Just physically talked to Dr. He came out and told me everything went GREAT!!!! She will still be recovering for up to 2 hours, so I may not see her for awhile. But I have shed a TON of tears after seeing the doc and having him give good news
Thanks to all who reached out to Deb and me. We feel very loved
Maybe fasting and starting a diet WHEN my wife is having her first ever surgery was not a smart idea. But those who know me, truly know I do a LOT of things "not too smart"
Monday, November 30, 2015
Deb's surgery day
Today has a been a rough day! We got to hospital at 10:20 for Deb's scheduled Noon surgery. We found out the first surgery going on in the room was running long. That is where the pain started. Deb had always had issues with them getting blood from her veins, apparently they "hide". The first nurse could not find one, so they brought in someone new to try 15 minutes later. They used some device that shows where veins are, but when she tried to go there, Deb was in SO much pain that she dug her nail into my hand that was holding her left hand. So they said they were going to get a specialist. Again that took about 10 minutes until she got to room. I think she took about 20 minutes checking both hands until she tried right hand. Success!!! In a pretty painless process she got the IV in. That was just the start of the fun. Basically every 45 minutes someone else would come in and tell us the room should be opening "soon". Well it was not until 5 PM that they finally got her. Needless to say we were both BEYOND restless at that point. Deb had not eaten since late Saturday night. So she was getting a headache.
So at 5PM, I gave her lots of kisses and told her she was going to do great!! We really like the surgeon, so should be all good
Well at that point I had consumed the sum total of about 8 ounces of water for the day. They gave me a $5 meal voucher, so I went down to cafeteria. The old me would have had a cheeseburger, fries and dessert. The new me broke my fast with a large water, a banana, and an orange. I needed to eat something. While eating I listened to a podcast with Ray Cronise, he is another of the diet guys I heard about on Penn's podcast. It helped me reassure myself that I was making the right change in my attitude about food.
I will post an update when she is out of surgery
Thanks to all who have given me words of encouragement, it means a lot!!!
So at 5PM, I gave her lots of kisses and told her she was going to do great!! We really like the surgeon, so should be all good
Well at that point I had consumed the sum total of about 8 ounces of water for the day. They gave me a $5 meal voucher, so I went down to cafeteria. The old me would have had a cheeseburger, fries and dessert. The new me broke my fast with a large water, a banana, and an orange. I needed to eat something. While eating I listened to a podcast with Ray Cronise, he is another of the diet guys I heard about on Penn's podcast. It helped me reassure myself that I was making the right change in my attitude about food.
I will post an update when she is out of surgery
Thanks to all who have given me words of encouragement, it means a lot!!!
Sunday, November 29, 2015
Day 1 - Purge myself of all my old cravings
Today was a day of fasting for me. I think I need to get all the wants and desires of processed foods out of my system, so I am planning on not eating anything for a few days. Today was an easy day to not eat since Deb was preparing for her hysterectomy tomorrow, so she could have nothing but liquids. Tomorrow will be a rough day for me as I sit in the hospital and wait for them to tell me her surgery is done. She has never had any type of procedures done, so we are a little worried about what will happen.
Fasting for a day is not a big deal for me. I would usually do that any time I started a diet. I felt it kind of tricked my body into thinking that there was not going to be any more food, that way when I cut way back on the calories, it was just excited that food was coming back in. I know that is voodoo, but it made a nice transition for me.
With me being at the hospital waiting for Deb tomorrow, it will also be easy to avoid food. Normally I would turn to food when I was nervous to calm my nerves. This will be a good test to see how I can handle stress without turning to food.
On Wednesday I go for blood work, then I see the doctor on Monday after that. This will give me a baseline of the bad numbers that lead me to taking 3 different kinds of medicines for my high blood pressure and my high cholesterol.
I will be staying overnight with Deb at the hospital, so when I bring her home on Tuesday I will go shopping for my first sets of fruits, veggies and greens.
Fasting for a day is not a big deal for me. I would usually do that any time I started a diet. I felt it kind of tricked my body into thinking that there was not going to be any more food, that way when I cut way back on the calories, it was just excited that food was coming back in. I know that is voodoo, but it made a nice transition for me.
With me being at the hospital waiting for Deb tomorrow, it will also be easy to avoid food. Normally I would turn to food when I was nervous to calm my nerves. This will be a good test to see how I can handle stress without turning to food.
On Wednesday I go for blood work, then I see the doctor on Monday after that. This will give me a baseline of the bad numbers that lead me to taking 3 different kinds of medicines for my high blood pressure and my high cholesterol.
I will be staying overnight with Deb at the hospital, so when I bring her home on Tuesday I will go shopping for my first sets of fruits, veggies and greens.
Starting over at trying to get healthy and to lose weight
Yesterday we got back from a week long cruise. I was amazed at how many people I saw who resembled me is stature. There are WAY too many overweight (OBESE) people in America. Starting today I am going to stop being one of them.
On the cruise I read Dr Fuhrman's The End of Dieting: How to Live for Life. In there he points out all the benefits of eating a healthy diet and how the overly processed foods we eat today have little nutritional value and actually just serve to make us want MORE of the bad foods. (Do you know how hard it is to read a book about eating HEALTHY and put it down to go to the next buffet!!)
I am inspired by listening to Penn Jillette's Podcast. In there he talks about how he has lost around 100 pounds and how he now eats as much as he wants (all healthy foods) and actually enjoys what he is eating and does not feel bloated and tired after every meal.
In order to prepare myself for such a drastic change, I am going to fast for a few days. I think I need to try to get some of the cravings for these types of foods out of my system. That way when I end my fast, my body will just be excited that it is getting food and can LEARN to enjoy the new healthy foods I am giving it.
I know that all of you are thinking that I must be possessed. I have always been one of those people who eat MEAT, MEAT and more MEAT. Always saying that the veggies must have gone bad, since they had turned green. But there is really no way I can look around at the general population and NOT come to the conclusion that there has to be something wrong with the diet of normal Americans. There is no possible way that we all just happened to get FAT, it is the food that is causing our addiction and our addiction is so bad, that we just go get stronger medicines to take care of our high blood pressure or our high cholesterol. That way we can continue to eat likes cows being fattened for the slaughter. Changing our diet is HARD, and I am going to try and do it.
My Dad passed away at the age of 66 after 25+ years of heart attacks, high blood pressure, congestive heart failure...... Now my Mom, at the age of 67, has been diagnosed with Colon cancer. I am 45 and I do NOT want to end up that way. I always used to tell my Wife that she did not have to worry about planning anything for my 70th birthday, since I did not plan to live that long, based on my family history...... Well, now I want to change that. I see my Wife's Grandfather living well at the YOUNG age of 101 and I start to think that maybe I would like to see if I could make it to 70, 80 maybe even 90 (or more)
I stepped on the scale today and it showed me back a number that EQUALS the largest I have ever been. 319.2. That is disgusting!!!! My goal in this is to see if I can lose 100 pounds. I don't know what my final goal weight is, but I am hoping that I will start a better way of eating (and thus living) and the weight will go away. I am not going to be obsessed about the actual weight number, I just want to feel better and know that I am eating food that is supposed to help me live longer, not food that is going to help get the medical profession richer, due to me needing more medications and future life saving procedures.
On the cruise I read Dr Fuhrman's The End of Dieting: How to Live for Life. In there he points out all the benefits of eating a healthy diet and how the overly processed foods we eat today have little nutritional value and actually just serve to make us want MORE of the bad foods. (Do you know how hard it is to read a book about eating HEALTHY and put it down to go to the next buffet!!)
I am inspired by listening to Penn Jillette's Podcast. In there he talks about how he has lost around 100 pounds and how he now eats as much as he wants (all healthy foods) and actually enjoys what he is eating and does not feel bloated and tired after every meal.
In order to prepare myself for such a drastic change, I am going to fast for a few days. I think I need to try to get some of the cravings for these types of foods out of my system. That way when I end my fast, my body will just be excited that it is getting food and can LEARN to enjoy the new healthy foods I am giving it.
I know that all of you are thinking that I must be possessed. I have always been one of those people who eat MEAT, MEAT and more MEAT. Always saying that the veggies must have gone bad, since they had turned green. But there is really no way I can look around at the general population and NOT come to the conclusion that there has to be something wrong with the diet of normal Americans. There is no possible way that we all just happened to get FAT, it is the food that is causing our addiction and our addiction is so bad, that we just go get stronger medicines to take care of our high blood pressure or our high cholesterol. That way we can continue to eat likes cows being fattened for the slaughter. Changing our diet is HARD, and I am going to try and do it.
My Dad passed away at the age of 66 after 25+ years of heart attacks, high blood pressure, congestive heart failure...... Now my Mom, at the age of 67, has been diagnosed with Colon cancer. I am 45 and I do NOT want to end up that way. I always used to tell my Wife that she did not have to worry about planning anything for my 70th birthday, since I did not plan to live that long, based on my family history...... Well, now I want to change that. I see my Wife's Grandfather living well at the YOUNG age of 101 and I start to think that maybe I would like to see if I could make it to 70, 80 maybe even 90 (or more)
I stepped on the scale today and it showed me back a number that EQUALS the largest I have ever been. 319.2. That is disgusting!!!! My goal in this is to see if I can lose 100 pounds. I don't know what my final goal weight is, but I am hoping that I will start a better way of eating (and thus living) and the weight will go away. I am not going to be obsessed about the actual weight number, I just want to feel better and know that I am eating food that is supposed to help me live longer, not food that is going to help get the medical profession richer, due to me needing more medications and future life saving procedures.
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