Thank you for sharing kay.
It helps to see what is going on with your hubby's job and why he has been lashing out to you.
I hate that he does this.
Maybe you could find him a better job.
It is hard to know salaries because monies are not usually discussed until the interview process. then you have to take in benefits co pays meds coverage etc. I just started looking at our plans.

I am sorry about your hip.
Glad that you are going to take it easy today...yes use the heating pad!
(((((HUGS)))))

bizi

Kay,

Sorry to hear about your hip.

Does your hair color not bother you as much a few days later?

Did you say that your husband drives (commutes) than many hours to work??


That is a lot of driving.


M

My husband came home in a better mood, and was much calmer yesterday (thank God). He said he appealed to his boss about all the driving, and asked if there was anything he could do. He didn't really push the issue with him, and didn't really get a response. I hope he starts to see enough change to make his job more tolerable.

He has been driving 3 or more hours a day, whether it's to one or more jobs, and it seems like he's been the only one stuck doing it day in and day out. His boss sends him to ridiculously far away places, even though sometimes there are guys who live much closer, and/or his boss does not plan well and sends him to jobs that are very far apart from one another, even though another guy may be available close to the second job. Apparently his boss is inept, and unable to handle the stress of his position well.

I told him I had been looking for jobs yesterday, and he asked me not to. I said I was just trying to help, and if he could think of a way I could, to let me know.


The Pats played last night, and my husband was able to stay up until halftime. He only had a few beers, so he took Benadryl again. I was up until after 11 watching the game, and it seemed like he was fast asleep by the time I got to bed, but I didn't get the opportunity to ask him how he slept this morning because I didn't wake up until 7am!
I enjoyed watching the game. Our third string quarterback led the team to a 27-0 shut out win over the Texans… amazing. I'm so happy the two back up quarterbacks won in their first NFL starts. It must be like dreams come true for them. Plus, I don't mind my team winning :)


I have chronic hip and knee pain from my gait disorder, and have a cyst in the right hip where I've been having the trouble. I get flare ups, and have been to PT for related issues a couple of times in the past.
It feels much better this morning. I think the rest and the heating pad helped.

The plan is for more rest today.

My hair color is less brassy now, so it looks better. I'd rather not have to wait until it looks acceptable, so I'll probably try a different brand the next time around.

I've been doing the South Beach Diet since Thursday. When I weighed myself that morning I was 166.6lb, but when I weighed myself yesterday i was down over 5lb. Since I haven't gone to the BR since Monday, that scale is obviously broken.

I bought a new scale and weighed in at 162.2 at 3pm yesterday. I was 159.8 this morning at 10. It's the first time in a long time I've been under 160 :)

The diet is harder than I remember this time around. I do remember it gets easier after the first couple of days tho.

I reaggravated my hip and am sore in general from walking through Lowes like a jack*** yesterday. I'll never learn...

don't be so hard on yourself.
(((((HUGS))))
bizi
congratulations on the weight loss!
yippie!

I'm still licking my wounds from overexerting myself. I have to go out briefly today to pick up a script and a few things at the supermarket, but it won't be too much of a challenge.

I cheated a little yesterday, so I'm afraid to weigh myself today. I'll skip it and take my weight tomorrow :o

Kay

You shouldn't weigh yourself everyday. It then becomes an obsession to weigh. I have had to limit myself to 2 times a week. Unless something tells me I need to weigh myself.

Donna :hug::grouphug:

most days I weigh myself unless I have overendulged the night before...then figure I will have bloating weight that will just depress me even more.
So I will wait a couple days to weigh in. I am going to buy us a new scale...We are trying to get a more exact scale to weigh the overweight cat. Ours is not exact...fine for adults not fine for a cat.
how is your hip?
bizi

I was always a big believer in not weighing myself everyday because of exactly what you said Donna, but I read an article in a magazine at one of my doctors' offices that said weighing yourself everyday helps hold you more accountable. I guess that made sense to me…

But even though I was good yesterday, I'm not weighing myself today.

I'm totally FOS, so last night I mixed about 7oz of Mirilax in 28oz of (diet unfriendly) Gatorade to get things going again. That's 1/2 of the usual colonoscopy prep. Things aren't exactly working out the way I'd hoped though.

I was very sore all weekend from all my running around I had been doing. That trip to Lowes on Friday pretty much did me in. Aside from the short trip out Sunday, I rested and I feel much better in general.

I put 2 loads of wash in this morning… it was so nice to have the second washer back… too bad one of the dryers isn't working now!!! I'm sure it will be another 2 weeks before they get that fixed :mad:


My poor husband left at 5am this morning for a job on Nantucket. It's a two hour drive, and the ferries aren't running as often because it's the off-season, so he'll be stuck there until 3 no matter how long the job takes. It's an hour and a half ferry ride after that, so he expects he'll be home around 7pm.

He called me this morning while he was on the ferry, and was talking about calling out tomorrow. I think he should do it since he's not going to be home until 7 and he's normally in bed between 8:30-9. I know he didn't sleep well last night.

He works so hard. And it does not seem that he feels appreciated by the company or his boss.


M