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31/1/13 - One Week Post-Op Checkup - Saw Aspen (nurse practitioner) at Civic today, BP is normal; she was delighted with my blood sugars.   Had my dressings removed and only the major one on the left is sti...

One Grain More - My friends are trying to kill me with laughter -- my poor jiggly belly at five days post-op.  "The Les Misérables food allergy parody that will knock your hypoallergenic so...

I'm on the bench, and I'm home and I am so very gr - Arrived home today about 2:30 and my son is caretaking me tonight. I'm in manageable pain, and working on the process of sip, sip, sip, walk, walk, walk, toot, toot, toot, rest,...

22/1/13 - Arrival time to hospital tomorrow - 6:15 - Arrival time to hospital tomorrow - 6:15 a.m.  The hospital just called me (I was supposed to call them at 1:00, so *BONUS*    I'm the first surgery of the...

22/1/13 - Water weight retention - one pound - Harumph -- gaining on OptiFast.  I know it's only water retention from salty bouillon, but it's ironic, even so.  At TOPS weigh in last night, I gained one pound from last week....

Thank you! I'm just about there!

OptiFast and the crunch factor - Day 14 on OptiFast and I just figured this out now? I want to bite something ... talking to my son last night who suggested that I not blend the ice/OptiFast thoroughly to t...

Thanks, Debra. It was. :)

20/1/13 - Saturday and Sunday - My last Saturday and Sunday with the insides I was born with.  *giggle* I went out to lunch yesterday with my Red Hat group, and brought a chicken bouillon package with me. ...

Saturday night and a non-scale victory - Well not so much a victory as an "aha", moment, but, semantics aside... Saturday's the day of the week where I re-load my pill dispenser for the coming week.  The "aha"?  ...

17/1/13 - Desjardins Pharmacy (Civic) - Sugar Free Metamucil - Berry Flavour - $18.49 //  Beneprotein unflavoured - 26.19 + HST (wtf? it's medical!) = $50.49 I've got to find a cheaper source.  :)   Be gentle -- i...

*laugh* Thanks, Debra!

Yes, it sure is. I'm having a few, fleeting moments of "what am I...

17/1/13 - Pre-admission unit - My appointment was for 8:30 at the Admitting Department on the main floor. I had arrived early, 8:15, and had no wait at all. I signed the necessary forms, showed my insurance f...

Pre-Admission Unit - Ottawa Civic this morning - My appointment was for 8:30 at the Admitting Department on the main floor.   I had arrived early, 8:15, and had no wait at all.   I signed the necessary forms, showed my insuran...

16/1/13 - Day Ten on OptiFast - Well, it's been ten days on OptiFast, only six days left to go, as surgery is a week from today. By this time next week I should be finished surgery, finished being in the recov...

12/1/13 - Vitamins/Supplements I'll be taking - Multivitamin / Mineral - (18 mg iron per pill - 36 mg required daily) - One-A-Day women's 50+  - 12.99 on sale - PharmaPlus, College Square Iron - Palafer Liquid - x.xx - Co...

You sure you're not part chipmunk? I love the attitude. ...

Yes, I'm sipping on tea as of right now. I went for a nap, and the...

11/1/13 - Day Five on OptiFast - Freezing rain outside, so I'm staying home.   Apartment is cold (hot water pipe is broken, in a hot water system -- repair promised today). Swimming pool is closed ...

My Fitness Pal is Judging Me - Truly .. I enter some values and it says OMG! We all know it's zero milligrams, but without my reading glasses, it sure looks like judgment.  I slay me ... mmm ...

8/1/13 - Aspirational Post - I love this -- found it at:   http://loseweightfindlife.com/normal-eating-in-50-tips/ 50 Tips To Help You Succeed at Normal Eating To practice normal eating mean...

Thanks, Julia -- it's not good news, and there's nothing I can do...

8/1/13 - Day Two on OptiFast - I had low blood sugars (4.5) overnight -- woke at 1:00 a.m. feeling unwell.   Tested BG and treated low with a glucose tablet;  test ten minutes later and was still low (4.5).  ...

7/1/13 - Day One on OptiFast - Reporting In - I spoke with Aspen (Nurse practitioner at the Ottawa Weight Management Clinic) this morning. Man, when they say she's going to call "first thing", they *mean* it. 7:45 a.m. ...