Weigh-in Wednesday and a GI system recalibration

Today I was postcall, which means I came home filled with hopes of productivity and then napped instead. I took my mom's dog for a walk after I woke up to get some exercise in without going into an intense lactic acidosis with a harder workout since my GI system is slowly coming back to life and I didn't want to push it. I saw a dermatologist this afternoon and had some little vascular lesions on my nose buzzed and then came home and spent some time with the kiddos, had dinner, did bed time, and am now updating you, my adoring fans.

I also did a weigh-in today and am a bit disappointed that my GI distress didn't result in more of a loss.

0.4 pounds down from last weigh-in

Tomorrow I'm in clinic, which means I'm back to the walking pad, which should be good. It's at a 5% incline though (and isn't adjustable) and so I do get really sweaty when doing that workout. I've ordered a desktop fan to help with that. It's supposed to arrive tomorrow, so here's hoping that I'll be less wet at work. < I'm leaving that statement right there because I think it's perfect and you will not tell me otherwise.

Today's eats:

Lunch

Other part of lunch

The oh shit, I'm hungry but I have somewhere to be protein

Same as above

Beef pot pie - it looks yummier not in its ziploc

Dessert - not from 2023, don't worry - this was probably an inappropriate test of my GI system

Let's see if I can keep up the food photos while working! And let's also hope I don't explode from drinking egg nog like an idiot.

Moving with the kiddos

I took an unintentional break from blogging because, Dear Reader, life got stupid. It takes very little these days to overfill my schedule because baseline, it's hectic and this week was very hectic. I had the kiddos Wednesday and Thursday, which is always great, but also, is it? Because kids can be assholes sometimes. Thankfully, they weren't, but the potential is always there. 

Wednesday night, we did an Urban Air night, which is like a trampoline park. There was a school fundraiser, so I figured we'd go because the kids would definitely get a kick out of it and it would mean maybe helping out the school. I doubt the school made much money out of it because there were very few kids who came, but we did our part...ish. It also allowed me to get some movement in with the kiddos. One of the things I sorta kinda realized with my divorce is that Nasur was the parent who predominantly did the active playing with the kids. Part of that is because I tended to be the busier of the two of us, but it's also because I am not nearly as physically fit as that tiny jacked Ugandan is. I mean, don't get me wrong, they want to play a board game? No problem. Sit and watch a movie? Consider it done. Go for a walk? Totally game. Run around and jump on things? Hard stop. So I've been trying really hard to at least try and/or do my best during the kids' active play time. So, Wednesday, I jumped on some trampolines and scurried after them. On Thursday, I would consider myself a parent playing success. Thursday was Reyah's last soccer practice and her coach coaxed us into a scrimmage of parents versus kids. The kids had the best time and I played soccer for the first time since I was like 10. And even though my lungs felt like they were bleeding for the first bit, I did it. Nasur was also there and made it look stupidly easy and did all these fancy foot work tricks, but alas, I am not African and thus was not raised on soccer as a way of life. So, I'll take my little bit and be proud.

Friday, Saturday, and today I'm the on call doc for the day shift. This obviously severely limits my ability to do other things, but on Friday, I made it to Reyah's last soccer game and got to be home when the garbage disposal stopped working and I got to discover the outside freezer was pretending to be a refrigerator. That was cool. I fixed the garbage disposal and thawed the whole freezer and hoped it would work again after that. On Saturday, I was able to get back home, plug the freezer back in (it's currently working) and clean out the hot tub before our sprinkler blow out. I also got to clean up my house. I'm hosting a work meeting there tomorrow and I'd like the people I work with to come to a home that is cleanish and it's easiest to clean when my kiddos aren't around. So, cleaning was a success. I also made a trip to Whole Foods to get some ingredients for a salad I really like that a chef I follow posted.

Today I'm at the hospital where we are stuck in house, so I'm catching up on charts, went for a walk, and was able to help a residency pal prep for her boards. Normally it's absolute chaos at this hospital, but perhaps less folks are coming out and about given that it's cooling down a bit. And for those of you who are wondering, I did a Peloton walk listening to my boo, Alex Toussaint again. His voice is smooth, he's got good rhythm and his playlists are killer. If it continues to be slow, I may be able to go do another little walk with my Peloton boo. Time will tell!

Self care after call

More Prime. Less Shit?

Welp, Jeff Bezos, who definitely needs more money, made more money off of me today. I had a patient cancel and so I spent that time (and some time tonight) buying more stuff on Amazon. Mostly for my kids, but I did buy myself a new swimsuit as well as some baby shower gifts. With all these new toys on their way, this probably means I should do a major clean out of the kids' play room, which, let's not kid ourselves, absolutely won't be happening, and then I'll be massively overwhelmed by all their crap and will just keep the doors shut to that room for forever. Okay, great. Creating more problems for myself. Like that's a new thing. Next!

Today I had the overwhelming joy of being the doc on call at one of the hospitals. Because it was not very busy at the beginning of my shift, I went outside for a long walk. How long, you as the very enamored reader ask? Long enough for the sun to set and for me to document it but fall victim to Google Photos not wanting to upload them to prove to you that I can walk for a long time. During my walk tonight, I listened to some OB/GYN podcasts so I can stay up on the literature and be the best doctor ever. Then I did two peloton outdoor walks. For those of you who haven't joined the Peloton cult, you should. I bought a peloton tread in April. I wanted to use it to get more steps in and be a little more motivated to move my body and let me tell you, it's working. I rarely do a live workout (read: I did one once), but I do the recorded workouts and these workouts push me way harder than I would ever push myself. If I were to do the treadmill on my own, I'd up the incline and then walk for an hour at a modest speed. Doing a treadmill workout with the Peloton, the incline is up and down and all around and we're slow walking and power walking and hiking, etc. I've even started doing some runs, which I really haven't done since medical school (I honestly can't remember if I did any running in residency). Their app also has lots of stuff you can do off their exercise equipment, like their outdoor series. The outdoor series has an instructor telling you what to do and it pushes me harder. I will do power walks outside now and I have officially stopped giving a fuck about whether or not people who have the distinct pleasure of watching me power walk think that it's weird. It's a decent way to get a humble little workout in when I'm not at home or at the gym with equipment. So, go me.

Tonight's outdoor walks I did with coaching by Alex Toussaint and Joslyn Thompson Rule. Alex had some pretty legit motivational things to say during his walk, but also his playlist was killer and he kept the pace up. Joslyn was way easier with her walk, but she has kicked my butt before. I have already bookmarked more outdoor walks with Alex because I really liked his style. 

I'm off! Perhaps tomorrow you can have some photos and we can start talking about my toe touching goal. P.S. I packed my food for my shift, so one could say I'm killing it with food packing even though it's the worst task in the world.