All nighter

I pulled an all-nighter last night.  I was working on options for reorganizing our department and I was on a roll.  I had an epiphany.  So I worked on documenting and refining the ideas until 5:30am.  Then I went to bed and slept until nearly noon.  The frightening thing is that I worked with no breaks, no food, just constant productivity and engagement the whole 5+ hours. And it was fun.  I guess that's the most frightening thing - that it was fun.

By the time I got up it was 90 degrees F outside and I stayed inside all day until going to Val's softball game at 6:45.  She had a great game (single and a triple, struck out some batters and made some plays) and afterward they were headed to Dairy Queen.  Ken came up with the great idea that I walk home.  I was dressed to do so and even had my MP3 player in my purse, so I handed Ken all the stuff I didn't need and took off.  I walked 50 minutes (took some detours) and I'm guessing the distance was about a 5K, maybe a little more.

Day 22 of South Beach Diet:
Breakfast: omelet with black beans, spinach, asparagus, and low fat cheese
Snack: cocoa roasted almonds
Dinner: V8 (5.5 oz) and pizza - yes, really.  Ok, not really.  I wiped olive oil on the omelet pan and put in low fat shredded cheese and fried it.  Then I topped it with ground sirloin mixed with a little spaghetti sauce and slices of Baby Bell mini low fat cheese.  I put a plate on the pan to melt the cheese topping before serving.  The "crust" didn't really stay together well, but it was certainly pizza-like.  Ken really liked it. 
Snack:  I expect to have some type of diet-friendly snack tonight.

As for diet progress, I'm not sure how to gauge it.  I think it was the date of my preop appointment when I went into the doctor's office and I weighed in at 16 pounds heavier than I am now.  On the morning of my surgery, on the way to the preparation room, I weighed in at 13 pounds heavier than I am now.  Then just 3 or 4 days after surgery, I began weighing myself and I was 7 pounds heavier than I am now.  You might not believe it, but I really believe that I lost 6 pounds by getting those heavy, huge expanders replaced with these small, soft implants.  So if I use the post-surgery weight measure, I'm only down 7 pounds in 3 weeks. 

My clothes certainly fit better, both the tops and pants.  I'm in shorts that I wore last summer, though I was no skinny person then either.  However, it is definitely progress.  I need to go through my closet to "go shopping" again.  I probably have 3 sizes of clothes in there and I just don't wear the ones that don't fit.  I know I can go down a size on some things because I've tried on a few slacks that fit for work. 

My lymphedema is doing really well.  I didn't wear any compression most of the day.  I wore finger sleeves on two fingers while at Val's game and during my walk.  My pointer finger is probably a little swollen, but not misshapenor concerning.  I hope the lymph system is figuring out those new routes for drainage so I can be one of those few women who can beat this thing without having to do swelling management forever.  I might have to wear something while running, forever, though. That's getting off easy, if you ask me.

Happy Father's Day to my Dad and Father-in-Law!  I know it's tomorrow, but who knows when I'll get on the blog.