Spring into Action!

Mar 19, 2010

Spring - what a wonderful time of year! Tomorrow is the first day of spring and I'm over the change in time from last weekend. My sleep has been kind of crazy anyway for the last week because I came home last Friday night from surgery and either slept because of the pain meds or slept because I was so knocked out that I couldn't keep my eyes open. I didn't sleep in my own bed until Tuesday or Wednesday of this week, and then it was only for part of the night. I was diagnosed with Sleep Apnea (a mild case) and insomnia (duh!) a few weeks ago and they brought the CPAP machine to me last Thursday night right before I was going to surgery the next morning. I tried to use it the first night and couldn't sleep at all, so I gave up and didn't get much sleep the night before surgery. I didn't use it for most of the week because I was on the couch - then when I did finally use it I had to call for a different mask.

So - what does all of this have to do with Spring? I am feeling so much better about life, about myself, about getting things done! I am still pretty sore and swollen at the port site (I think that's what it is, anyway). Other than that, I'm healing nicely, still have the steri-strips on my belly, and still on my liquid diet. But - the possibilities for springing into action have been going round and round in my head for days now! I'm so excited about getting moving, starting to exercise and also doing spring cleaning! I'm in this purging, organizing and feeling good state of mind. I haven't felt this good in years! It's more of an attitude than a physical feeling - although, I'm pretty sure I've lost 30 lbs. already since I started the pre-op diet on March 1st. The reason I say "I'm pretty sure..." is because I need a new scale. The one I have is bizarre - it won't calibrate and it runs 8 pounds heavy (I think!) SO - if that is the case, I've dropped below 300 lbs for the first time in over a year, and that gets me excited and more motivated.

I'm going to go buy a new scale. I'm going to start going to the gym next week. I'm only allowed to walk on the treadmill or ride the stationary bike - but that will work! I'm ready for some things to happen that haven't happened in so long - like I'm looking forward to getting on the scale once a week, I'm looking forward to my appointment with the doctor next week, and I'm looking forward to watching the pounds fall off of me. In addition to that, I've taken a new interest in my life and in my home. WOW! I'm making a list of all the projects I need to work on and prioritizing them. I'm working on an idea for a home-based business.

I'm excited about life again - and all it took was to put a little pillow around my stomach.

One of the symptoms of the depression and other ailments that I've suffered from over the years is that my house never gets the cleaning and attention that it needs and deserves. The chaos in my house is a reflection of the insanity in my head. The fact that I've been straightening and I'm ready to completely do spring cleaning from top to bottom of the house as well as the outside - tells me that the mental illness is easing as well! My primary care physician has always said that if I lost weight I would probably get off all of the anti-depressants. I'm nowhere near that yet, but I can see the possibilities if I spring into action!

Busy as a bee! That's me. I'm watching less television, I'm starting to have an interest in things that I had put aside (such as card making and scrapbooking) and I'm thinking about cleaning - that's not something that you sit around and think about much. I'm not ready to take the action because I'm not allowed to do any strenuous work yet, but just wait until after I see the doctor next week. Hopefully he'll say "yes, you can climb on a chair, and yes, you can vacuum." If that turns out to be the case - watch out world!

I'm currently doing research for my new business and I'm also working on that list of things that need to get done around here. I feel ambitious and hopeful for the first time in years. Isn't it amazing what a little WLS can do for a person?

Watch me spring into action on several fronts over the next couple of weeks. I know, I know - I'm taking it slow - but it's fun to plan and think about where I'll be soon!

ENJOY your first day of Spring!!!

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