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Today’s Workout: Switching Things

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I did the desk peddler today along with some extra walking as I had my regular checkup at the doctor’s before work. I finally got to talk to her about the extreme side effects of the Saxenda on my depression and she suggested switching to Mounjaro to see if I react better to that instead. This is a weekly injection instead of daily but it’s back ordered like all weight loss medications right now. I also hear it’s more effective but we’ll see.

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After my Itaki lunch (with chicken this time) I just wasn’t really hungry for dinner so I just had a snack. Google Fit is still messing with my steps but I still feel good about how the day turned out. Tomorrow, I’ll run again and maybe the app will properly record my workout this time. I should have had WAAAYYY  more heart points than I was given as I was running at a good pace and very focused on my form. I know it shouldn’t matter but, it can be disheartening to not see the results in the apps. But, I sure felt it in my legs!

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Today’s Workout: Week 4 something, something

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With my kid gone for the week, I’m trying to run after work again. Since the Saxenda makes it so I don’t feel hungry right when I get home, I went to run first then felt a little peckish afterwards. After that, I’ll make something for dinner. I tell ya, the 5 minute interval was tough but I’ve done longer intervals and I’ll get used to this again. I just have to go back to being that annoying person who stops life until I can workout since it’s important for me to keep it up.

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After my Itaki lunch, I made myself a salad after my workout. I remembered to use the cucumber I bought but forgot the radishes… I hope I remember them next time because I did a clean out of the fridge and I was so pissed at how much food I’d had to throw out because my kid was all “Of course I’ll eat it” and had someone order Chipotle for him behind my back. Then he’ll complain I don’t cook for him… Then when I do, he’ll brag I should open a restaurant but won’t finish the food. Teenagers don’t make sense!!!

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Today’s Workout: Delays

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I’m back to the peddler at work and trying to remember to to crunches and squats every morning and evening. It’s harder with the writing push I’m doing right now. I’m also trying clean up around the house; like everyone does once the weather starts to get warmer. I’ve also managed to increase my steps a little every day! It doesn’t take much and I’m still under 5000 but, hey, I will take any progress.

My Saxenda is still delayed, which worries me. I still have a back log from me halving my dose (which, I plan to stick to because I am NOT going through another horrid depressive episode again) but I think if I keep being active and eating healthy, my weight should finally overcome this plateau and I’ll be under 200 in no time. 

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Today’s Workout: It’s getting nicer!

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It was a gorgeous day out and I needed to pick up a couple things so, I had a nice walk on my lunch break that for some reason, Google Fit saw fit to eliminate all my steps from right after. Lovely. It’s so cool to have my accomplishments literally erased.

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This wasn’t my lunch today (I had some melon, I wasn’t that hungry) but Monday, I prepped raw salmon and set up my Itaki early to make sure everything cooked through. I think this worked out well, I personally liked baked salmon better than steamed and while most of my meals make the office smell amazing and people come in and complement me all the time, I think cooking salmon is too much. It’s healthy, it’s delicious, but nah. I’ll keep it to chicken and beef from now on. I can’t remember if I’d made pork before but, that’s something I’d like to try that would probably workout great in an electric lunch box. Plus, I prefer steaming things to using the microwave at work.

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Today’s Workout: Something’s broken

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Today I was just too damn sore to get on the treadmill so, it’s the desk peddler today. I still need to run one more time this week but I need to listen to my body and not end up hurting myself.

I’m still not really feeling hungry after an Itaki lunch but I don’t mind it so much. As long as I take my vitamins, I feel fine. But if I had something to complain about today it’d be a fun little Google Fit glitch.

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These were my steps for the day. The only time I’ve ever had a step count this low was when I had Covid. I get 1,000 steps just getting to work at the beginning of the day. Somehow, they all magically went poof. Kinda hard to hit the assigned step goal if you keep erasing my steps. Hopefully tomorrow it’ll have sorted itself out but, geez. That was really annoying.

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Today’s Workout: C25K Week 4

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I know it’s only Tuesday but, I think I’m doing pretty good with getting in my running after work. If I stick to doing it right when I walk in the door before I can talk myself out of it, I bet I can get 4 runs in this week. It does take time away from my evening writing/editing/needlework but if I’m not healthy, I can’t do any of those things. Plus, I think it is actually helping with the depression symptoms.

I have been eating breakfast; usually one toaster pastry because I can eat that on the go but I’m still working my way through my batch of flank steak and rice, then I made a salad for dinner after my run. Everything together actually broke 1,000 calories, which is rare but since I’m running again, I’m not going to worry. I clearly burned a ton of calories today and got my heart rate up. Also, I don’t feel that horrid overfullness I can get on the Saxenda if I overeat. I feel satisfied and accomplished. Sore, but accomplished.

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Today’s Workout: Who cares?

These days I’ve skipped running after work because I’m too tired but today I was still too tired but did it anyway. Because who cares if I’m tired, I gotta do it anyway. I walked into the house, changed my clothes, and got it over with.

At first I wasn’t hungry when I got home since I had rice and some flank steak but after my run, I felt a little peckish. I got some tuna in water, added an onion, lemon juice and olive oil and that hit the spot. I thought about making a full on salad but this was more than enough.

I’m gonna try and keep going to run 3-4 times a week since I have a doctor’s appointment coming up and I’d like to show more progress so maybe the insurance/pharmacy will stop playing around with my refills of Saxenda. I’ve been waiting a MONTH since the last time I requested a refill and it’s still “delayed.”

In other news, my fingernails are going back properly! I’ve been taking my vitamins regularly, drinking less, and it’s working! Hopefully, that separation will never happen again.

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Today’s Workout: Third time’s a charm

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While I’m doing c25k again to take advantage of the interval training, I have noticed at least this time around, a bit of certain aches that mean perhaps running every single day isn’t the best idea? At least for right now. Tomorrow I plan to take a break. I’ll probably do some stretching or take a walk. I also have resistance bands that I unearthed in my decluttering journey that I should really get back to using since I paid money for them and they’re taking up space in my life.

I’m back to the half doses of Saxenda and we’ll see how my mood adjusts over the next few weeks. I can already tell just being aware of these side effects, I’m able to push myself rather than just wallow. And by push myself, I mean be on a normal level of weird like I usually am. Also, I will have to take a picture of my nails to show the progress of them growing back properly. I’ve been very good about taking my vitamins. I sure hope posting about all of this will show up in searches for someone considering weight loss medications because a lot of this would have been helpful to know when I started.

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Today’s Workout: Epic Facepalm

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I’m still working on C25k and making sure running is part of my routine. However, you are all aware that I’ve mentioned that I’ve been dealing with a long standing depressive episode, right? Well, fuck me with a rusty pineapple:

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Seriously? Fucking SERIOUSLY?! I’ve had the dubious pleasure of dealing with debilitating gas, my ass turning into a rocket ship, the inability to eat a reasonably portioned meal and on top of that, THIS BULLSHIT?! I get to go from being depressed because I’m fat to being EXTRA depressed trying to fix the fact that I’m fat!!

Look, Imma be completely honest about my process with all of this. I dunno how many other blogs are out there writing about this shit but like when I was talking about those weird ass bubbles I was getting (still no solution to that either!) I’m noting all this in case any body is dealing with the same shit I am. You’re not alone, you’re not crazy, you sure as shit not weak, and keep talking to your doctor. On my next visit, I am absolutely going to bring this up; including the horrific urge to self harm – which I can count on one hand the times I have legitimately had that urge in my entire life that I can remember.

I won’t lie, getting back to running helps. I get the happy runner’s high from being active that tempers these side effects. I’m not going to rely too heavily on that, however. I would rather cut back on my dose again. Losing weight is hard enough…

Over the next few days, I’m going to ease back on my injections so I can get centered again. I may not lose weight as fast but that’s fine. I don’t have time for feeling like shit since I’m one unplanned repair from not being able to pay my mortgage. 

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Today’s Workout: Chilly!

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It’s interesting that they’re doing the personality in a computer thing again but I don’t mind it. I love this app too much to complain about any kind of repeated tropes when we’re 10 season’s in at this point. I’m honestly glad just to be using it again because it felt good to keep moving.

As for my food, all I had was a salad today. And I struggled to finish it. Looks like using the anti-gas pills to mitigate the symptoms of being on the full dose of Saxenda really works well. I literally felt sick trying to finish a reasonably sized portion that I used to eat all the time. I really need to half all my portions so I can space out my meals properly during the day. If I eat breakfast at all it’s something really light,  tend to go heavy for lunch, then another light meal for dinner if I eat it at all. It’s frustrating unless I batch cook when it comes to making meals for someone other than myself. I have to make sure there’s something prepped for my teenager to eat (unless their father orders them takeout behind my back which ends up in my food rotting in the fridge and ending up in the trash). I’ll work it out, portion control isn’t that hard while I’m on these meds.

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