Sorry for disappearing again. I had a few rough days again with my recovery. It just makes it so difficult to try and focus on anything when I’m having pain, so updating my blogs definitely falls to the wayside.
I made a commitment with a dear friend to journal together this week. Initially [...]

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Sorry for not updating in a while. I’m growing increasingly annoyed with the slowness of my recovery. I’ve been having recurring bouts of extreme pain and soreness which usually results in getting emotional and sitting around crying until it passes. My surgeon did warn me that I [...]

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Day 4 OP
Breakfast:
Toast – 2.0
Coffee w/SF creamer – 0.5

Lunch:
Turkey & pepperoni wrap w/veggies – 3.5
Pickle spears
Baked Tostitos Scoops w/salsa – 2.2
Banana – 2.0

Dinner:
Couscous salad – 6.5
    Couscous
    Artichoke hearts
    Mushrooms
    Red onions
    Black olives
    Sun-dried tomatoes
    1 tsp olive oil
FF frozen yogurt – 5

Snack:

Total: 21.7
WPA balance: 35.0
Water: 64 [...]

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Day 3 of ??
Breakfast:
FF/SF chai latte – 1.6
Toast – 0.4
LC light cheese wedge – 0.8

Lunch:
Western Bagel pita – 1.4
Sun-dried tomato hummus – 2.0

Dinner:
Tortilla chips w/salsa – 6.5
Black bean veggie burger – 7
FF frozen yogurt – 5

Snack:
Nonfat milk – 3.6
Vitalicious muffin tops – 2.6

Total: 30.9
WPA balance: 35.0
Water: 64 oz
Exercise: Walking – 1 AP

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First of all, let me say Happy Birthday to my sister! She’s turning 45 today. Good lord, where DOES the time go?!

Today is also Earth Day. I try and live a green life all year long, but Earth Day is always a great reminder to each of us that we can/should [...]

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Well, after a bit of a hiatus and 2 surgeries (on the same day) later, I’m baaaaaaack. I went back to my WW meeting today for the first time in 3 weeks. I’ve not really been tracking in quite some time, so I was happy to see that I [...]

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barely. I’m happy to report that my surgeries seemingly were very successful. It will take time to know for sure, but at least the pain I’m feeling now seems to be more surgery-related pain than a continuation of the pre-surgery pain.
I did have one brief return to the hospital after initially coming home. [...]

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I just want to take a minute to thank everyone for their well wishes both via comment here and private email to me. It means a lot to know there are folks out there keeping me in their thoughts tomorrow as I’m having my surgery!
I’m still struggling with feeling extremely worried, [...]

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I have been woefully remiss in updating my blog lately. It’s been a combination of being out of town for the retreat and dealing with everything for my surgery coming up on Thursday (April 12). I’m not sure how soon I’ll make an entry after my surgery, so I did at least want [...]

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Ok, so I realize I’ve been horrible about updating my blog lately. It’s been a combination of being out of town for several days and dealing with the emotions regarding my upcoming surgery on Thursday. I’ve decided I need to stop making excuses and just get back to it. I’m going to [...]

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