Update on life

Jan 04, 2009

The first meeting of the Sun Cities Area WLS group was a success.  We had 9 people attending and I got very positive responses from several people.  The room we're using is very handy for me since it's just around the corner from where I live.  January's meeting we had a speaker from GNC in to try to put the nutritional guidelines into english so people can understand what the needs are of bariatric patients.  It was very informative and culminated in a protein tasting from Isopure to Whole Gains and in between.  We also talked about the differences in calcium and I think the members understand now that they cannot use Tums or calcium carbonate and must find a source of calcium citrate.  Our local GNC  carries a liquid calcium that is 1200 mg with one tablespoon so your daily needs are met very quickly.

I started my new job on Dec. 22nd.  I'm now a bank teller with MidFirst Bank, a new bank that's based in Oklahoma City but is privately owned and really takes care of their customers and employees alike.  Our motto is "more than you expect from a bank" and we as employees sure go the extra yard to make a customer's experience very good.  I've been in teller training all week and I didn't realize that a bank teller had to know so much and do so many different steps in cashing a check or any other banking experiences.  Everyone needs to give their bank teller a hug and tell them thank you and you go girl!

My shoulder is not healing very well or very quickly.  I am still in a great deal of pain and I do not have the movement I feel I should after 4 months.  I still can't raise my arm more than halfway up facing front and a quarter of the way going out to the side.  I also cannot stand to be on the computer typing for more than a few minutes at a time.  it's a good thing I changed careers because I sure couldn't do what I used to anymore.  I'm still wondering if I'll be able to handle all the work that needs to be done with the way my arm is but I'm sure going to continue with physical therapy and exercise until I get it the best I can.

I gained a bit of weight over the last four months as well.  I'm not able to exercise like I did before and I found that being out of work, I'd snack more while reading or doing other things.  I need to get back to basics and up the protein and cut the calories and start using Fitday to keep up with my food.  I don't need to get back to where I was at 141 but a loss of about 4 pounds would put me at my ideal (to me) weight.
 

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