Practice, Spitting Up and Just Plain Spit

Es is playing the flute in band. She's supposed to practice a minimum of 5 min. everyday. Combining this with her HOUR of other studies......well, we'll just say she doesn't practice everyday. There is one note that is particularly hard and Ben was trying to help her.
These are my Sweets 'practicing'. Mmmmm. Love them!




As promised the story. On the last day of my Mom's getaway, I was eating lunch and chatting with the other Mom's. I was holding Anderson for Anna and had just started chewing my last bite of awesome bread. I decided to wash it down with some of my diet cola and tried to do so but all the sudden, the soda foamed so much I couldn't swallow, at all. I tried several times but it just kept coming back into my mouth. So, I try and tell the girls to help me but all that game out was gurgles and breaded soda. I was choking. Someone takes Andy from me and Ginger (the hero!) starts POUNDING me on my back and saying "You're not gonna die, Katy! I WON'T LET YOU!". And then asks "How do we do the Heimlich?!?" After about 5 Heimlich thrusts, in which Ginger lifted me off the floor (she's shorter than me, so I was impressed....even at the time I was impressed!) =D, I was fine and able to breathe and swallow. Unfortunately, Anna missed all the 'action' but the slow motion re-play that we performed for her was pretty funny!

Now, if your not completely grossed out you will be after this. Kidding. (This all started in Sep.this year)

We had to switch Doc's so I made an initial get-to-know-you appointment. I meet the new Doc, she was a little weird but what do you expect for a Naturopath =D She takes all my stats and asks some general questions and then more specific ones. Then says "I think you're Hypo Thyroid." Which means my Thyroid is slow. One of the reasons she thinks my Thyroid is messed is because we had our kids at super speed and my body was damaged (In more ways than just my glands, but I'll spare you and save that for another post!)
I tell her I'm not interested in popping pills but I would change my diet or take herbs to help, but I know pills just mask the issue. She asks me to take my temp every morning for 2 wks. and come back. I do. She takes one look at the temp info and says...."My. Yes, I have enough info to give you a pill." Uggg.
I found out that day that women's adrenal glands, thyroid, pituitary glands and ovaries work together to regulate body temp., brain function, libido, weight, mood and stamina. If one of those four organs is outta whack, it may look like just one part is not preforming. She look some of my blood (which I had a terrible bruise for about 1.5 wks. I was worried people I didn't know thought I was a tweaker.) and we discussed what other tests I may need. And to come back again in two weeks. (I ended up needing to re-schedule for three wks.)

I go in yesterday and learn even more. I was low in vit. D, and iron, which help regulate the Thyroid!!! Vit. D also aids in weight loss. She prescribed those two vitamins and also a hormone test. This test requires that I spit in 4 test tubes all day today. Ewwww. I've already filled one tube.....and I hate it! So, unsexy and SUPER GROSS!!!

With all the info I've learned, I've changed.
1) I no longer drink diet soda (Can you believe it Anna?!? And not because of the choking either!).
2) I've discovered I'm allergic to almonds and walnuts (maybe all nuts but at least those).
3) I've limited, nearly excluded, all sweets. Candy, cakes, cookies, sugary drinks and desserts.
Because of those changes I feel better (and with increased running) I've lost a total of 10 pounds since March. YEA! I hope it doesn't take that long to loose the rest. It probably will, I'm not being negative, just real. I've not gone to the gym since Tuesday or lifted in a week.

Why, you ask? BECAUSE, Sam was sick (fever) and unable to go to school Monday and Tuesday and I had to pick him up from school Wednesday. Then Thursday Joey didn't go to school and just last night his temp. was 102.6. So....I've been Momma this week. I love it. Well, aside from the recovering kiddo's.

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