My Dietitian Appointment

So, my pulmonary doctor thought it would be good for me to see a dietitian and while I wasn't completely enthused by the idea, I opted in.  I mean, why not?  For one, maybe she could tell me something that I don't already know.  Two, the current program I'm under covers it at 100%, no cost to me.  I was looking forward to her telling me that everything I'm doing was wrong.  Did you pick up on my sarcasm there?  Okay.  Good.  Well, it didn't quite go like that.  I mean, there are things that I do wrong, but not much...by my standards.

I basically know what to do.  It's just trying to apply it, which is the difficult part for me as it is anyone.  She blamed Jason for everything and asked me how I could be with someone who is so unsupportive just because I don't force him to change how he is.  She was like, "Well, if your other half was supportive, he wouldn't eat things that are bad for you in front of you?"  Really?  I can't expect him to change just because I have to.  It's up to me, not him.  He is actually very supportive.  Wait.  Did I opt in for a psychology appointment or dietitian appointment?  I was kind of really offended.  She knew that she stepped outside her boundaries of qualifications because she even said herself, "We're stepping into a whole other field that I have no business in..."  Then why did you mention things that you have no business mentioning?

Also, she was a little bit bigger than me.  I'm not sure I can trust someone's credibility in diet when they are bigger than I am.  You have all that "knowledge" and look like that?  I feel like...what business do you have to tell me to get my shit together when you don't even have your own together?  She basically told me things that I pretty much already knew and I was not surprised by that one bit.

Anyway.  That's how that went.

I have an appointment to my real doctor on Friday.  I want to see if he will try me on a medication to aid in weight-loss and perhaps up my antipsychotic just a tweak.  Oh, and I had my appointment the other day for my sleep apnea and breathing test results yesterday.  I don't have sleep apnea and I have minimal breathing problems associated with being overweight.  He said if I get my weight down, I should be fine.

Next week, I'm being tested for narcolepsy, just to make sure I don't have it.  He's mostly thinking that my excess daytime sleepiness is due to me being overweight.

So, that was my day.

I'm Still Here, Ya'll!

I know, I know.  I've been very blog-neglectful lately.  "Tinisha, you were posting almost every day in December.  What happened?"  Well, I started school and a new lifestyle change.  Believe it or not, there is life beyond blogging!  No, I don't love it any less just because my life just got a bit more consumed by priorities.  I'm still just as obsessed and in love with my blog as before!  Promise.

So, what's been going on with me lately?

Well, I've lost almost 15 pounds in a month!  I'm doing so well with weight loss.  I've been creating and finding healthy alternatives to the things that I absolutely love to eat.  I've started doing tae bo which absolutely kicks your ass, but takes the weight off!  

These are the ingredients for Dr. Oz's healthy breakfast shake, but I've only had it once.  The next time I have it, I'm going to modify the rice protein powder and ground flax seed because the shake was just way too powdery for me.

Instead of using bread for your sandwiches, try a romaine lettuce leaf!  This is tuna fish salad!  It was really tasty and best part was, it was guilt-free!

My new favorite dish -- lean ground turkey shepherds pie!  Once square slice is only 201 calories!

I had this delicious little number for lunch today!  I call it -- tomato parmesan wraps!  These wraps are only 81 calories!  The cheese is fat-free.

This is my new favorite snack!  Chocolate, peanut butter milk shake!  This was so good and guilt-free that I will even be generous and spill the recipe for ya'll!

1 cup of Arctic Zero, chocolate peanut butter ice cream

1/2 cup of unsweetened almond milk

1 tbsp of PB2 (Powdered peanut butter)

Blend all the ingredients in a blender.  I blended mine in the Nutribullet.

Other than that, school has been going great.  I'm only two weeks into the semester, but I'm pretty sure that I will maintain an 'A' average.  I'm so loving my classes, especially macroeconomics!  Our fur babies have their annual check-up tomorrow with their follow-up shots.  Next Monday, I have my nerve racking appointment with the hand specialist up in Greenville.  The closer it gets, the more nervous I get!  I'm hoping that he will have good news for me.  I'm just dying to go back to work -- that is, if I still have a job to return to.