My Really Whiney Complaint About Having Lost Weight

I know.  I shouldn't complain.

I'm going to anyway, though.

Of course, MOST things about having lost weight are lovely and exactly what you expect to hear.

More energy, looking more healthy, having more confidence, feeling fabulous.

That is all truly wonderful!

But I am having an increasing awareness of something bothersome.

Bones.

Yes.  Really.  Bones.

Here's the deal; bones creep me out.  I can't explain it, they just do.  When anything rubs against my bone, I get the heebie-jeebies.

And now, well, my bones are less protected with a layer of fat.

I have 3 major areas that bug me:

1. Sitting on hard surfaces.  Oh. my. goodness.  I can't remember this ever bugging me so much.  Did I just forget what it was like?  Have I grown so accustomed to my fluffy built-in butt cushion?  As soon as I sit, my tailbone rubs against that hard surface and it's not long before I have to get up again.  Ouch.

2. My knees.  Most of the time, these don't bother me.  Sitting, walking, going through the day, I don't even think about my knees.  But now, when I lay down, my knees rub together and grind on each other.  There is no more thigh cushion to keep them apart.  In a way, I imagine that my knees are blissfully happy to finally be reunited again.  Maybe they're making up for lost time.  I just wish that happy thought would be enough to keep the knee grinding from driving me to distraction while I'm trying to sleep.

3.  My collar bone.  This one is silly.  It probably wouldn't bug most people.   But, you see, I have this terrible fear/hate/can't stand it-ness about things touching the front of my neck.  And now that there are bones sticking out there, the problem has heightened.  Heaven help me if something rubs against my collarbone.  It is enough to make me gag.  Literally.  And I know that's just my own weirdness, but it doesn't make it any less real for me.

I am not even sure what to do with these.  Perhaps a pillow could be my constant companion.  I could sit on it and sleep with it between my legs.  Although, I draw the line at wearing one on my neck (I probably couldn't stand it anyway.).

Bah!  

Bones!

Our support.  Our protection.  Our suppliers.  (Not to mention the name of one of my favorite shows.)

I am lost without them.  But they are slowly driving me crazy.

(P.S. Don't even get me started on tendons, because they are just as creepy...just not in-your-face annoying.)

Tuesday Tip - Get Your Vitamin D

This last week I went in for a routine checkup and found out that I was Vitamin D deficient.  In fact, according to my provider, Vitamin D deficiency is quite common.

Who knew?

I sure didn't!  In fact, I knew very little about Vitamin D at all, so I decided to go look up a few things.

First off, what is Vitamin D good for anyway?
 

Benefits of Vitamin D (CDC):

• Promotes calcium absorption
• Needed for growth and remodeling
• Assists in neuromuscular and immune function and reduction of inflammation

That sounds like important stuff, right?  I wondered if I could find a way to just add it to my diet more rather than supplementing it.  So I looked up what foods had Vitamin D. 


Foods high in Vitamin D: (The Daily Green)

• Wild Salmon
• Tuna
• Sole or Flounder
• Fortified Milk
• Fortified Cereal
• Pork
• Eggs
• Mushrooms

Bwahahaha!  Well, gee, now it's no real surprise to me that I'm deficient. I hate seafood and mushrooms. That cancels out, like, half of those foods.

Luckily for me, there's another way to get more because the body is designed to produce Vitamin D in response to sunlight exposure.

Hey!  That's sounds pretty good.  I happen to live in a place that gets tons of sunlight.

Of course, it is still winter and I just don't spend as much time in the sun as I should, so for now I will be supplementing...and maybe drinking a little more milk.

P.S. I wouldn't have known about this if I didn't go to regular checkups, so make sure you visit your doctor's office regularly.

For more information, check out the Vitamin D Council website. 

Peanut Butter Banana Ice Cream

If you are on Pinterest, you might have seen a pin like this floating around.

Ice cream made from just a banana.

Freeze a banana, blend it in a blender, and voila!  Ice cream!

I decided to try it. Especially since I'm off sweets and this had no added sugar.

This particular recipe added peanut butter to the banana (and a few commenters added that a dash of cocoa powder was super delicious).

The kids and I put it together tonight and I was really surprised.

It actually looked like ice cream.

I was so excited!

Until I tasted it.

Guess what.

It tasted like mashed bananas...that were cold.

Oh wait...mashed bananas with peanut butter that were cold.

Meh.

I wondered if a splash of vanilla would make a difference, so I added that in.

Meh.

It made it a tad tastier, but what I couldn't get over was the texture.  It was nothing like ice cream. Smooth, sure.  But ultimately it was thick, mashed banana that didn't even come close to melting in your mouth.

After 3 bites, I was done.

I asked my 4 year old if he liked the ice cream and he said yes.

"Did it taste like Ice Cream?" I asked.

"No...it just taste like banana."

I guess he wasn't fooled either.  After one or two bites, he and my 2 year old had both had enough.

I guess we will just have to wait till I'm eating sweets again and have real ice cream.

60 Pounds Lighter

250 days and I have reached another milestone.

60 pounds down!

In fact, I skipped right over 60 and went straight to 61 pounds.

Well, I'm sure I was 60 lbs down sometime during weigh in week...you can't really skip a pound, ya know...but I didn't even notice its passing.

When I first started, I figured my ultimate goal would be 70 lbs.  I am feeling pretty good and like where I am at.  That being said, I will still keep doing what I do.  If I reach my 70 lbs, fantastic!!  If not, I am still super-duper pleased.  I feel GREAT (minus a few minor complaints, but that is another post...)

I must thank you all for your continued support.  I wouldn't have been able to do it without you there to keep me honest and on track.

A million thanks!!