The Couch Potato Diaries, Day Two
UGH… mornings are the worst. You’d think I’d feel great considering my body got to rest all night but that isn’t the case at all. I wake up so stiff and “sparkly”. Seriously, I don’t know how else to describe it. Most of the pain is near my neck and shoulder blades and then mid-back but then it radiates thru my entire body, to include my hands and legs and feet, which feel “buzzy” or “sparkly”.
UGH UGH UGH.
But I am up this morning because I have to go in to work to get on leave. I dread this whole thing. Dragging myself into the car and driving over there, the whole process of getting stuff signed off, et cetera. I am hoping to be back home by 8am at the latest and resume my position on the couch.
I mentioned to my wife I do not think I can watch The Boy by myself and she says that our friend might come over and help on Friday.
As far as diet goes, I did pretty good yesterday. It is really really hard to stick to planned snacks and meals when you have nothing to do besides watch TV and nap. But the scale says “149″ so that’s good.
As far as TV, I watched the SpongeBob marathon on Nick until my son and wife left for the friend’s house. I also watched “How Clean is Your House?” and “You Are What You Eat” on BBC America. Which I love. That Jillian is a trip. She is so mean to those people, but they really need it. And British people amuse me, “Lollies” and “Crisps” and “Chips” and all kinds of other words for foods and it is great. I wish America had a show like that, where it was about really tough love as far as obesity and eating is concerned.
Then in the afternoon I found myself watching a marathon of Project Runway Season 3, even though I knew who had won already. But I kept falling asleep. Season 4 begins on Wednesday.
I suppose today’s big TV thing will be The Biggest Loser, which comes on tonight.
I feel… really terrible right now. I can barely sleep so it’s like… um… did you ever see Fight Club where Edward Norton describes his life as an insomniac? That’s what I feel like. Like I’m just barely here… watching mindless TV and once in a while blogging…
oh well.
Maybe I’ll feel better later.
—Matt
Hey…hang in there and blog as often as u wish…we r here to hear…support and pray for u….hope u feel better soon…God bless!!!!!!
It is tough being incapacitated when you are so used to being active. Hope everything went well at work today.
I do hope you feel better soon Matt. I have been suffering from back pain too, but I’m sure it’s mild in comparison to what you’re going through! Hang in there kiddo!
I’m glad you will be getting help with your DS on Friday, I was a little worried there for a minute!
Matt, sorry to hear you’re still in so much pain ! I hope you feel better soon ! Kimmi