goddessgrrl
Nesting! Who Knew?
Feb 24, 2012
I've been clearing out closets, organizing things, weeding through books & clothing, bagging things up & taking them to Good Shepherd Alliance (like Goodwill). If you're getting ready to have a baby, this is called "nesting." Anyone else go through this before surgery?I want my bedroom to be clean & neat for when I come home from the hospital on 3/1. I picked up all my shoes (had them neatly lined up against a wall) & stored them away. I have to strip my bedclothes & wash them & remake the bed. Gotta dust & vacuum the whole room. Already put some cosmetics away that I had out on my dresser.
Did the same thing with my bathroom sink. Put some things in my medicine chest & under my sink in the cabinet. Gotta get my bathroom spick & span clean.
Asked my husband to dust & vacuum the living room. I hope he'll do the same to the rec room (where the TV is)!
So I'm almost ready. I've been using my spirometer daily. Starting tomorrow I'll wash my belly every day in the shower with the antibacterial wash the hospital gave me. I've been eating lighter (that has been a relearning in itself!). Lots of fresh fruit & veggies & lean chicken the past week (trying to shrink my liver; when I had my gall bladder ultrasound to prepare for RNY surgery, the technician said I had fat deposits in my liver. I'm a recovering alcoholic [25+ years sober] so that could be part of the problem. Obviously, the fact that I'm 110 pounds overweight probably has contributed).
I've also been trying to eat every 3 hours. That's another relearning process. I'm used to eating one big meal a day, which, of course, has slowed my metabolism & isn't healthy for any human, especially an insulin-dependent type-2 diabetic.
Went out to lunch with my BFF today at our local cozy diner. So great to be with her. Hadn't seen her much this week, & next week I probably won't see her because of my surgery. She's getting ready to start MediFast. I'm so happy we'll be traveling the path towards health & fabulosity together.
Gotta tell ya: I sure am happy that, after all this nesting, I won't have a newborn to raise!
I am so excited to start my new life! Almost have my toe on the first brick of the yellow brick road!
Love, GG
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VA
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19.2
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Feb 01, 2012
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Before & After
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Leaving for the hospital 2/28/2012, 257 lbs.
257lbs
Christmas Eve 2012, 150 lbs! Lost 107 lbs in less than 10 months!
150lbs
