A session is $200? That is absolutely insane! I don´t know if it´s a possibility for you (or if you´re even interested) but what I did was find a training institute for psychologists and get treatment from a done-but-for-the-practice-part student. I ended up paying €25 per session (they have a sliding scale depending on income) and while the guy got on my nerves sometimes I was really happy with the end result.
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Hey Lucy. I meant to say that your profile pic is really lovely.
Anyway, on an interested from outside-the-sphere and not wanting to rely on 'fake news' - is Medicare good? Is that the same as Obamacare? Or is it a different thing?
I was thinking today about the time I had off last year and I remember lying on the couch one day and telling myself to just ENJOY IT! Because you are going to be working forever. I've had two breaks from it now, where I judge myself harshly that I didn't take advantage of it, but the thing about this world is that you need a bit of cash to make tracks. You really do. I think when I was off work, I developed some very healthy patterns of behaviour because I had the time to do it. You can use this injury as a fantastic opportunity to explore your own psyche, and you should.
Anyway, on an interested from outside-the-sphere and not wanting to rely on 'fake news' - is Medicare good? Is that the same as Obamacare? Or is it a different thing?
I was thinking today about the time I had off last year and I remember lying on the couch one day and telling myself to just ENJOY IT! Because you are going to be working forever. I've had two breaks from it now, where I judge myself harshly that I didn't take advantage of it, but the thing about this world is that you need a bit of cash to make tracks. You really do. I think when I was off work, I developed some very healthy patterns of behaviour because I had the time to do it. You can use this injury as a fantastic opportunity to explore your own psyche, and you should.
I never even thought of that, we have the largest teaching hospital in Australia here on the Gold Coast and I know they offer discounted physical therapy (I always drive past the sign) I'll have to poke around and see if they do discounted mental health there too.
Thanks, it's a pic from 2-3 years ago now! Me and the husband. I'm rather blonde now and my hair is insanely long as I haven't been able to sit for a haircut, haha. I actually booked one in for the beginning of next month to get a big chop, I can't wait.
Medicare in Australia is different to the US. It's publicly available to any Aussie citizen at no cost. So we can see doctors without any co-pay, not pay for any emergency care etc. If you get referrals from a GP for a health professional you can claim that, usually it's 50-60% you get back for a specialist (I had to see an oral surgeon for my wisdom teeth last year, and comparing to the amount quoted back from Medicare for psychology that seems about right). We pay separately for private health insurance too so I have a certain amount I can claim for things like dental/ physio/ my braces etc.
I know I should be trying to enjoy the time out and my husband has said the same thing... But I just feel like life is passing by around me, I'm not working toward any goals, not contributing to bills etc. so I feel a bit useless. It's been over half a year and I'm still having trouble accepting my current situation. Haha, I think that's my slightly highly strung personality though.
Well, my neck is back to being shit again. I was really careful when I trained upper body yesterday but then today I knew was supposed to be a busy day, so I thought I should wash my hair... which is fine, but I have to dry it because I have so much of it (otherwise it will still be wet the next day). Sitting bent over with the hair dryer for 40mins did it I think. I mentioned above in a reply to a comment I'm getting a big hair cut in a few weeks, it'll make life so much easier. It's down past my waist now when I pull it straight! Think my last cut was in Nov. Seeing a curly hair specialist for the first time which I'm excited about, so they wash and style your hair first then cut it curl by curl so they can see that it's sitting correctly (it can be a bit stressful getting my hair cut wet and pulled straight, never know what it'll look like dry haha!) Anyway, in my current situation I only wash when I absolutely have to which is about once a week when it turns into a giant matt at the back of my head.
Had to cancel all plans today, husband has an absolutely brutal migraine which I think was triggered by HIS neck. He's having a sleep now, poor thing got none last night. I asked the physio to come and treat him too so hopefully he will be better after that. No biggie, we will get the cats claws done next week and I'm rescheduled with the dentist for a fortnight. Might be better this way, never know how my back will hold up when I have a busy day.
I ate a bunch of chocolate last night too, not in a binge-y way... just I wanted some and I knew I could balance out the calories so I went for it. Worth it, though my stomach is protesting today (it was a lot of chocolate. No regrets). Wanted something tasty to get me through the season finale of the Handmaid's Tale. Does anyone else watch that show!??? OMG.
Quiet day the rest of the day. Literally. Have the house quiet and in darkness. Hopefully physio will sort both our necks! Also food is very basic today, I made pancakes this morning and realised I absolutely could not have anything sweet on them because the idea turned me off eating haha. Ate them plain, they are really good that way so it was fine. Leftovers for lunch, and I'll see about dinner later. Was going to be something quick and easy anyway as we were planning to get lunch out tomorrow so I don't need leftovers,
Had to cancel all plans today, husband has an absolutely brutal migraine which I think was triggered by HIS neck. He's having a sleep now, poor thing got none last night. I asked the physio to come and treat him too so hopefully he will be better after that. No biggie, we will get the cats claws done next week and I'm rescheduled with the dentist for a fortnight. Might be better this way, never know how my back will hold up when I have a busy day.
I ate a bunch of chocolate last night too, not in a binge-y way... just I wanted some and I knew I could balance out the calories so I went for it. Worth it, though my stomach is protesting today (it was a lot of chocolate. No regrets). Wanted something tasty to get me through the season finale of the Handmaid's Tale. Does anyone else watch that show!??? OMG.
Quiet day the rest of the day. Literally. Have the house quiet and in darkness. Hopefully physio will sort both our necks! Also food is very basic today, I made pancakes this morning and realised I absolutely could not have anything sweet on them because the idea turned me off eating haha. Ate them plain, they are really good that way so it was fine. Leftovers for lunch, and I'll see about dinner later. Was going to be something quick and easy anyway as we were planning to get lunch out tomorrow so I don't need leftovers,
All that hair is going to put a burden on your neck muscles in everyday life as well so if you´re having trouble chopping it off is probably an excellent idea. About enjoying the time of not doing anything: maybe it helps if you reframe it as:"The only constructive, long-term helpful thing I can do right now is learn to relax and take care of myself as well as possible."
I watched it last night. What a finale! So tense. I thought this season was a little bit slow, so it was good that this one was action-packed and fast-paced. That slap! Aunt Lydia's fate! The wives taking a stand! Very powerful stuff.
My neck issues are apparently because a muscle between my shoulder blades aren't working (rhomboids) so my traps are taking the load. So we adjusted exercises and will see how I go! Husband is a lot better too, hes going to give physio a go so we will see.
100%. My hair is really heavy and thick. Haha the chick that foils my hair always makes a joke about climbing mount Lucy when I see her, it's a big job. I like the way you phrased the time out, I know I need to enjoy it. And I guess I'm still working towards personal goals and being healthy so I should be happy I have the extra time to focus on that.
The whole episode I was like AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. Hahaha. It was also really satisfying when Serena realised exactly what the world she built was really like for women. Should've taken off to Hawaii when she had the chance!
So. Full disclosure. I had a binge, and I should've seen it coming because I did everything that usually would lead up to one yesterday.
So tiredness is a killer for me- I wasn't tired, but at about midday I had a huge hayfever attack and make the decision to take an anti-histamine which make me really sleepy, but I had physio and didnt want to be snotty. I also didn't go right back into my regular meals because I legit wasn't hungry- ate less in the morning with plain pancakes, didn't add any extra to my chicken... then by the time the physio had left, I was tired and hadn't had much to eat at all which for me is the perfect storm, especially since at that stage I was really hungry all of a sudden. We want out and I and chicken and a huge amount of chips, then I had 8 leftover chocolates, and we went out and got ice-cream. Day ended on around 3500 calories which is ok, I average my calories out over a month in a spreadsheet and without changing much I can end the month on a 1550 calorie average and this week will still end under maintenance. But yikes do I feel blah today! Made the effort to get right back to normal today though, had my fav oats with PB and honey for breakfast even though I was not hungry at all. Will likely have lunch a bit later, I think we will go out at 1 to get food which we had planned to do.
Also today is Saturday which is the day my walks increase in length so I did my first 25min walk today after my usual exercises.
Back to it!
So tiredness is a killer for me- I wasn't tired, but at about midday I had a huge hayfever attack and make the decision to take an anti-histamine which make me really sleepy, but I had physio and didnt want to be snotty. I also didn't go right back into my regular meals because I legit wasn't hungry- ate less in the morning with plain pancakes, didn't add any extra to my chicken... then by the time the physio had left, I was tired and hadn't had much to eat at all which for me is the perfect storm, especially since at that stage I was really hungry all of a sudden. We want out and I and chicken and a huge amount of chips, then I had 8 leftover chocolates, and we went out and got ice-cream. Day ended on around 3500 calories which is ok, I average my calories out over a month in a spreadsheet and without changing much I can end the month on a 1550 calorie average and this week will still end under maintenance. But yikes do I feel blah today! Made the effort to get right back to normal today though, had my fav oats with PB and honey for breakfast even though I was not hungry at all. Will likely have lunch a bit later, I think we will go out at 1 to get food which we had planned to do.
Also today is Saturday which is the day my walks increase in length so I did my first 25min walk today after my usual exercises.
Back to it!
I feel like I have a lot more flexibility and way less stress spreading my calories over a monthly average, it means even big slip ups look pretty small in the overall picture. Even over the week, I should still lose about 100g which would keep up this months average.
Good day yesterday and been going well today. It has been SO cold! I am entirely unprepared for it in QLD lol. I've acclimated I think, back in WA it would be normal scraping ice and frost off my car windscreen in the morning to go to work several weeks in a row. 5C is nowhere near cold enough for a frost but it made me not want to get out of bed!
Longer walk is going well, I'm running out of flat areas to walk in around here though. Might have to start doing laps as I get up over 30mins (supposed to avoid hills).
Quiet day today, Skyped my parents which is always nice. Have a big beef blade roast in the slow cooker for dinner. Also have started making my husband's lunches this week, he was complaining about the food selection at work so I offered to start doubling up his dinners and packing one as his lunch for the next day. Means hes eating healthier too.
Hope you're all having a good weekend!
Longer walk is going well, I'm running out of flat areas to walk in around here though. Might have to start doing laps as I get up over 30mins (supposed to avoid hills).
Quiet day today, Skyped my parents which is always nice. Have a big beef blade roast in the slow cooker for dinner. Also have started making my husband's lunches this week, he was complaining about the food selection at work so I offered to start doubling up his dinners and packing one as his lunch for the next day. Means hes eating healthier too.
Hope you're all having a good weekend!
I hope you can start doing slopes again soon.
Today's lunch was really tasty, this is 80g pulled beef I mixed with sriracha and tamari, a cup of red and brown rice mix and veg on the side. So good.
Other food today was my regular protein pancakes for breakfast with blueberries and coconut yogurt, my regular supplements and dinner tonight will likely be something small that wont make a mess as we are cleaning the house for a rent inspection tomorrow. I have a couple of emergency frozen meals I use, I think ill have one of them. Today's calories will be just under 1400.
Ahhh that whole idea is so strange to me, I can't imagine living on just takeaway. I think even at my worst it would be 2 or 3x a week and that is way too much lol.
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Ok, so was debating whether or not to weigh in tomorrow... my calorie average for this week will be 1805 and based on cals vs my weigh ins last month my average burn was 1939. So I've likely lost 100g if I'm not fluid-y. Basically not expecting anything exciting and will likely be up a few hundred grams. I think I'll weigh anyway, it's all going to balance out over the month.
Watching a show on Netflix right now called Sugar rush, I love competitive baking/cooking shows haha.
Haha it's the best! Even better my husband loves them too. Great British bake off is one of our favorites (which is funny since we aren't huge cake/baked good eaters) and Sugar rush is a bit similar. I think I like watching the creativity and bright colours more than the idea of eating the food.
I havent heard of it! I will look it up!
Weigh in today was dead on 62.5kg again, I'm happy with that. Lost another cm off my waist which is awesome (yay for Pilates!).
Food plan for today-
Breakfast- Choc oats, I added raspberries and a bit of that sugar free nutella
Lunch- 80g beef, air fryer chips, vege mix
Dinner- prawn stir fry
Other- BCAAs, protein with greens, kombucha
Totals- calories 1385, 118.4carbs, 42.4 fat, 103.2 protein
I'm trying to slowly phase out the liquid calories so I'm eating more solid food, means I really need to increase the amount of protein I'm getting too to get up to my goal of 100g a day. I've started by drinking my coffee black again, will likely just drop the bcaas/protein random days when I manage to eat the extra protein until I have the mix right every day.
Food plan for today-
Breakfast- Choc oats, I added raspberries and a bit of that sugar free nutella
Lunch- 80g beef, air fryer chips, vege mix
Dinner- prawn stir fry
Other- BCAAs, protein with greens, kombucha
Totals- calories 1385, 118.4carbs, 42.4 fat, 103.2 protein
I'm trying to slowly phase out the liquid calories so I'm eating more solid food, means I really need to increase the amount of protein I'm getting too to get up to my goal of 100g a day. I've started by drinking my coffee black again, will likely just drop the bcaas/protein random days when I manage to eat the extra protein until I have the mix right every day.
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