Marvelous Monday

Breakfast: Smoothie (makes enough for today and tomorrow) 

• 1 banana
• 1 apple
• 1 nectarine
• 1/2 cup sliced peaches (frozen)
• 1 cup grapes (frozen)
• 1 cup raspberries
• 1 cup blueberries
• 10 ounces coconut water

Lunch:

• Salad - Mixed greens, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, fat free Italian dressing + salt & pepper
• 1 snack size bag of baby carrots 
• 1 cup cherries
• 1 cup sliced strawberries
• 1 cup grapes
• Ruffles (I just couldn't resist!)

Dinner:

• 1 cup mini elbow macaroni
• 15 shrimp (sauteed in garlic and olive oil cooking spray) 

Dessert:

• Dreyer's Outshine strawberry fruit bar (best Popsicle ever - only 2 points!) 

I was definitely eating ALL day. I had a doctor's appointment before work that I was running late for so I didn't get a chance to grab my usual english muffin + pb breakfast. Thankfully I blended last night before bed so I was able to "chow down" on a smoothie (which I didn't even finish until 11...). When I went to lunch with my coworkers (at 11 am) I just sipped on my smoothie then ate the rest of my food at my desk. I had to meet with a urologist yesterday morning about IC stuff and figuring out what's going wrong. After my less than stellar doctor's appointment last week I was not feeling very optimistic. Fortunately for me the doctor I met with yesterday was absolutely wonderful and my faith in humanity is restored. He happens to be a pelvic pain specialist and thinks that all of my symptoms can be attributed to a pelvic issue. In order to confirm he prescribed me a muscle relaxer (Valium) and wants to me see how my body responds. If he is correct then all of my symptoms will cease and the next step would be physical therapy so that I don't have to take drugs daily. He told me that what he thinks happened is that when I started getting frequent UTIs it stressed me out which made it worse, which then in turn caused me to tense up and now I carry all my tension and stress in my pelvis (maybe that's why my butt's so big...). I'm hoping that this is the problem and I can fix it and have a normal life again. I'm still going to my ultrasound next week just to be sure that there aren't any reproductive issues. So exciting things are happening, the hunt for answers is on!

I hope that ya'll's Mondays were just as fabulous as mine :) 

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