I hope that now I will be more aware and reliable as far as posting here. I have decided to have the RNY gastric bypass surgery. My insurance requires 6 months of supervised weight loss, and I have done 3. I am working out in the gym some, and out in the yard a lot. I changed to Dr. Jeffrey Friedman at Baptist Hospital's "Bariatic Center of Excellence" and they are great - much friendlier and more informative than the guy at SHH.
A friend had the surgery on 4/12 and is doing well. She said she will take notes (literally) for me so I can know more of what to expect. Some days I still get pretty scared, but I think at this point the surgery is my only hope. The majority of the time I am really excited about being able to get active and involved.
I want to buy normal sized jeans from a normal store, ride horses, bikes and amusement park rides. I want to go to a waterpark and do something besides watch. Watching was fine when that was the only option - I love "my" kids and if they are having fun I am happy.... but to even consider riding for myself gets me so excited! I want to go canoeing, and hiking. I want to do a 5k - even a walking one. Maybe I will even book a flight somewhere, just to fit in the seat.
I will take "before" photos soon, and I will post everything (weight, measurements, photos) when I know for sure I am having the surgery.So far I think I have lost 20lbs dieting /exercise.
Last week I got the results from the required psych eval. Despite all differing opinions from my friends and family I am NOT crazy! Woot! I did rank above average, but still in the normal range, for anxiety and "social isolation" (paranoia). I also ranked above average for creativity and way below average for rash actions / racing thoughts etc. :)
Sorry this is so long, but some "farm" notes:
March 6-7 hatched 11 chicks in an incubator borrowed from my neighbor. They are 6 wks old now and I think I have 2 roos and 9 pullets. No idea for sure though lol. I put them with Pat in her "solitary" pen and they all get along ok so far.
Over the past week or 2 my Jersey Giant hen, Yankee, has hatched 3 chicks and still has a few eggs she is setting on from time to time.
I bought 3 rabbits (yes, I know, 3 rabbits). 1 is a smoky black "floppy" (aka mutt) and the other 2 are dwarfs - a cinnamon and a black/white one. My dad is building a hutch and I will have furry compost makers.
Speaking of compost - my potato baskets may not make the first potato, but there is some black gold working in the straw / poo / compost / leaves I have been putting in there.
Yesterday I pretty much finished up my garden:
2 kinds of cukes in one row
white tip radish
11 yellow squash (crook and straight neck)
3 butternut squash
4 zukes
1/2 row mustard
1/2 row white icicle radish
3 rows Mississippi Silverskin peas
4 rows pinkeye purple hull peas
2 rows "Blue Lake Bush peas"
2 rows Golden Queen corn
1 row of Peaches n Cream corn (scattered the rest - I was tired!!)
I still have a little okra I want to plant, as well as some marigolds and sunflowers. I will be buying landscape timbers to put flower beds in around the trailer. Also want to get my pixie gardenias this year!!
Ok that is long enough for now. I really hope to get my act together and record my weight loss journey here, as well as my gardening adventures!!
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