Well – Today marked the first day of the 3 month diet required by insurance for the gastric bypass surgery.  I was expecting to meet with a dietician and physiologist one on one and go over a plan.  When I got there though, I found out it was more like a small group meeting.  There were 3 other ladies there and they came in and had us fill out some questionnaire’s and just gave an overview of what we’ll be going over in the upcoming meetings.  They both wanted us to give them goals that we would accomplish between now and our next meeting also.

The dietician gave us a list of things that we’d need to work on.  The things I picked out to work on was to go out and buy dessert plates to eat all my home meals on.  Also I need to get used to not drinking 30 minutes prior, during or 30 minutes after a meal.  That will be something I won’t be able to do afterwards.  Also I will be working on getting in the habit of always having water on my desk and drinking it throughout the day and trying to cut out all carbonated drinks.  That won’t be 100% right away, but it’s something that will need to stop before surgery, because afterwards, not allowed.  As for the physiologist, the only first goal is to get 60 minutes of activity a week.  That does not seem like much, and we are certainly allowed to do more, but there were a couple of people that said they never exercised, so this will be a start for them.  I admit, I’ve been horrible since it’s been so hot out.  I need to make a point to go back to the community center though.  I have a membership I pay for.  It’ll help if Tommie goes with me.  It’s just been too hot lately to walk outside!  SO – this is my start. (official)

This past weekend I had a photo session with a lady and her two kids.  I got a few good pictures out of it. 🙂  This coming weekend I have some engagement photos I’m going to take on Sunday.  I’m slowly saving up for my next lens that I want.  I’m so hard on myself when I take photos.  I never do as good a job as I want or hope to.  I really wish I could learn Photoshop more!  It’s hard for to learn by reading, and easiest for me to learn by someone showing me and then me doing.  (or by someone walking me through)  I tried a few walk throughs on You Tube, but just couldn’t get what I was trying to do the other night.  It was so frustrating.  I’ll try again at a later date.

Over the past several months, my hands have been hurting me, and over the past week, my hands have gotten really bad, with what I think is carpel tunnel.  I don’t have time to deal with this right now!  It’s mostly when I use my mouse.  My middle and ring finger just buuuuurn.  I feel if it’s not one thing, it’s another!  I feel like a hypochondriac, but I’m not!  Everything just happens all at once!  This past week I had an MRI done on a toe.  It’s been a bit swollen for several months.  You can’t really tell unless you compare my two feet, but once you do, you can tell.  They couldn’t really feel anything in there and the XRay’s were OK, so now I’m just waiting on the MRI to see if it’s anything to worry about or if it’s all in my head. 😀

Tomorrow is my “in office” day and it’s going to be filled with meetings and classes!!  First I have to meet with my supervisor, manager and co-worker to discuss the two weeks we are taking for vacation and what my co-worker needs to do to try to help me while I’m gone.  Then we have training on a new process and then we have our monthly department meeting.  I’m sure my manger will call me in with questions at some point in the day also, since he’s been keeping a close eye on my balancing, and I think is trying to stream-line it. He’s new to the hospital and is trying to learn the whole process to make it better, and at the moment, I think is focusing on my job.  I’m hoping at some point in between all that I’ll get some work done.

Well – It’s getting late.  I think I’m going to maybe check out Facebook a little more and then read some of my book before bedtime.

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