Elevated B12

As if I didn't have enough to worry about...I received a call from my doctor's office regarding some lab work I recently had done. I was told that my B12 levels are high...very high. This is odd to me because I was taking B12 supplements, but like everything else in my life, I wasn't consistent. I did a Google search on elevated B12 levels and I really wish I hadn't. This could be a sign of a number of very serious medical conditions. Or maybe it's nothing, I don't know. In any event, I have to get my blood work re-checked but not until December. Three months is a long time to wait, but what are my options?

I have to believe that regardless of the outcome, there is a purpose for all of this. Right now, I am going to focus more on eating healthy and clean rather than whatever number happens to be on the scale on any given day. At this moment my weight is the least of my worries. Being as healthy as I can be is paramount right now.

For lunch I made a very quick and healthy vegetable stir-fry with steamed rice. It was delicious.

I bought the vegetables pre-packaged from Trader Joe's. I sautéed them in a little olive oil, light soy sauce, salt, pepper and Smart Balance. Simple and tasty...just the way I like my food!

The rest of the day I tried to keep myself busy. Housework, housework, housework and lots of snuggling with my favorite guy.

I plan on doing a lot of this during these next three months. I'm convinced that my son's cuddles have medicinal powers. He makes everything better!

After I put Travis to bed, I reluctantly did Week 3 Day 2 of Ripped In 30. I was distracted and really didn't want to work out. Besides, this level is super hard and I just don't think I'm in good enough shape to give it 100%. I know that sounds rather defeatist, but rest assured I have no intentions of giving up. I just wish I could do the moves better and keep up with the number of repetitions. I really feel my age while doing Week 3. And the last thing I need right now is to be reminded of my age.

Where did all the years go?

Anyway, thanks for reading and allowing me to purge. Promise me that you will do at least one thing after reading this that will improve your health. It's all important!

Grace and peace,

Blaque

Slacker Alert

 

 

 

 

I started off yesterday with the best of intentions. I mean, seriously, I had a plan. I woke up in the morning and did 30 sit-ups. Then I started getting ready for the 2013 Out Of The Darkness Community walk for suicide awareness that I registered for earlier in the week. My plan was to do the walk, come home and run some errands, then do Level 2 Day 2 of Ripped in 30 after I put Travis to bed. I planned my actions, but I couldn't plan the results...no one from my son's home health agency ever showed up so that I could go to the walk. My family has been affected by suicide so I really wanted to be a part of this event. Plus, it was a chance to get in 3.4 miles of moderate walking.

 

With nothing else to do, I started eating my disappointment. The list of food I ate yesterday is considerate, but healthy. I ate my way into a food coma and slept for the better part of the afternoon.

 

Just when I decided to drag myself out of the bed and salvage some of my day by taking a walk through my apartment complex, my mother decided that she wanted to get out of the house and go for a drive. So that's what we did:

 

We drove....

And drove...

 

 



And drove some more...

We finally got back home just in time for me to feed Travis and get him ready for bed. Then later, I had company come over. The next thing I knew it was midnight and I was sitting in the middle of my living room floor watching re-runs of The Golden Girls while eating brown rice and brussel sprouts. My day was officially in the crapper!

But I won't call it a bad or wasted day. I will call it a high calories/rest day. (Nice spin, huh?)Tomorrow is another opportunity to get it right and I know I have to bring it!

Visit my blog tomorrow to hear all about my comeback!

Thanks for reading.

Always,

Blaque