Monday Roll Call

Good Morning! It is going to be a beautiful day, to bad most of us have to go to work. I am in for a 3 day workweek, then heading to St. Louis either Wed. night or very early Thursday morning, for the weekend. Not sure if we will be home Saturday night or Sunday.

tonight I am hoping to get to support group in Bloomington, It wll depend on what time I get done at work.

What is on your agenda?

Hugs,

LISA

"Chocolate- the only place you can get it is Earth"

Hi everyone

I am at work but I'm miserable.  I was tempted to call in and take the day off and now I'm thinking I should have.  I have a head ache and my hemorrhoids are hurting.  They are hurting partly because I have long walk from my car to my office...long walks aren't good.  They didn't get any better over the weekend, they didn't get worse either.  I don't know what else to do.  How long do these stick around?  As far fiber goes I will have to buy tablets.  Because most forms of fiber don't go down well for me.  I am so upset that this is going to slow me down.  I'm tempted to go work out anyway.  After all my progress I am now going to have to stop???  I mean how bad would it be if I worked out?  If I took it easy and walked on the treadmill...if I stayed away from strength training on my lower body and just worked on my upper body???  Oh well we will see.

Well enough whining for now.  I might whine more tomorrow. 

Good Monday Morning Everyone!  

Lisa, You and I started roll call at the same time so I deleted mine.  

With the time change I am sitting here thinking I am late for work.  I woke up at 4 am this morning and thought no, it is not time to get up!  So I cuddled cats and snoozed until my normal wake up time.  

Whats on your table for this week?  For me, it is more of the usual.  It is supposed to be warmer this week.     I'll take it.   It is hard to believe that Thanksgiving is only a couple of weeks away.  And then time flies until Christmas.  

Have a great day everyone!  

Good Morning, IL

Lisa, short work week, yeah! 
Nancy, I didn't know what Roxie's wake up schedule would be with the time change.  She woke up Sunday AM at 3:30 (with time change, instead of her regular 4:30 or 5) so yipes!  But today,,, yeah, she made it to 4:35, so that was good.
Crystal, owie....so sorry you are hurting.  Just remember the blood clot factor your dr. talked about.

I was so disgusted working  and trying to get my Christmas lights up.  Out of 15 strands, which were working FINE when I took them off last year, only FIVE of them fully lit.  So on to Wally World today to pick up some new ones.!  (I may be putting them on in the dark!)

I have two dinners out with friends this week..Tues and Wed.  Not much else going on.

Have a super day.

Georgie

At work and taking a tiny break before I start pounding on the keyboard again. After I get home from work I need to go grocery shopping for a few of our basics that we keep in the house like eggs and cottage cheese. There is also a sale on block cheese, grapes and pork chops.

Have a wonderful day all!

Good morning Lisa and the rest of Illinois!

Crystal----Ouch!  I would think that upper body working out might be OK, but what did the doc say?

I am working.  David DID help me Friday night painting the "Kilz" on and we quit at 10:30 pm.  We got that done, but nothing since.  The weekend was pretty busy.  We had to get up very early to be at the local gas station at 7:15 to pump gas, wash windows, etc for tips for the Boy Scout troop.  Then Olivia had to cheer at the 2nd round playoff game and then she helped with the younger kids' play as Liv was the stage manager.
Sunday, the kids had to work at the museum so we went into Rockford for the day.  We had a neighbohood dinner last night.  Hopefully, I will get some color on the walls tonight.

We also have some yard work to be finished up before the freeze sets in.  Wish me luck!  So much to do, so little time.........

That's about it for me today!  Everyone have a lovely day!

 

 Happy Monday to all!!! Well, today I went to the Dr. for my 1 month weigh in for the 3months of Dr. supervised diet and exercise program and guess what? I have actually lost 8 lbs in 1 month.  That excited me a whole lot. Insurance only requires a 6 lb weight loss in 3 months but I'm a tad more motivated now that I see it working. :

I hope everyone is well and having a great Monday!!

Congrats on everybody's progress! Very inspiring.

We kinda wasted today, off work & home with kid. Not even a walk. :( But, I did cook and serve decent meals. Yea! :)

Made a bunch of calls re my RNY ---

Calcium: Is this why I'm pooping bricks??? This would not be cool with me for the rest of my life.

Weekly meal plan sample: I got the meal plans for puree & soft stages, now I really need one for the "regular" stage post-op.

Vitamins & supplements post-RNY: Still on the warpath on this. I think I'm just going to have to coordinate these myself, as I'm not getting any traction with my nut and bariatric doc. Will try again. Will contact the LCOM & UofC hospitals' WLS programs and see if one of them has a nut who follows "the guidelines" (who'd also give me an appt).

Back to work tomorrow.

UMMMM, yes calcium for some can cause major consipation issue. It does for Dave and he is on Metamucil because of it. I on the other hand have colitis - do I need to say more . . . . sometimes I would love to have the "brick" issue.

Hello all,
I have been mia for awhile but I needed to and wanted to check in and say hi. Today I began my 29 day pre-op diet.  I am so mouth hungry!!!  I know I can do this.  I have my protein drinks and all the fresh veggies and I could ask for.  I am pushing the water and not even had 1 diet coke today.  I so want something more "traditional" for me.  Oh well, not now.  My traditional has led me down this path of obesity.  My traditional made me lazy and unmotivated.  So today, out with the old traditions and in with the new. 
Hope all have good day/evening
Debbie