Herbalife

So I started doing Herbalife again. I've been taking it and selling it off and on since I was in college. I have lost between 10 and twenty pounds with it several times before giving it up. My hip is acting up so I'm holding off on the couch to 5k stuff until I can get it adjusted or until it stops hurting. I have been going to the gym this week and lifting weights. I went to the allergy doctor today and my weight was very bad news, but I was holding things and had other things in my pocket so I hope that's part of the problem. I will weigh in tomorrow or Saturday for the offical weight. I also took a "before picture" so hopefully that is additional motivation! I am wondering how the calories work with Herbalife. I am drinking 2 super healthy shakes a day and eating one meal. It seems like my body could go into starvation mode this way, but since it is getting tons of nutrients, it doesn't seem to happen. We shall see I guess!

Goodbye Weight Watchers!

So my finger is finally all better and I got back into the gym last night! I feel like Weight Watchers is a waste of time and money for me right now. Part of my weight problem is that I don't have time to eat well and work out. By putting meetings into my schedule, it gives me even less time, plus the stuff we talk about rarely applies to someone like me with a lifestyle like mine. I need to start a Punk rock Weight watchers or something. So I am going to just eat well and work out and I think I am gonna be fine. I rarely write down my points anyway and I just feel like a failure paying money to stand on a scale and being bored for an hour. I'm planning on hitting the gym in a little bit, and I've been eating pretty well today. I have thought about counting calories instead of points... so I might do that. Things are good, the finger thing set me back way more than it should have!

Emergency Room Fun!

I spent 8 hours in the emergency room on Friday night. I was really stupid and there was a spider bite or something on my finger so I poked at it... it got really infected. I was on my way to band practice on Friday and I decided just to run by urgent care and get a prescription for some antibiotics. To make a long story short the Dr. sent me to the emergency room immediately and I was there for 8 hours while they have me antibiotic shots, a tetanus shot, and 4 shots into my knuckle to numb my finger while they cut it open and dug out all of the poison and infection in my finger. Needless to say, the whole numbing thing didn't work so well and I definitely felt them cutting me open and digging around. All in all, it was a very long and painful night. It has been healing pretty well, but is still very sore. They gave me some Vicodin if that is any indication of the pain. I haven't been able to work out cuz I've been a bit drugged up, but I've been trying to eat well and hopefully it won't be too bad of a week!