Cheekychinchilla's food and stuff

Hey babe, I totally understand how you feel from your post a few back about needing alone time... I don't really socialise much these days but being around G is enough to make me need 'me time' and just introvert off in my room. Introverts get energised by 'me time' and de-energised by socialising, and extraverts are the other way around. There's only so much effort for socialising one can put in before needing to recharge though, and it sounds like looking after your mum is quite a handful on top of work. I think it'll be easier when your sister moves out though and you get some more space!
Hard to focus on an extremely good day (i.e. fast day) when you've let yourself relax with food a bit I think... takes me time to detox out the relaxed phase, I always feel super deprived if I've had half a week off plan and try and do a 100% sw day let alone fast day! I did one today but have struggled, they're really not easy! But you'll be back in the game soon and probably finding them stupidly easy (I'M NOT AT ALL JEALOUS ;))

Hope you got some good sleep last night, dreaming is really exhausting! It's not a deep enough sleep to feel rested from, is it?
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Hey guys!
Still going, just about. Although me and my work friend did hit the "stupid f*cker" stage of tiredness in work today. Which was pretty damn funny! To us anyway.
We had a hilarious David Attenborough moment releasing a pigeon back to "the wild" ;)

Last night was so weird! I had those long, busy dreams again that fels like they went on for days. But at about 4am I woke up in a panic and literally soaking in sweat. I did get back to sleep, but more weird dreams and alarm was set for 6:50 *lame*
Getting up was haaaaard!

When I got to work the night aca I was taking over made me sit down and eat my nana and drink my coffee. I must have looked pretty shocking lol! She didn't give me the emergency phone till then :eek:

Today went a bit t*ts up as well. I did not leave that place in a clean, sparkly way. Not at all! We had a rather heavy op day, and I was in the back so theatre and kennel "nurse". We realised our weekend theme, there's always one, was genealogical LOL! We had a little dog in with eclampsia, a post-whelp womb infection, a regular womb infection "pyo", a dog we did a caesarian on, a dog struggling to whelp, and then a bloody cat we had to ceasar as well! Among the usual wounds, broken bones, vomiting, diarrhoea, blocked male cats, eye trauma, etc etc...
I assisted with the dog caesarian, but that was quite sad so I won't go in to detail. I also assisted on the cat and got to hold/stimulate a kitten literally straight from the womb for the first few minutes of its life! I've been in on caesar's before, but it's been a long while. Newborns are disgusting, there is no denying that, but there really is just *something* about holding a creature within a few seconds of it entering the world, there really is :)
The whelping dog ended up with 5 live puppies too and much fun was had when one escaped and tried to leg it. I got it back to the Mum and was like "Here's your baby. You let it escape! Please don't bite me" Lol

Also had a funny moment with another work friend. I knew we needed some big clamps for the afternoon's ops and wanted to double check what needed cleaning and sterilising before I went on lunch - we have limited amounts of certain instruments. So I asked was it just the clamps, rather than full kits that needed rushing. She got her words jumbled and shouted across the room, in front of a God fearing male vet "No it's ok, I have all the clits" :8855:
We couldn't breathe and she was crying and everything. Lol-arious.

Alright, enough work stuff. Although I did get on the floor hugging a wire-haired Pointer whilst saying "I love you, I really do"
Just a normal day....

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Louby - I'd keep your hat on for now. Be prepared for 6 months of me b*tching and moaning about studying ;)
And the Pop Tart burn I think goes without saying lol. You have to eat them doing chimp impressions :p

Patty: Hello :) Did you have a nice holiday?
I will have a look at that syndrome, when I've had less wine. But I do have on the low side of normal blood pressure and I'm also a heart patient. Also it really doesn't matter what I'm doing. If I'm lightheaded or dizzy I just am, doesn't seem to matter if I'm standing, exercising, lying down, or anything. I'm either light headed or I'm not. I was very lightheaded and started to go "sparkly" in theatre today, but I was leaning against the wall doing nothing other than watching the op, so I leaned some more and concentrated on my breathing and it went away. It's really bizarre! But seems to fit with ME/CFS anyway. It was much, mush worse last summer, which would have been the months my thyroid was infected - you know, if they'd have caught it while it was bloody happening....
I do, however, have every single symptom of POTS! But they're all known symptoms of ME too. I do also have Raynauds Syndrome - which is just an absolute joy! But maybe POTS is another something to mention and add to the list of potentials.
I've been doing Slimming World for over 4 years now, so apart from the odd bad day/week I eat exceptionally healthily, esp as a veggie. My GP always comments on my diet and lifestyle when we talk about stuff :eek: :)

Systema: I think with fast days being thrown in and the insane amount of super free and speed foods I eat already I'll end up trying to do too much. I have considered speed days/weeks, but for now I at least know that fast days plus SW work for me. I'm not a fast loser and, as this week proves, a very fast gainer. I can gain 2-4lbs in a week being 100% on SW *shrug* Maybe I'll look in to it again in the future, but think I have enough challenges on the go at the moment. Thank you for the link tho :)

Tetris: Hey dude! It is hard work being nice and "on" all the time isn't it? And obv with Mum's stuff going on I'm more observant and watchful than I would normally be. In a non-horrible way, it feels like I'm always working. So I'm either actually working, being a carer, looking after my animals, or studying. I'm so God damn tired :(
Glad you know what I mean though and I wasn't being horrible!!

Hahahaha! I can more than take off the "stupidly easy" hat for fast days now ;) Just hope I haven't ruined them for myself and that Tuesday will indeed be relatively easy. We shall see! I just think this week was completely lost. I could have saved it, but I didn't. But it was also all my own decision, so I can't really moan about it.

I hate my dreams! They're always like Oscar winning performances, or scary, or sad, or just generally horrible. I never ever get restful sleep. You'd think I'd be used to that by now!

Well I got on the scales a couple of times in work and it's not good. To anyone else I'd be saying "That's not a real gain, it'll be gone next week, blah, blah, blah" But I know how horrible my body is with weight gain and it probably is mostly or all true gain. I was up to 79kgs by this morning :sigh: So just over 3kgs/7lbs in a week?! F*cking brilliant.
Ah well, start again and will try harder to control things when I have these lots of off plan meals weeks.
Will just see what happens :) xx
 
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Aw man, sucks about the gain! Pizza just f*cks everything up!
Hope it comes off nice and quick, you are definitely getting a work out in at work at least! Sounded really mental though- puppies and kittens aww! New born anythings are really ugly to me :p especially human babies, ew! Always so frigging ugly and you have to pretend they are beautiful so as not to upset the parents LOL. I think kittens are pretty uggers until about 8wks actually.
Hope you get a proper night's sleep tonight- your dreams sound so intense!! X
 
Oh yeah, it was just the pizza! Not the Indian food, eating out, cake, wine, etc... ;)

My work is like being at the gym. Or what I imagine the gym to be like ;) One of the evening cleaners who started just as I came back has dropped a dress size without even trying! Honestly there's so much bending, high reaching, lifting, carrying and all sorts of crap you wouldn't realise would have an effect till you've done it for the millionth time and your muscles go "wtf?! Stop it!!"

Tbh, yes babies are gross ;) But baby animals are insanely beautiful. They're just covered in THE most disgusting stuff. One of the colours of said "stuff" at the time of birth/afterbirth is dark green. Lovely ;) But yeah, it's just the disgusting stuff that comes with them that is horrible. Having that kitten handed to me straight from the womb was pretty damn special!
I remember going to visit my old vet to tell him about Ellie and pick up some meds. I ended up scrubbed in to theatre to help with a caesarian so I could do something useful while he spoke to me lol!

Oh mate my dreams are always, always intense. If I could find some way of blocking them out, even for just one night, I would. doesn't help that anti-depressants cause an increase in vivid dreams and also nightmares. As do sleeping pills. You can't f*cking win can you?! :rolleyes:
I'm surprised I haven't had those stupid bloody work dreams yet. For a good long time I would be dreaming about work and wake up standing up in the middle of my room on my way to kennels or to help the vet....They're pretty impressive and do usually make me laugh once I've worked out what's going on lol!
 
Good evening! Cheekychinchilla I gain just like that too! Last time I lost all my weight if I went away 7-10lbs gain wasn't unusual. I've been blocked up all week,, so despite being 100% on plan I expect a gain this week unless I have luck and the laxatives finally work, no such luck so far and I'm on double dose. I completely get where you're both coming from, I need me time, more so now than ever, with having carers here when hubby isn't it can get very claustrophobic. As for 6 months of moaning regarding uni, feel free to offload any time!! I hope you get a better night. Catch you tomorrow xx
 
I just missed you by a minute the form thing says lol! Literally just finished watching a film and thought I'd have a quick look :)

Decided on Sinister. Mum flicked to Daybreakers for a few minutes and then went to bed. I saw Ethan Hawk and instantly thought "I need to watch Sinister again"
So watched that and groomed Ellie a bit. She's moulting SO much right now it's insane. And she has that collie long wavy hair with a ridiculous undercoat, but coz she's part retriever part shepherd too I'm sure you can imagine what her fur is like?! About a billion layers lol! But I've also noticed as she's getting older her skin is much more sensitive and she's getting less tolerant of grooming. And, to be fair, it isn't easy going, so I just do her a bit at a time. She does need her paws and bum cheek hair cutting though, it's getting a bit long again. I'm no groomer, but can usually cut her quite nicely if she stays bloody still!

It is very difficult being sociable and cheery isn't it?! How I long for some alone time lol. I think that's probably why I've made myself stay up so late, just for some time alone watching what I want, and not having to talk to anyone ;)

The quick gains are insane aren't they?! I mean I went to the Arctic, the actual Arctic, for 10 days dog sled trecking, horse riding, reindeer sledding, and general p*ssing about in the snow. I gained 10lbs!! I must be the only person to have spent that much time within the Arctic circle doing really tough going things and actually gain weight :rolleyes:
Sometimes it comes off quickly and I stabilise again, but sometimes it takes weeks and weeks. Hoping the fast days will help shift it. I really don't learn though. My will power is amazing at times, it really is, but then I get weeks like this and all my good work is undone. And this gain is even with mostly SW meals and a whole fast day! And I can't even say I have the same reason as you, because I've been pooping pretty well this week lol!

Oh how I wish I was studying via a uni. I'm actually studying a compulsory course through work via the College of Animal Welfare. And it IS (I know I keep saying it) THE worst course I have ever studied. Just so badly written and, well, everything about it is shocking! But if I don't pass it on time or fail then I get fired. So I have to do it :( It's just hard work with everything going on and the complete lack of support and understanding from work or my mentor. But yeah, I have no choice and I will God damn b*tch about it ;)
I really have to start this first aid case study tomorrow. I'm being allowed a simulated one so going to either do dog heat stroke or rabbit fly strike. Might do the fly strike as I did jot down some info on a case me and another vca handled by ourselves last year. At least then I'm not totally starting from scratch and making it all up.
I mean I obv see and deal with emergencies every single day in work, but the case study wants you involved in absolutely everything, right from first contact. And to be honest we just don't have the time for stuff like this of a weekend. We're on skeleton staff and taking on pretty much a regular days worth of work - it's a bit daft how our emergency team is put together! So yeah, have really struggled to get an actual case where I've been involved in every step. Will have to work on finding one a bit more.

Anyway, I think I had better go to bed and try and get some proper sleep. Wish the dream catchers I have in my room actually worked!! These American Indian's have a lot to answer for ;)

Nighty night all and, as always, thank you for the lovely messages :) xx
 
Sorry about your gain, but wait till next week to see what happens, I know you've had some treats but not enough to warrent that about of weight. You know better than anyone our bodies can be little sods, fingers crossed it's water or hormones or something.
I'm so jealous of you getting to handl baby animals, I'm so broody when it comes to all babies, must be my age even dreaming about babies at the moment :(
I am a socialable person as a rule, love talking to random people but even I need alone time just to chill and do my own thing, I think I would go mad if I didn't lol.
I think you're right about doing your case study on something you've already got notes on it will give you a head start and of course it will be brilliant :D I hope get some work done today but don't wear yourself out after your long weekend x x x
 
Hey Barbette!
Ah you know what I'm like, I can gain like that without even trying. I know it's just the way it is. It would be nice if it came off quickly, but you know what my losses are usually like. Will just see what happens!! I know for certain what I ate wasn't half a stone worthy lol! But none of my gains ever seem realistic or relate to what I've eaten. Never mind.

I don't really have this maternal thing where people get broody. I don't really think I want children! I know I want more dogs, but don't feel it as a broody kinda thing. Must be very difficult to have those feelings, I really can't imagine it.
My dreams about having a baby are always hilarious. They're usually being kept in some sort of animal housing ;)

It looks like Mum wont be going back to work any time soon. And John's away for a couple of weeks with work so Rachelle will be home now. It's not too bad with Rachelle because a lot of the time she takes herself off to her room to read. She doesn't really like watching tv and does prefer to go lie in bed and read.
But yeah, I'm not getting any peace and quiet.
It's making course work difficult because I have nowhere to do it other than on the couch in the living room. I got rid of my desk and in my room I only have an old rocking chair or my bed to sit on and I find it really uncomfortable. So having people here all the time and trying to work is an absolute nightmare! I am quite good at switching off my attention from the tv, but you can only do it for so long, you know?

I wish, wish, wish I could have a proper day off today, but I have to get this work done. Will give it an hour or two and then call it a day. Hopefully I'll get a decent amount done.

I was in bed until 2:30 today! Woke up quite a few times, but did manage to get a decent sleep. I don't even care that I got up so late :p
I made myself a nice lunch and just catching up on emails and stuff. I'll make a coffee in a bit and then start this work. Need to sort the bunnies today too!x
 
Monday: SW green day

Lunch: 2 free Quorn sausages
Cheesy scrambled eggs with red pepper and shallots (half HexA1)
Half a tin of beans with cherry tomatoes
Wholemeal toast (HexB1)
2 Mini Waffles (2)
Tomato sauce (1)

Tea: Portion of that make-shift chilli with extra shallots, red pepper, and spinach in
Pasta N Sauce Mac & Cheese (rest of HexA1 for Koko milk + 2)
Cheese (HexA2)
Big side salad of sweet, crunchy Romaine lettuce with cucumber
Garlic & herb dressing & a bit of Italian dressing (1)

Snack: Kiwi, sliced red grapes, and blueberries, 1tsp maple syrup (0.5), and 1/3 tub of Yeo Valley Orange, Carrot & Mango yogurt (1)
Chewy Delight (HexB2)

Drinks: Coffee. Diet Coke. Squash.

Syns used: 7.5
Syns saved: 7.5
 
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Today's food sounds tasty!

You have so much going on that I'm not surprised you stayed in bed! It's good that you got some sleep. Yes, your gain seems unfairly high but you sound OK with it, I guess because you've come to terms with how your body works.

Hope you get another good rest and are able to keep on top of all your studies. It's a shame you can't find yourself a quiet corner to work in though.
 
Hey guys!
Aye I'm pretty much stuck knowing that my body likes to gain weight at pretty impressive speed! I don't know why or even how it does it, but it's like any extra calories at all it completely clings on to and wont let go! I'm really annoyed, but it's my own doing and I should have tried to be a bit more sensible. Just lost it a bit :eek:

Usually I have the house to myself most afternoons and some evenings. But with Mum being off work at the moment it's difficult to have quiet time. I did get to turn the tv off for 2 hours before tho :) I did over 800 words. Only part way through the second bullet point tho and not even started the actual case study :confused:

I think the sleeping was well needed. I didn't go to bed till well after 2am anyways. But still, a good lie-in!

I'm off work again tomorrow, my last stand-down day tho :( Me and Mum are hopefully going the pictures late afternoon/evening so will try and get some work done before we go. I really do need to otherwise I'll have to stay up late to do it tomorrow night! Need to have as much done as possible before I get to work on Wed!

Have just watched Sanctum and thought it was a bit meh. Like The Descent, but without the good bits and the monsters ;) Just watching Antichrist because all the warnings Film4 gave it have intrigued me. Sounds like a right bundle of laughs :p
 
Urgh! My intestines are not happy! They've been complaining for a few days now, but it's gotten pretty bad. I feel a bit nauseous, bloated, like I need the loo (bum's not working!), and (totally tmi, sorry) the gas coming out of me is horrific! How I haven't knocked the dogs unconscious is beyond me :eek: I seriously need a bio-hazard warning at the moment. It's awful!
Have had some bio yogurt and brought a mug of peppermint tea to bed with me. Feel like I might explode!! Urgh.....
 
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha, sorry shouldn't laugh but when you said
like I need the loo (bum's not working!), and (totally tmi, sorry) the gas coming out of me is horrific! How I haven't knocked the dogs unconscious is beyond me :eek: I seriously need a bio-hazard warning at the moment. It's awful!
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I nearly spat my tea all over the PC at work lol. I know exactly how that feels I have weeks like that and then it will go the opposite way :( I hope the yoghurt and peppermint tea help.
Well done on getting some work done, it can't be easy under the circumstances, you're right to grab every oppurtunity you get in the living room can't see how you could do it in your bedroom.
It was nice you go a lie-in, doesn't matter how late you got up as long as you got some sleep. I more or less sleep when I want on my days off as my body clock is all over the place.
Hope you get another decent night's sleep x x x
 
cheekychinchilla said:
Urgh! My intestines are not happy! They've been complaining for a few days now, but it's gotten pretty bad. I feel a bit nauseous, bloated, like I need the loo (bum's not working!), and (totally tmi, sorry) the gas coming out of me is horrific! How I haven't knocked the dogs unconscious is beyond me :eek: I seriously need a bio-hazard warning at the moment. It's awful!
Have had some bio yogurt and brought a mug of peppermint tea to bed with me. Feel like I might explode!! Urgh.....
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You and me both - that is how I feel at the moment. Good job we are not both in the same room at the same time. :)
I actually had an "embarrassing moment" in Pilates yesterday and felt so stupid as it was so loud :eek: was going to slink out but instructor saw I was embarrassed and motioned me to stay where I was.
 
Man, I needed a biohazzard sign yest too! If you're bunged up have you tried a hetbal laxative?
I grt really weird, vivid dreams on AD's too, something about the extra seretonin release? LOL at caging a baby in a pet cage :p
I remember the gunk around kitrens when my cat gave birth when I was about 12; like a sack of goo that the mum had to lick off... EWewew! I bet really yoing animals are cute when you are with them, experiemcing their dopey energy, but personally I think they all look a bit squishy amd weird for a couple of months before they hit the super cute phase where you wonder how something can look sondamn perfect :p
Well done for getting back on plan! X
 
I'm glad I made you all giggle ;) I do like writing about silly things lol!

My bum seems to be in slightly better working order today, as I'm sure you were all dying to know! I still feel odd though and a bit urgh. Do not like this!! Surely I have enough to deal with without potential IBS?! Come on!!

Anyway, will just keep feeding my tummy nice healthy things and give the nice bacteria something to munch on and stop them from complaining too much and getting p*ssed off!

Barbette, don't you be blaming me for damaging work property :p

Omg people, it sounds like it we were all in the same room at the moment we would need gas masks and warning signs on the door!! What is going on with everyone this week?!

Yeah Tetris I'm glad you know what I'm talking about with birth "stuff" Gross ;) When we do caesar's obv the animal is unconscious so when we remove the babies we have to do what the Mum would do, which would be to break the bags, clear them away, clear the mouths and noses, stimulate them to breathe, and then tie off and cut the cords. Absolutely delightful lol! Those kittens were cute, and you know me :p

I got a really, really nice email from my work mentor today. Lots of praise and well done's and she said my radiography report was excellent. It had better be for over 4000 words!!!! So we have a lot to send off when my account is re-activated and the amount of work being sent will jump us forward by about 5 weeks!! The aim should be 2 pieces of work a week (assignments, exams, practicals) so I have 10 pieces of work to send so that's 5 weeks DONE in the space of a few mouse clicks.
My mentor was like "We're on a roll now" felt like replying "I did all the f*cking work. I do believe it is ME who is on a roll!" But I'm nice, so I wont ;)

Right, sitting here with a scary face mask on so I'd better go jump in the shower.
Going to the cinema later with Mum and taking an epic fruit & yogurt pot with me. Oh yeah ;)
Will do my food later. No fast day today as plans got changed, so will do one tomorrow instead. Well, hopefully ..... xx
 
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