” So NOW he HAS to have surgery on Monday.... Can he PLEASE get some relief and healing and get away from the medical drama???

On Tuesday, I had my 6 month check up with my doctor to check my A1C since I am "pre-diabetic". With all that I have been doing, I thought my A1C would be out of the danger zone. But no!!!

My A1C is now 6.2!! Its time for me to get back to being focused on my health and what I eat. Time for me to go back to low carb and natural sugars. Time to stop eating out so much. Time to get meal prepped for the week every week! I've done well so far this year, but I can do better. This is only Chapter 2 of book #40!

I have not been to the gym but ONCE this week. So now I'm sitting here on a Saturday, meal planning so I can go grocery shopping and then tomorrow I can cook and prepare my breakfast, snacks and lunches for the week. I'm going back to a strict low carb, sugar free (except for natural sugars) plan. Yesterday I ordered meal prep containers from Amazon. I need to get back on track.

I feel for those parents who work full time, keep their kids busy with sports and extra curricular activities. My question is HOW do they keep it all together. Clean house, balanced meals, and keep themselves in shape? We all have the same number of hours and minutes in the day, so how do you manage your time to accomplish everything?

Well at any rate, I have a plan of action that's being put into place! Now to stick to it!