The Biggest Loser League

OK. Today I feel like whining. Things were going great as far as losing weight. I was even doubling my workout time. Then my STUPID knee decides to get other ideas. So, workouts have come to a stop. Walking even hurts now and I can feel my knee even when I'm sitting here. It feels like I have tight bands above and below my knee cap and there's pain on the outside of my knee. On top of that, if I try to workout, I rapidly lose strength in that knee.

So, now I've gained 6 pounds. To add to the stress, since the salon is still new and we are still building a customer base, money is beyond tight right now, so getting in enough calories, let alone the right calories has been a huge challenge. There's just no money for groceries. I hate saying that because it sounds like a lame excuse, but what little money I have ends up in my gas tank so I can make it back and forth to work.

This totally sucks and I'm not feeling very optimistic at the moment.

Just want to update everyone who has asked about my mother. She came home from the hospital today. She's still a little tired, but she's doing much better than she was. The doctor told her it would take about 6 weels for the ulcer to heal. They took the pick line out and she has been graduated up to phase 3 of food for bariatric patients. In this phase, the food isn't completely solid, but it's not pureed, either. It's kinda chopped up. Considering until last week, she wasn't even able to keep liquids down very well, this is a major improvement.

Thanks for everyone's prayers for us! :)

One thing that is interesting about convenience stores now a days is that they are starting to offer healtheir options to pick from. The store I usually go into is one near my work, which is also where I get my gas. In this store, the healthiest thing they have is fresh fruit. Granted, it's not organic, but it's better than the alternative. The least healthiest thing I think is a toss up between the french fries on their made to order menu since they're fried and the Krispy Kreme doughnuts that are also fried and very high in sugar.

Ugh! I think I'm gonna walk over to Subway. ;)

Here is an update on my mother:

I went to see her on Saturday and her doctor came in while I was there. He explained that it was common for this type of ulcer to make people throw up. They are giving her nutrients, meds, and fluids through a pick line while the ulcer heals. The only thing she takes by mouth is a medication that coats the lining of her stomach and intestine to protect the ulcer while it heals. She should be in the hopital until Wednesday or Thursday. She was feeling better by the time I got up there.

On the weight loss front, here are my mother's numbers: at the time of her surgery, she weighed 382 pounds (and she's 5'tall). On Friday, she weighed 291 pounds.

I'll probably post another blog to let everyone know when she gets home.