jeanneg
I swam with a dolphin!
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Welcome Lisa and Rubato! 
I have been recovering very nicely. My husband has many fine qualities but being a nursemaid is not one of them, so I've been pretty much "up and doing" since I got home. Most of the discomfort is minor right now, unless I bend down or shift my position quickly. I spent most of the weekend doing errands with my husband and, aside from getting tired more easily, did very well. The toughest part has been sleeping because I am NOT a back sleeper and that is the only position I'm allowed right now. The wounds are still ouzing a little but mostly because I move around too much in my sleep! I have to say it was much easier and less painful than I thought it would be and I am thankful for that. The fluid weight is coming off and I am now what I was when I went into the hospital (although I should actually be 4 pounds lighter!) My goal is to get to One-derland by Christmas as a gift to myself! Hopefully that motivation will make it easier to resist all those tempting holiday goodies. I see my doctor on Thursday and am looking forward to ditching the post-surgical bra they gave me, which is now pretty gross looking. I got myself something soft and smaller (no bones or underwires for quite some time!) and hope to switch it out during my visit.
Rubato: hopefully the above will answer some of your questions. I think the key thing is to get insurance to cover it. I am a big girl allover and they made me jump through all sorts of loops to get it approved. Basically they wanted me to have a BMI of 27 or less which was not going to happen, so they put me through the mill. Even with insurance, I will be about $4,000 out of pocket because they actually do it as an ambulatory surgery which means you end up paying more. I stayed overnight in the hospital, but was discharged within less than 23 hours so it's still ambulatory. I wasn't expecting to pay that much, but it's still only about 20% of the actual cost, so I am not complaining. Many people told me that if insurance covers it, I would basically only have to hand over a co-pay, but I think those days are gone. I also think it was worth every penny.....and I am thankful we had the funds to afford it. I just want you to know what to expect because if I had known ahead of time how much it was going to be, I probably would have felt way too guilty spending it on myself.
Connie: hope the feet are feeling better!
Debra: ditto re your knee!
Jackie: WTG on the PR at Victory Junction!
Maria: you are turning into a real speed demon! I look forward to cheering you on in just a few weeks.
Just curious......are most of the mean leaners doing a Disney event next month? What do we have to do to get our fearless leader, Beth, to join us?
Oh, and Rubato.....I did my first half at age 53 and my first full at 54! Prior to that I had absolutely NO race experience. At 40, you will truly be one of the "youngsters"!
Everyone else: hugs!
I have been recovering very nicely. My husband has many fine qualities but being a nursemaid is not one of them, so I've been pretty much "up and doing" since I got home. Most of the discomfort is minor right now, unless I bend down or shift my position quickly. I spent most of the weekend doing errands with my husband and, aside from getting tired more easily, did very well. The toughest part has been sleeping because I am NOT a back sleeper and that is the only position I'm allowed right now. The wounds are still ouzing a little but mostly because I move around too much in my sleep! I have to say it was much easier and less painful than I thought it would be and I am thankful for that. The fluid weight is coming off and I am now what I was when I went into the hospital (although I should actually be 4 pounds lighter!) My goal is to get to One-derland by Christmas as a gift to myself! Hopefully that motivation will make it easier to resist all those tempting holiday goodies. I see my doctor on Thursday and am looking forward to ditching the post-surgical bra they gave me, which is now pretty gross looking. I got myself something soft and smaller (no bones or underwires for quite some time!) and hope to switch it out during my visit.
Rubato: hopefully the above will answer some of your questions. I think the key thing is to get insurance to cover it. I am a big girl allover and they made me jump through all sorts of loops to get it approved. Basically they wanted me to have a BMI of 27 or less which was not going to happen, so they put me through the mill. Even with insurance, I will be about $4,000 out of pocket because they actually do it as an ambulatory surgery which means you end up paying more. I stayed overnight in the hospital, but was discharged within less than 23 hours so it's still ambulatory. I wasn't expecting to pay that much, but it's still only about 20% of the actual cost, so I am not complaining. Many people told me that if insurance covers it, I would basically only have to hand over a co-pay, but I think those days are gone. I also think it was worth every penny.....and I am thankful we had the funds to afford it. I just want you to know what to expect because if I had known ahead of time how much it was going to be, I probably would have felt way too guilty spending it on myself.
Connie: hope the feet are feeling better!
Debra: ditto re your knee!
Jackie: WTG on the PR at Victory Junction!
Maria: you are turning into a real speed demon! I look forward to cheering you on in just a few weeks.
Just curious......are most of the mean leaners doing a Disney event next month? What do we have to do to get our fearless leader, Beth, to join us?
Oh, and Rubato.....I did my first half at age 53 and my first full at 54! Prior to that I had absolutely NO race experience. At 40, you will truly be one of the "youngsters"!
Everyone else: hugs!
I feel your pain with the cookies. My son and I are making our holiday cookies today. I don't want to because if they are in the house, I will eat them. And, I don't stop! The weight loss group sounds great. I do so much better with things when I'm held accountable.
I'm loving your idea for the weight loss group at work. I'll bet there are a lot of people who want to start but have no idea where to begin. Plus you have so many great insights into the whole process, I think you'd be a fantastic leader!
Hope your recovery continues to be relatively uneventful and quick. I'm not a back sleeper either so I know how frustrating that can be.
Today is a new day, and I started it with cream of wheat and a clementine, so at leatst one meal was normal. I also have my lean cuisine, veggies and yogurt for lunch, and we have shepherd's pie (we make it with chicken breast) for dinner, so my actually should go well. If I can just get through the evening...
I think you'd better get movin' on the gifts, though! DH bought most of what we need for ds on Monday, and he said it's getting scary out there in the stores. Of course, this was his first year, I normally get everything for ds. I don't think he's found a love of shopping, so I'm sure I'll be back to doing it next year. 
So glad to hear you are recovering well. My assistant had that surgery a few years ago, and she was out for 3 weeks. She is much happier as a "D", and much more comfortable, too! She was a "J" before, so "D" was as far as the surgeon could go and still have all the proportions correct. 
for the warm welcome!
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I find that very hard, and it sounds as if your 4 miles went very smoothly. You've been progressing so well and I'm sure today's mileage will be just as smooth.
And negative splits. Maybe we should call them positive splits in honor of your accomplishment (and this thread)??
) And doing the Princess. I want to do that, but not sure if it's in the cards for me...don't even know if it's full. I see you've done DL a few times, too, and RftT. Are you going to do the new Wine and Dine half next fall in addition to 3 new states & half races? And is NYC one of your new states/races, even though it's a marathon?
(on our Rail Trail). It was a 'calm' before the storm, and I decided to make the most of it....since the snow was coming! In the beginning of the run, I was sort of mad at myself that I didn't stay home in the warm house and use the TM.....NOT what I would have been thinking a year ago.....I hated to run inside! Now, with my TM (that I LOVE), I would rather just use it! I have been having issue with my right foot, though, that I have contributed to so much TM running. It didn't bother me at all outside yesterday. It was a slow run, but nice to get out.....first outside run since my last 1/2 marathon in November! I need to make myself get out more when I can.
and it does get really cold and really windy, but it's home! Sorry to hear about your son. When you start trying to figure out the problem, be very careful to work on only one thing at a time. Start with the easiest ones first and then go from there. Give him at least two weeks on the new diet before progressing to the next. The good news about lactose intolerent is that ANY cooked dairy is okay. He can have frozen yogurt instead of ice cream. Canned and powdered milk for cooking will save you money and his tummy! The gluten issue isn't as bad as you fear. The real trouble is that we don't cook anymore. Processed foods will be the biggie, there. But just think! Fresh veggies and fruits, fresh and frozen proteins, legumes and nuts and corn and rice are gluten free! As for cakes and breads, you could just make him his own and test to see if you can freeze them, like gluten free breads and cakes, etc. If your local grocer doesn't carry gluten free products, read the labels and look on the internet. But the good news, you ask?? The whole family will benefit from eating clean!
Yeah I haven't been near the scale for a while either. I don't know if the ostrich approach is the best idea for me but I'll probably weigh myself on January 1, just to see. My clothes are staying loose so I figure that's a good sign. Have you been to see Avatar yet? I haven't seen much lately since DF's been working on a crazy production.
And even though I had eaten a little before, I really was famished by then and probably ate more than I should have. 
Don't feel too bad about that lunch. When you're that hungry, the biology takes over. 
What an awesome weekly total! I don't get anywhere near that on my best weeks! 
But only eat the really good stuff. That will cause you to slow down and savor it, and you won't want as much...at least that's my theory. 
at Cindy, who I suspect is buried in that winter wonderland we have going on! 
) But last night I went to the track with DH and did 5 miles, mostly speedwork. After we did our intervals, I told myself I was going to do an easy run, and decided to run for an entire mile without stopping, and I did! So I now feel like a runner again, after feeling like a sloth - a chocolate covered peanut sloth at that - for a week. And the scale rewarded me this morning by being down a half pound. Not much, but considering how many of those chocolate covered peanuts, and the chocolate mint donuts at Dunkin Donuts (it's really tough to have a husband AND daughter working there) I've eaten in the past week, a half pound loss is a real victory!
