Brownie update #2

I know, I haven't posted in over a week. I've been busy this week.

First of all, Browns does have a hyperactive thyroid. We started giving her the supplements and Chinese herbs while we waited to get the results of the test. Those 2 things made a difference. By the time we got the test results back, she was back to a couple of her old habits. Most noticably sleeping on the kitchen table again. I must admit that although I was glad to see her feeling better, that is not one of her habits that I like one bit. However, she's slept on the table most of her life, and as she's aged, she's given up trying to sneak around us. It used to be she would hear us coming and leap down, but now she just doesn't give a sh*t.

I picked up her tapazole on Wed. It was so much less than I had feared. I was worried I'd be spending $100 for the prescription. You know how much medicine costs. She's been taking it for a few days, along with her herbs, and seems to be much perkier.

On to other things. I decided that I would count my calories for a day to see how much I was really eating. I probably should not have started with the day when I was binge eating the most delicious cheese straws in the world (from the Country Bake Shoppe in Helen, GA.) However, this gave me a very eye-opening look at the amount of calories I've been consuming. I made the decision to be pro-active about it, weigh myself everyday and count those calories. Otherwise my weight would continue to creep up the scale. I went to the gym every day from Monday through Friday of last week. I see I still have changes (many small changes) to make, but at least that was progress. I was able to split the emergency frozen pizza with Keith for dinner one night (thin crust, vegetarian) and not blow out my calories for the day. I've even been able to tweak it so I can keep my half and half.

I've also worked a bit extra this week. Beth plays the Celtic Harp at some school every year, so I picked up an extra day there. We've been having a big sale this weekend, and so far I have not been seduced by yarn. I've done some research online about some of the yarns we have for the sale, and I will probably pick up some today. I think it's been discontinued, and from what I can tell online, most places have it on sale and have very small quantities.

I know, I know. I need to get some new pictures uploaded. I'll get to that in the next day or two when I'm not working all the time. Remember, days off from work don't necessarily equal free time. There's always laundry, groceries, errands, etc that don't get done unless I do them.