Holy weird sleeping schedule, Batman!

[silverthorne]

First off, I'm sorry, Dave. I didn't post like I promised I would. As soon as I come up with something better than 'and then Derek Saves The Day', I will respond. It'll likely be this afternoon before that happens though since I'm at work and...er...distracted by it. :/

Anyhow, so, got home yesterday, surfed the net for a short time, took a bath...

And promptly fell asleep. Until 2:30 am. O.o

Anyhow, HI FOLKS I'M AWAKE!

...I really need to get my schedule back under control, here.

Also, forgot to add yesterday that doc and I talked about my weightloss. She thinks I'm doing really well, even with the two month halt, so drugs will not be considered for a bit yet. Which makes me glad, actually, because although I'd like to get out of this 'hi you're stuck at this weight' rut, that fact that she thinks I'm doing fine without help tells me that I can still do it without help. She did make some suggestions on my exercise routines, so I'm going to try them and see how that goes. :)

Also, did some research on Stevia, since I was already up at OMG!-in-the-morning, and I think if I can find a local Whole Foods or GNC, I might give it a try, since the only 'bad' side affects listed were more or less unanimously agreed upon by most studies and sites I found to be a result of bad or questionable study processes--and none of the supposed side effects were something I feel are going to mess me up anymore than, say, caffiene would. If it does okay in my coffee as a sweetner, I can get to the point of Stevia and skim milk in the java and be perfectly happy, and manage a few empty calories less each day. And hey, no chemical bullshit involved. Just planty goodness. :)

Also, I like my new doc. She's easy to talk to (witness, she knew my entire sexual history, my opinion of it, the whole abortion debacle and stuff within a few minutes of talk without me feeling weird about talking to her about it), just pro enough so that I'm not making O.o eyes behind her back, and cheerful and easy going enough that it was just...easy. Even having that stupid specula shoved up where the sun don't shine wasn't too bad despite the, er, condition of my cervix. So, yeah, I think I'll keep this one. *g*

Comments

[vivian-shaw.livejournal.com]

Man, I need the girlybits looked at too. I -hate- that exam. HATE. My doctor graduated, so I got defaulted to the regular one at the clinic I go to, and I'm not wild about the prospect of having her do a gyno exam. It's time to Pick a Primary Healthcare Provider again.

Good on your new doc for being awesome. And good on YOU for your dedication to your weight loss program. Srsly.

[silverthorne.livejournal.com]

Ugh. Shopping for a new doc is a pain in the arse. I've already had to do it three times--twice because Tenet changed their plan (and you have top name a primary care physician, even if you don't ever go to them), and then a third time when HPA bought our hospital out. Third time though, I just asked around to see who other folks were recommending, and got my current doc that way (fortunately, my sup and I are casual friends at the least, and she knows a lot of my past, so she had a good rec for me). The dentist though is another matter--can't find any good recs and that part of the insurance is set up in that screwy 'go to the doctor and have them send in a form when they're done with you' way, which I don't like, but that's how they set it up. :/

The eye-care specialist is the same deal. Fortunately though, Walmart optimitrists take our plan.

Yeah, I don't like the 'let's look at your girlybits' exam. It wasn't so bad when I was younger and actually sexually active, but right now it's for the birds. Although I think I amused my doctor by responding to her 'just relax' with 'Okay, yeah, think happy thoughts. You get to see Bon Jovi in April, so just think about that. No, not the guys--just the concert...' ^^;

Thanks. I've always been at least slightly overweight, but there's overweight (10-15 pounds), and then there's 'OMG YOUR WHOLE MIDDLE IS JIGGLING!'...and I'm really not into that second type, evne though that's where I wound up. I'll probably not make it down to 'model' or even 'atheletically honed' thin thanks to boobs and muscle, but there's no medical reason that I can't aim for being within the healthy 'no jiggle' (or at least minimal jiggle) range. So, aiming for that. :)

Now, if only my body would get back to that whole 'shedding some fat' stage again. :).