Well, I have reached my first weight loss goal! I am under 200 pounds! Depending on the scale, of course! The one at home this morning said 195. The ones at work have still had me over 200. But I have consistently at home been under 200 for a week, so I will proclaim the victory! The next goal is 190 pounds. I know that is not much, but last time I lost weight, I went down a dress size at 190, so that is why I picked that number. The next goal after that will be 175.
I have joined the community fitness program at Provena. This is in the same gym where Wayne takes his pulmonary rehab. I can use the machines while Wayne does his exercises; hopefully Wayne can see that I truly am supporting him in this. Plus, I can get into shape. Yesterday was my first day. I did 20 minutes on the recumbent bike. I got to my target heart rate of 140, didn't get short of breath. I did 8 minutes on the arm crank, Wayne does 10, so next time I will do 10. I tried the treadmill, but it couldn't get coordinated enough, and my left leg was starting to give me problems, so I don't think I will do that. I will probably do a second 20 minutes on the bike after the arm crank. There are 2 recumbent bikes at the big house in their gym that we can use; I may go use them, will be an easy walk.
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Friday, March 14, 2008
Spring! please come and rescue us!
We are so tired of winter. Spring has been flirting with us, but hopefully the snow and cold weather are behind us! It has been sunny, in the 50s, and almost all the snow is melted. We have a pair of ducks on the pond. We are so hoping that they nest here again. As Wayne bought a digital video recorder, I am going to try to get some action shots of the ducks/ducklings.
Wayne started pulmonary rehab this week. Today will be his second session. He was pretty angry at me. He groused that I was out of my mind if I thought that this was going to get him in the shape to put on his own socks and wipe his butt. I told him that I knew that wasn't going to happen, and wasn't my goal. My goal is for him to be able to walk around the house without getting short of breath. My schedule is such that I will only to be able to go with him on Fridays. I am going to see if I can join the Community Fitness program that is in the same gym so that I can work out (well, do the recumbent bike, treadmill, and the hand bicycle) while I am waiting for him. I can also do it on Tuesdays and every other Thursday. Deb Woods, who is the coordinator for cardiopulmonary rehab, is an old friend of mine. We got our ADN from Parkland the same year!
I have had my first week of Parish nursing. It is very interesting, and I am praying that Olivia and I will be able to initiate a program at St. Elizabeth. I have a few ideas, and I know that Olivia does also, as she took the program a year ago. One of the nurses in my class, Jan Galaras, was in my trauma nurse specialist class 27 years ago! Wow! I feel old! Faith Roberts is the coordinator for the program through Carle. She had been my boss on maternity at Mercy/Covenant back in 1990! She is a very dynamic speaker, and has spoken at many national conferences. But the two things I remember most about Faith is 1) at my evaluation, she called me an outstanding nurse. WOW! What an encouragement! 2) on the first Mother's Day after Joe was killed, she sent me a card. How kind!
Today is my niece Lindsay's birthday. She would be 28. I miss her smile.
Today also is Steve's birthday. He would be 58. I miss talking with him. Just hearing his voice, and knowing that he cared would help me so much.
Tomorrow is the 5th anniversary of Steve Szafranski's death. Time marches on. I know that men grieve differently than women. Wayne just doesn't seem to have much emotion about this.
I am earnestly trying to lose weight. For Lent, I am trying to follow the fasting guidelines every day, not just on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Also, trying to eat more fruits and vegetables. My initial goal was to get under 200#. On my scale at home, I am there. Still have a few pounds to go on the scales at work. But I can certainly tell that I have lost some weight. My pants are no longer tight (I was having to unbutton them at times). And I am feeling better. Except my shoulders are still painful. Especially my left shoulder. I am trying to do ROM exercises with them, part of the reason I want to work out at the rehab gym. I certainly don't want to get a frozen shoulder. Anyway, my next goal is to get to 190#. Last time I lost weight, I could drop a size, down to 16, when I reached 190. Then the next goal is 175. I'll see how things are when I get there. I have been wanting to get a bicycle, maybe this will be the year. Mary has a bike and rides. I'm sure we could ride together.
The girls are coming here for Scrabble this morning. Donita will not be joining us, as her mother fell, broke her hip, then had a stroke. Donita is an only child, so she will have her hands full. Her mom was living in a big old house in Mattoon, and refused to move.
Still looking forward to Paducah! It is going to be such fun! I have been restraining from buying anything quilty, as I want to see the offerings there. When perked up when I told him I was going to bring the laptop and his portable DVD player with some of his DVDs. Hopefully, we can reproduce home in our little suite! I hope that the pulmonary rehab will by that time be showing some improvement in his breathing.
The TQS BOM is going great! We have developed a really nice community on the forum. There is also talk of a road trip to LaVeta for a taping of the show, with a show and tell of our completed quilts! I have been having a nice conversation with one of the members who is also a nurse practitioner working in a Walgreen's based convenient care. She lives near Houston. She was envious of my going to Paducah. I reminded her that she gets to go to Houston. She offered to let me stay with her for that show. I don't know how serious she is about that. Anyway, definitely not this year.
Wayne started pulmonary rehab this week. Today will be his second session. He was pretty angry at me. He groused that I was out of my mind if I thought that this was going to get him in the shape to put on his own socks and wipe his butt. I told him that I knew that wasn't going to happen, and wasn't my goal. My goal is for him to be able to walk around the house without getting short of breath. My schedule is such that I will only to be able to go with him on Fridays. I am going to see if I can join the Community Fitness program that is in the same gym so that I can work out (well, do the recumbent bike, treadmill, and the hand bicycle) while I am waiting for him. I can also do it on Tuesdays and every other Thursday. Deb Woods, who is the coordinator for cardiopulmonary rehab, is an old friend of mine. We got our ADN from Parkland the same year!
I have had my first week of Parish nursing. It is very interesting, and I am praying that Olivia and I will be able to initiate a program at St. Elizabeth. I have a few ideas, and I know that Olivia does also, as she took the program a year ago. One of the nurses in my class, Jan Galaras, was in my trauma nurse specialist class 27 years ago! Wow! I feel old! Faith Roberts is the coordinator for the program through Carle. She had been my boss on maternity at Mercy/Covenant back in 1990! She is a very dynamic speaker, and has spoken at many national conferences. But the two things I remember most about Faith is 1) at my evaluation, she called me an outstanding nurse. WOW! What an encouragement! 2) on the first Mother's Day after Joe was killed, she sent me a card. How kind!
Today is my niece Lindsay's birthday. She would be 28. I miss her smile.
Today also is Steve's birthday. He would be 58. I miss talking with him. Just hearing his voice, and knowing that he cared would help me so much.
Tomorrow is the 5th anniversary of Steve Szafranski's death. Time marches on. I know that men grieve differently than women. Wayne just doesn't seem to have much emotion about this.
I am earnestly trying to lose weight. For Lent, I am trying to follow the fasting guidelines every day, not just on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Also, trying to eat more fruits and vegetables. My initial goal was to get under 200#. On my scale at home, I am there. Still have a few pounds to go on the scales at work. But I can certainly tell that I have lost some weight. My pants are no longer tight (I was having to unbutton them at times). And I am feeling better. Except my shoulders are still painful. Especially my left shoulder. I am trying to do ROM exercises with them, part of the reason I want to work out at the rehab gym. I certainly don't want to get a frozen shoulder. Anyway, my next goal is to get to 190#. Last time I lost weight, I could drop a size, down to 16, when I reached 190. Then the next goal is 175. I'll see how things are when I get there. I have been wanting to get a bicycle, maybe this will be the year. Mary has a bike and rides. I'm sure we could ride together.
The girls are coming here for Scrabble this morning. Donita will not be joining us, as her mother fell, broke her hip, then had a stroke. Donita is an only child, so she will have her hands full. Her mom was living in a big old house in Mattoon, and refused to move.
Still looking forward to Paducah! It is going to be such fun! I have been restraining from buying anything quilty, as I want to see the offerings there. When perked up when I told him I was going to bring the laptop and his portable DVD player with some of his DVDs. Hopefully, we can reproduce home in our little suite! I hope that the pulmonary rehab will by that time be showing some improvement in his breathing.
The TQS BOM is going great! We have developed a really nice community on the forum. There is also talk of a road trip to LaVeta for a taping of the show, with a show and tell of our completed quilts! I have been having a nice conversation with one of the members who is also a nurse practitioner working in a Walgreen's based convenient care. She lives near Houston. She was envious of my going to Paducah. I reminded her that she gets to go to Houston. She offered to let me stay with her for that show. I don't know how serious she is about that. Anyway, definitely not this year.
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