Seven weeks out update....

Jun 25, 2011

One tiny bleep with a possible bloodclot in my left lung.  In the gym and really starting to enjoy it.  It's at a local rehab center near our hospital.  It's mostly a handful of elderly people in the mornings, and doctors from the hospital in the evening, and a good mix midday.  I start a contest there next week based on a point system... point for each day of attending, point for each 1/2 pound lost, point for bringing in a healthy recipe and a point for turning in a weekly workout log.  I am also starting the C25K program the 1st of the month, and have committed myself to taking the 9 week program and making it last 9 months; hopefully getting me to the point of comfortable running a 5k on my surgiversary next May 6th.  This is the first time I actually feel (literally) like I am getting something out of a gym and a weight circuit (my butt muscles are feeling it).

I had a rough week with holding things down but it's improved.  Fish, for whatever reason, has been rough on me, so I'm mostly sticking to chicken tenderloins and ground turkey.  I did buy a bag of gluten free oatmeal and had some on a day nothing else would stay down.  It was nice to have that option.  I'm stil probably not drinking as much fluids as a should, and I'm still experimenting with various protein shakes.  Currently I use About Time protein mixed into a SF Carnation Instant Breakfast. 

I met with my Dietician last week, and had my 1 month follow up the week before.  The doctor and the NUT are both happy with my progress.  I did have to ask for blood work to be ordered to find my blood levels for vitamins and everything else.  The NUT drew up the order and I am to have it done 2 weeks prior to my next appointment at a little over 3 months out.

The weight is coming down slowly; never going up but coming down slowly.  I've had my share of life's stressors since surgery and I'm still holding my own.

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