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Wow. I am a bad blogger... 
I never remember to come on and post.. I have been struggling ..For a while.. I just hit 189 today..So it is about 6 months for 10 pounds..better down than up  
I do know I was my own worst enemy. I was eatingthe wrong things... Not really focusing.
This week I just decided to just get on with it.. Tada
 

Wow ..another long stretch with not post... I am so not good at this..
I am now at 199..
I was stuck for the LOOOOOONNNNNGGGGEEESSSSTTTTT time at 200-203...

I finally am getting back on track.  Measuring my food and using myfitnesspal..to journal
I also bought Zumba dvd to do at home...
So my exercise is going up UP UP!!
Hopefully I stay on track..

I just realized that I had not posted anything since I went back to work in January.....  
Wow...
Well I am now down to 204.  I have had ups and downs over the year,
About 2 weeks after my surgery, my Mother passed away.  

It was a rough time.  And I miss her every day...Especially today.  When something good or bad happens, I go to pick up the phone to call her and let her know....

The good parts outweigh the bad.  I know she would be very proud of me and how well I am doing.  While I might not think I am doing great- I stalled for the summer and have had issues with exercise    I have lost ~60 pounds since January.  

HAVE A GREAT TURKEY DAY

So  today was my first back to work day.  It started out ok... I felt good... Walked the 10 blocks from my office to the hospital in the morning for my first post op doctor appointment...

I walked back over at 3:30pm to go to class.  It was a good day for a walk.  By the end of class I was feeling a little sore.... and tired... Over all I am feeling good....

 

 So I had my band placed on Wednesday. The last thing I remember is the Anesthesiologist putting a mask over my face at about 10:10am....I woke up in the recovery room at 12:15pm.  It was not so bad....
I was in my room by 2:30pm.... I was drowsy on and off for the afternoon... I got out of bed about 5:30pm or so and was walking around the halls by 7:00pm... I had Toradol at 9:30pm which helped me sleep.  
I got up at 7 the next morning... This was my first night as a patient in the hospital since I had my son in 1991.. I am a nurse and have worked nights, but being a patient was a different experience....   


So far things have been ok... ...I have taken the pain meds they ordered a few times... I did some laundry yesterday.  I have not really been hungry. But I had 2 protein drinks yesterday .....and some jello...

Its taking me a while to drink the shakes...and eat the jello...  I am feeling good so far..