heard from H, he spent the night at the patient's bedside, she seems to have turned a corner in the middle of the night. Keep those prayers coming, guys they seem to be working.
This atheist will say a prayer for your H's patient.
Was dropping in to confess that I am still stuck at 67 kilos. "That time of the month" is playing hide and seek with me these days, but I still get unexplained bloating, like over the last few days. Also, I had friends over last evening and I cooked up a feast, so my "eating light in the evenings" idea went out of the window! Let's hope I am back on track by next week!
Hope you have good news on your front.
Livnlearn
"The unexamined life is not worth living" - Socrates
I am glad things seem to be looking up so far. I've wondered if pilots get nervous if there is an air crash, I know that I can get unnerved in a situation (like being in a car crash, a near one or even seeing one). I would imagine that having someone die on the operating table is so much more stressful, and it'd be a good thing definitely to have counseling to make sure he still feels confident if the patient doesn't make it. I hope that doesn't happen.
Don't feel guilty for having a fun night - it wouldn't have stopped anything from happening. You are there for your H now, and that is the most important thing.
Missed my workout yesterday, and ate a little more than what I am aiming for - just felt "off" all day, tired, and fell asleep at 8 p.m. Either I forgot to take my morning thyroid dose, or I'm psychic and was channeling H's exhaustion from him being up all night.
Today I put in my 4 miles on the treadmill, though, and am back on track with my eating.
I have been really consistent with my exercise over the past few years - right now, I start with a short walk in the morning (usually around 20 minutes, sometimes longer). That way I've got some exercise in before doing anything else. I am trying to get strength training in 2 -3 days a week, I could do it today but my muscles have been bothering me a bit so I'll probably do it Friday instead (I did a strength workout on Monday). In the afternoons I also do other walking, maybe elliptical, etc. - I aim for between 300 and 500 calories burned most days. I find it so much easier to be accountable with my food by writing everything down, and I tend to hover most days around 1800 calories. I am so excited to be in the 160's, but I want to focus on the health and not just the weight (which can, and does, stall at times).
I don't think I'd written this, but I was so proud of myself the other day when we went out to eat. I had one roll, one cheese stick, 1 1/2 salads (my H doesn't like salad, so I get his) with just a slight bit of dressing, and I ordered chicken on skewers instead of steak. I still ate a bit much that day, but it was a mostly healthy eating day and I restrained myself at dinner and was still full!
Exercise for me is second nature now, thank goodness - definitely walking is. Today I'll be heading somewhere where I'll be getting a couple of hours of good walking this afternoon. Eating is getting better - loading up on fruits and veggies definitely has made me feel so much healthier. Good luck!
Got my 4 miles on the treadmill yesterday, and managed to go out to dinner and the movies with the family last night without blowing my calorie budget
We saw Walk the Line - very good movie, even though I don't care much for the story line (Johnny Cash does drugs, has affairs, wife leaves him, sinks into addiction, saved by the OW he had affair with earlier). I think H worried about my reaction, as he gave me several reassuring ILY's during.
In the previews, we saw a preview for a movie about infidelity - and I just about spit my popcorn when I saw Woody Allen was the director!!! Write what you know, eh???
Good news - H just got the pathology report back on patient's section of perforated bowel - was due to bowel ischemia (like a "heart attack" of the bowel) and NOT due to any surgical mishap. I know this makes him feel a lot better.
they seem to be working.
