Finally....

Jan 31, 2009

Well, my last post was last year!!!  I'm so ashamed...lol  So much has happened.  My dad is getting by in the nursing home.  Every other week or so he has an issue and has to go back to the hospital for tests, they fix it and then another issue arises.  His kidneys are bad, blood levels/count is not so good and other organs are having issues.  They think he will have to stay in the nursing home as bad as he wants to get out and live with my niece in PA.  She works there and keeps us informed of his progress.  To talk to him on the phone, you would not think he has much going on, but an 80 year old alcoholic's body can not stand all these changes since he has been clean/detoxing from 50 years of drinking!!!

The good news is my dad said the sinners prayer and gave his heart to the Lord, so when he dies, I know he is going to see Jesus!!!  That is the most important thing.  I want to go visit him soon this year before he deteriorates any more.  He still has physical hip pain since he never received the hip surgery he needed years ago.  He drank mostly to mask the pain, now the pain is still there and they are giving him pain killers to help.  I guess the doctors say that surgery is not a good idea now.

I think I used this stress to not workout, not eat right along with work stress and all the issues that were going on there with me as a supervisor.  I had to do a lot with my dad's power of attorney, having my niece help move him out of his apartment, pay all final bills, pre-pay a funeral, etc all from AZ with her and my dad in PA.  I flew out once for 3 days, but it was all a whirlwind!!!

Anyway, I am finally back on schedule with exercise, not so much with eating yet.  I'm getting there.  I applied for another position at work which was a demotion and I have never been happier!!!  I blessed to be able to pay off some debt first and the decrease in pay was acceptable.  God is good!!!  Once again, I would have never come up with that idea, He worked it all out and the situation came to pass.

Now the not so good news....I haven't weighed myself in months!!!  Last time I was weighed at the doctor's, I gained 30 pounds.  I'm embarrased to admit it.  That is why I posted the most recent pics from last week so I could confess.  I haven't felt a change in my clothes, but I think the weight was in my stomach and breasts (for the love of God, of all places-like I needed any more of those!!!).  So I am back at the gym exercising in the water.

I had a knee injury and was on crutches for 6 weeks or so and there was no exercising going on (this was all during the issues with work and my dad).  I had wet shoes from the rain after walking my dog and slipped on my tile floor and did a split.  I feel back on top of the leg that was behind and ripped my miniscus.  I was laying on my back with my leg twisted behind me looking at the heal of my foot thinking, "I shouldn't be able to see the bottom of my foot".  I already had degenerative arthiritis in that knee.

Good news is after several xrays, a MRI and 3 doctors, I don't need knee surgery as long as I continue to workout and increase the muscles in my thighs to take the pressure and stress off the left knee.  What motivation to exercise???!!!!  That is what I prayed for, just didn't want it to come in that form....go figure.  God sure does have a sense of humor and does things like we would never expect...that's what makes Him God.  He knows it has to be done in a manner where the only explanation is Him and He gets the glory!!!  Not me!!!

That made it real hard to get back on track so I used that as an excuse to pig out and graze, graze and graze so there is where the 30 pounds came from!!!  Now I have to work on eating better.  I've been averaging going to the gym 3 to 6 days a week.  I get up at 4:30 am and then I can get to work by 8 am.  It's done and I don't have to think about it the rest of the day!!!

Still not dating, but I have been emailing with one guy I like who is currently in Nigeria (West Aftrica) helping at an orphanage.  We will see what happens there....more to be revealed.  I had tons of friend bug me to join facebook so I did.  Here is m link to my profile there.  a href=http://www.facebook.com/people/Jamie-Wilson/1381442353>Facebook me!
That is all until next year....I hope I'm just kidding.....lol

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