NSV

On my Facebook Weightloss Group people often post about NSVs - Non-Scale Victories. I never really appreciated their stories until I had one myself today. At the church where I work, I teach music at one end of the building and the main office is at the other end of the building. I normally avoid going back and forth because my back hurts by the time I get to the other end and I'm usually huffing and puffing. Well today, I went back and forth a few times and on the third time I realized I was doing it without pain or loss of breath. This was really exciting for me! I've just started to lose weight and I'm already feeling the benefits! I can't wait to see how good I'm going to feel when I have 100 more pounds gone!

Well this week has been interesting so far. On Monday, I ran into what almost caused a major delay in surgery. I had H-Pylori in September but they treated me for it and sent me on my way. The doctor at the time didn't order a breath test to make sure it was cleared up because he said that if I took the meds, there is a 98-99% certainty that it was cleared up. When I went to my Surgeon consult in May, he asked that I have a breath test to make sure I don't have H-Pylori in my system. This is a bacteria that is dangerous to have in your stomach if you're having surgery. I have called 4 or 5 times a week since May 18th trying to get the referral to have the breath test but the nurse in Toronto kept messing up all the information and really had no idea what she was doing. So on Monday they finally got it all straightened out and said they would squeeze me in. However, I would have to be off one of my meds for 14 days before they could do the test. Well 14 days takes me to SURGERY day! Now I was getting angry. All because this nurse couldn't get her act together, I might have to delay having surgery. So I called her and told her to tell the surgeon to call my specialist and tell them to discuss whether I really needed the breath test or not. Later that day, I received a call saying I didn't need it and that surgery was still a go for July 9th! Such great news!

On Monday I also had to go on a field trip with Gabrielle and her class. They went bowling in the morning and a movie in the afternoon. Do you have ANY IDEA how hard it is to sit in a movie theatre with kids sitting all around you eating popcorn and you can't even have ONE LITTLE PIECE! But I made it through. That evening I drove to Oakville to stay at my sister-in-law's house for the night since I had pre-op appointments in the morning at Toronto Western Hospital. I drove back again after the appointments. Driving 3.5 hours each way without eating or snacking is extremely hard for me. Any time we took road trips growing up or even now as a family, we always have snacks in the vehicle. Well, again, I made it through. It was very difficult, but I tried to focus on anything else. Although at one point I was talking to Mom on the phone (on BLUETOOTH) and I told her that the fields looked so yummy and that I'm sure there was corn or something there yummy to eat. Even the grass looked appetizing. I am still really hungry all the time, but I keep focused on the day when I'll be able to eat again - even if it IS just yogurt or pudding. I'm feeling too good to let this all go to waste!

Yay for Non-Scale Victories!