I've been wanting to get my act together and lose this "baby" (and lets be honest...pre-baby) weight for some time now. I've been going to the gym since February but for some reason hadn't been able to get the food part under control. The first two weeks after my surgery I was really sick. Nothing sounded good. I felt nauseous each time I tried to eat. It took the nurses and finally Dr. O awhile to figure out what was causing me to feel so sick. But I have to say looking back I'm glad I went through that. It seemed to kick start my weight loss. And since then I've really been watching my portion control. Trying to stick to 1200 calories a day (which doesn't always happen). And last night I started going to the gym again.
I have struggled with my weight since high school. I love food. And if it's in front of me I just keep eating. Even if I'm full. I often feel like something is wrong with me because I can't control the cravings. I'm an emotional eater and it was (and still is) controlling me.
It's also hard because Jared can basically eat whatever he wants and doesn't gain an oz. So he likes to have his cookies & milk or ice cream before bed while watching the news. And I can't say no to temptation. We have had many arguments about this in the past. He's been doing a little bit better. He's found a cookie that he likes that I don't. So that's all we are buying at the moment. So no temptation for me at night before bed. The vending machines are still a temptation at work. It's a work in progress. And I'm still learning that I need to portion my food at meals prior to taking it to the table at dinner or cutting it in half at a restaurant and only eating one half. When I'm out with Bethy we share a meal so I can't be tempted to eat the other half! Sometimes it's easy...others not so much. But I do notice that I am full after eating just a half portion. And it lasts just as long as if I had eaten a whole portion.
It feels good! I'm starting to see a difference in the way my clothes fit. I'm getting compliments from people about how I look like I've lost weight. I don't "see" it when I look in the mirror or just look down at myself when I'm getting dressed. But little steps to the big picture!
Showing posts with label Aunt Bethie. Show all posts
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Saturday, August 14, 2010
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Mama's Surgery
In May I started having tailbone pain. I thought maybe Caitlyn had bruised it while we were playing on the floor or something. Even though I couldn't remember doing anything that would cause this pain. By the end of May the pain was getting worse and I was starting to bleed back there. So then I was self diagnosing myself with hemorrhoids. On Sunday May 23rd Jared finally started googling and was convinced that something much more serious was wrong with me. So on Monday May 24th I made an appt with a Dr. who I had never met before. I've never really needed a family Dr. I just have my OBGYN. So a co-worker recommended a couple of Drs. to me. Dr. A was able to get me in that morning. I had made the appt under the assumption that I had horrible hemorrhoids. Turns out that wasn't the case. She diagnosed me with a Pilonidal cyst. She prescribed an antibiotic to get rid of the infection and she referred me to a surgeon. I had my first appt with Dr. O on May 25th. He finally prescribed me pain meds. He stated it looked like the cyst was draining on it's own at the time. I had 2 more follow up visits with him to make sure that happened completely. If it hadn't drained on it's own I would have had to have 2 surgery's. One to drain the cyst and then another to have it removed. Thankfully I only had to have the one to remove it!
I scheduled the surgery for Friday June 25th (Jared and I's Anniversary). When I scheduled the surgery I didn't even put two and two together that is was our anniversary. Oh well. I just wanted to get this done and over with! The cyst was on my lower tailbone. The Dr. warned me that depending on how much tissue and muscle he had to take out he may not be able to close the wound. He may have to pack the wound and we'd have to let it heal from the inside out. This was my biggest fear. We went in Friday morning. The nurse was wonderful! The IV didn't hurt and wasn't sore afterwards. I think that's the best IV I've ever had! Dr. O came and talked with me. Then they wheeled me back. The first thing I asked the nurse when I woke up was if they were able to close the wound. Of course she didn't know. I had to wait and ask Jared when they let him back to see me. I couldn't believe how quickly they had me get up and walk and try to sit / lay in a regular chair. I was so nauseous. The nausea medicine wasn't working real well for me. We had to stay quite a bit longer than we would have had I not been so sick.
The car ride home was horrible. I slept the rest of the day while Jared went to pick up Caitlyn and took care of her.
The first week I was miserable. I was sick to my stomach all week. I thought it was the pain meds. The nurse thought it was constipation. So I started taking different laxatives. Going to the bathroom didn't really help. When I finally saw Dr. O on July 1st he thought it was the pain meds. So I switched to Ibuprofen. Much better! I was still feeling depressed. I couldn't go anywhere. I was cooped up in the house. I couldn't sit in a chair. I could only lay in bed or on the couch. It sucked!
I went to Beth and Josh's on July 3rd for a bbq. I was really uncomfortable. I laid down after dinner in Beth's bed before we left.
I finally started feeling good enough to sit with my blow up donut on July 8th. Beth actually got me out of the house this day too and it was wonderful!
July 9th I started bleeding a little again. I thought something was wrong. Turns out this is normal. And can keep happening for sometime. I saw Dr. O again on July 13th. He basically said he's my cheerleader for the next few visits. To let me know that I am getting better even though I'm still sore. And it probably doesn't feel like it's getting any better. Wonderful.
I start back to work next Monday on the 19th. I'll do half days next week and then go back full time the next week. I'm nervous about sitting for that long a period of time. But it has to be done.
I scheduled the surgery for Friday June 25th (Jared and I's Anniversary). When I scheduled the surgery I didn't even put two and two together that is was our anniversary. Oh well. I just wanted to get this done and over with! The cyst was on my lower tailbone. The Dr. warned me that depending on how much tissue and muscle he had to take out he may not be able to close the wound. He may have to pack the wound and we'd have to let it heal from the inside out. This was my biggest fear. We went in Friday morning. The nurse was wonderful! The IV didn't hurt and wasn't sore afterwards. I think that's the best IV I've ever had! Dr. O came and talked with me. Then they wheeled me back. The first thing I asked the nurse when I woke up was if they were able to close the wound. Of course she didn't know. I had to wait and ask Jared when they let him back to see me. I couldn't believe how quickly they had me get up and walk and try to sit / lay in a regular chair. I was so nauseous. The nausea medicine wasn't working real well for me. We had to stay quite a bit longer than we would have had I not been so sick.
The car ride home was horrible. I slept the rest of the day while Jared went to pick up Caitlyn and took care of her.
The first week I was miserable. I was sick to my stomach all week. I thought it was the pain meds. The nurse thought it was constipation. So I started taking different laxatives. Going to the bathroom didn't really help. When I finally saw Dr. O on July 1st he thought it was the pain meds. So I switched to Ibuprofen. Much better! I was still feeling depressed. I couldn't go anywhere. I was cooped up in the house. I couldn't sit in a chair. I could only lay in bed or on the couch. It sucked!
I went to Beth and Josh's on July 3rd for a bbq. I was really uncomfortable. I laid down after dinner in Beth's bed before we left.
I finally started feeling good enough to sit with my blow up donut on July 8th. Beth actually got me out of the house this day too and it was wonderful!
July 9th I started bleeding a little again. I thought something was wrong. Turns out this is normal. And can keep happening for sometime. I saw Dr. O again on July 13th. He basically said he's my cheerleader for the next few visits. To let me know that I am getting better even though I'm still sore. And it probably doesn't feel like it's getting any better. Wonderful.
I start back to work next Monday on the 19th. I'll do half days next week and then go back full time the next week. I'm nervous about sitting for that long a period of time. But it has to be done.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Celebrating 32!
Today I turn 32. Just another number! I actually like to celebrate my birthday all week. I think I need more than just one day! But today I took the day off work. Aunt Beth and I took Caitlyn to the zoo. I had sushi rolls from HyVee for lunch. I got sunburned while at the zoo. We came home and Caitlyn took a nap. I would have too...but I'm a horrible nap taker. I filled Caitlyn's pool so that she could go swimming in her little yellow polka dot bikini! Then Jared took me to dinner at Red Lobster. Yum! 
I am so thankful for another year. My life is good. I have great family and friends. I have a wonderful husband who loves me for me (even when I'm driving him crazy). I have my beautiful, loving, sweet, tantrum throwing, hug and kiss giving baby (toddler) girl. And we're embarking on another journey to try and grow our family. What more could a girl ask for? Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Left Behind
The other day I was in the kitchen cleaning up. Caitlyn was on the floor playing. I picked up a towel off the counter and a HUGE moth flew out. It scared the crap out of me. I screamed and ran out of the kitchen...leaving Caitlyn to fend for herself. Aunt Beth will never let me live this down.
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Aunt Beth's & Uncle Josh's Wedding Day
Written 6/3/2009
Caitlyn was a real trooper the weekend of May 23rd! I took Thursday and Friday off from work to do last minute wedding stuff with Beth. I took Caitlyn to daycare on Thursday while we ran errands and got pedicures and manicures. I picked her up early on Thursday afternoon and met Christy and Kim at the mall so that could hold and snuggle her (as much as she would allow)! Thursday night was the bachelorette party. It started at our house at about 7. Right before Caitlyn's bedtime. But she took her bottle and went to bed right on time. Even though we were being kind of loud...she went to sleep like our perfect angel! We had a great time out Thursday night. This was my first girls night out since having Caitlyn. Actually since finding out I was pregnant with Caitlyn!
On Friday I decided to keep Caitlyn home with me while we did our running around. I probably should have taken her to daycare so she could have some kind of schedule...but it's so hard when I'm off to not keep her with me. I miss her so much! So on Friday she went with us to get our eyebrows waxed and to the reception hall to help decorate. Then we were off to the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner. She and Melanie (the other flower girl) did great in the wagon being pulled by Ian and Noah. She was up a little past her bedtime and since she wasn't in her jammies when we got home I had to wake her and change her. She didn't like that much and didn't want to go back to sleep.
Saturday...Wedding Day! Jared had to work in the morning so we took Caitlyn with us to get our hair done. She was awesome while we were there. We got our hair done in 2 groups so there was always someone to hold and watch her! She took a nap on the way home and actually napped in her carseat for an hour after we got home while we all got into our dresses. Those carseat naps are few and far between anymore. We all got dressed and the other girls did their makeup. Beth and I got our makeup done at the salon. Then we all piled into the cars to drive down to the park for pictures @ 12:30. Once at the park I got Caitlyn into her dress. The weather was wonderful! It had rained a little bit while we were getting our hair done and this was the only time that Beth showed any signs of nervousness. Even though we told her that rain on your wedding day was good luck and that it wouldn't last long and the rest of the day would be beautiful (and we were right!). The guys were running late so we started with pictures of Beth and the bridesmaids and flower girls. I am so excited to see these pictures - I can't wait! The guys showed up and we finished doing pictures. This lasted about 2 1/2 hours. Caitlyn was hot and got a little tired throughout this. I tried to get some pictures of Caitlyn and Melanie together, but Caitlyn didn't like the grass and then didn't want to sit even on the blanket. She was such a trooper! She did great riding in the wagon with Melanie down the isle as Ian and Noah pulled them down. She then fell asleep in Jared's arms during the ceremony. And continued to sleep for awhile in her stroller. It was so adorable! After the ceremony the wedding party left in the limo and Jared took Caitlyn to the reception hall. She was passed around all night from person to person and loved all the attention! She ate mashed potatoes and stuffing for dinner from daddy's plate. She danced with daddy (unfortunately mommy had too much wine and not enough food and didn't think about dancing with her baby girl). She finally fell asleep around 10:30. We left for home around 11. Once home she went right to bed - our perfect princess!
Congratulations Aunt Bethy and Uncle Josh!!!
Caitlyn was a real trooper the weekend of May 23rd! I took Thursday and Friday off from work to do last minute wedding stuff with Beth. I took Caitlyn to daycare on Thursday while we ran errands and got pedicures and manicures. I picked her up early on Thursday afternoon and met Christy and Kim at the mall so that could hold and snuggle her (as much as she would allow)! Thursday night was the bachelorette party. It started at our house at about 7. Right before Caitlyn's bedtime. But she took her bottle and went to bed right on time. Even though we were being kind of loud...she went to sleep like our perfect angel! We had a great time out Thursday night. This was my first girls night out since having Caitlyn. Actually since finding out I was pregnant with Caitlyn!
On Friday I decided to keep Caitlyn home with me while we did our running around. I probably should have taken her to daycare so she could have some kind of schedule...but it's so hard when I'm off to not keep her with me. I miss her so much! So on Friday she went with us to get our eyebrows waxed and to the reception hall to help decorate. Then we were off to the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner. She and Melanie (the other flower girl) did great in the wagon being pulled by Ian and Noah. She was up a little past her bedtime and since she wasn't in her jammies when we got home I had to wake her and change her. She didn't like that much and didn't want to go back to sleep.
Saturday...Wedding Day! Jared had to work in the morning so we took Caitlyn with us to get our hair done. She was awesome while we were there. We got our hair done in 2 groups so there was always someone to hold and watch her! She took a nap on the way home and actually napped in her carseat for an hour after we got home while we all got into our dresses. Those carseat naps are few and far between anymore. We all got dressed and the other girls did their makeup. Beth and I got our makeup done at the salon. Then we all piled into the cars to drive down to the park for pictures @ 12:30. Once at the park I got Caitlyn into her dress. The weather was wonderful! It had rained a little bit while we were getting our hair done and this was the only time that Beth showed any signs of nervousness. Even though we told her that rain on your wedding day was good luck and that it wouldn't last long and the rest of the day would be beautiful (and we were right!). The guys were running late so we started with pictures of Beth and the bridesmaids and flower girls. I am so excited to see these pictures - I can't wait! The guys showed up and we finished doing pictures. This lasted about 2 1/2 hours. Caitlyn was hot and got a little tired throughout this. I tried to get some pictures of Caitlyn and Melanie together, but Caitlyn didn't like the grass and then didn't want to sit even on the blanket. She was such a trooper! She did great riding in the wagon with Melanie down the isle as Ian and Noah pulled them down. She then fell asleep in Jared's arms during the ceremony. And continued to sleep for awhile in her stroller. It was so adorable! After the ceremony the wedding party left in the limo and Jared took Caitlyn to the reception hall. She was passed around all night from person to person and loved all the attention! She ate mashed potatoes and stuffing for dinner from daddy's plate. She danced with daddy (unfortunately mommy had too much wine and not enough food and didn't think about dancing with her baby girl). She finally fell asleep around 10:30. We left for home around 11. Once home she went right to bed - our perfect princess!
Congratulations Aunt Bethy and Uncle Josh!!!
Monday, May 25, 2009
7 Months
This was written April 28th, 2009.
This is what happens when I don't post for a whole month! Super long messages....
Life for our family has been quite busy! I feel like I'm going to miss
writing about so many of Caitlyn's milestones. She's totally sitting up on her own now. She's such a big girl! She can't get from laying down to sitting yet, but she'll get there. She scootches backwards really well and the other night she took a few movements forward. She's so close to crawling she can taste it! Jared and I on the other hand are so not ready for this! We still haven't started the baby proofing yet....better get busy! She's still working on getting the Gerber puffs into her mouth on her own. She can pick it up, but can't get them into her mouth so well yet. I also gave her bits of banana's the other night, again she has issues getting them into her mouth. We'll keep practicing! She's now getting 3 meals a day of baby food. The daycare started feeding her a solid at lunch time last week.
We got her a new baby tub - it's a ducky! And when you squeeze the beak it quacks! Plus we got her new bath toys...she loves bath time!
She had a great Easter. It was our first time since we got together (almost 8 years) where we had to fit 2 family gatherings into one day. A little stressful - but we made it! She got an Easter bunny from Grandpa and Grandma Darling and she got an Easter basket with goodies from Aunt Shanna! She also got the Easter Bunny from Hallmark that dances from mommy - he's so cute. She is a spoiled little girl and I have a feeling it's only going to get worse!
She's had almost a constant cold since starting daycare in January. 2 weeks ago I took her to the pediatrician because her cough was so bad she rattled. This was her first sick visit to the Dr. Come to find out that she had a double ear infection. So we had to give her an antibiotic to get rid of that. A week later and she was ear infection free! I'm a little worried because she's been tugging on her ears the past few days and she's got another cold that started Thursday night. Hopefully the ear infections aren't back....
We also had a visit to the dermatologist. She has a spot on her head on the left hand side about an inch back from her hair line. It started out looking like a pimple so I didn't worry about it. But then it got bigger and turned an orange color. So I called the pedi and they referred me to a dermatologist. It's nothing to worry about as long as she doesn't get any more of them. And it should go away on it's own in the next year. I felt like I was acting paranoid - but I'm glad we had it checked out. Piece of mind!
Aunt Beth's wedding is coming up and Caitlyn is one of the flower girls. The ring bearer (Noah) is going to pull Caitlyn and Melanie (Josh's niece) up in a wagon. It's going to be sooo cute!
We got her a new baby tub - it's a ducky! And when you squeeze the beak it quacks! Plus we got her new bath toys...she loves bath time!
She had a great Easter. It was our first time since we got together (almost 8 years) where we had to fit 2 family gatherings into one day. A little stressful - but we made it! She got an Easter bunny from Grandpa and Grandma Darling and she got an Easter basket with goodies from Aunt Shanna! She also got the Easter Bunny from Hallmark that dances from mommy - he's so cute. She is a spoiled little girl and I have a feeling it's only going to get worse!
She's had almost a constant cold since starting daycare in January. 2 weeks ago I took her to the pediatrician because her cough was so bad she rattled. This was her first sick visit to the Dr. Come to find out that she had a double ear infection. So we had to give her an antibiotic to get rid of that. A week later and she was ear infection free! I'm a little worried because she's been tugging on her ears the past few days and she's got another cold that started Thursday night. Hopefully the ear infections aren't back....
We also had a visit to the dermatologist. She has a spot on her head on the left hand side about an inch back from her hair line. It started out looking like a pimple so I didn't worry about it. But then it got bigger and turned an orange color. So I called the pedi and they referred me to a dermatologist. It's nothing to worry about as long as she doesn't get any more of them. And it should go away on it's own in the next year. I felt like I was acting paranoid - but I'm glad we had it checked out. Piece of mind!
Aunt Beth's wedding is coming up and Caitlyn is one of the flower girls. The ring bearer (Noah) is going to pull Caitlyn and Melanie (Josh's niece) up in a wagon. It's going to be sooo cute!
This is what happens when I don't post for a whole month! Super long messages....
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Rough Week
Caitlyn had her first cold this week as I stated in my last post. She's still dealing with a stuffy nose and cough. Then on Friday she got a stomach virus. It must have been a 24 hour bug because she was feeling better on Saturday. Friday morning I got her up and she seemed fine. I fed her and she spit up on both her outfit and mine. This isn't the first time this has happened so I didn't think much of it. I cleaned up my pants and was in the process of changing her and the next thing I know she's projectile vomiting all over! It was unreal. At this point she had to have a bath. It was all over her and in her hair. So I gave her a bath and as I was trying to put on a new outfit she got sick again. So we stayed home from daycare. The nurse said to try to feed her in small increments and that seemed to work. I tried to give her pedialite in her bottle and she didn't like that too much. But if I put it in her medicine dropper she took it just fine. Her temperature was really low that morning so I kept her bundled in blankets and that helped. Hopefully she'll be healthy and happy this week!
Aunt Beth visited this weekend - so she got lots of cuddling in!
I also bought a highchair - I'm going to try to feed her cereal real soon! Stay tuned!
Aunt Beth visited this weekend - so she got lots of cuddling in!
I also bought a highchair - I'm going to try to feed her cereal real soon! Stay tuned!
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