I just wanted to brag a little, here:
1. I have lost 74 lbs! I am down to 136lbs. from 210 lbs., and I really feel like I am lookin' good! I feel healthier than I have felt in years, except for the burning skin from my 9 vertebrae fusion. I have noticed that I have sexy legs again, although they have those nasty spider veins all over the back of my knees. I can also feel my hip bones again. Such a welcome thing to me at almost 50! This has been a long, hard struggle, as I was quite unable to exercise before surgery, so I relied mostly on diet.
2. I have managed to ween myself off of Oxycodone, then I asked my surgeon to put me on Hydrocodone instead. It does the trick, usually, but I cannot expect to be pain-free after only 4 months. He said it would take a year. The thing is, I no longer have to belly crawl after falling out of my bed.
I only expect to manage the pain: not defeat it, as some amount of pain is necessary to keep me in check so I don't overdo it.
Incidently, this cheap, little college-style computer chair I sit in to write is the most comfy seat in the house for my back.
3. In the last year or so, I have limited the amount of things I eat that have a face. I don't usually eat fast food or packaged foodstuffs. I have stayed true to fruits, juices(not from concentrate), tuna, and, as much as possible, only whole, organic, locally grown, cage -free, antibiotic and additive-free foods. I eat fat-free blueberry yogurt for breakfast every morning, which is bad, as it has fake sugars, but I can't switch to full fat yogurt if I want to achieve my target weight of 125 lbs. I am 5'4" since my surgery, and I was 5' 3 and 1/2".
Incidently, did you know that aspartame is the fecal matter of the e-coli bacteria? Yep! They feed the ecoli, it defficates aspartame, and they send it on for us to eat. YUMMY!!! That's FDA approved for us to ingest, and it is in most every chewing gum, including sugared gums, and most sugar-free sodas.
I don't care. I don't drink soda. It is toxic.
Also, watch how much fluoride you ingest, please! It will destroy your Pineal gland, which is an amazing thing to have. It will destroy your bones with bone cancer, and it will destroy your teeth. Brush, but not with fluoride. I heard colgate is making a new fluoride-free toothpaste. If you don't believe me, check these things out for yourself.
Love to all!
Revisions: I can now run. I weigh 134, I am vegetarian completely,