Mixed Bag

Thank you for the well wishes about the medical and job stuff. I wish I had a good return report on either or both for you.

The doctor* visit was less than super although I'm proud of myself for getting there with less stress than normal. (That exercise thing? Good plan!) My blood work came back with great numbers. Yay! No anemia - which I've had to deal with before and no thyroid issue which she was worried about. Until she said the test ruled that out, I didn't know they used blood tests for that. However, the radiology was "inconclusive" meaning I now have to go to a specialist to re-interpret what little they did see or to have more tests/procedures done. Joy!

Yet, before I got a chance to schedule those glorious new experiments in stress, I got a reprieve. Of the worst kind. I can't make those appointments because we no longer have insurance to cover them. John's company did in fact fold.** We are madly scrambling to be sure we have enough for the basics (shelter, food, electricity). We will have to forgo the luxuries like new running shoes and medical specialists until good things happen on the job front. (Cross fingers for us that the 3rd and 4th round interviews John has go well!)

On the training and goal meeting front:
I just looked at my January totals. They are untidy as I've done bits of everything here and there - pilates, walking, pushups, cardio dance etc. They are also - all things considered - much lower than I'd hoped/expected. They'd be great numbers if they were totals for a week instead of a month (in the same way that I'd be the perfect weight if I were 6 feet tall.) Seriously, having run yesterday and today, I've almost caught up to January's total mileage. The "official" training plan starts on Feb 23rd. I need to spend the next few weeks ramping up to at least the right amount of training time - even if I still do fun, off season workouts instead of the holy three. I need to have confidence and feel trained as much as I need to actually be trained by race day. The way to do that is to hit those numbers each week. Every week. That's what I'm going to concentrate on in February.

The January scale report is good news! I've lost 4.2 pounds since January 8th. That's exactly what I wanted to do. My goal is to keep losing a pound (to a pound and a half) a week. Every week. And to do it the healthy way by fueling and nourishing my body - not by stressing the pounds off in the short term!

With that, my friends, I'm off like a herd of turtles. Pat Summit is going for her 1,000th win tonight against Oklahoma. Go Vols!

PS'es:
*She's actually a nurse practitioner. Have I said that before? I haven't even laid eyes on the doctor in the practice, though I assured there is one. Somewhere.
**Or as close as makes no nevermind for us. They might possibly be able to resume development of their product in a few months and they'd love to have him work on it. In the meantime - no cashola. None.
***I can't believe how many of you have no interest in the Super Bowl, much less football! I'm grieving today over the upcoming lack of football. The game last night was GREAT! Everything you could ask for (and don't usually get) in a Super Bowl but it means no more football until September. I love that football has a definite season. I'm still sad, sad, sad that it's over already.