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I had some s/f banana pudding a couple of days ago and didn’t poop for 4 days. I was getting very worried. Finally the plumbing worked but not without stress.
 
Take a teaspoon of fiber laxative in your last 8oz of water before bed. You'll never be constipated again. Fiber laxative is such a great tool on a dozen levels, including recent tests that prove it blasts cholesterol in your blood.
 
Is there a limit of how much laxative to take in one day? I put it in my protein smoothie in the morning. Even when I don’t eat anything with bananas. I know it is the banana that did this. Oh well I will keep the water thing in mind before bed. Used to eat Raisin Bran in the morning pre surgery and it worked so good. There is one other thing I am missing my pre/probiotic supplement since surgery. Knows that would help with the gut stuff too.
 
Time for update. Haven’t posted since I went to 5 week check up. I didn’t lose as much as the team thought I should have 7% is what I lost and they said it should have been closer to 10 %. We talked about portions and weighing what I am eating. I told them about the uncomfortableness I get after eating. I am not sure but I think the protein water is not agreeing with me.

Since I am a fall risk walking as exercise is not really an option. I have upgraded my bicycle with an battery operated a motor. It is a great assist when coming up to incline. I had trouble since the shop left the bike in high gear and I had trouble getting the bike to move. The shop guy came out and fixed the gear and things went better after that.Went to store with it and ran out of battery. Walked up an incline before I could get the bike moving, also learned I need to get on it from the raised curb.

In the meantime the weather is improving and I have been outside assessing my pool. on Saturday before Easter weather was nice so I went out to pool had leaf pole and hydro shot to try and drain the last 3-4 inches below the drain holes. some grocery store plastic bags in pool ugh and then I found the drowned squirrel. That really grossed me out. I was getting very frustrated knowing I wasn’t going to be able to get much more water out. it trickled out of the hydro shot and was taking forever. And then I did some research on the internet, I found a submersible pump online showed it to husband on Easter he said call the stores and see if they have any in stock. We went to the store at first looking at pond pumps then told them I saw one that could drain water off a driveway or window well. Sent us to plumbing found a submersible pump. Went home and nearly drained the pool dry. Called the pool place to get a replacement liner. Not in stock yet. Will call every other day, yes I am going to be a pest, the person I spoke with mentioned that the website is slow to update when parts come in. I need to fill the pool. So I can put solar cover on and start heating the water.

so yesterday after talking to the pool place I started thinking about how to level the pool site for the new liner. I went to the store and picked up some stuff that I think will help. I had a great time. Came home and grabbed my chainsaw and started working on eliminating unwanted tree growth. Spent 2-3 hours in the yard. Told husband about chainsaw not working right after the chain jumped off The forth or fifth time. He said it sounds like it needed a new chain.

today we called store found the had chains so took saw with to make sure it would work. Happy dance. It fit. i filled on lawn bag full of yard waste. husband Got the rider out so I moved the pile of branches I cut yesterday and added another two feet of branches I cut today. That doesn’t include what I kept for the fire pit.

I think I am getting my exercise in finally.
 
dianeseattle said:
Awesome recap, Roni! When things went south, you went north and got it done. Caveat emptor! You can do whatever you set your mind to. Great update, please keep us in the loop.
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Sorry I was so delayed. The protein water is making me ill. Oh well. The soy protein works in smoothies just as well. I think my system is actually protesting the whey/wheat protein. Oh yeah the dark cherry tree is in awesome bloom
 
Drank 8 oz of protein water yesterday got sick last night. Weighed in today. 6.3 lbs down from last weigh in two weeks ago. happy dance. With all the rain I need to drain the pool again. If all goes well the new liner should be here by the 23. Time to fill the pool and get solar blanket on to get it to start warming. Still lots of leveling to do before then plus eliminate trees
 
The yard work is never ending. I did get some help from a good friend of mine. I drained the pool a second time. With my friend helping. was also cutting logs from tree I took down. Had a close call as it fell on the landline phone wire. Was able to cut a few side limbs and tree was off wire. Got pool down to practicly no water. Friend had to go. Next day I was able to get all the legs on the pool down by my self, and some of those legs were tough. Friend came back. Was having trouble getting two of the frame poles out from the top of the pool. Resorted to cutting the liner off the poles on two sides one short and one long. The pool somehow glued itself to the pole. Got the pool cut in corners to fold it. Needed one more person, called my son. He came over and the three of us got that liner folded and ready for the curb. New liner is in yard at front of the house,and new drop cloth is waiting to be put down as soon as area is leveled. That is next. Tried three landscapers no show.

I weigh in, in about 10 days I am hoping all this work pays off.
husband decided we need a dumpster to get rid of stuff. For the last two days I have been filling a dumpster with a leaky queen size air mattress and waterbed mattress and a ring blow up pool that the birds kept putting holes in. I did this by self. Still waiting on husband. Got rid of a dead refrigerator. I am proud of me. Going to tear down current shed on Monday to add to dumpster. Getting 7x7 pool shed Tuesday For chemicals and my yard tools. And in four weeks 10x20 motorcycle shed for two antique bikes and our three harleys And don’t forget the rider mower and gas powered push mower,

I think I am tired. I am working hard. Getting my waters but sometimes missing a meal or snack but I do try.
 
I weighed in today 7 lbs down from last month weigh in. Back to my weight in 2012. I am substituting the yard work for exercise. I set goals and now I need to bury 18 cinder blocks for the pool legs. I am setting some pretty serious goals. Side jobs is replacing the wood to the porch glider. Build a shed for the pool yard. And I am inventing more as I go. I have some decorative blocks from the dead round blow up ring pool that I can use along the fence line, so the puppies don’t dig their way out. But also using pet friendly weed killer recipe. I gallon extra potent vinegar(found in garden centers, seen it for first time at Walmart this year) plus 1 cup salt plus 1 tablespoon dish soap.(add soap last it fizzes) I am going to put in old dish soap bottle to apply on fence line. I have the landscape fabric the dogs pulled out from under the porch to put under the decorative bricks. I can do this.
 
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JudyNY said:
I echo what 3mom said!! Whew!! Where do you get all that energy???
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I don’t know if it is about getting energy as much as being determined to achieve a goal. The nice days I keep telling myself to keep going. The rainy days I rest. The church bells ring at noon so I generally start after noon, they ring again at 6 pm which tells me to wind things down. I do have the ability to take frequent breaks while I am working and assessing what I need to do next. Yesterday I finished digging the last nine holes for the cinder blocks to hold the legs of the pool. I stopped early since I finished that much. now it is time to level the Blocks gonna be more time consuming. My goal was to have this done by Mother’s Day. Now it is keep going till you finish
 
Energy has been low this last week. Too much rain and low motivation, hurting in hip and back too. Today was first day without rain in four days. I did a lot of yard work, 270 minutes by battery usage on mower and weed eater with gas mower. Still need to finish under trees. Then on to pool cinder blocks, still have 9 to level. Ordered the tool to level the sand, landscapers use on golf courses. Still have a shed to build for pool. The get pool set up and relaxing the creases out then the big fill. My only sadness is that I didn’t get it done by Mother’s Day. Thank goodness for solar cover it will warm the water in a short time to make ready for swimming. Still missing meals. Tried to make hard boiled eggs in air fryer. Pretty convenient but I need to adjust the time longer. Just a wee bit shy of being done. I did eight so I am eating every day. Have fun be safe.
 
Okay last time I wrote I had 9 cinder blocks to level. Monday my friend came by and we got three done. Yesterday I leveled 2 and today I leveled 2, I started on a third one but just couldn’t finish. Hip joint was getting very angry. Tomorrow is supposed to rain again. I feel like Mother Nature is being mean, so I am blaming her for the hip pain. Tomorrow the leveling tool is supposed to arrive, that will be fun to assemble. My new goal for the pool is to have the pool liner and frame set up by June 5. Need to let creases in the liner relax before filling with water. Will be setting up solar cover system before adding water. The bricks for around the dog yard are in place but now I need more to finish. The boards for the glider are in process then I can paint them. The shed for the pool is waiting, got to clear brush out of the way.

Food wise I am watching portions and still struggling to get three meals in. Mostly I have been snacking. Greek yogurt cup, protein bars, those have been pretty consistent. I try for a protein shake every other day. I have been enjoying hamburger patties the reg size ones between three and 4 ounces. Sometimes I can eat the whole patty other times the dogs get a bite. I have had a couple of Italian beef sandwiches broke down into thirds approx 2 oz of beef and small piece of bread bout an inch in length. The other go to food is ham salad from the deli with three ritz crackers. Occasionally for a snack I eat 1/2 Granny Smith apple for fiber = about 3 oz. I think I have gone a month now without throwing up. I still have some tummy discomfort, but not as much as before. But I feel like I am getting the hang of it. Next weigh in should be between the next 10-14 days. Be fun
 
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Roni said:
I have been enjoying hamburger patties the reg size ones between three and 4 ounces. Sometimes I can eat the whole patty other times the dogs get a bite.
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I had hamburgers this weekend too and same here, my dog gets a big bite at the end because I can't eat it all. He is happy! :D

I'm glad to hear you are getting the hang of it!
 
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