Day 11 (Tuesday) - Achievements

I've reached a good place on a number of goals today, and all before 1pm!

My accomplishments so far today:

• I cleaned out my system (finally!).
• I completed my 1.25 milk walk to Dunkin' Donuts and back (pretty tiring towards the end, but still felt really good).
• I can stand up nearly straight without it pulling or hurting.
• I have lost nearly all of my post-surgery weight.

"Post-surgery weight? What's that?" you ask. 

I, too, was unfamiliar with this concept until the evening I arrived home after my operation and stepped on the scale, hoping to have lost a couple pounds from the weight of the fibroid. 

Imagine my surprise (and dismay) to see that I had instead managed to gain 8 pounds in less than 12 hours!

A lot of it must have been the fluid they pumped into me immediately post-surgery when they were trying to get me to pee on my own. Maybe my swollen internal organs were also filled with extra fluid?

In any case, after 11 long days, the weight is nearly gone. Not bad considering I have been devouring all sorts of forbidden foods in quantities much greater than I typically eat.

Clearly, in light of these achievements, I treated myself to a pumpkin donut in addition to the delicious, large coffee I had been longing for.

Day 9 (Sunday) - Sunday Stroll.

Today was mostly restful.

I woke up from 10 deep, comfortable hours of sleep (back on Percocet at night), took my time getting up, and then mostly just chilled for the day.

We did cut back our overgrown morning glories this afternoon, so I did a little weeding but was very careful in any pulling.

What my back is going to look like.

It was such a beautiful day, that I also thought it would be the perfect time to go for my first walk. Richard accompanied me on a stroll around the block. The air smelled so nice, and the trees are gorgeous with all the leaves turning.

My core felt pretty good for it, and my legs felt great getting some solid exercise. Funny how I'm qualifying a slow, quarter-mile walk as exercise for myself, when 2 weeks ago I was running a 5K. Oh well, I'll get back to where I was. Still no regrets.

I'm really looking forward to the day I can stand up completely straight. It really tires my back to not be able to. In the long run, I suppose I'll have a stronger back for it all.