tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61672779179493974912024-03-05T12:08:38.178-08:00Of This GirlLizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01797346254121914935noreply@blogger.comBlogger120125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167277917949397491.post-59327844366466083682014-10-14T13:12:00.001-07:002014-10-14T13:12:39.781-07:00I quit my job...<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Yes, it is true. I am officially unemployed better yet I am structually unemployed. Basically, I was unhappy at my old job. I don't want to sling dirt on my blog but I loved (most of) my coworkers, loved the students, but not upper management. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Working for a small business with no established guidelines is hard. Working without a policies and procedures means your boss can change their mind at any given time. This makes it a hard environment to work in. I have </span>learned that the small business environment isn't for me or maybe just the one I was in. My boss was continually placing extra work on me since my coworkers were not doing their jobs properly, he would not hold anyone accountable except for me. I ended up having such a heavy work load that it was just unfair since some of my coworkers were hanging out and coming and going as they please. There were some shady business practices going on and with the type of work I was doing I decided to walk away with my head held high and my integrity intact. I will not lower myself, my values, or my morals to help someone make money. I refuse to do this. I would rather go back to retail than commit a crime or falsify legal documents. It wasn't a healthy environment. I was physically sick from work and stress. My husband and I talked and decided I needed to leave for my sanity and health. It was an abusive environment. So I moved on.</div>
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To better things…..drum roll please…. I have returned to college! The past 8 weeks in school have not been a cake walk! I have had to relearn how to study and do course work. I am struggling a little in my Spanish class but all the others are going amazing! I have my amazing husband the thank for this opportunity. He has given me the chance to stay home and just concentrate on school for now. I am already looking forward to taking more classes next semester. I have not declared a major and I'm still very confused as to what I want to be when I grow up.</div>
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I have thought about going into teaching, I can work the same schedule as my DH. Then I thought about going into nursing. I love helping people. The only issue is both of those programs are severally impacted at our local schools, I have a slim chance of getting into the programs BUT I want to try. I know I will succeed. I know I can do anything once I set my mind to it. Hence the reason I am structurally unemployed. My skills don't match the market that I want to work in.</div>
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On the weight front. I am okay…well ugh. I gained weight due to the stress of my job (sugar monster=Liz) and the fact that I am an emotional eater. I still need to work on this. I am trying, I am a work in progress. I lost about 12 pounds once I quit my job. I didn't do nothing different except stop eating all of the junk food that make its way into my office! I would be stressed and hunt for chocolate or cookies. </div>
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At my lowest weight I hit 165 pounds (I'm 5'10"). I was a size 8 and with the loose skin I have I felt too small. From resuming poor eating habits I ended up gaining weight back to 225! YIKES! What was I doing? As of today I am 206. I have been 206 for a few weeks and I am slowly working off the regain. I am in size 14's and happy but I want to be back in my size 10's and weigh around 175-185. That was my comfortable zone. I will get back there. </div>
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I need to clean up my poor eating habits by cutting out drinks with high calories, snacks, carbs, and journaling my food. I also need to resume exercise. I forgot the last time I went to the gym. I am so disappointed in myself but I will correct this.</div>
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Sorry for the long blog. I am going to try and update more. I know I always say this but now I have the time :)</div>
Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01797346254121914935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167277917949397491.post-82201508965102058212014-03-11T10:00:00.000-07:002014-03-11T10:00:00.954-07:00Dog Sitting<h4 style="text-align: center;">
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Yes, more specifically a French Bulldog but I know we are not in the place right now to accept a new member into our family. We might be relocating out of state and I don't want to deal with the quarantine process when moving AND we are never home, we work too much. It would be unfair to the puppy!</div>
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I have volunteered us to puppy-sit over spring break. His name is Antonio and he is a 5 month old dachshund. As funny as it sounds having him here will most likely cure my puppy craving! :)</div>
Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01797346254121914935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167277917949397491.post-57182289664993348782014-03-10T09:00:00.000-07:002014-03-10T09:00:05.495-07:00Music Monday<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/XbHxwFxdXXc" width="480"></iframe><br />
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Yep! Today is the day. I have decided I need to get back to the basics after Weight Loss Surgery. I have let too many carbs sneak in, sweets, and larger portions. Since it has been almost 4 years after my WLS I have had some pounds creep back on and now they need to go!!!!<br />
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My plan is to drink protein shakes. I finally found one I absolutely LOVE. I will share it later! Coffee is okay with a little creamer and sweetener, lots of water and crystal light, and broths. No sugar, no breads, and no white carbs! After a few days I will try and add back in lean proteins and veggies while controlling the portion size.<br />
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During our trip we did so many amazing things! One thing that has stuck in my mind was our tour of the Kamaka Ukulele factory. A free tour I might add! <a href="http://www.kamakahawaii.com/">http://www.kamakahawaii.com</a> We basically stumbled into the tour. He was driving around showing me the different areas of the island and said he thought there was somewhere I would love to go since I'm a massive Pearl Jam fan (Eddie Vedder plays a Kamaka Ukulele). We stopped in and learned there was a tour. We met Fred Kamaka, the son of the original owner. Fred and Sam, his brother run Kamaka and it is an amazing place. When we were there D bought me a CD of this Ukulele player that he had seen years ago when he was at UH.<br />
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His name is Jake Shimabukuro <a href="http://jakeshimabukuro.com/">http://jakeshimabukuro.com</a> and he is AMAZING. We saw him last week in concert in San Diego. He has made me fall in love with this tiny delicate instrument so much that I am going to take some lessons. D bought me a "starter" ukulele this past weekend. Maybe one day I can get a Kamaka of my own!<br />
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* I got married! Yes!!! July 06, 2013, I married the love of my life. We met at a WLS support group he had surgery also. It's nice to have him be able to understand what I am going through when I get tummy aches and don't feel good. He understands me and I would like to think I understand him.<br />
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* I started a new job. An office job, Monday to Friday. I have a love/hate relationship with my job. The biggest gripe I have right now is that I sit on my butt for 9 hours at a desk everyday. I am not moving enough. It is a stressful job and I am a stress eater. I sometimes feel that for me to be healthy I need to move on and find something different.<br />
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* I hit my all time lowest weight post WLS - 160 pounds. I felt too small. People said I was too small but more importantly I felt small. Which in return lead me to let bad foods back in. I have made BAD food choices and have had <strike>some</strike> regain. A significant amount. I am the only one responsible for this.<br />
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* Regain! Yes it happens. I have slacked, ate bad food, not exercised. I will not make excuses. I am the one that as of this morning weighed in at 214. I am in a size 14 pant and happy with the success I have had but I want to lose some of this regain so I can be happy again with the way I look and feel.<br />
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* I also want to be at a healthier weight so when my husband and I start a family I can have a healthy and fit pregnancy.We might be relocating at the end of this school year so we are waiting to see what happens before we start a family.<br />
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* No more pain. After Operation Peek-a-boo I have been almost pain free. My surgeon removed some adhesions and moved around stuff and I feel better. I still suffer from nausea and have to take zofran at times but it is manageable.<br />
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* Labs- I have Anemia. <i>Severe Anemia</i>. My iron storage was at 4. I had a doctor tell me they could barely even measure the amount in a standard test since it was so low. I went through 6 weeks of Iron Infusions to get the numbers up. I am scheduled to get some more labs drawn this month to see how my levels are holding up. I was so tired and grumpy. I let myself get so bad because I didn't have health insurance for awhile and then when I did get insurance with my employer I couldn't see any of my trusted doctors. They were out of my network and their network sucked. Once I got married I dumped the old insurance and jumped on my husbands (which was the network I has my WLS with). With his insurance I could return to my network of trusted doctors. My doctor had me in getting iron infusions straight away. I feel better.<br />
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I need to blog for me. This was a tool for me to check in and keep myself on track. I have decided to get some of this regain off of me. I am going back to the basics. Lets just hope I can find a protein shake I like!!!!<br />
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<br />Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01797346254121914935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167277917949397491.post-59469760733105773602012-02-12T23:23:00.000-08:002012-02-12T23:23:37.496-08:00Cake - Love You Madly<iframe width="459" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-_jPuASK3FE?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01797346254121914935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167277917949397491.post-48214336662828847032011-12-23T20:38:00.001-08:002011-12-23T20:38:16.614-08:00<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/0o6zmSGoVDw" width="420"></iframe>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01797346254121914935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167277917949397491.post-46016070105229877992011-12-14T23:48:00.000-08:002011-12-15T18:54:21.979-08:00Where have I been?Where have I been?<br>
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Yeah! Hi Blog. Did you miss me?<br>
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I can honestly say that operation peek-a-boo was a success. Apparently all that was found were adhesions. <a href="http://www.drugs.com/cg/lysis-of-abdominal-adhesions-discharge-care.html" target="_blank">Adhesions hurt!</a><br>
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So now that I feel somewhat better I have had less of a need to vent..hehe not really I feel better physically but I'm stressed to the max!<br>
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<b>HOLIDAYS + my store closing = STRESSED LIZ</b><br>
<a href="http://www.ofthisgirl.com/2011/12/where-have-i-been.html#more">Read more »</a>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01797346254121914935noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167277917949397491.post-17720717370295147202011-10-10T15:47:00.000-07:002011-10-10T15:52:14.771-07:00Caramel Apple Salad<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><em>I Love Fall,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><em>I Love Halloween,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><em>and</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><em>I Love Food.</em></span></div><br>
Since I've been stuck at home after operation peek-a-boo I have become a little more domesticated. I am cooking. I forgot how much I loved to cook. <br>
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Home from Operation Peek-A-Boo. I'm super nauseated and feel like I just got my guts pulled apart....well I guess I sort-of did :) <br />
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From what my Mom can recall Dr. T found and removed 3 sets of adhesions. I will find out more at my post-op and update more then. <br />
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Thank You Everyone for all of your support and good vibes :)Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01797346254121914935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167277917949397491.post-31950731220458428262011-10-03T05:15:00.000-07:002011-10-03T05:15:01.192-07:00see you on the flip side...<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Hthj9KZrgpo" width="420"></iframe><br />
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ps I would LOOOOOOVEEEEE some coffee right now :)Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01797346254121914935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167277917949397491.post-64747442205442859122011-10-03T05:14:00.000-07:002011-10-03T05:14:00.415-07:00it's to early to be awake...<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>For those of you that know me in real life...you know that I'm not a super religious kind-of girl</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">At my last appointment with my surgeon we were discussing what he might possibly find during operation peek-a-boo. He believes he won't find anything (and I firmly believe this also). He did mention to me that sometimes...just sometimes... people do have unexplained abdominal pain after weight loss surgery. I have read so many blogs, listened to so many other post ops who have been told the same thing. No one can give them the answers as to why they are in pain. Some doctors have said it's because they lost weight quickly, that maybe it's psychological, they don't take supplements properly, or maybe they just don't follow the WLS rules we are all given when we are brand new post ops. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Whatever the reason is...I would like an answer for my pain!?!</span><br>
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<a href="http://www.ofthisgirl.com/2011/09/i-finally-did-it.html#more">Read more »</a>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01797346254121914935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167277917949397491.post-26804052636331794912011-09-29T21:37:00.000-07:002011-09-29T21:41:30.268-07:00Operation Peek-A-BooOperation Peek-A-Boo is scheduled and all set! All of my pre-op appointments are done and over with. I saw Dr T's most amazing physician assistant CT...who BTW I told her about my blog (so I'm officially outed on the blog front) She went over the procedure in detail and answered all of my silly questions <br>
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/V4upEYzDX1g" width="420"></iframe>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01797346254121914935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167277917949397491.post-61284267660633056582011-09-03T21:06:00.000-07:002011-09-03T21:06:50.605-07:00surgical consultation...So my surgeon has 2 offices. One is the "all under one roof" center for weight management and the other is his general surgery office at the hospital. I have always gone to the wls office. That's where the most amazing Nurse B is and that is also where I did all my pre-op stuff, my nutritionist is there...basically everyone I needed (and still need) post-op is there. Well now since I have a crazy schedule at work and he is only in the wls office on Tuesdays I made an appointment this last Friday for his other "general surgery" office and it was strange. I have been there before after my gall bladder surgery but it just feels strange to go there. I know I am a creature of habit so its just strange to not see my favorite nurse there and none of the familiar faces I have come to know over these past 2 years. Oh well overall the appointment went OK... really weren't that many surprises since I knew what to expect.<br>
<a href="http://www.ofthisgirl.com/2011/09/surgical-consultation.html#more">Read more »</a>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01797346254121914935noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167277917949397491.post-65379412167680105412011-08-30T08:00:00.000-07:002011-09-03T20:43:06.808-07:00integrative medicine...So on the recommendation of Dr T's amazing nurse B I made an appointment last Friday with <a href="http://www.scripps.org/locations/scripps-clinic/services/integrative-medicine__integrative-medicine">integrative medicine</a>. The way it was explained to me by the very nice doctor that I saw was that he also didn't know whats wrong with me <strong><span style="font-size: large;">but</span></strong> he would like to try and help me find ways to better cope and live with the abdominal discomfort I have. He also gave me some names of some different homeopathic medicines to try and help reduce the spasms I have in my tummy. So now I'm taking all of my regular supplements along with the 4 new ones he suggested and also drinking peppermint tea throughout the day to help with the spasms....FYI its not working!<br />
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He said the next step would be to do some sessions of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biofeedback">bio-feedback</a> and also acupuncture....um...no thank you to the needles<br />
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I'm going to totally be honest right not. I don't feel as if I am at the point where I need to learn how to manage this abdominal pain. I want answers I want to know whats wrong. So the next step is back to Dr. T this Friday to discuss.<br />
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I just want someone to tell me whats wrong<br />
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oh and peppermint tea is yucky!Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01797346254121914935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167277917949397491.post-69279133322669094932011-08-29T09:00:00.000-07:002011-08-29T09:00:06.369-07:00Manic Monday<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/lAZgLcK5LzI" width="425"></iframe>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01797346254121914935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167277917949397491.post-70049965048543753132011-08-26T19:10:00.000-07:002011-08-26T19:10:04.241-07:00Hey You!Blog. I swear I didn't forget about you. I have been super super busy with work and life. Updates to come :)Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01797346254121914935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167277917949397491.post-24862075467330778162011-08-25T10:02:00.000-07:002011-08-25T10:02:00.263-07:00<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>Anybody who believes that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach flunked geography. ~Robert Byrne</em></span>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01797346254121914935noreply@blogger.com0