Oh wee Oh wee Oh….Hangin Tough!

Just found out that New Kids on the Block are indeed making a stop in Houston. My cousins & I are so ready, if we could buy tickets now, we would, but alas they do not go on sale until June. Excitement!

 

Ok, yesterday (Thursday) was my ‘off’ day – where I can eat anything I want for a meal. I ate chicken strips and French fries and a sugar cookie– which was a slight waste as the fries weren’t that good, so I only ate a couple. The chicken strips were delicious, though. I also didn’t work out – but I did run up the six (yes, SIX) flights of stairs in the parking garage to get to my car. On level 2, a guy held the door open for me, but I told him I had a few more flights to go. His response “Wow, you’re brave!” - I smiled and said “I’m trying”.

 

Today I had a lunch session with my trainer – btw, her name is Jamie. Previously, I met with Lindy, but we had scheduling problems, so I switched to Jamie, whom I love. I think I surprise her with how hard I try, because she is always saying “You’re doing great” or “You’re so amazing”. Maybe she’s just super supportive and I’m just cynical….

Birth Control

Ten days ago I went to Walgreens to pick up my birth control pills (Apri a generic of Orthocept) and instead was given Reclipsen (another generic of Orthocept). I asked why this had occured and was told that it was the generic that my insurance company was now covering instead of Apri, but it was the same chemical mix. So I started on that. For two nights in a row I was waking up in the middle of the night, covered in sweat. I knew something was up, but figured my body was just adjusting.

It’s now 10 days later and all this weekend I had terrible cramps in my ovaries, my boobs are sore and to quote my family I’ve “been awful bitchy”.  It all coincides with the pill switch, and no I’m not preggers (I took that test yesterday just for added reassurance).

So I called my doc and he doesn’t have an available appointment until the middle of April. His nurse is supposed to call me back sometime today to see if she can help. I’m hopeful they can just switch me back or put me on something else, cause this sucks.

The two interviews last Friday went well. The morning interview(first interview) was extremely interested and the staff seemed great, but the department chair came off like an ass, so I don’t know that I’d want to work with/for him. The afternoon interview(second interview for the position) showed me that it’d be a much better fit for me, and I could really be a team player with them, so hopefully I will get offered that one IF I don’t, I’m probably going to hold off on the job search for a few months. I still feel wierd taking off every week for an interview.

Foodwise, I’m doing good (as you can see below)

B: Peanut Butter Balance Bar & OJ
S: Cottage cheese & Strawberries
L: Grilled Chicken salad w/balsamic vinagrette
S: Cheese stick & Sliced ham rollup
D: Gluten free Hamburger helper (I took GF Pasta, mixed with ground turkey & homemade cheese sauce, mixed it all together)