Causes and their Nasty Effects

Sorry I haven't written this earlier, but I rejoined the ranks of the working this month. Okay, it is only part time, and it IS substitute teaching, so I get to pick and choose the times and the places. The most difficult part was trying to figure out what that awful clanging was. Turns out it was my alarm clock. And, since I got a new one after I retired, I had to relearn where the snooze button was so I could hit it without exerting too much effort.

I did my first really bad lap-band thing the other day. A friend had a birthday celebration luncheon, complete with cake. I decided to make that the first piece of beef I had had in a very long time that wasn't ground hamburger. I ate sensibly, taking most of it home, and only eating about a third of the piece of cake. I felt pretty good. It was when I decided to eat the rest for supper that I realized my mistake.

Well, I ain't  4-F for nuthin! I got gas. A LOT of gas that seemed to concentrate on my upper right side. Now the only thing around there was my gall bladder, so I suppose it was doing most of the protesting.
Throwing up is a no-no with lap-band, but I honestly wished I could have gotten rid of it, as I just knew it would immediately make me feel better.

I tried everything. Exercise, pushing on it, walking, hot showers. I wanted to cry. Nothing I did would make me comfortable.

So Lesson for the Day:  If you eat big or richly at one meal, you better not do it again on the same day. Better yet, don't even think about eating that heavy piece of red meat. Now being a long time Texas girl, giving up steak and baked potatoes has been as difficult as giving up the cokes! I truly thought I could handle a few bites. Not yet!

But I did eat an enchilada the other day. Almost makes up for the lack of a rib-eye.

Another thing that I have noticed about cause and effect, is that once you start feeling better from losing weight and thinking in healthier terms, you begin to notice all the little things you tended to ignore in the past. Fix this little issue, another crops up. So, you deal with that one, and up pops another. More annoyances than major medical issues, but if you let them go on too long, you have even bigger problems. I can't help but wonder if I would have had them had I not gotten so fat. Or are they becoming noticeable because I am getting older? Egads!

So here's my advice for the day. Take care of the little things concerning your body. Don't sweat the fact that you have them, just go "git 'er done!" And as you get healthier, they become fewer, and their side effects become less "painful." And that, my friends, is ALWAYS a good thing.

Spring break is coming to the island. Time for all of us "natives" or Island Monkeys as we are known, to stock up on the essentials, grab a few of the cold ones for emergencies, and hunker down in your backyard, because you won't be able to get to the beach and still keep your sanity. It's a Cause and Effect Thing!

Stay safe, and think healthy.