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## <center>You may have noticed I went from blogging multiple times a day to maybe once every other day....That was the meds.</center>

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*not me because nobody would read my article if my fat sleeping body was the featured photo.*

## My first week on the new medication. Generic Elavail. 

I am still struggling with staying awake on these meds. I have missed a lot of work due to it. I work at home but I still have to be awake to do the work, ya know? I don't know if I can say it's helping as I seem to have worse nocturia than ever. That means waking up at night to pee. I wake up every 2 hours pretty much which leads to me never feeling like I have really slept at all. The walk to the bathroom, struggle to pee a few drops, dragging myself back to bed, and dealing with "MEOW"ing cat kinda makes my night frustrating. 

In spite of this I am taking my IC diet seriously. I am also taking my PCOS diet seriously. If you have PCOS and insuling resistance you need to actually eat less calories than most people and also low, low carb. So, I shopped entirely differently when I was out. I got lots of salad stuff, veggies for steaming, chickpeas, non-meat "chicken", and for snacks I got a gala? apple and a pear as well as sugar free Popsicles. 

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*My super healthy breakfast today.* 

## A Reward System for my Efforts.

I work really well with a reward system. I am like a little kid. I actually was using a bullet journal awhile back and would get "way to go" and "you did it!" type stickers to mark off my chores. So, every time I lose 5 lbs I will be allowed to "indulge" within reason. Nothing that would trigger my IC just maybe a small serving of coconut milk snickerdoodle ice cream. I was eyeballing that at the store but put it back for the sugar free popsickles. Also, once I get to my actual goal weight of 145 -looks great on me- I will spend about $200 on all new clothes since none of mine will fit. I have been really depressed about my wardrobe and body as I used to be really into my style. So, that's a huge motivator. 

Also, I will probably use my bullet journal again because it really helped me.

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## New work out routine. 

I will be signing up for Daily burn 365 which @kaylin made me aware of actually. It is a new full-body 30 minute work out every day. No equipment is needed. I am super excited to start getting some activity in my life again. It may hurt and cause some IC flares but not moving isn't an option. I don't want to be dead when I am like fifty. 

Aside from the 365 I will get 30 minutes on my recumbent bike every day and start doing some light yoga. I felt better physically when I spent more time stretching. Oh, and a few times a week I will do ab workouts and will do daily squats. I lost 45lbs a few years ago and looks amazing and I can do it again. More is at stake this time around. I might look a little saggier and a little more stretch-marked this time around but that's okay the main goal is health, not vanity. :) 

I've been coffee and alcohol free which was the worst for my IC and also alcohol made me fat. Hopefully, I eventually get results with the IC diet. 

### *I'll check back in in a week to say how my health journey is going but I also will be back to blogging daily now that I feel a bit less tired from the meds.*

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