GwenS
5/04/07 OK, I haven't posted in a really long time. We have been so busy buying and remodeling a house. We bought it in November and was suppose to be in by Christmas but, the contractor didn't live up to his part of the bargain. By Feb. 2007 he had messed up so many things we complained and he up and left. Which left us with very little money (since he took most of that with him) and a lot of work that had to be tore out and redone. In March I had a revision to my knees done also. And, in the middle of all that, my 15 year old son was in an explosion/fire that burned 60% of his body. He was in the hospital from March until just recently. So, I have been sitting at Children's hospital for most of that time. I guess it is evident why I haven't posted very much for the past 6 months. But, a quick weight loss related update is my weight is staying stable between 126 and 131. I originally decided to allow myself a 10 pound window. I try to keep my weight between 120 and 130. I was staying between 124 and 128 for the longest. But, staying in a hospital room with nothing to do but worry and eat is not good for any diet. So, I have tipped the scales between 126 and 132 for the past 6 weeks or so. Maybe after things settle down and I can get back to a normal routine my weight will settle back down too. Right now I have so much to do between working in another town then, trying to prepare high calorie/high protein meals for my son and doing his bath, dressing changes and treatments which takes 2-3 hours a day, there is little time for anything else right now. Besides, if I had more time my energy is drained.
5/14/07 I just weighed and my weight has slightly dropped. I am down from 132 to 128 3/4. (3 1/4 pounds in 10 days. Not to bad.) I am still not eating the best in the world. Don't get me wrong. I get plenty of protein, that's not the problem. I seem to be getting plenty of all food groups lately. My husband asked me the other day if I had broke something inside me, because he had noticed I am eating so much more than I use to be able to. And, I have put on those 9 pounds which seems to have congregated in my abdominal area. He informed me that I better get this thing under control now because he couldn't go through all those surgeries again. You would think they had cut on him. I guess he was referring to the stress of worrying about me while I was in surgery. But, it's not like I want to get fat again. It's not like I am staying hungry on purpose. I just can't help it.
8/20/07 Well, my weight seems to have stabalized at 134. That is 11 pounds more than my lowest weight of 123. It seems like I can increase my exercising and try to watch what I eat but, my weight stays right there. My son is doing better but, still requires some care on a daily basis. I hurt my shoulder back last winter and have hurt it numerous times since then. The doctor sent me for a MRI last week to see if I have a torn rotator cuff. But, he was called out of town (something to do with the service) so, I can't get the results from my test until he gets back. The pain has slowed down my exercising and this heat hasn't helped either. Maybe after things cool off and I get some of this day to day stress off me, I can get back into a routine and get a few more pounds off. I really didn't want to get over 120-130.
12/27/07 I just had another scar revision to my inner knees on 12/05/07. I think once again I came back to work too quick. I set up infection and am having tons of swelling. But, other than that I am doing ok. My weight is staying around 136. I am not happy with that. I preferred the 125 - 128 range. But, maybe after I get my knees well enough to start back walking and exercising more I can get back down. It is so scarry to lose over 130 pounds then to start putting even a few of those pounds back on.
3/19/08
I am still having a lot of problems with my scar revision to my knees. My right leg continued to swell. And, I was going weekly to have it drained. A few weeks ago the doctor must have nicked a vein when he drained my right leg which has caused a lot of fresh blood to accumulate in that area and has since then clotted. I will be going tommorow to have surgery to remove the clot.
