Surfhunny's Countdown to Florida

[Surfhunny]

Put him in the spare bed and you have the mem foam it's only fair lol he's ill he needs to be isolated! Seriously though it's rubbish not getting enough sleep. I've turned into a complete insomniac these last few days and when I do finally sleep I have crazy crazy dreams! That's probably why I've been so cranky!!

 

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i'm just mega grumpy as he's not taken the dog out, he's not washed pots for weeks and weeks and weeks, he leaves things lying around, doesn't put anything away. he did the kids milk tonight and it was over the work surface and i had to clean it up. i just mega pi$$ed off with him right now. i feel like i'm doing everything, except work. i decided not to go back to work until dude's at full time school. i want to be with my kids while they're young.

 

[Surfhunny]

Mmm I see your point, I don't think men see all these little things like hoovering that needs doing, things that need taking upstairs etc they're just blind to all that and it's bloody annoying!!

And then there's men like my ex. I couldn't even put a cup down before Ash would have it whisked away and in the dishwasher. I guess I'm just not satisfied either way and that's my problem!

 

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i think that you need a balance though. paul's a bit slap dash when he tries and it makes me feel like why did i bother to ask him. i've a pile (a washing basket full) of ironing to do. was going to do it tonight but i feel shattered. he puts the kids to bed twice a week, if that and complains about that. think i'll have to get him to the docs tomorrow if he is still sore in the mouth. our dishwasher has been broken since just after xmas and was taken to be fixed about a month ago. trouble finding the part. it's not back yet. so i am hand washing for 2 adults, 2 kids and a dog.

i need to sort out the car insurance as it's due for renewal sat for sun. i'm not paying what my current insurer's sent me as a quote - almost £1000 with a £750 excess when i can get it for £640 through BMW with a £250 excess. just need to find the time to phone them up and take the quote then phone aviva and cancel the renewal with them.

 

[Surfhunny]

I've just been thinking.... As always during every advert break there's the inevitable food ads, and it made me think! There's no wonder I'm fat, I have absolutely no idea how to make healthy nutritious food from scratch!! Don't get me wrong I can cook, but I have no idea how to cook healthy food, I can make beef stroganoff, chilli, curry all kinds of chicken dishes, spag Bol etc etc but just how healthy is all that stuff really? The way I make it probably not at all. I know the importance of balance and nutrition but I just don't have the time to make all these dishes super healthy, and I have no intention of living off salads forever, so am I doomed?

I also find it tough cooking for just me, in the past I've cooked enough to feed a small army and then frozen the rest but then it never gets eaten and it's such a massive waste!

 

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i think oven food is the worst. cooking from scratch is better. i think buying the lower fat meat like the turkey mince or quorn is better and looking for cuts with little fat on it is probably the way to go. also draining the fat from things. taking on SW ideas then looking at portion sizes. however, i am exactly the same as you. sometimes you do things cause it's easy and lazy. i live off salad and cottage cheese right now cause it's very very quick to get on my plate and go otherwise i would snack before my meal.

 

[Surfhunny]

That's it exactly, I need food that isn't going to take ages to prepare when I get home from work or I'll snack in the meantime. SW principles are good to follow, and portion sizes are def my down fall. My mum has started using a smaller plate for her meals so she's forced to have smaller portions!

 

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you could batch cook when you are off and freeze it. i sometimes use the kids plastic plates it really forces you to cut it down.

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[Surfhunny]

Yeah I will do that I just need to get the frozen food eaten once it's there. I used to have real 'thing' about defrosting food but I think I'm going to have to get over that or I'm going to always be this way!!

 

[Surfhunny]

No bizarre dreams last night that I can remember anyway! Today is going to be very long.....Dad is taking the toilet out and putting the new one in, so I'm going over to their house for the day. So there's not going to be much to do. I'll probably spend all day on here if their wireless is co-operating.

 

[Surfhunny]

Got physio this afternoon I'm hoping to finally be free of these damn crutches. I've had a bit of a breakthrough yesterday!! I can walk normally, heel down and no pain!! I'm not fast not even normal pace but I'm walking unaided, and pain free I just hope the physio takes that as a positive and takes the crutches away!! That will make me happy it's a huuuuuge step towards getting back to normal!!

Other good news too, I'm finally starting to feel the weight loss!! I can see it in my wrists, hands and top belly lol. At last!!!

 

[Goreygirl]

Hey hon

Brilliant news!

Can i make a suggestion to stop you falling into the trap most people i come across in work fall into?

Physio is going to aggravate the injury and cause pain.. that's normal and that's their job.. they have to mobilise the joint. However the pain over the 24-48 hours afterwards can cause people to avoid movement undoing some of the progress made.

The way to get around this is to remember it is easier to prevent pain than it is to relieve it.

We normally recommend to take your painkillers about an hour before your physio appt and to keep taking them regularly for the 24-36-46 hours afterward... gradually widening the gaps between doses e.g. from every 4 hours to every 5 hours to every 6 hours etc as the discomfort eases. That way you can build on the effect of the physio and it will make your recovery progress a lot more smoothly.

Also ice and heat this evening too

 

[Surfhunny]

Thanks Gg, my physio pretty much told me the same thing. The exercises she has me doing under her supervision have been designed to do at home too, so I've been keeping on top of them, and I'm seeing the results. They'll change this week because I can get my heel down now, that's been holding me back. From now on we'll be working on getting my strength and length back and smooth the scar tissue!!

When I say pain free it's pain killer free too BUT I do still take them before physio and do RICE it afterwards

 

[Goreygirl]

Sounds like a great physio

I presume she's told you about "boom and bust" then too?

 

[Surfhunny]

Sounds like a great physio

I presume she's told you about "boom and bust" then too?

Hmmm no sounds scary!!

 

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hope it goes well.

 

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how's it gone surf?

 

[Surfhunny]

how's it gone surf?

It hurt but she's pleased with my progress, apparently my little incident the other day was actually another small tear but nowhere near as bad as the big tear, phew. And it's that that's hurting now after physio. But the treatment for the second tear is the same as the first. And the second tear happened because my muscle is tight and bunched. But it's a reminder not to do too much too soon!!

Apparently the main tear is as bad as it can get before the only way of treating it is surgery, so I've been really lucky!!! I'm down to one crutch but I'm only to use it if I get tired, so I'm going to need to keep an eye on how far I go without it.

While I was at the hospital I popped in to see my manager (the main boss who's also my idiot bosses boss)! I was quite scared but she was lovely!!! I told her all my worries about coming back to work and she was great!! She totally dismissed my bosses stupid idea of making up all my missed on call . And she said I don't have to come back full time either, I can come back on graduated return, all I have to do is give her a ring the week before I'm ready to go back (when ever that will be) and we can sort a timetable out. I'm so pleased I went to see her, because I also talked about going out to Asda etc with my mum and how I felt guilty, like I was truanting. She just said that my leg wouldn't get better sitting on the sofa and walking round the shops is good physical therapy. She said that if anyone had anything to say about that to tell them to take the matter up with her. So while my line manager is completely unsupportive our actual manager is very supportive, so I'm relieved!! Phew long paragraph sorry lol.

 

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ha ha, good for you to see her. your line manager can stick his comments up his you know what!

i've had a mega bad day. going to start afresh tomorrow.

doing zumba again tomorrow. hubby say's i'll get fed up of it. it's a good workout though. maybe 5 times a week is a bit much..... who knows. i'd be doing it loads if i was a teacher.

 

[Surfhunny]

I don't think you will get sick of it, it's nit the same thing over and over, esp if you're going to different classes.

I've had a baaad day too, all my own fault. I didn't have any of my shakes before I went to the hospital, was there way longer than I expected and afterwards went to see my poorly granny. I was there until 6 so when I got to mum and dads I was starving, opened their front door and the smell of cooking wafted out. I ended up having a small bit of lasagne so naughty!! Then on the way to bringing me home my dad stopped at the shop and instead of sitting in the car I went in, bought some Rolos. Anyway calorie wise I'm okay, but I've had carbs galore so prob out of ketosis. Never mind, right back on it tomorrow. I must be a bit more organised so it doesn't happen again. I don't know why I didn't take a tetra with me!