Shooo FLU

On Tuesday night, I came home and ran. Felt good. Cooked dinner and ate. Then...I went to bed at 7:30. I was SO tired. My back was a tad better. I stretched out really well. I thought I just needed sleep.

Then, I went to school on Wednesday morning. I was still feeling sluggish. By 9:30, I felt like a truck had run over me. By 11:30, I wished to go home. But I couldn't really find a *reason* to leave work. I didn't have a fever, no snot, no puking, ...I just felt awful. By 2:00, I was miserable and would have probably laid down in any bed available if I had found one. I waited for my daughter to finish her guitar lesson, stopped and picked up the other daughter's birthday cake, and came home. I made sure homework was completed (thank goodness Wednesdays are light days), gave them a quickie bath, put the next day's clothes out, and I called my husband and told him to pick up a pizza. I was done.

I literally crawled into bed. My entire body HURT. My joints ached terribly. My eyes burned. I had chills and sharp pains shooting through my arms and legs. Under my arms...whoa, it was the worst! I couldn't get warm enough. I took 4 Advil and finally fell asleep under piles of blankets. I woke up around 1:00 am and prayed that I would be well for today (youngest girl's birthday!). I went back to sleep. I am so thankful my husband took care of feeding and putting girls to bed...I'm not even asking if he made them brush their teeth. I woke up this morning...A NEW WOMAN! Whew...it was gone.

What the heck was that?

The fly-by flu?

Whatever it was...I don't like it and it can just move on. I am so thankful to say I feel tons better. Still a little tired which is hilarious considering how much I have slept in the past two days, but I don't hurt like I did. Thank the Lord.

We had a wonderful birthday celebration!

AND...I weighed 180.8 this morning. BIG NEWS. I feel very confident I will be in the 170's soon!!!! This is the lowest I have weighed in a long time!

I love that I am learning to eat things in moderation and learning *self-control*...that is huge for me! I've always dieted and deprived myself of my favorite foods. That just didn't work for me. I am learning how to eat in a "normal" way for me, and I am thrilled with these results! Who knew!

I wish I had taken more "before" shots to show you. You wouldn't believe the difference in a pair of pants I have. I wore them just after Christmas. They were snug and almost too short b/c of the snugness. I felt like I was pulling on them all day. I even wore a long cardigan to cover my bum b/c I was worried they were too tight in that area. I wore them yesterday...they are so big. Almost too long b/c they are hanging on me. My bum has moved out in those pants (Now, don't get me wrong! I've still got plenty to lose back there...these pants just showed my loss!). I'll have to do better with the camera. ;)

Don't forget to drink lots of water!
J