Day 7 of 50 day Challenge

UPDATE
Saw the doctor this morning - he's not sure so putting me through a few tests - first up had a cardiograph - that was all clear, then sent me for blood tests to check for helicobacter - should know those results by the weekend. Then if I'm still not right I've to have a gall bladder scan next week. Meantime he's put me on medication which should settle things down. Felt absolutely dreadful by the time I'd had all the tests - it was after 1pm and I hadn't had any lunch. So before going back to work I stopped off at home and ate my salad for lunch. Once that was down I felt heaps better and have felt much better all afternoon and still feeling not too bad tonight. So here's hoping it's going to clear up on it's own.

So far so good with my challenge - it's been a good week - I've managed to keep reasonably well on target with all my KRAs (work jargon - Key Result Areas!!)

7/7 Water - 2 Litres
7/7 On Points
7/7 Track
6/7 No alcohol
4/7 Exercise

Exercise is down because it rained one morning, I was hung over one morning and I've been not well again. Starting to feel like a 'moaning minnie' with my health lately. But in the early hours of yesterday morning wakened with a heavy head and the feeling that something was stuck in my throat/oesophagus which in turn made me feel quite nauseous. Still feeling like it today so have been lucky enough to score a cancellation with my doctor at 11.15am this morning so will see what he has to say - thinking it's either a recurrence of gastric reflux which I have only had once in the last five years (although this feels quite different - no pain as such) or maybe my gall bladder. But no point in trying to self diagnose - I'll see what the doc has to say.

Had a lovely weekend - the boys stayed over on Friday night and they're just both so much fun now - Josh now into playing board and card games and Curtis happy to play with toys for hours at a time. We all (Bloss too!) went for a walk on Saturday morning then their Dad picked them up. At night we went to the company awards night. We had a great time - I had a few wines (and since I hadn't had any for a while I had a buggar of a sore head on Sunday) but I also danced up a storm so managed to work most of it off. Foodwise I was excellent - there were nibbles like spring rolls, party pies etc and I just didn't touch them, then entree was trays of antipasto and once again I left alone. It was a buffet for mains and I had one potato, vegies and a piece of chicken with little or no sauce, and a piece of rare roast beef. And sweets - I have no idea - by the time they were available I was off being a social butterfly - lots of people to catch up with and I didn't gete round to having any.

So what does all this translate to - a loss of 900g this week so very happy about that.

This is me ready to head off to the Awards Dinner

A close up

And yet another one - pity my eyes are half shut - and no I'd had no alcohol at this point!

Don't think I've much else to say at the moment. Things getting a bit hectic at work so will have to dash. Another area of the plant is having some process issues and have manned up accordingly but need someone to coordinate this influx of people and the attendant issues like accommodation, expenses, rosters - and my name was the one up in lights! (Actually the manager of that area apparently requested me - we've worked together in the past and he knows I'm an organiser)

So toodles my friends and have a great week - I'll update if the doc tells me anything spectacular!

Love
Z xx