Besides the headaches caused by double vision Tim is doing miraculous. His walk is getting better day by day and his speech is clearer and easier to understand. We just got ourselves out of debt and moving forward after all the chaos the past year. Spring has arrived and things are changing. School is just about half over and I received my midterm grades and they are great! I am looking forward to another semester though I might go back to gateway.. I haven't decided yet. Tim is working on his car and excited to start building the engine that he wants.. although very expensive. April 03, 2013 will be one year of Tim's kidney transplant.. we are having a get together to celebrate our Kid(ney)'s one year birthday :) It should be a good time. A bunch of my co-workers are coming to celebrate. They have been very supportive through my struggle with Tim and I've met some really wonderful people working there.
Now that things have settled in it is about time for me to get back to where I was with my weight. A lot of stress was put on me and I went back to my old habits of eating. Although I had the surgery there are ways around it and I've found it. I want to be able to wear the clothes I was able to wear a year ago. I asked my friend Chris for help since he works out almost everyday. He suggested that I sign up for Warrior Dash 2013 and work towards that goal. It is September 21, 2013. Yesterday was my first day back to the gym. I used to work out everyday with Tim but now things are a little bit different. I am kind of glad that I put back on some weight because now I can lose it the proper way with working out and getting toned rather than being thin with a lot of excess skin. I woke up today and my entire body hurt from head to toe. I love that feeling. Yesterday we did chest which is bench press, and a few other machines that work chest muscles. We worked on abs by doing 100 crunches. (2 sets of 50).. and then 30 minutes on the treadmill... (a combination of running, walking, and hill climbing) I had a hard time keeping up with the speed of the treadmill but I know it will get better over time. Although I feel like jello I didn't give up and kept going until the very end. And that is something to be proud of. I know its only been one day but I know that with Chris's help I can achieve my goals. The only person that allows me to continue to gain weight is myself. I know that if I start eating healthier Tim will slim down as well. He has gained a significant amount of weight since hes had the tumor removed and we know its because where the tumor was placed is signaled his brain to throw up. but also he is gaining weight because of me and my eating habits. I love to go out to eat and we do it mostly everyday. It is my fault because it is always my idea. although I cant eat a full meal and bring most of it home Tim can.. That ended yesterday. I ate very good. i had a salad for breakfast, chicken masala sauce with mushrooms and zucchini for lunch, and another green salad with olive oil for dinner. When I got home I ate a tiny piece of left over pizza because it was there and I was a little hungry.. but usually when I get home I eat an entire meal and I didnt need to. It is hard with this bariatric surgery because my food digests so quickly I a hungry minutes after eating. I am going to work on eating more meat and less carbs because it is harder to digest protein and will keep me full longer.
Day two at the gym will consist of 30 minutes on the treadmill again, and working on my back.. crunches too!
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