Thirsty Thursday

Hello everyone!

By "Thirsty Thursday" I mean drinking my rehydrate and spark of course. No alcohol for this girl just yet! Ha...

Yesterday I had a pretty crazy day and ended up not getting my mile in as I planned to do every day this week. I will also not be doing it today. After my long day on Tuesday I started to experience some pain in my stomach at the end of the day at work. Wednesday I woke up at 3 am in terrible pain. I thought maybe my stomach was binding up because I have been trying to increase my protein so I took some colace and still no relief. I was miserable so I called my doctor and told them that I was feeling almost worse stomach pain than I did right after surgery. They wanted me to come in so I called my mom up and she drove me to the hospital. When I got there they checked for a hernia and said it didn't seem as if that was the issue but they were going to draw blood and do some labs and have me try and drink some water since I hadn't ate or drank so far due to the pain. I had my blood drawn and once again started to pass out but they were able to wake me up before I went all the way out. They told me from now on they want me to have my blood drawn in a recliner or in a room with a bed so that they can make sure I am safe. I then tried to drink water which made the pain worse. They started me on an IV to get some fluids and had me go for a CT. They got the results back on that and said that they did not see anything abnormal so it just seems like it could be related to constipation, possibly a torn muscle from my run, and a little bit of dehydration. The doc told me to keep it easy the next couple days and eat light. I felt a little better from the fluids but I was still feeling miserable with the stomach pain. I ate a little mashed potatoes and drank some water and tried to sleep it off. I woke up this morning and I am feeling much better and I hope it stays that way. I am doing my best to stay hydrated and eat light. The doctor told me that things will feel different for me so it could even have just been a little viral infection but if it feels like its painful or not right its always good to reach out to them.

I have homework due today so I spent my morning doing that and I didn't want to risk another run so soon. If I am feeling good tomorrow I think I will start out slow again with a walk instead. I am thankful that the pain is gone and it wasn't something horrible like a hernia or my gallbladder or a kink in my intestines. I am glad that this is really the first incident I have had since surgery that has been bad and it may not have even been related to the surgery. Hopefully smooth sailing from here on out. The doctor also commented that I am no longer obese according to my BMI so that is awesome!

I also got home to some goodies in the mail! My distributor kit for advocare and my order came! Thank goodness because I was running low on spark. I also ordered some rehydrate which will be super helpful right now since I am trying to make sure I stay extra hydrated. I got chocolate peanut better meal replacement shakes as well which will be great while I try and eat light for the next couple of days. I am super excited to try them because I have heard they are really good and taste like Reese's. I will let you know what I think once I try them. I can't wait to order more products and try them since I already have several on my list that I think are going to be super helpful to me to continue to stay healthy, keep losing weight, and start building some muscle! If anyone is interested in trying spark the flavors I currently have are watermelon, green apple, mango strawberry, fruit punch, grape, and pink lemonade. If you want to try rehydrate (like gatorade but even BETTER) I have peach and key lime cherry. If you want to try one of my chocolate PB meal replacement shakes let me know. Also if you want to know anything about these products or any other advocare products message me on either my personal facebook, blog facebook, or call or text me!

Well off to school for the day....Vacation from work starts for me in two days! So excited to relax and get have some fun and go to minnesota for a long weekend next weekend. It's gonna be a great time.