What's new Friday?
I'm sitting here at work, waiting to see if there's anything more for me to do. So far, I've done Friday's business pages, a column for Sunday's biz pages, proofed the outdoors pages and read stories for the rest of the paper. I'm tired. Only one more day, and I'm off for 10 days. The forecast is rain, all next week. Great, it sounds like a lot of my fall vacations.
Well, what's up with you? Sorry to hear about Mary's swine flu. Hope everyone has a good time at the Texas OH event.
I'll check back in later. Have a good day.
Hello, everybody! I stayed home today to relax a bit. *sending prayers, healing vibrations and swinging my compliant LilyRose 'round and 'round for Mary and George*
A gorgeous day here. I had to deal with some touchy issues in sorority today but fortunately, my standing up for my principles and ethics was supported by 99% of the club while two women decided, once again, that our international sorority rules don’t apply to them, just to everyone else. I’ve dealt with them before and always ended up feeling bullied…fortunately my stand was supported by everyone else in the group. I feel good about having asserted myself in a quality manner and been supported. I wouldn’t have had the confidence to deal with this before surgery…I guess that I used to think that because I was fat, I deserved to be badly treated.
Also today, I made contact with an Assisted Living Facility for Mom. This morning, Mom and I had a long and very frank discussion about her deteriorating and her ability to be as independent as she used to be. Time now for a new move to assisted living. And Mom actually agreed.
I told her how concerned I was about her potential falls now (her knees and hips are VERY worn and her arm and thigh muscles are wasted away and she gets so tired from walking that she doesnt like to go to the dining room anymore to eat which means she gets weaker by not eating well enough and then is still paying for three meals a day...it's not a cheap place to stay either!) and that I didn’t want her to feel "railroaded" into moving to assisted living but that she doesnt even wash her own tea cups anymore and that is an indication that things are just getting too much for her to handle.
Mom asked me to check out some places. I’ve been doing a lot of investigation this past year and have found a place not that far from me that seems most suitable and more than just acceptable place….they have 24 day time staff for 99 residents…that’s a pretty high ratio. This place also has a doctor on call and 24 hour nursing staff.
I spoke to them, made an appointment to tour the inside (already checked it out from the outside and checked the grounds, accessibility and parking and cleanliness at the back (a good sign). Then I have to notify CCAC (the Community Care Access Committee) to get Mom re-assessed and put higher up on the list…they are the ones now who further the process. 18 months ago they determined that she was still very able to stay in her independent living retirement community…not so anymore. So onward we go.
I also filled another glass quart jar of dried summer savoury leaves, made six pints of Concord grape jam and put up 12 jars of tomato chili sauce. I washed out my inside fridge and re-organized my freezer inside and the outside chest freezer as well.
JB and Derek were working in the shop next door while I vacuumed and washed floors….again, something I could NOT have managed during my 431 pound days! Makes me smile to be able to do so. I almost..okay, I said ALMOST, enjoyed housework today!
Good news about the literacy video game…arrangements have been solidified and I am now one of the 4 Directors of that non-profit company.
So now I’m busy creating 1200 sentences for the games database…I’m being prolific!
Nancy B
Had a great day yesterday spending time with my DS as he drove us to Gr. Rapids for my 2 yr ckup. Bad news -- I've gained 12 lbs and my body fat % is up 5 pts. from a year ago.....we talked about that first and in reviewing my diet, found that my fat intake is way too high, too many bad carbs, and lack of exercise. Discussed a revision, but don't think I will take that road -- lots more potty stops with that....no no!
Good news, my labs were fantastic -- he says I am definately getting good nutrition - in fact, he says not to take the B12 as my count was way high...great, one less pill to take. HDL was great and LDL was in normal range -- total Cholestrol was up but that's from too much fat intake. So back to counting fat grams and getting more exercise and see if I can get my last 60 lbs gone.
We had lunch with my grand daughter whom I haven't seen for 3 yrs.,
she now lives in Muskegon and we are friends on facebook so she asked if we could get together while we were in G.R......it was so great seeing her and getting and giving hugs.
Off to work this morning, hair trim this afternoon, and bake a cake for a funeral dinner tomorrow....two members of my church passed on this week, so lots going on there.
That's my story, have a good friday all. Special thoughts and prayers for Mary Trost, Margo, and Linda S, and whoever else needs them.
Hugs,
Pat R.
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Eileen, hope you have a good day! Nancy, taking a stand is never easy, but when we do and especially get some back up, it is so empowering, though with all your get up and go, I think of you as being pretty powerful already ;) Pat, some days I do worse than others, but I've found the tool still works just fine, it's just me and my choices and you seem to realize that already, so perhaps doing the 5-day pouch test will reset your internal workings, just a suggestion. . . .
Well, I'm about to leave home for work and life is almost always better than usual when it comes to Friday's (lol), and this week it's even better with the fact that I have the 3-day weekend! Hoping having one more day will give me some time to just chill a bit. Tony is coming down for a visit tomorrow, going to watch Vaughn play soccer in the a.m. and then Sunday is Vaughn's 4th birthday party!
Ok, I'd better move my butt. . .
Prayers and positive thoughts to all and make it a great day!
Hugs, Laureen
My Mantra is that I do not determine my success by the number hanging in my closet, nor will I let the scale determine that success either. . . It is through trial and error I will continue to grow and succeed. . . Laureen
"Success is a journey, not a destination." Ben Sweetland
The meeting with my boss was excellent. We reviewed the list of clients and I selected one who lives closer to my home. It makes sense to do less driving. We won't start for a couple of weeks. That will give me time to adjust to Tom's retirement.
I bought new knee high boots and a pair of heels. Such fun to slip boots up and over the calves with ease.
My surgeon invited me to be the patient representative at the Bariatrics Seminar in November and give a speech. Oh my oh my!!! I am already shaking in my boots. good thing I have new ones.
Kisses
Annette
Annette 
I am getting my avon order together. I have only been doing it for a few months. Not making any money yet but I buy stuff. lol
Have some errands to run this morning and straighten up the house and I think I should be done for the day.
I am at a stall with my weight and it is really bothering me. I only eat what I am suppose to. I get a little more protein in than 60 grams but I don't think that is keeping the weight on. I think I have to up my excercsie program. I don't know but it is discouraging.
ANy suggestions would be appreciated. I didn't think I would come to a stand still so early. I have only lost about 35 lbs since surgery. I don't think that is very much at all since it includes the water weight I gained in the hospital.
Nothing is new here... Husband is working on Saturday. Good to get the overtime.
Sunday going over to my in-laws. Other than that everything else is the same.
Mary G
I am on my way. What a ride it has been.
http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/Sharing
Can throw my 2 cents in here? First of all, I read your profile and you did an amazing thing losing all that weight on your own before your surgery! Then, I realized your starting weight at the time of your surgery was 228, which made the
come on.....you're a LIGHTWEIGHT!!! So, there you are....lightweights typically lose slower, you're over 50 yrs old, and being a little impatient. Your surgery was a little more than 8 weeks ago and your average weekly loss is 4.4 lbs, and for a lightweight, that's wonderful!!! Your body will take a break from losing from time to time while it catches up with itself. During this time, you may be losing inches instead of pounds. You might check your measurements to see. If you didn't do them before surgery, now is a great time to take them, so when this happens again, and it will, you can recheck them and see you're still making progress.
IMHO, 60 grams of protein isn't enough. It is the LOW end of the recommended grams per day, and it's my opinion, and that of many others, the closer you get to 80-100 grams a day, the better.
Relax. You're doing fine!
Susan
I may need to up my protein, going to try and do that today.
I want to thank you for taking the time to read and answer my post.
Mary G
I am on my way. What a ride it has been.
http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/Sharing
PLEASE give your body a chance to catch up. Just keep doing what you are doing (adding more protein, though) and you'll be fine. Really.....I mean it.....
Susan
