It’s FRIDAY which means in Care Bear Land it’s time for BYOC…Bring Your Own Crazy! 5 little questions you can copy and paste to your blog if you so desire – in an effort to get to know each other better and to give your blog brain a break!
Enjoy!
1. Are you a heavy or light sleeper?
Very light. I've never been a good sleeper. I remember being little and reading books until late into the night. I was worried about asking my doc to prescribe Ambien because I had heard such negative stuff about it, but Band-Babe takes it and a good friend of mine takes it so I figured I'd give it a try. Ironically, when my doc first prescribed it a few months ago I started sleeping better (without taking it) and didn't try it. I just started it a month ago and it works really well. One side effect is that, despite getting a full night's sleep, I do tend to feel a little tired the next day. Another is I took it for a few nights straight then stopped and had a terribly restless night. I had heard that you aren't supposed to take it every night because you'll become dependent on it, but I don't get why you shouldn't be able to take it every night if you have a hard time sleeping. I mean, if you have heart issues and you get medicine you take the medicine every day. So I asked my pcp if I can take Ambien every night and she said yes. So I took it last night (after several nights without it) and had a restless night. However, I think part of it is because I had a meeting today with a doc that is kind of an ass and I was worried about it so was stressing. As it turns out, the meeting went fine. Anyway, I'm going to start taking it every night and see what happens.
2. If you were made into a professor for a day, what topic would you lecture on?
Okay, I'm going to come out and say it, in high school I was a thespian. For those of you who don't know, a thespian is a theatrical performer. I loved my drama teacher and would love to teach acting. Not that I know how to act, but I'd love to teach it.
3. What’s a skill you’ve always wanted that you don’t currently have?
I'd love to speak Spanish. I think it's sexy and it would be great to put on my resume. I'd also love to be proficient in the martial arts. I think it's sexy and it would be great to put on my resume (HA!)
4. Have you ever been in a real cat fight?
No, but I've been close a few times. Don't bump into me continuously on the dance floor without apologizing because I will bump you back - hard.
5. Repeat question: Summarize your week in real life and in blog land.
So I started the 5 day pouch test on Monday with Linda. Read had finished hers up on Sunday and had good luck with it.
I'm curious, has anybody ever posted about doing the 5 day pouch test and not making it thru? I might be the first. Of course, it was kind of dumb of me to do it the week that I was taking a friend out for a birthday dinner (plenty of drinks for all) and the next day I had a birthday lunch for my boss. However, to be honest, even before those events happened, I was struggling. I did great Day 1 which was liquids only and lost 4 lbs in one day. I realize it was just water, but come on gals - a lower number on the scale is a lower number on the scale. On the second day I started thinking about everything I couldn't have. And then it started flashbacks to my dieting days. Then I started feeling deprived. Then I really wanted to eat - a lot. Then I ate some eggs. Then I felt guilty. Then I wanted to eat more. Then I felt like a failure. Then my birthday dinner hit and I ate (and drank) what I wanted. So as of this morning I was 1 lb less than when I started, but I had been hoping I'd get down to a new low. I've been in the 240s forever and am sick of them. But I swear, it seems as soon as I say I can't have something, then I want it even more. Also, as soon as I set a goal, (ie workout 5 days a week) I start to sabotage myself. What the hell is wrong with me?
Hope you all have a great weekend.
Your post about getting in a fight at BOOBs had me rolling! Too funny.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE me some Ambien. When I went through my major upset a couple of years ago the doctor gave it to me & I slept like a baby for the first time in weeks. Wonderful stuff it is... especially when Mr. Husband is snoring like a freight train!
ReplyDeleteI have never done the 5 day pouch test as I would fail on day one! That's the reason I never did it, don't beat yourself up.
ReplyDeleteNothing's wrong with you! I started it and then failed the first day, what's wrong with me? LOL
ReplyDeleteLoved your BYOC. :)
I've been taking an Ambien every single night for years. I'm sure I'm dependent on it but my doc says that's ok. I even got one in the hospital the night of my band surgery.
ReplyDeleteGirl, you know I didn't really finish it. I mean I ate a lot more protein this week which is good. My scale went down too, so I'd say it was a victory. I am tighter since doing it - are you at all?
ReplyDeleteYou are so normal, I think. We all have trouble sticking to it...otherwise we wouldn't be in this position. But we are all here for each other and we will continue to do it together!!!
ReplyDeleteIt is very hard to stick to the 5day pouch test. It reminds us so much of the pre-sugery diet :( I still don't know how I completed it and to be honest; the weight loss didn't stick around :p
ReplyDeleteI've read many blogs where people did the test with varying degrees of success so I waited to see how I did so I could report on how many days I managed to do - I actually think not posting about it in advance, helped me get through all five days. I think you are completely normal with respect to the test and if it pushed all those negative buttons for you, then you shouldn't ever do it again. I was looking at it as a way to remind myself I *can* do something I want to do vs - not being able to do something (eat what I want) - and for me - it gave me just what I wanted, but I don't think that means it's for everyone.
ReplyDeleteI love the BYOC and definitely want to hear more about this BOOBs dancing incident!!
Bonnie, I nearly went insane on that diet when I absolutely had to do it post-surgery. And that was without physical hunger! Just drove me bananas that I couldn't eat.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you did well and had a net loss. Don't beat yourself up about it. You're moving right along. We should start a "slower losers" team. We need a chant or something. I'll start working on that... ;)
I don't think I could do the pouch test. Those deprivation feelings just stir up all kinds of problems for me. I don't think you're alone. I read another blog recently where they were going to do the pouch test and didn't make it. I think it's fairly common. A loss is a loss...regardless of how small.
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