2 yrs and 7 months post-op

Feb 24, 2013

Checking in, I am not really sure how much these things get read. I know before my surgery, I lived on here. I was always so disappointed when I found someone whose photo inspired me and they had no info to go with it, or stopped updating. I wanted to know where they were past the first year. So I will update, and hope that it helps somebody. I now it gets read occasionally, as I did receive a message from somebody this past week, but I hope it helps more than I think it does. 

So anyway...I have done well with the last surgery on my foot, hip issues are all but gone now. I have one spot on my incision that just doesn't want to heal, and it is still an issue. The surgery itself did well, just this one little spot.  I have crept up, but still within my safety zone, barely. I only have gained 4 lbs, and that has been from working out 6 days a week to none for over 8 months. I can now, but shoes rub on that spot since it is on the inside of my foot. My surgeon did bless off on my starting things, as long as it didn't open it up. So I hiked Diamond Head and did well. The next week I walked the 8.15 miles Great Aloha Run, and did well, just have blisters on my blisters, and my toenail is bruised, so will probably lose that. My next goal is Koko Head (Google it). Physically I can do it now, but my foot has to heal a little more or I am sure it will open back up. 

Today I found out that a friend of mine that I knew from our frist duty station and kept in touch with on fb passed away suddenly. This was the most beautiful, fun lady. We don't yet know why she passed away, she had been sick with bronchitis, but that was it. She was only 51. Made me think how short life is, and why put off the things we can do today. We were always going to get together for a girls weekend away sometime and never did. She had gained a few lbs the past years, and I don't know if that contributed to some of the health issues she had the past couple years. Her close friend that worked with her said she had some issues the past year, but not what they were. Regardless, it made me think. I have gained only a few lbs, but NO WAY am I going to being the person I was. This week it is on, I want to tackle those 4, and then lose the last few that I never did lose, so 10-15 lbs total. I will workout, and modify around what might hurt my foot. I have gotten comfortable eating too many carbs, and I can hold enough at one time to gain weight if I don't watch it, so those of you who are new, you will get to a point where it is on you, so don't assume you will lose no matter what that does stop. It is a tool, and I am thankful to have been given it, so I am going to gladly use it. I have tried the 4 Day Pouch Test and let me say it does do what it says. I let myself get back to eating to much (emotional eating, while waiting to hear where we will move next and praying it is near my grandbabies.) so I will be doing it again this week. If it's my time, it's my time to go, but by golly I am not going to rush the process, time to get in check...

Other than that, things are great. I still wear my smalls and size 4, they are just fitting differently because I have lost my tone, but I will get that back quickly. 

Will check in again in a month or so and let you all know how it is going (if anyone reads this). 

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