My how time flies....

Jan 03, 2011

Well today is Monday, January 3, 2011 and I went back to work after a 7 week recovery period from my Gallbladder surgery. My weight loss has been pretty slow since Thanksgiving but I'm fine with that for two reasons: 1) It's too expensive to change sizes so often and, 2) My skin is already sagging so maybe losing slower will give me less saggy skin (since I haven't been able to do any "real" exercise). I am at 204.5...only 4.5 more lbs to lose before Onderland!

Christmas is a blur...it was nice...but too fast...it always is. I did fine, I had a bite hear and a nibble there of a cookie or candy but never ate a whole cookie or piece of anything. I really didn't eat much at any of the gatherings but I also didn't feel hungry to that was good. I did miss being able to eat it but I wasn't hungry so I really didn't "crave it." I know, it's weird.

 I still have trouble eating much at any one time. Learning to slow down is difficult, just when I think I have it mastered I find myself hungry and get a taste of something really good and chow down the first bite and quickly stuff another and another and then...oooops...did I just do that again. ... and up it comes. Frankly, I would have walked over hot coals barefoot rather than vomit but now if I get myself into this situation (which I hope I don't) then it feels better to throw up than to have the horrible stuck feeling in my chest. I still don't understand why it hurts in your chest and doesn't go down into the stomach like before (I didn't have surgery on my esophagus). So I've done this 3 times now (once really early when I tried tuna on my first day of mushies). There are no excuses, follow the rules and it works. Don't follow the rules and you have to suffer the consequences. I hope I can learn to follow the rules!

I had another little health issue on New Year's Eve...I had a fever of 101.5, headache, and severe back ache so I thought maybe I had another gallstone stuck in my bile duct. The Urgent Care PA did the usual urine and blood work and determined I just had a virus and also diagnosed me with Vertigo (I forgot to mention I have been dizzy -room spining dizzy), gave me meds for all and sent me on to wait for 2hours for the perscription. So in short, I spent New Years in bed.

All in all, I would have to say that I am doing fine. I know I would be further along my weight loss path had it not been for the Gallbladder surgery...that one almost killed me! I still have alot of soreness and have trouble getting up and down or even reaching for the car door to shut it!. LOL I'll check back soon so I will at least have something to look at to see how I got to where I'm going...

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