Toothy concerns

 This time last year my newish dentist told me I had a cavity between my teeth and when I asked how he was going to fix that, he said he did not know until he got in there. That made me very nervous. I am a planner and like knowing whats going to happen. Once I can wrap my head around something, I can deal with it.

Fast forward to the Tarot reader and she mentions that I need to see a dentist and will have some work done. Funny she mentioned that as I had been having a nagging feeling that I needed to get my tooth looked at, but I wanted a second opinion.  So I was asking around for a dentist recommendation. I just did not trust that initial dentist, however I loved his assistant who cleaned my teeth


The same day I was told by the Tarot reader to go to the dentist, I went to a health fair and met a dentist. I picked his brain and asked him about my between the teeth cavity and he was so amazing & easy to talk to. I took his card and walked away. He came & found me when I was getting my cholesterol checked and upon hearing that I don't have dental insurance.. offered me a free exam & x-ray.  He was my second opinion and I was so hoping that I just needed a simple filing, but he told me that I need a root canal for starters and eventually a crown.

I got tears in my eyes.. I sucked it up so I would not cry in-front of the dentist. I have never had any serious dental work done. I am feeling very nervous. While I am not in any pain ( thank goodness)... the tooth is slightly bothering me... making itself known. This cavity was not visible on the panoramic x-ray, nor can it be seen when examining my mouth..it was a silent slow growing thing and since I went years without dental insurance... It just went unnoticed.

I am really nervous about this... but It is important that I get this done before serious pain starts and so I can save my tooth.  Liv had a root canal/pulpectomy and a silver cap at the age  of 6... she was so brave and if she can handle.. I can to. I am almost wanting to pay the $50  per hour for the nitrous oxide.


on the bright side the hygienist said my teeth were very clean and had very little plaque.


any words of wisdom.. no horror stories please.. I am resisting the urge to google this.

week 15

Today's weight 139- seems to be fluctuating between 139-141, today was only the second day I saw 139 since I posted that picture last week.

Success is not some glorified thing that happens to you one day. Instead, it’s the accumulation of the little things that add up that make the difference. In order to have a successful year, you need to have successful months. In order to have a successful month, you need to have some successful weeks. For a successful week, you need to have some successful days. And in order to have a successful day, you need to have some successful hours. It may not seem like what you do in the next hour will make much difference. But you can’t have a successful year unless you start right now by having a successful hour. You must start today by making the little changes that set you up for great success later. It’s the only way to get ahead in life. The changes that you make do not have to be big changes. In fact, the littler the changes the better. Just make little change after little change and eventually they will turn into big changes.

Week 15 finds me tired.... I did so much yard work this weekend... so I don't really feel like I got my typical R&R time. I  trimmed all the bushes... all 10 of them, our hedge trimmer is heavy and vibrates my whole upper body when I use it and it requires a lot of reaching when I use it. I pulled weeds, tended to my garden. This record hot summer has really caused us me to neglect our yard. John won't do anything around the yard except mow and that is really hard to get him to do. He despises yard work and would tear out everything growing and cement the whole lot if I let him.

I am running three days a week and working out on the elliptical two days a week, doing upper body & abs as well. All is well in the exercise department. It's a habit now. I realized that I have a problem with sugar... switching to whole grains... you bet... eating more fruits & veggies... no problem..giving up fast food...done.. drinking tons of water... all the time... staying within my caloric guidelines... easy peasy...but I crave sugary snacks... rice krispie treats/fig newtons/fiber one brownies/ Liv's fruit snacks/skinny cow ice cream treats- any  lower fat/cal sweet thing I can get my sticky sugar coated little hands on. Sugar is my vice for sure. If you look at my food dairy in MFP... my main meals are perfectly balanced & healthy.. I have a snack at 6 am prior to my w/o, a snack at 3pm and usually a snack at 7pm and then I am done for the night.


I am doing ok on the  portion size,calories & fat since I am choosing healthier low fat snacks... but I am going over my limit on sugar... I need to work on that. I think that cutting out the sugar will boost my fat loss goals. I am trying to figure out what low sugar snacks I can have instead but I am having a difficult time breaking up with sugar.. it's complicated.

what's your vice? sweet? salty? fast food?

Stink, Stank, Stunk

There is no delicate way to put this.. after a day of play....my daughter reeks. Something in her body chemistry changed recently and instead of just smelling like a dirty sweaty kid.. she smells like the entire football team. After her first day of school  today I leaned in for a hug and was nearly knocked out by the stench. First off she is more active than your average 7 year old... moving more than not. She vibrates with energy constantly.  She is also a naturally sweaty kid.. sweats in her sleep and is always warm.


It was a hot day today, No AC in her school, and a gym day. She bathes nightly now.. she has to. Thank Goodness that she is more self sufficient in the bathing dept only needing help with her hair.  She is more hygiene savvy these days.We have a history of baths being a issue with Liv and she still fusses now & then, but nothing like in the past. Obviously I don't want to add deodorant to the mix just yet... but goodness... she seems so young to be smelling like that already. She also has a little problem in rushing through her #2 wiping. We are working on this. Rushing is just how she functions and getting her to s l o w down is a challenge... so it is no wonder really that she is extra stinky/sweaty at the end of her school day.

a few weeks ago she had her bath early and I allowed her to play outside for 20 min afterwards and just in 20 min of horsing around in the backyard she smelled so stinky.

I was not sure if you had any ideas or insight ...

Sauce

My 1st attempt at making homemade sauce last year was a disaster.. I was using regular old slicing tomatoes and the sauce was watery.  The end result was not worth all the effort. This year I grew Roma tomatoes and I had a bounty of them. The lady who sold me the plant said that were San Marzano?? not sure about that. This sauce turned out much better. I roughly followed this recipe. I did use basil  enhanced evoo, onion, garlic, ground beef, green peppers and a bay leaf in addition to the other spices.. I also added a little sugar... because I thought I was supposed to. but after doing some web research.. I see this is a highly debatable move.

This will be my splurge dinner of the week, over some gourmet tagliatelle our new neighbors just gave us in a gift basket for allowing them to take down our fence( long story)


I grew up eating out of the Jar sauce.... this sauce was worth the effort.

Do you have a tried & true sauce recipe? 

Finally some muscle

granted my muscles are not at the " wow" factor yet.. but I am starting to see some definition and that makes me very happy.

My body inspirations- one age appropriate/one not

weekend project

Extra sore today from Fridays run... outdoor running just feels so harsh on my body. My legs hurt so bad. Thanks to my weekend home remodel project I logged 22 flights of stairs today and at least one more flight to go when I tuck my daughter into bed tonight. You can see the project my daughter & I completed over on my other blog.

Have a good weekend.. I plan on resting tonight & tommorw

Fast food

I have been busy at work and had not had a chance to do some shopping. In the past I may have swung through a fast food chain and picked up burgers & fries, but now I  run into the grocery store grab a cooked chicken and a bag of salad.. this was Fresh Express strawberry fields spinach salad, I added red onion & mushrooms. Liv is so used to eating dark greens that she will usually eat spinach, however she likes it to be mixed with romaine. I also whipped up some instant rice and now we are just waiting for John to get home to eat. John & I will enjoy the chicken breast- skinless, while Liv loves the legs, wings and thighs.

I use the left over chicken for my salad the next day and make Liv chicken salad sandwiches.

what's your healthy fast food?

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