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I'm sure you will recover quickly!

Tim, fwiw, I had my gall bladder removed and it really was nothing. Felt a bit icky the day I got home, some tenderness around the 3 suture sites but other than that? Cake. Walk. FYI don't eat pepperoni pizza as your first meal. ;)

Tim when you discover what the elusive "it" is? Millionaire man! Hear ya on some subs ... soy cheese just ain't cheese ... I'll eat less but the real thing thanks!

I've found I can add just about anything to chili and not taste it – try broccoli. And we like to eat corn and peas together, just buy them frozen and microwave. The corn makes the peas more palatable.

A bunch of my friends swear by the book "Eat This Not That" ... might be worth taking a look at given Zucchini Lasagna. What about adding veggies to smoothies??

maybe your digestive tract has less to process and so it allows you to sleep more soundly??

urg. gallstones SUCK. And not to add fuel to your already confused fire, but pre-gall bladder removal, there was no rhyme or reason to what made them flare. Sorry!

Hope you feel better soon AND that it turns out to be a blessing in disguise. Good luck!

I've got gall stones too. You are right - eat better and they just may remain asymptomatic. I'm hoping this is the kick in the ass you need :)

Hmm. Sounds like your will to run is out of shape. I've had that a lot! It does get better.

Monday, March 8th, 2010 at 7:03 PM

So the wet weekend was a dud ... barely a drizzle. It did give me a chance to get on the road ... it was more of a walk rather than a run, but I'm happy. Sunday was yard work followed by a little housework and the inevitable messing around online and losing all track of time ... oh well.

Work kind of sucked today ... Apparently when some of the top corporate morons left and the big-wig from the parent company promised us a new direction the word never made it to the next wave of morons. The "Let's take everything from the driver and supervisors" mentality is alive and well. It's frustrating, but still a little better than a year or so ago.

After work I ran a couple of errands, including going to Sam's Club ... I really hate that place. Luckily I was there for just a few things and it wasn't horribly crowded. Unfortunately the usual gathering of rude, inconsiderate and annoying people were perusing (and blocking) the isles.

*** Strange and random thought of the day - Why is it that when you need to fart in a store you can never find an empty isle?

Anyway ... I was going to buy one of the rotisserie chickens for dinner, but they all looked like Cajun blackened chickens ... as in literally charred on the outside ... bummer.

*** Side note - The refrigerator section is usually the best place ... The noise from the coolers and the swirling cold air tend to cover things up better.

I've got a busy week ahead, but not overwhelming. I'm trying to get as much done at work before I go out ... too many company policies and state laws can be messed up in a very short period, so I need to get all my ducks in a row. Hopefully the internal company audit and the CHP terminal inspection will wait until May. I'm more stressed about the audits than the surgery.

Friday, March 5th, 2010 at 1:48 PM

Training:

Walking (maybe a little running) – 30 to 45 minutes most days (how’s that for vague? )

I guess I should have explained why being calm was noteworthy in my last entry. 10 years ago I had a ventral hernia repair and because of many circumstances (not the least of which was a horrible surgery experience 15 years before that) and the months and weeks before the surgery I was unusually distracted and uptight. When the gallbladder issue came up I was a little nervous about the prospect of surgery, but after the appointment with the surgeon and getting a confirmed date so quickly I’m feeling a sense of relief instead of anxiousness.

My new Garmin toy arrived the other day (yipeeeee … doing happy dance … oh, I’m at work … I better stop), but I don’t plan on breaking it in until after my surgery. If I’m understanding things correctly I should be able to get out and walk within a couple days and work my way back up to my pathetically low level pretty quickly. I am so looking forward to tracking my training and my PROGRESS. I’ve been wallowing in the mire far too long and need to pull myself out.

After more than a month of monitoring my eating habits (what, when, nutritional or not and so forth) I realize that I am a creature of habit. Even back in October I was talking about needing to eat better, eat more food earlier in the day to prevent myself from overeating in the evening and so on but I just seem to keep doing the same thing over and over. I also realized that I don’t really “blow it” as much or as badly as I thought or felt like I did. I do make some stupid choices (like anything that says buffet or the things that advertise “now with double bacon”) but those are really few and far between … I just tend to focus on them and beat myself up for them. I am determined to concentrate as much on nutrition as I do actual training. And maybe it’s because I’m focusing on my food, but I’ve noticed in other sporting events (MMA, football, baseball and more) that the announcers are saying things like, “…he’s on new nutrition program to try and improve his performance …” or “…he’s finally taking his diet seriously …” I’ve never discounted the importance of diet or nutrition, but I’ve not put a lot of effort into improving my habits until now.

It’s going to be another wet weekend here, so I have to decide whether I want to go to the gym, use my spin bike or go out in the rain to get in some kind of training … I’ll let you know. Hope everyone has a great weekend.

Monday, March 1st, 2010 at 7:32 PM

... if I know that eating more and better early in the day will help keep me from overeating later in the day ... why do I keep slipping into the "This will only take a few minutes ... I'll wait to eat" mindset? I've been much better, but still I keep sabotaging myself occasionally ... and it drives me nuts!!

Oh. Don't let the lack of training stats fool you. The reality is I've actually done almost nothing for a week. I still didn't feel very good Thursday and Friday. Saturday I felt a lot better, but it was raining ... I mean really raining with lightning and thunder ...

OK ... Three tiny flashes of lightning and a few wimpy rumbles of thunder, but that's a lot here in So. Cal. Sunday I woke up with a horrible headache, but managed a short walk later in the day. Today I managed another short walk.

*** Strange and random thought - I like weighing myself in kilograms. The much lower number is good for my psyche

Oooooooh - Maybe I should weigh myself in stone

I am staying surprisingly calm despite the upcoming surgery, in fact it's almost like a weight has been lifted from me (yes, I know it's a very minor procedure but I am a naturally paranoid person so staying calm is a big step). I need to do my lab work and an EKG (or is it ECG?), preregister and I'm set. I hope to get a little more training in before the procedure and maybe lose a couple more pounds (or a kg ... or 1/7 stone). I'm looking forward to a good walk (maybe a run) and bowling tomorrow.