NOT TODAY!

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Pretty sure my husband tried to get the most unflattering angle he could.

This is me hunched up in the car in pain, BUT I MADE IT.
I took medicine to sleep last night. I was desperate for a full night of sleep. It’s a lot harder to be positive and stay focused when you’re not sleeping properly. I got my 8 hours and woke up in a much better mental state. The financial stress is still weighing very heavily on me, but I just popped myself on the cheeks a few times, put my hands on my knees, pushed myself to my feet and claimed the day.
I had to have some more imaging done on my spine today. Normally, I pull to the front and get a wheelchair to go in. “NOT TODAY” I told myself. My husband looked at me funny when I passed the drop off area, and even cocked his head to the side when I parked in the furthest spot from the door. I just smiled at him and said, “I got this.” I walked to the door, to check in, and as far as I could before my leg went numb. I powered through the pain. I ended up in a wheelchair because of the numbness but when the nurse offered to take me to the car, I politely declined, grabbed my husband’s arm and he supported my numb side as I made my way back through the parking lot to my car. I was breathless and red and screaming inside, but it didn’t stop the smile on my face. Hubby grabbed the phone, and I gave him a thumbs up.
They weighed me today. I wasn’t going to look, but I had to look. I’ve officially lost 30lbs since March 17th, and 6 of those just since I started R1 Monday.



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