Why Does Have to Take Something Scary to Put Me Back On Track????

This week I have lost 7 lbs.  After the scare on Sunday night with my bowel, I have been towing the line, and have gotten back to the basics of the way I am supposed to eat with my surgery.  No sugar, no soft-drinks, very few carbs, and chew,chew, chewing that food good before swallowing.  I have still had some stomach discomfort, so I am not sure I am totally out of the woods yet, but I am definitely towing the line and making sure that I don't eat anything that will aggravate it. 

The question I have asked myself this week is, "why did it take something scary to happen to put me back on track".  I mean really....I have a new stomach and that stomach really deserves respect for what it is, and I have to admit that I have been very careless for several months now, and clearly it caught up with me.  Therefore, now I am working desperately to get back on track and in the groove of things the way I was in the beginning.  It's easy to forget when things are going well, and I know for myself, I often forget that the reason things were going well is because I was following the rules....when I let up on following the rules so rigidly, I found myself getting into trouble.

Next week I will be in Pigeon Forge with my family, let's see if I can stick so rigidly while on vacation...wouldn't it be awesome to come back from vacation and have a weight loss???  The good thing is that after this week, I have new found hope that I may actually reach my goal!

Possible Bowel Obstruction????

Going to the doctor today. Sunday night before I ever got to sleep I started having excruciating pain, my stomach extended til I looked like I was six months pregnant, I had a knot on the right side of my lower abdomen, my stomach was as hard as a rock, and I litterally felt like I was going to burst.  So yesterday I ate an egg on an english muffin from McDonalds, was feeling better.  Later I ate a ham sandwich and a protein bar and started having a little bit of pain in my right side again. I decided I probably needed to call the doctor, so when the nurse called me back she scheduled me for an appointment today, and told if that EVER happened to me again to go straight to the ER. In looking up all of the symptoms and information, it appears I have a partial bowel obstruction. I am terrified they will want to admit me to the hospital, but as long as they can get by without doing surgery I guess I can handle that.  Will keep everyone posted!

 Good news.....no bowel obstruction...I had a CT Scan and it was fine!!! Praise the Lord, thank you Jesus!!!