Mosaic’s Journal

To be honest I don’t know where to begin.  I woke up this morning not feeling so good.  As most of you know I can’t walk right now, let alone get up and cook.  My hubby, gawd bless his soul, has been doing all of the cooking, until now.  I am on a diet, no butter, no weird fats, and best of all no sweets.  He knew this, but he knows I can’t do crap and well, he cooks everything I am not suppose to eat.  What am I suppose to do?  Sit there and hurt his feelings?  I mustard the strength and ate what he calls food.  After 3 weeks of his cooking my body is on over load and I am sick to my stomach.  I will spare you the details.  Now that I am up and moving around I will do most of the cooking. sigh

 I have worked out somewhat today, its kinda hard when all you can do is abs, upper body and back.  I thought about doing cardio then it hit me, I can’t walk!  I am cooped up in the place and missing the sweat, grunts, the noises from the gym.  Hubby rubbed it in my face when the gym opened the new side with all new stuff in there.  (hate him).

 Tomorrow back, chest and abs.   And I am still smoke free and lost weight over it.  Just don’t ask me how much, I have not weight myself yet.  Cheers

I finally have the confidence to hop down the stairs to my office.  Rehab is going great, still hurt at times.  I saw my doctor for my 2 week and he said I am doing great and its scaring him.  Nice.  Even though I don’t have full movement its a lot better than it was a week ago.  It gets stiff at times and I have to move it around to loosen it up.  I had the hubby bring up my dumb bells and I will be working on upper body and abs.  All of my work outs will be in a chair, I am still learning how to walk.  When I do see my therapist Jermey (yummy) he is having me ride the bike and leg extensions with those electrode things.  In the coming weeks he is going to have me on the leg press and other things.  I have to remember to take baby steps, I’m not 20 anymore.  I have not gained weight, I still have not weighed myself, but lets just say my skinny shorts are no longer skinny and I need to buy a smaller size to set a knew goal.  Nice.

I had my surgery on the 5th.  It hurt like hell!!  I started rehab on the 8th very painful.  I am making progres as in bending my knee.  I am at 90 degrees out of the 142 I started out with.  When the doctor worked on my knee he had to do little more work on it.  My knee cap was off the socket when he started.  From the looks of it my knee is on straight, but it is still swollen, so lots of ice!  I have been watching my diet since I have been laid up,  I don’t think I gain but I have lost weight.  I won’t weight myself right now, I think its pointless knowing I have exess fluid in my leg.                    
                                      

 Taken 3 days post op

   Both legs to compare size 3 days post op  Taken today

My cardio consists of snow shoveling again.  We got hit with 10 inches of this fluffy white stuff.  School was closed and my kids was not interested in snow removal.  I started and about half way through, one of the neighborhood kids shows up with a snow blower.  I watched him for a good 10 mins and then he was done.  Went in an slept for 4 hours, my back was hurting my legs were sore.  I hope I am not getting sick, I usually sleep a lot when I am about to get a cold or something.  I hope not, Tuesday is the day for me I need to stay healthy or at least look it .  I did not eat much today, hubby brought home Panera Bread for Dinner.  A turkey sandwich and a vegetable soup.  YUM!  For after dinner snack around 630 it was sushi!  I am in heaven!  I love when he thinks of me, and brings home sushi.  I will be or at least try to hit the gym before my surgery, after that, 6 weeks no walking or weight baring on the leg.