Wednesday, August 02, 2006

Update

It's been a week since I had my braces put on. It's been a week of mouth, head, and stomach aches. I am trying to push through the misery. They only put braces on my upper teeth, the lowers will come later once my upper jaw has done some adjusting. The orthodontist said that the pain is a lot worse when an adult wears braces because the bone is harder. He doesn't know when I'll get the lowers put on. I'm just hoping that I'll have a break from the pain that will be long enough for me to be able to eat some real food. (That's why I've been having stomache aches).

I never thought that I'd be worried about eating enough. I've come to learn that starving your body can cause it to go into starvation mode and losing weight becomes more difficult. Even 100 calories can make a difference, so I'm finding myself thinking of how I can eat more without actually having to chew.

Today, Aimee and I took out the construction paper and markers. We were trying to make a birthday card for her Grandpa John. She got marker on herself, her clothes, the fan, the humidifier, the changing table, and the dog. None on the paper. It was lots of fun and it took my mind off of the tiny torture devices on my teeth.

After Brian got off of work we went to the water park for a few hours. Good times.

2 comments:

E. Michelle said...

=( sorry about the pain.

Lizzie W. said...

Thanks. Somehow, sympathy just makes it feel a little better.