Deuce seems to be doing better. Wednesday I got him to eat a little food at lunch time from my hand, but then he wouldnt eat any more that night. Yesterday, he ate a cup full of food after I got off work at 4:30 and an occasional treat throughout the night. He wouldn't eat out of his bowl though, only my hand or off the floor. He has been downing some water though. I think the anti-infection medicine must be making him super thirsty! This morning he wouldnt' eat but a bite out of my hand and none off the floor. But he does seem to be feeling better and has been smiling and wagging his tail. So thankful for everyone's thoughts and prayers. it was a scary few days.
Now to running.... I missed my 8 miler last weekend. I ran 2 miles on the treadmill Sunday night and then again Monday night, but haven't ran anymore since. It's been a crazy busy week! (see previous posts) I have decided to do the 4 that is on the schedule for this week and change next week's 10 miles to 8. If I'm feeling good on Saturday I'll try to get in 6, but will definitely do 4.
I did have swim lessons Monday, Wednesday and Thursday night so I walked in the pool for 45 minutes each of those nights.
Monday I also did Shred with Weights for the second time. my hamstrings were sore from the squats Tuesday and Wednesday. I was a little disappointed that my arms and back weren't sore. That's where i want it to burn! Maybe i need more weight? or an actual kettle bell?? to get the "burn"!
Friday, July 15, 2011
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
not out of the woods yet....
Monday night late, about 11:30pm, Deuce got sick and threw up twice on the carpet. Then again once on Tuesday morning. I called the vet and he said to stop giving him any food or his medication that it was probably making his stomach upset.
After lunch, Jeremy texted me and said Deuce was shaking and not looking good. I left work and came home to take him to the vet. He had a temperature and the vet wanted to give him an iv and some antibiotics to get his temp down. I left and was to come back a couple hours later.
When I arrived later, the vet met with me and said that Deuce was in bad shape after I left. They had put in the iv and he started having trouble breathing. The vet said he turned blue!!! So they sedated him and put in a breathing tube and he pinked up. They waited til I got there to wake him up from the sedation. My mom had come to the vet to be with me and we went back together.
Deuce was shaking and breathing hard. Not in as much distress as he was earlier, but not his normal breathing. I was able to take him home but was to call the number to the vet if anything happened. We got home and he did eat a little food. I had some wet dog food that I opened and gave to him. But wouldn't eat the rest of the night.
This morning he still wouldn't eat any food, but he did drink some water. He is moving very slowly and I can tell he still doens't feel well at all. I pray that he gets better as the day goes on.
After lunch, Jeremy texted me and said Deuce was shaking and not looking good. I left work and came home to take him to the vet. He had a temperature and the vet wanted to give him an iv and some antibiotics to get his temp down. I left and was to come back a couple hours later.
When I arrived later, the vet met with me and said that Deuce was in bad shape after I left. They had put in the iv and he started having trouble breathing. The vet said he turned blue!!! So they sedated him and put in a breathing tube and he pinked up. They waited til I got there to wake him up from the sedation. My mom had come to the vet to be with me and we went back together.
Deuce was shaking and breathing hard. Not in as much distress as he was earlier, but not his normal breathing. I was able to take him home but was to call the number to the vet if anything happened. We got home and he did eat a little food. I had some wet dog food that I opened and gave to him. But wouldn't eat the rest of the night.
This morning he still wouldn't eat any food, but he did drink some water. He is moving very slowly and I can tell he still doens't feel well at all. I pray that he gets better as the day goes on.
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| Deuce dressed up as a hula dog for my 30th Bday/Halloween party |
Monday, July 11, 2011
all is well
Deuce is doing great after his surgery. All the tumors ended up being fatty tissue that had calcified. He was a bit drowsy on Friday when I brought him home, but by Saturday he was back to his normal self. :) so relieved and happy that he is ok.
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| a little drowsy |
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| stitches on his side |
Jeremy's truck on the other hand doesn't look so well. Hopefully we will find out this week if it's totaled or not. We have been talking about what kind of vehicle we would get if it is. We are thinking of a Ford Edge or Ford Escape. Does anyone have one or do you know someone that has one? Do they like it? We have been looking at some 2008's. since the truck was already paid off, we dont want to get something that we have to make payments on.
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| Jeremy's poor truck :( |
Saturday I was scheduled to do 8 miles. I knew I was going to have to do it some other time bc I had a yard sale planned with my mother in law for a few weeks. I made over $150 at the sale! I was very excited, especially with the $500 vet bill we just got! I had planned on running Saturday night but my brother in law, niece and nephew came over. We attempted to recreate the s'mores burgers again and this time we were successful!!! They were delicious!!
Sunday, I planned on running in the evening after my sunday afternoon nap, but Jeremy's parents called and wanted to eat dinner with us. After dinner we drove around to a few local car dealers to get a feel for what they had. By the time we got home it was 9:00pm and too late to run 8 miles on the treadmill and have to get up to work. I did do 2 miles but that was it.
Now the question is do i do 8 miles instead of the 4 on the schedule next Saturday, with 10 the following week. OR do i do 4 this week still, then change the 10 to 8 the following week?? I have 2 10's on the schedule, so I dont feel bad switching one to an 8 so i dont have to do two long runs back to back weekends. Decisions, decisions.....
Friday, July 8, 2011
Shred with weights day 1 and a rough day
I skipped running last night and did Shred with Weights instead. This was my first time doing it and i really liked it. i have yet to buy a kettle bell yet so just used a 5 lb dumbbell, which Jillian says is ok! There were only 2 parts that i didnt like. one i didnt like just bc i'm out of shape and it made my quads burn, the other one "turkish getups" hurt my knees. guess i'll try to do another activity instead of that one in the future.
yesterday i took my boy Deuce to the vet for his rabies shots. while we were there the vet looked at some "lumps" that he had had the year before and I showed him a new one that had come up recently. the vet said we should have them taken out just to be on the same side. so we scheduled his surgery for today. i dropped him off this morning and called at noon but they hadn't even started on him yet. The vet thinks that they are probably fatty tissue that has calcified but wanted to take them out to make sure since he is older.
to make matters worse, last night Jeremy was in a wreck on his way home from a little after 1am. He was going through an intersection, when another car ran the red light and Jeremy t-boned him. He is ok although his back was a little sore last night. His truck though is not drivable at the moment. We are borrowing my parents extra car until we can figure out if we need a rental and how long it will take for his truck to be fixed or if it's totaled.
Hoping things don't come in three's!!!
yesterday i took my boy Deuce to the vet for his rabies shots. while we were there the vet looked at some "lumps" that he had had the year before and I showed him a new one that had come up recently. the vet said we should have them taken out just to be on the same side. so we scheduled his surgery for today. i dropped him off this morning and called at noon but they hadn't even started on him yet. The vet thinks that they are probably fatty tissue that has calcified but wanted to take them out to make sure since he is older.
to make matters worse, last night Jeremy was in a wreck on his way home from a little after 1am. He was going through an intersection, when another car ran the red light and Jeremy t-boned him. He is ok although his back was a little sore last night. His truck though is not drivable at the moment. We are borrowing my parents extra car until we can figure out if we need a rental and how long it will take for his truck to be fixed or if it's totaled.
Hoping things don't come in three's!!!
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Half way report
Since the year is half over, I decided to look at my goals for 2011 and see where I am. As it turns out, I"m not doing so well! :(
Goals
*run a 5K in under 30 minutes - not yet
*run a half marathon in under 2:45, preferably under 2:30 - not yet
*do 2 or more triathlons - have done 1
*lose weight (which will help a lot with the first two goals) - yes! lost 11+ pounds so far, with more to come
*stop drinking soft drinks (had quit, but during my sickness started again) - whoops i had forgotten about this one completely! :(
*get at least 1-2 more states marked off my list - changed this goal specifically to half marathons - not just any races - no new states marked off yet, but am looking at getting a KY half in the fall and maybe one in WV and TN marked off
*cook more - Yes! have been cooking and eating at home more
Possible Halfs - none of these has or will happen. However, there is one in KY, WV, and TN that I am looking at for the fall.
Lexington Run for the Bluegrass - April 3rd
OR
Derby MiniMarathon - April 30th
Estes Park Half- June 12
OR
Mount Desert Marathon 2 person relay - Oct. 16 - Jeremy and I would do this full together as a team
OR
RnR Las Vegas Half - Dec. 4th
Goals
*run a 5K in under 30 minutes - not yet
*run a half marathon in under 2:45, preferably under 2:30 - not yet
*do 2 or more triathlons - have done 1
*lose weight (which will help a lot with the first two goals) - yes! lost 11+ pounds so far, with more to come
*stop drinking soft drinks (had quit, but during my sickness started again) - whoops i had forgotten about this one completely! :(
*get at least 1-2 more states marked off my list - changed this goal specifically to half marathons - not just any races - no new states marked off yet, but am looking at getting a KY half in the fall and maybe one in WV and TN marked off
*cook more - Yes! have been cooking and eating at home more
Possible Halfs - none of these has or will happen. However, there is one in KY, WV, and TN that I am looking at for the fall.
Lexington Run for the Bluegrass - April 3rd
OR
Derby MiniMarathon - April 30th
Estes Park Half- June 12
OR
Mount Desert Marathon 2 person relay - Oct. 16 - Jeremy and I would do this full together as a team
OR
RnR Las Vegas Half - Dec. 4th
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
4th of July weekend
Saturday, Angie and I had 6 miles on the schedule again. Jeremy was using his new watch so I got to use my "new" old watch. New because it's officially mine now, old because we have had it awhile. Angie and I had talked before about whether she was going to come back to me if she was ahead. I told her since it wasn't dark and we had already run this course she could go on without me. The run was great! With the exception of stopping half way to Gu and drink some water I was able to run the whole thing!! No walk breaks for me!! My pace was also faster than my training plan called for, so double bonus!!
Saturday we just took it easy and watched The Office (aka - my new obsession.) I can't wait til Jim and Pam get together!! I'm on season 3 already since Thursday night. I tried to recreate the s'mores burger but it didnt go so well. We will have to try again soon! I think the problem was too much marshmellow cream, not enough peanut butter or nutella.
Sunday was day 21 of no fried/breaded food!! I have been trying to go 21 days of no fried foods since March/April and was just now able to go 21 days straight! So we celebrated Monday with Lee's chicken strips and potato wedges.
Hope everyone had a great weekend! It definitely wasn't long enough!!
Saturday we just took it easy and watched The Office (aka - my new obsession.) I can't wait til Jim and Pam get together!! I'm on season 3 already since Thursday night. I tried to recreate the s'mores burger but it didnt go so well. We will have to try again soon! I think the problem was too much marshmellow cream, not enough peanut butter or nutella.
Sunday was day 21 of no fried/breaded food!! I have been trying to go 21 days of no fried foods since March/April and was just now able to go 21 days straight! So we celebrated Monday with Lee's chicken strips and potato wedges.
Hope everyone had a great weekend! It definitely wasn't long enough!!
Friday, July 1, 2011
first "speed" run
last night 4 miles was on the schedule. during those 4 miles I was supposed to do 3 * 800's at 5:50. once again i was not feeling up to a run but i know i have to do it anyway, especially since i skipped out on tuesday's run. but this was my first "speed" run on the half/5k training program, so i headed up stairs at 9:45pm.
i have recently (in the last 2 years) been watching The Office. I had never watched previous ones until last week when I started dvring them. i decided it would probably be a better idea if I went in order. so i borrowed seasons 1-3 from Angie and popped in the first season for my first speed workout.
jeremy had replaced the battery in the footpod the day before but still didnt think it was working, so i thought i'd give it a try. thankfully it was working! i did the first mile easy, then started in on the 3 * 800's with 400 jogs in between. my pace for the 800's was a 4:58!!! woohoo - 1 minute faster than i was supposed to go! one of the 400's inbetween was a walk rather than a jog. I was sweating horribly and needed a break to desweat!
after the 800's i still had a mile left to do, but wasn't feeling it. i did .25 and got off. i was planning on being done, but after i wiped the sweat off, i decided to get back on and finish the mile up. so glad i did!
but in my defense it was my last day of my ww week and i had already weighed in for the day! Down 2.6 pounds!! finally got my "vacation weight" off plus another pound!
i have recently (in the last 2 years) been watching The Office. I had never watched previous ones until last week when I started dvring them. i decided it would probably be a better idea if I went in order. so i borrowed seasons 1-3 from Angie and popped in the first season for my first speed workout.
jeremy had replaced the battery in the footpod the day before but still didnt think it was working, so i thought i'd give it a try. thankfully it was working! i did the first mile easy, then started in on the 3 * 800's with 400 jogs in between. my pace for the 800's was a 4:58!!! woohoo - 1 minute faster than i was supposed to go! one of the 400's inbetween was a walk rather than a jog. I was sweating horribly and needed a break to desweat!
after the 800's i still had a mile left to do, but wasn't feeling it. i did .25 and got off. i was planning on being done, but after i wiped the sweat off, i decided to get back on and finish the mile up. so glad i did!
of course then jeremy got home a little bit later with fresh no bake cookies that he got from a lady at his work. i devoured three of the 4!! :(
but in my defense it was my last day of my ww week and i had already weighed in for the day! Down 2.6 pounds!! finally got my "vacation weight" off plus another pound!
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
new activities and toys
This week I have started teaching night swim lessons. I have done swim lessons every summer since i was 15. I just love teaching little kids to love the water. On Monday, I had one little boy cry because he didnt want swim lessons to be over. It's so much nicer to have them cry to not get out than when they cry bc they dont want to get in. I do 4 nights a week of group lessons for 45 minutes nd will be adding in some 30 min private lessons on various days throughout the week.
I missed my run last night, but this is the first week I am supposed to run 4 days a week. Not a good way to start, but I was walking back and forth in the water for 45 minutes straight so I figure while not being exactly the same it should be pretty close to running slow for the same amount of time, dont you think? I did run monday and will run Thursday on the treadmill and do a long run again on Saturday, so i'll at least get in 3 days.
Jeremy got a new garmin for his anniversary present. I went clothes shopping on vacation, so he got the garmin 110. It works out for both of us now so we will both have one when we are running at the same time and on days when we both run, the battery wont be dead! :) double yay for that!!
While I was ordering, I also ordered Jilliam Michael's Shred with Weights for me. Biking and running work on my legs, but I really wanted something to work my upper body- arms and back in particular! I hope to add it to my routine starting this weekend or next week.
I missed my run last night, but this is the first week I am supposed to run 4 days a week. Not a good way to start, but I was walking back and forth in the water for 45 minutes straight so I figure while not being exactly the same it should be pretty close to running slow for the same amount of time, dont you think? I did run monday and will run Thursday on the treadmill and do a long run again on Saturday, so i'll at least get in 3 days.
Jeremy got a new garmin for his anniversary present. I went clothes shopping on vacation, so he got the garmin 110. It works out for both of us now so we will both have one when we are running at the same time and on days when we both run, the battery wont be dead! :) double yay for that!!
While I was ordering, I also ordered Jilliam Michael's Shred with Weights for me. Biking and running work on my legs, but I really wanted something to work my upper body- arms and back in particular! I hope to add it to my routine starting this weekend or next week.
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