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[50sjayne]

I really hurt my back today (just old issues really) so I'm trying to heal to get back to work as soon as possible so most exercise is out of the question. How the heck do I not eat everything in sight? I have no willpower when it comes to food. What do you do? I know I will gain weight because anything that makes others lose weight- illness, emotional upset, whatever-- just makes me gain. Help. I'm taking vicoden and have an appointment for my regular doctor Monday. The doctor that saw me tonight (urgent care)said I should do physical therapy. What really flabbergasts me is how I can keep hurting my back and know that losing weight would help my so much, but I just don't do it. When you have pain so awful you are crying, yet you will not lose weight...sorry the vicoden seems to be muddling me some. I've been through this often. Not his bad in awhile but it just doesn't take much for me.

 

[donac]

It is hard not to eat everything in the house. I have beenthrough this in Oct when I was home for 2 weeks with shingles. I have not gained anything since Sept which surprises me. I tried to keep busy. When I first caught the shingles I didn't want to touch any of my needlework so I read a lot. After I was not contagious I started to work on needlework projects to keep me out of the kitchen. I have not really worked out since Sept when I started to get sick.

Good luck

 

[TammyNC]

Sorry to hear you are having such a hard time. I think the suggestion Dona gave is a great one, reading, picking up a craft that you haven't in a while, anything to keep your hands and mind busy. Another thing that will help is try to not have tempting foods around, try to stock up on healthy snacks, fresh veggies and fruit are also good snacking things to keep around.

Hope you get some relief soon.

 

[50sjayne]

Thanks for the responses--I was just hurting so bad last night, started getting progressively worse at work, boss fixed it so I could get off in time for the doctor appt., I stood around the urgent care office for almost 2 hours before being seen ( I could not sit) I was crying in the car from the doctor to the pharmacy the pain was getting so bad ( I don't cry for anything) the pharmacy didn't have my current insurance info so it took another 1/2 hour to straighten that out and then I still don't think the vicoden helped much. I took ibuprofen too. I am just going to rest today and do the ice and heat and I'll see my doctor tomorrow. He'll probably send me straight to a therapist, that's what he did before so that will help, I'll have exercises to do. I bought my mom the latest Stephen King for christmas-- think I'll read it lol, save me from having to borrow it later. I have apples and oranges I need to use up and husband bought me some fresh bagels that I love-- berry ones no high fructose corn syrup--and some fat free cream cheese and orange juice last night. Bless him-- he did well lol.

*I also have the laptop and I can lay in bed on my stomach which is good for alignment with it.

 

[donac]

Hope you feel better soon.

 

[50sjayne]

Thank you. I went to see my regular doc today and he gave me better pain stuff (percoden?) something like that anyway, a muscle relaxer and some heavy duty ibuprofen and I'm doing much better. I haven't been eating too much either and I'm down to 171 woo hoo! Well I'm off to fix myself a mini lunch, tortilla chips and home made guac, because I'm planning on having coconut shrimp and baked sweet potato fries later

 

[Tiger Lily 03]

PD to you for willpower and that your back feel better soon. Hopefully the script will give your muscles the break they need to ease your pain. Hope you can enjoy that book.