Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Weight: 135.8
Macros: Cals - 1,470, Carbs - 146, Fats - 61, Protein - 84, Fiber - 26
Sleep hours: 7
Vegetable/Fruit Servings: 4
Exercise: Walking
Meditation: Yes

First, huge congratulations to Devon and Lucky for their victories at the two big-deal dog shows last weekend. Yea, our team! And hopes for more victories for us all.

Diane S., I'm sorry to hear your husband's not doing as well as he expected. I hope it's just a slow recovery and that he soon feels better.

Today's my last Prednisone dose, and I'm ready to be done with all these drugs. I am starting to wonder if my recent bronchitis could be related to my GERD. BTW, ever since my upper-GI test a few weeks ago my GERD has been worse. Very odd, that. I will see the surgeon in a week and a half to consider/discuss hiatal hernia repair surgery.

Yesterday's presentation at the bariatric educational seminar went quite well. I co-presented with another sleeved patient who's also four years post-op. His highest weight was 421, and he now weighs 155. Although we're very different in many ways, we were completely in sync about how to maintain, which is to continue to begin anew every day.

BTW, I like "begin anew" so much better than JFDI. :)

Here at the house, stuff continues to get done. Yesterday the painters were here finishing up some outdoor painting. In the late afternoon my HVAC repairman arrived to install a new condenser on my wine cooler, do pre-winter checks of fireplaces, replace the water filter, and even do a little rodent outside. Obviously, he's a nice guy and does some house maintenance stuff that I can't do for myself.

Today will be a whirlwind - yoga class, hair appointment, colonoscopy pre-consult appointment, cooking a casserole and preparing an auction basket for a women's club meeting tonight, and then tonight's meeting. I won't save the world today, but I will suit up and show up. ;)

Today's theme: Begin anew!

Ann, Prednisone really messes with my head. I try not to take it unless I am dying. When DW takes it she eats sweets. Dates dipped in honey rolled in sugar type of sweet.

Devon, congratulations on all the wins for your breeding program. You work hard. You deserve it.

I am back to the shop in the woods. It is hard letting my DW do all the lifting. I feel like such a patient. Did not remember discharge instructions. So started reading. Looks like 3 months before adequate bone healing time. Might be able to lift the baby at one month mark if her growth slows down. I can hold her if she is put in my arms while lying down. It is hard when she holds her arms up for me to hold her. She does not know I had surgery and can not pick her up.

Eating has included a lot of fast food this past couple of weeks. And chips. And ice cream. I have tried fasting a couple of times but did not make it past lunch. Eating is usually cleaner cooking in the Airstream. I weighed on my first night back. No changes from pre op. I was pleased and shocked.

I am watching movies from my collection. No commercials. I hate commercials. It has been a while since I have watched them. It is hard to sit here when I know that my yard needs mowing. Here in the woods and in the city. DSs yard needs mowing and 2 properties need mowing. It will be weeks before I can bounce around on a mower. I just have to remember that: good results from surgery, no signs of infection, NO complications, positive, positive, positive!

Baby Adalyn got her first flu shot. Had a strong immune response. Fever 103.2. She felt bad for four days. I wanted to just pick her up and hold her. DD#1 is a great first time mom but she doubts herself. This baby has had fever at least 6 months out of ten months of life. The first flu shot has a repeat in a month. She has immunities now. I still dread it.

Healing is not for the impatient. More later, David

I'm glad you are staying patient! I don't seem to have the mowing gene that is so prevalent on this board.

Maybe you have the revved up post-surgery metabolism I have heard so much about (but never experienced.)

So glad that you haven't had any complications!

Congratulations, Peps and Pup! That must be SO gratifying, all around! Lucky is such a picture perfect model....and I love those friendly eyes.

Just my usual on deck for today!

I rather like Begin Anew, too. :)

Yes, "Begin anew" is definitely a good one which we should try to remember daily!

I'm glad you are healing Dave, but do curb those desires to do more than allowed.

Poor BB and upset baby. That is the hardest thing to deal with, especially alone. I wish I could help you!

Diane, good luck with DH - I sure hope he is just having healing pain!

Weight 122, calories 806 and that included some tastes of fudge on the sail yesterday. The sail was really nice - one picture below. I don't have the pictures of our group yet. It was cloudy and cool, but not super cool. But DH was in a snit with me all day probably because I had to get him up early. He tried to put 5 shirts on and I said that was too much. We compromised with 3 and I carried 3 more layers for him in my bag. He had a lot of fudge on the sailboat and on the ferry back to the Cape I think he had a sugar crash because he started crying and shaking with cold. It was like a little kid, and of course it was all my fault even though he had 5 layers on at this point (I had on 3 and was comfortable). It is getting so difficult to take him anywhere that disrupts his routine.

Today I think DS and I are going to get a kitty. He doesn't want to be alone while we are in Florida and I have agreed to one because I think he will be depressed if completely alone. I always had cats until I met DH, but haven't had one since because DH hated them (he doesn't anymore).

Have a thinking Tuesday!

Starting over can be so hard. But it can also be such a relief. Begin anew. sounds awfully positive, doesn't it?!

Weight: 165....um whaaa? Oh well, I guess this is more deserved. I will admit to being famished yesterday. Dinner was practically a 5 hour long event. That's never good. Started with a half pimiento cheese sandwich (which I bought hungry at the grocery store). Then turkey noodle soup for dinner. And of course none of that had very much protein so I ended the evening with buffalo chicken tenders and blue cheese. I guess it could've been junkier and worse.

Very rainy here today. didn't get everything done beforehand like Ann!

David-I'm worried to get Becca the flu shot. They offered at 6 mo. appointment. But I also know it would be terrible and dangerous for her to have the flu. I think I'll end up taking her back this month to a nurse to get it. She doesn't mind the shots too much (she forgets in a matter of seconds) but I'm really not looking forward to her being sick. But like I say...rather her be slightly sick than deathly sick. She's never had a fever that I'm aware of. Sometimes she acts sick and we take her temperature. I take that back, she was like 99.2 once.

Totally off topic: Thanks for input with dogs. I feel bad because I know I'm being a bad dog mom sort of blaming the victim here. DH will actually be here Friday, so he's going to take them to the vet. And yard being sprayed Saturday. Hopefully they can get some relief. I'm also going to set up a mobile dog groomer so maybe that's a) easier on me and b) won't cause Marley to spas out as much. As far as Yorkie's potty troubles, I think I'm resigned to that being the way it's gonna be. She's 12 years old and a hard breed to train. She goes outside no problem. She just prefers to potty on carpet or in the dining room. I hate it but I guess I cannot control it. Tried puppy pads and she peed right next to it. Tried doggy diapers and she pooped in it and it was the biggest mess I've ever tried to clean up. Even with very consistent training I think there'd be little hope for getting her to potty outside. But with the baby I don't think I can give her the rigidity she needs. But if any of you have an idea, I'd still love to hear. It remains a big problem. I had to stop using our new robot vacuum because she'll poop and then it'll pick up the fresh poop and smear it. I'm also worried about what Becca will be picking up when she starts crawling. But honestly I don't know what to do to change it.

How about day time confinement for the Yorkie? Set up a nice doggie play pen with water, a bed on a piece of sheet vinyl with the things she likes. You can get pretty wooden play pens, or inexpensive utilitarian metal Ex Pens (exercise pens). Here's a link to Chewy.com's doggie play pens . These are not the pretty, costly ones, but the more moderately priced ($35-$150). I think you will find that a daytime play pen will save you a lot of frustration over time. It's not cruel to confine her. It will actually be very comforting to her after an adjustment period.

1. Within Range: Yes
2. General Wellbeing: 1 on SS (Serenity Scale)
3. 10,000+ Steps: 7,923
4. Fitness: Mowing, raking
5. Self-Care: no
6. Play/Leisure: Getting SS back and beginning Halloween decorations
7. Interest/Talent/Skill: No

Within fifteen minutes of picking up SS, DC sideswiped a 5' ice freezer in a gas station parking lot, causing scratches and broken stuff on SS. At least it wasn't a gas pump or another vehicle ! We has waited an hour for an appointment with the tech to go over the repairs. We ended up just having the assistant quickly review, and we left.

Late last night, Sadie began having difficulty standing and walking. She is oriented, and doesn't shake when laying down. No seizure activity. I slept next to her on the floor, and we brought her to our vet first thing this AM. Liver and kidney bloodwork are perfect. Appetite is great, and tail wagging is enthusiastic. She wasn't outside when Atlas opened the pesticide, and the thinking is that we may have missed some of his emesis and she may have eaten some of it. The Vet prescribed Valium, wi**** had been for me, and let us bring her back home to crate and observe. He feels she'll ride it out and be fine. We cancelled DC's Dr. appointment in NYC.

ACK! Not a good day for serenity! I'm glad you have perseverance aplenty! Hugs to Sadie. It's hard to watch our dogs have issues and not understand what's going on.

Oh, honey -- that's not the best 24 hours y'all could have had! Getting serenity back is definitely the best next move. :)

Relaxing into the chaos that is life! Sounds so smart. Ha!

Some days you just gotta shake your head and go, "Well, that was ****" (That's what one of my friends told me she says on days when her meditation sessions are not particularly helpful.)