MommaSyn
5/5/11 6 weeks check
May 05, 2011
I saw Kris Severson yesterday for my 6 week check up. I will be seeing her in Virginia now instead of having to go to Duluth so often. I only see Dr. Bettendorf for my annuals. She was okay with my still being at 260. She told me losing slower was better anyways and expected good things from me. Stated that the bowel problems I was having were part of the big cause of that. So we added Benefiber twice a day. Added Vitamin D 1000 IU twice day as well. Lab took my blood sugar, vitamin D and B-12 levels and a lipid profile. Kris will call me with that and mail me a copy. I did not see Lisa. They forgot to put me on her schedule and I sat there for over half an hour. Then they realized their mistake after I talked to Luci at the reception desk. Then I was sent to the lab.
Just need to exercise more and drink water more. Doing well with the protein. Avoiding the sweets.
4/13/11 A Day of Rest
Apr 13, 2011
So I took today to just rest. I don't want to have to go back to the orthopedic doctor and tell him I ruined his work with too much exercise. So I rested. 
Tomorrow I will get back on track with the exercises and go slowly to build up again. Start with 5 reps each instead of the full 15 and not overstretch my knees. 
Joe's back at the college. Mike is at work this afternoon and Don is at work. It's just me and the dogs 
and the cat. 
So I am watching MY movies and relaxing. Maybe I just needed to slow down. Too much stress yesterday and the evening before. 
4/12/11 Not a good day emotionally
Apr 12, 2011
Monday 4/11/11 3 week surgiversary
Apr 11, 2011
Sunday 4/10/11 - My mom's 76th birthday!!
Apr 10, 2011
I am dancing today!!!!!!!!!! My weight today is 256.2 and I have lost some inches as well. Not in my hips yet, but I am getting there.
Walking and exercise are helping tons!!! You really do have to do all three...the surgery, the diet and the exercise. If you don't do all three like they teach you, then you don't have the right equation for the problem. Just having a happy day today!!!! Tomorrow starts day 1 of week four post-op!!!!
4/8/11
Apr 08, 2011
He was glad I was following the rules and exercising and toning. We discontinued my Prilosec and all the pain killers. He will do labs when he sees me again on May 4th. I also saw my dietician today. She told me to quit micro-managing my food.
As long as I was making lean meat choices and good vegetable choices I was not to hound myself to death over it. Especially as I was not eating a bunch of sweets. I am now on soft foods for the next 3 months. Then I can do real solids. I am going to try to keep up with drinking more water though. I tend to get very dry if I don't drink enough. I tend to be anal about structure for myself. I have micro-managed everything in my life as far as I can tell.
So today was a pretty good day for me and I am very encouraged.
Night ya'll!
4/7/11
Apr 07, 2011
Tomorrow I go to see Dr. Bettendorf for my 2 week check. Today is Thursday, my check is Friday and 3 weeks will be Monday. I think I am doing better. I have more energy. I am walking 30-45 minutes per day. I am doing all my stretching and abdominal toning exercises. I am taking my calcium chews and my B12 sublinguals as prescribed. Plus I have been able to do some cooking and some dishes and changing sheets on the bed. I haven't done any major cleaning yet except for that Saturday when Donny and I cleaned the closets. 
LOL So anyways, we will see what he says tomorrow. It sure would be nice to have a support group up here in the Cook area. Maybe I can get Channy to help me start one!!! I haven't lost any hair yet, at least not anymore than normal for someone with thin long hair.
4/2/11
Apr 02, 2011
Today was a busy day for a Saturday!!! Don and I did a lot of housekeeping to day. Cleaned out closets, did laundry, went grocery shopping, took garbage to the dump, walked the dogs. A lot of EXERCISE to day. I think I used up all the calories I put in today. Started adding a jar of Gerber's meat & gravy today. This seems to make me feel full without overdoing. Admittedly the taste needs some doctoring, so I use pepper, small amount of salt, cumin, chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder or any of all those wonderful things that add flavor. Don and I picked up some frozen vegetables that I can cook and puree without all that sodium in them. MY WORD!!! Everything I looked at had twice the sodium in them than I would use while making it myself. We got some crab meat to puree with some plain yogurt and add a little paprika. I am hoping this will taste ok. May have to add some other spices. Am doing the same with other meats. Cook a larger item, like a roast, slice it up, and let Don choose what he wants for a meal. Make a couple meals to put in the freezer and then puree the rest with its broth for me. Cheaper than baby food!!! Tastes better too!! I really have learned to cook with herbs and spices so that I need very little to no salt. Now to just do it. Boiling potatoes right now to take a scalloped potatoes with ham, bacon and cheese dish to church tomorrow. I won't get any unless I puree some up later. My first 2 weeks is almost up. Forging ahead!!!!
4/1/11 - April Fool's Day
Apr 01, 2011
Spent most of the day doing homework for RN school.
Awful tired tonight.
Monday will offically be 2 weeks surgiversary.
I get to celebrate by starting pureed and soft foods!!!! LOL!! Decided to only weigh myself on Mondays. This way I don't disappoint myself with ounce up and downs. No need to stress myself out. Night ya'll!!
Yesterday 3/30/11, then today 3/31/11
Mar 31, 2011
Not a bad but not a good day. First off, I had to get up early to get Don to Eveleth to pick up the truck. Then Mike and I headed down to my appoint with Dr. Ritts to get my stitches removed from my left knee. I had left knee arthroscopy done on 3/17 and this was my follow up appointment. Also I had to make soup for church and boy did I ruin that one. I also sampled way too much of it trying to get it right and made myself sick.
YUK. So I quick made a hamburger soup took that to the Lenten Service. They loved it. I only had a bowlful left when I took it home. Then I weighed myself and had gained 2 pounds. I can guarantee all of it was that soup I kept tasting to see if I could get it right. Plus I had a cup of broth at church besides three shakes instead of two and I know I just over did it all. I hate days like that!! On top of that I walked a mile at the mall and got blisters on my feet.
But TODAY was much better. I didn't walk as much but I did follow my diet properly. I had v-8 for breakfast, protein shake for lunch, protein shake for dinner and milk for a snack. I walked 30 minutes and tonight I only weigh 262! 
So back on track. At least I don't get as depressed as I used to any more about screwing up. Fresh day, fresh start. No beating myself up.
