Greetings, I have not disappeared off the face of the earth. It has been over two weeks since i have posted anything.
I have had quite an adventuresome two weeks. I started back to school about 4 weeks ago so I have had lots and lots of homework. I have decided that I needed to change my major. I had originally chosen Network Security. Well...I have been struggling to wrap my mind around some of the basic principles and decided instead of stressing myself and my family out it would be better to change. So with prayer and speaking with my husband I decided to change to Business Management. That should be effective the next term.
I have been very pleased with my progress in weight loss. I have had my 2 month post surgical appointment. I've met with nutritionist, exercise specialist, and nurse. On the date of my appointment I had lost a total of 50 pounds. They said that was amazing. I have also progressed to eating "normal" food. I still must stay away from bread, rice, and pasta. But that is fine with me. Although, I do miss my 12 grain bread. I still need to eat very small meals. Total of no more than 4 oz of food. I need to eat protein first and then the fruits and vegetables. Now I can experiment with different recipes. And I will be able to go back to cooking dinner for the family and only eat my correct portion. Hopefully I can teach the rest of the family what correct portions are. I have also been cleared to go back to exercising. I have been instructed to take it slow at first but build up to full exercise. So that will be my next project to find a gym that I am comfortable with. I will probably end up at Planet Fitness. Jim already has a membership there. I weighed myself this morning and have lost 55 pounds.
Two weeks ago I ended up in the emergency room. It seems I pulled a muscle in my right shoulder/back. The pain moved across my back to the left shoulder/lower back. It got too painful to bare. The Doctor gave me percocet and flexeril. Well it worked well to relieve the pain, however, the percocet made me terribly constipated. I have tried several methods to relieve the problem but continued to suffer through about 5 days. Last night my husband had me go out and get a different remedy. I purchased a generic version of Correctol. It is suppose to be gentle overnight relief. 6-12 hours. Well without getting gross, I took the medicine at 10:30 pm and at midnight I was back in the bathroom. That was somehow quite a bit less than 6-12 hours. Although it wasn't as painful as it could be, I don't consider it gentle. I do, however, feel so much better this morning.
