That looks just like me the last couple of weeks. It all started after our Weight Watcher meeting two weeks ago. On the way home I was drinking a unsweet tea and had been eating some of the ice when out of the blue I was in excruciating pain. One of my teeth on the upper side had broke, exposing the nerve. I hurt so bad, I had to stop in the middle of the road and cry. Fortunately we were on a country road and nobody was coming. I sat there for a couple of minutes till the pain subsided enough I could drive home. I didn't realize it had broke at first. I thought it was just the cold from the ice. So, stupid me a little later, without thinking, threw another piece of ice in and starting chewing. Immediately the pain hit again. Thankfully, we were only a couple miles from home. When I got there I took some ibuprofen, and the pain went down enough were I could sleep. When I woke up the next morning, the pain was back. My guess was, as I slept that night with my mouth open, I had sucked in some cool air and that is what was causing the pain. I called later that morning at work, and found a dentist who would pull it, but because of finances and infection, I had to wait a whole week till I could get it pulled. I went in on Thursday morning and they pulled two teeth. I went to Weight Watchers that evening and had lost 8.4 lbs in one week! That was mainly because I was having trouble all week eating. Since I've had them pulled, I've had a little trouble eating because of the sensitivity in the area of where my teeth were. I am hoping I lose weight this week, but I don't think I will lose quite that much this week. I was joking that if I could lose 8 or 9 lbs a week because of a bad tooth, that maybe I should've left it till I had met my goal.
Since the first of the year, me and Melody started working at the school part-time. We clean the elementary building at the school in the evenings. It's not that bad of work, but the problem for me is trying to get to the gym afterwards. I won't lie it has been hard. Working for almost 12 hours everyday then going to the gym afterwards for a couple of hours, it really takes a commitment. There are times I pull up and think, "I don't want to do this," but I still get out and do it. Afterwards, I feel a lot better that I talked myself into it, but there is always that brief moment where I almost decide not to. Those are so hard!
It's now been 4 1/2 months on my program and I am starting to get the hang of the eating and working out, but after almost 30 years of ignoring my body, I've got to get my flexibility back. After watching a video on YouTube about a man named Arthur who had an incredible transformation, He started doing yoga and was being instructed by a wrestler named DDP or Diamond Dallas Page. I started sending my blog to him and he responded a couple of times and retweeted it too! I reached out to him to get some help, and it turns out he has a whole website now set up and you can order videos that teach his yoga plan. I'm waiting on my first set to come in, but there is an app you can download that teaches you all sorts of things from exercise, to nutrition. He goes step by step explaining everything as you go, and Arthur wasn't his only transformation. He has had others, and each one has inspiring stories! What I really like about his exercise videos is he uses those people in his videos, not some great looking actor or actress. These are real every day people who have succeeded at what I'm trying to do! So far, I really like the program.
This week me and Melody went to our first NBA game. We went to see the OKC Thunder vs. Miami Heat. It was really fun! OKC won by over 20 points. The coolest part about it was we both wore new, smaller outfits to the game. I wore a shirt that my mom had bought me 2 years ago to wear to my youngest son's high school graduation. It fit for the first time and I wore some jeans I hadn't wore in over a year too. I had given up on the vest I was wearing because I couldn't even zip it anymore, but Sunday it fit with room to spare! I'll admit it felt a lil odd wearing something other than my usually, but it also felt liberating too!
Sorry I hadn't written in a while, but. I've been very busy lately. I'm trying to get ahold of my new schedule having two jobs and working out, and as soon as I do, there will definitely be some more "ME" time! Take care and God Bless!
Me and Melody before our game.
Me, Russell Westbrook, and Melody
Arthur's Amazing Transformation!
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