So, I just had the most unclean meal ever probably, but I was starving.
Not that it matters, but the plus side is that I gave up soda and I
totally didn't get a soda. I got a tea with my Big Mac meal. Ugh. Haha.
But considering that's all I've eaten so far today, I'm okay with that.
I'm going to recap my doctor's appointment before I go any further with
the clean eating. My appointment was at 9:30. At 9:10, I left work and
headed to my doctor's office. I got there and got signed in and took a
seat. Around 9:40, I got called back to the exam room which wasn’t too
bad of a wait. The nurse took my weight which was 230.0… That's up from
the last time I was there... Then she took my BP which was 112/80 which
is good. She left the room and said that Judy (my doctor - really a
nurse practitioner, but I hate my actual doctor) would be in very soon. I
sat in the exam room until 10:10 when Judy finally came in. She asked
if I was still taking all of the same medications, which I am… Then I
told her I had a few things I wanted to talk to her about.
First I asked about allergies and my sinus headaches. She said that she
would prefer for me to stay on the Zyrtec because it's the lesser of the
evils when it comes to allergy medications and blood pressure
medicines. She asked if I've ever taken any other kind of allergy
medicine and I told her that I took Claritin on two different occasions
and both times I wound up with laryngitis. She said it probably dried me
out too much (which was my thought) and asked if I had ever taken a
nasal spray. I told her that the only nasal spray I had taken was
Mucinex one time when I had a severe head cold. So, she gave me a sample
of a Nasonex which I am supposed to take once daily, two squirts in
each nostril. She said if the nasal spray doesn’t help alleviate my
migraines, she wants me to try Allegra, but right now she wants me to
stay on the Zyrtec and the Nasonex.
Then we talked about my weight. She asked how much weight I had gained
in the past year and I told her probably 15 pounds. I told her about my
struggles with compulsive overeating and that I had eaten an entire box
of macaroni and cheese, three to four cups of cereal with milk, and four
waffles with syrup and butter one day last week... She asked me if
compulsion ran in my family and I told her that I have an aunt who
definitely has OCD and then my other aunt and my grandpa (all three on
the same side) both took anxiety medication. She thought about it and
told me she wants me to try a few things… First, she wants me to get
some form of light exercise (walking or bike riding) in at least three
times a week for 20-30 minutes each time. Then she wants me to eat
anything liquid that I would normally eat out of a bowl (soup, cereal,
ice cream, etc) out of a coffee mug. She thinks this will help keep me
from eating a bowl full of whatever during a binge. She also wants me to
incorporate fruits and veggies into each meal… not just occasionally
but every meal, every day. Then she told me that she really wants me to
try Prozac. She thinks since compulsion runs in my family that my
compulsion is eating and not cleaning (my OCD aunt) or worrying (my
grandpa and other aunt) or whatever. She called me in a low dose 10mg
per day and she said it’s completely up to me whether or not I pick it
up. She also said she wanted to do blood work to check my thyroid and
blood sugar levels and told me to make an appointment for a month from
now to see her again.
Before I left I asked her about getting a skin test done. I told her
about a girl on here whose entry I had been linked to who was young and
just found out she had skin cancer. The girl was pale with lots of
freckles and didn't necessarily spent too much time outside, but she
ended up with skin cancer. Judy said that she could do an initial test
and since I don't currently notice any moles or worrisome spots, she
would do it when I went back for my annual pap smear in March/April. I
said that was great. She said if she found anything suspicious, she
would have to refer me to a dermatologist, but she could do the initial
skin test. So, that's taken care of...
Then I went and got my blood drawn. I gave blood a little over a month
ago (August 16th) and the phlebotomy nurse lady tried to find the vein
in the same time. Apparently it was "angry" and not over giving the
blood so she had to look in my left arm. She found the same vein which
was good, except for she didn't really have a good way to get to it
because of the way the lab office is set up. So she just went for it.
Well, I think she bruised my vein. My arm hurt so bad when she was done
and it still hurts now... like an achy pain. Ugh. So, when I left the
office it was 10:35. I called my coworker to say I was done and she
asked if I wanted to swing by somewhere and get lunch. Considering it
was just after 10:30, McDonald's was the only place that I knew would be
serving lunch so there I went...
I honestly don't know what to think about the Prozac. I text my best
friend right after and she's like, "Well, it couldn't hurt to try it,
could it?" And I guess it couldn't. It's cheap... The prescription Judy
called in is only $7.45 with my insurance. *shrugs*
Now onto clean eating... I'm proud to say that I have not had one single
drop of soda since last Thursday. I plan to keep it that way too. :)
I'm super proud of that.
Week 2 Add/Subtract:
This week I'm going to stop buying or eating this food for good: candy... and things with candy in them like ice cream...
This week I'm adding this one healthy and clean eating food to my eating plan: fruit... fresh fruit seems like a good replacement to candy because it's healthy and sweet.
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