Thought it was about time for an update.

All this snow has been something else!  Tommie finally got to use his new snowblower that he’s had a couple of years now.  It’s been a while since Kansas City has gotten this much snow.  Too bad I don’t have the energy to really get out in it, or have any kids or animals to play with in it. 🙂  I AM glad that I’m still off work during it.  I can’t believe we are supposed to have ANOTHER big one on theway!  Tommie had someone come over and borrow his snowblower and he’s supposed to get it back Monday, so hopefully he gets it before the next big one arrives.  A couple of the neighbors had bought snow blowers too, so they were all out using them this past week. 🙂

On to my WLS (weight loss surgery) update and struggles.  I have been struggling with getting my protein in and getting all my liquids in.  Also, all my vitamins.  I’m just not being an ideal patient at the moment.

First off:  Protein.  I wish at this point there were just better ways to get it in than doing the shakes.  The shakes aren’t unbearable, but at this point, I’m just TOTALLY sick of them.  The only one I can really tolerate all that well, is the chocolate and I’m just tired of it.  I really need to work better on getting that in, because I know it will help me the most with feeling better and getting the weight loss going.  I’ve been sitting at the same weight for most of the week, though past few days it went down some.  I’m about 36 lbs down from my highest weight.  I don’t know if I see it much in the mirror, but I do feel it in the way my clothes are fitting.

Second off:  Liquids.  My issues with the liquids are that when I drink a lot of times, it makes my stomach hurt.  I’ve looked on the forums and there are some people that have mentioned that after surgery, they can’t tolerate the Crystal Light.  It upsets their stomach. That is the issue I was having too.  That is the way I got my water in before surgery.  I’d just put in my drink mix and I could get my water in.  It doesn’t help that the flavor’s I prefer all have caffeine in them and we’re not supposed to drink caffeine.  So – I tried the Crystal Light Fruit Punch and it just cramped my stomach and made me  nauseous, so I didn’t have any more of that.  I have been able to get down some Sobe water, but sometimes that upsets my stomach too.  Plain water even upsets it sometimes.  I don’t understand why liquids upset my stomach, but eating doesn’t.  I also know that dehydration can make me really sick and I worry about that.  I am torn on this.

Third off:  Vitamins.  Well – you know what happened at week one with my pills.  SO – I stopped taking the pills and ordered some baratric chewables.  I’ve always had a hard time remembering to take pills.  If I can’t take them before bed, they get forgotten.  When I had my thyroid cancer and had to start taking my thyroid meds, i had the worst time.  Night isn’t the best time to take them, I guess, but my doctor told me to take them at night if that was the only time I could remember them.  That is when I take all my meds.  With the chewable vitamins, you are supposed to take two a day.  One in the morning and one at night.  I get my night time one in, but don’t always remember the morning dose.  Plus, they don’t include iron, so I have to take that separably and the one I got is too much of a dose, and I haven’t gotten out to get the right one yet.  I just need to come up with a better routine for this all!!

Fourth:  I haven’t started on my exercise yet.  At some point, I plan on going back to the community center and at least at first just start on the treadmill for half an hour.  That is what they are wanting me to do for now.  I’m thinking once I’m back to work I’ll come up with a daily schedule for all that.

So, today I got out for the first time since last Saturday.  Tommie and I ran to the grocery store.  I’m now on solid food and have actually felt like eating some.  Today I had half a catfish fillet for lunch and for dinner we went by Wendy’s and I had some chili.  It was strange…..after I ate the chili, for a little while I got overwhelmingly tired.  I mean, I couldn’t keep my eyes open and it was just like all my energy got zapped out of me.  Not sure if I ate too much or what.  I had to go lay down and I could hear my heart beating in my ears.  I’m OK now, but that was a bit strange.  It also drained me walking around the grocery store.  By the time we were done, I was just exhausted.

Well – This week will be a busy one.  I need to spend the first part of the week cleaning up a bit around the house and clearing the guest room for my Dad’s visit.  Wednesday  I will be starting back to work, and playing catch up there.  Should be interesting to see the state of my spreadsheets when I get back!!  Friday my Dad arrives for the weekend and leaves on Monday.  I’m really looking forward to seeing him.  I am a “Daddy’s Girl”.  I was usually the one tagging along everywhere he went when we were little. 🙂  I’d go to his motorcycle races with him, I’d go to work with him if he had to work on the weekends, I’d follow him off on adventures, I love my Dad.  I’m SO lucky to have such wonderful parents.  My Mom is always there when I need her and I think we’ve grown closer as I matured, I wish I was more like her in a lot of ways. 🙂  I’ll probably never reach TOTAL maturity though.  Ha ha.

Well – I think I’ll close this here if you haven’t lost interest already.  Have a great week everyone!