Wednesday, March 3, 2021

It is 11 am here already! I did my walk and two loads of laundry. I think we will take a walk along the harbor/river south of us mid-day, then we are out to dinner at the #1 restaurant in the area - an Italian place. Ever notice that Italian restaurants seem to be the most popular?? Of course what's not to love about Italian food?

Not much else on the agenda today other than a Zoom call - might be time to phase this one out because the participation is getting quite small but we will see.

I was talking to DS about plans for my 4 days home. Covid testing all around and I found out I can get it at my arrival airport which will be a plus. DD may be grumbling about it though. She has to get it done frequently for work but DS wants to make sure it is right before we get there (she is picking me up and we are having lunch with DS for his upcoming birthday).

Have a safe and healthy Wednesday!

Weight?

Horrible night sleep at my dad's. Don't know what was going on there, but all the furniture in my room has been removed, so I had to sleep in my dad's room to watch Barkley. Most of the night I spent in the recliner in the family room.

I have piles of stuff to go through here, so I ought to get to that. Blech.

I'm going to dinner at a friend's house tonight. Her husband has already had his shots, we're all careful about not spending time with a lot of other people and I'm beyond worrying about all of this. She said to bring my appetite and she's making pasta. Argh. This may end up a bad week scale wise.

It's Santa Ana windy again today, but supposedly we might get a sprinkle later.

Have a good day!

Good Morning All

Back working again - had a lovely night with our grandsons and their parents of course. Took over dinner. DH & I made it. Bathed the boys and had lots of time playing with them before tucking them into bed. Also gave a bit of a hand with folding the never ending washing and dinner cleanup etc. My DIL has just gone back to work 4 days a week so is still in the adjustment phase. Shes enjoying it but it makes for long days.

Tonight we are going over to our Nephews house for dinner to meet their new little man Liam. I am looking forward to new baby cuddles. Think we are getting Take Out for dinner but I will also take a meal for their dinner tommorrow night. Planning Beef Bulgogi with garlic rice and sesame vegetables topped with a sesame Mayo. Nice to be able to just re-heat a meal when you have a new baby and are sleep deprived.

DS is booked in tommorrow for his Wisdom Teeth removal. His Dad is taking him and then will bring him back here so I can look after him. A quiet weekend for us I think. I have most of his food prepared. Lots of liquids but will make a pumpkin soup as well. Sunday is supposed to be nice weather so we may take my sports car out for a run and have lunch out if DS is well enough to stay home on his own - which I think he will be

Anyway I had best keep moving. Hope you all have a wonderful evening and stay safe

S

This afternoon I realized that I am in my tenth year of VSG life. That realization was kind of startling. Startling because I realized when I started this particular leg of the journey I believed VSG was the answer. I had a great attitude and I suppressed the knowledge that losing the weight was going to be the easy part and keeping it off would be the real challenge. I didn't want to face that. I passed all the psych evals with flying colors, passed the written test (yes I had to take a written test showing I understood the procedure and recommended diet and eating issues), and was so jazzed and ready to take on the job of "getting thin".

It goes to show how one can't count one's chickens before they hatch! LOL! Here I am feeling pretty good about life in general, happy that I'm down three pounds simply from avoiding compulsive behavior, not dieting, and in far better health/physical condition than I was 9 1/2 years ago. Yet, I'm am 12-15 pounds heavier than when I went in to first see the bariatric surgeon in August/September of 2011.

It has been quite a journey - this weight loss surgery. I am grateful for the surgery because without having had it, I doubt I would be nearly as aware of my eating disorder or know that I suffered from chronic depression because I may not have sought therapy. I don't know though, knowing what I do today, if I would opt to have the surgery again. Of course, done is done. But at 9+ years out, my restriction is negligible and not much of benefit when it comes to volume. Well, I can eat a normal sized meal, but I can't pig out, that's for sure. Even a normal sized meal is sometimes to much for me, so I do have some restriction, but certainly nothing like I did in the first 5 years.

Anyhow, just some musings from the mind of a busy school teacher, dog dad, weight lifter, and recovery seeker.....

Awesome day today, last night a text from our son that he was being sent to oversee a product test in Minneapolis. (He's a packaging engineer). He arrived at around 4pm, we had a nice dinner and talked all evening. He took out some things from his backpack to show us what he's working on. So fun to get a look into his work life. So he's spending the night, then going to the manufacturer tomorrow. Lovely to have him home, if only for the one night.

And I got my first vaccine today. Yes, today is a good day. And now, time for bed. More later.