| May 14, 2002 - (Tuesday) Well, it's that time of the month again........yes, pedicure AND manicure day!!! LOL Tell me I'm not happy now!!!!!!!!!! Since I had the surgery, I'm treating myself to monthly pedicures and I'm really getting spoiled. I just love getting them done. I used to get pedicures maybe every 2 months or so and now I'm going like every 3 or 4 weeks....ugh, I'm such a little princess....yea me!!! Hey, I rationalize the money is not going to food anymore so I am treating myself to a pedicure instead of a big lunch. Hey, that theory works for me!! I'm even feeling better about what I see when my legs are up in the air being slothed!! lol Oh sheesh, it is the small things in life that make us (or me) happy!!! I gained a pound today, ugh! I have got to kick up the exercise, I have NOT been good. When I get back from my little get-a-way vacation (I'm leaving Thursday AM for FL and will be back Monday), I vow to exercise everyday. Yes, you've read that before, but I really need to get in gear, I just haven't, or when I have done it, it has been sporadic. I think all the success stories I read in Obesity help and Spotlight health are from the WLS'ers that exercise faithfully...so I gotta get moving. I know once I start doing it, I will like it, I just have to get faithful to exercise. Ugh, just gotta get movin'.... I'm getting much better with my eating, getting in much more protein. My water consumption is way up and for that I'm grateful. I have been snacking a little bit on peanuts and low fat cookies and that has to stop!! These bad habits, however small, has to be impacting negatively on my overall well being and weight loss. Tomorrow, I vow to stop snacking and see how the weight starts moving. *keeping fingers crossed* I know when I drink a lot of water, my desire to snack is minimized. Soooo I will do an experiment and see how it goes. Will keep you posted!! That's it for now, tomorrow is my last day at work prior to vacation, and I doubt I'll have anything interesting to update my webpage, so I'll sign off till Monday, May 20th, when I return (hopefully all tan and relaxed!!!).....till next time all, have a great weekend :) ****EVENING UPDATE****** - Because I felt really terrible about admitting to being such an exercise slacker, I just finished walking on the treadmill for 30 mins. Ok Ok, it's not a marathon, but it's more than I planned to do. I will do it again tomorrow and begin my regime earlier than expected. Ugh, a guilty conscience it's a good thing!!! lol Now I sound like Martha Stewart...LOL..till next time :) May 15, 2002 - (Wednesday) Just a quick update to say I walked again today, yea me!! So, 2 for 2, let's keep up the pace. I hope to walk a lot on vacation, so maybe by the time I get back I'll be down a few pounds. I went to the doctor today, because yesterday while I was at the manicurist's I felt dizzy and then today when I was coming home from getting lunch at Taco Bell, I felt dizzy again and then the dizziness didn't go away, so at 3:30 thought I better go get my blood pressure checked since I'm going away tomorrow and see if it's low. Well it was very low, first the nurse wasn't getting a reading, then she got 94/62, soooooo after all is said and done, I'm off my blood pressure medication and have to go back next week to get it checked!!! You have NO idea how happy getting off this medication makes me!!! WTG-ME!!! This was one of my goals to be off my medicine. I doubt I will ever go off the thyroid medicine, but the BP meds was another story. I'm happy, happy, happy!! Oh well, I'm thrilled and I'll be back online when I return on Monday...have a great week/weekend everyone, till next time... :) May 21, 2002 - (Tuesday) I'm BAAACK!! Vacation was really great. Went to Disney for only a day but walked and walked and walked through EPCOT and ate in England. I can't tell you how different things would have been 85 pounds ago. I never would have wanted to go to Disney, let alone walk all day long in that heat! I just physically could not have done it, but it was just fine. My feet and lower back were not a problem at all. I was hot, but definitely not as hot I would have been 5 months ago. I am so thankful for this surgery and to be where I am right now. I really cannot express it in words. I just thank God and Dr. Bertha, daily, for this amazing gift of WLS. I'd still like to lose 50-60 pounds, so I do have quite a bit more to go, but I feel better and better every day. Life is just amazing!! I have not walked yet today, but am going to do it after I post this update. I just saw a sign down the block that "Curves for Women" is opening up in my town. I am psyched...I was looking on the web, not long ago, looking for one near my house and here it is. Sheesh, couldn't be closer, I can go at lunchtime...With all the flab on my arms, it's just in time...hahaha...sorry for the short update, I have lots to do, will update again later or tomorrow... bye4now, till next time.. |
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