Monday, September 7, 2015

Adventures of a New Kind

Don’s been home for almost 4 weeks, and he’s getting stronger and returning to more of his ‘normal’ routines. Sometimes he’s a little too weak to do things for himself, but here are a couple of triumphs from this evening.

It’s finally getting cool enough in Tucson to tolerate being outside for at least a few minutes. So I got out the Baby Q and he grilled some yummy thick steaks for our dinner, along with salad and baby gold potatoes that I made.

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Then he surprised me after dinner by asking if I wanted to go for a walk. Yes, of course! He made it all the way around the block of 6 RV sites (only 2 are occupied) with his 4-wheeler. He’s wearing the new Navy Master Chief Retired cap I gave him for a small birthday gift, but he hadn’t put it on before today.

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Meanwhile, my cooking has improved a little. I’ve made a few meals that Don said were really good, although his appetite and capacity are both a lot smaller than before. As you can probably tell, he lost a lot of weight – about 60 lbs – but he doesn’t recommend the diet that caused this! I’ve also lost about 1/3 of that (20 lbs) just by getting more exercise (mostly walking) and cutting back on portions. We both want to lose more, but we want to balance that with being healthy.

I haven’t been taking a lot of pictures lately, but here’s one I took with my phone last week.

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Carrie is still going strong with six digits of driven miles. Plus, she has been towed for about the same number of miles during the past 8+ years, pushing our 3 different motorhomes.

And here’s another evening’s sunset from last week.

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17 comments:

  1. Yay! Don looks fabulous grilling and walking! Congrats to both of you on your weight loss even though it was a 'crash' diet on Don's behalf. Wishing you many, many healthy days ahead.Hugs, J&C

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  2. Wow, Don is looking GREAT!! So glad he is doing so well, I told you he would blossom once he got home & it's happening, go Don! I know you will keep to your goals of eating healthy and losing more weight, pretty soon, no one is going to recognize either one of you! Keep up the good work, both of you!!!!

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  3. Wow, Don is looking GREAT!! So glad he is doing so well, I told you he would blossom once he got home & it's happening, go Don! I know you will keep to your goals of eating healthy and losing more weight, pretty soon, no one is going to recognize either one of you! Keep up the good work, both of you!!!!

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  4. Great update. The weight loss is wonderful for his mobility and with both of you focusing on smaller portions and healthy eating you will both be building endurance for more activity...Walkin' and Rollin' Down the Street..... BTW, our 2006 Honda CR-V also rolled over the 100,000 mark. Take Care, {{{HUGS}}}

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  5. Great update. The weight loss is wonderful for his mobility and with both of you focusing on smaller portions and healthy eating you will both be building endurance for more activity...Walkin' and Rollin' Down the Street..... BTW, our 2006 Honda CR-V also rolled over the 100,000 mark. Take Care, {{{HUGS}}}

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  6. Thanks for the update, wooohooo things are looking up for you both. So glad to hear of all the accomplishments for BOTH of you. Last spring we had to replace our Saturn after 13 years of pushing the big cheese around....retired her after 145,000 driven miles, and I can confidently say she had at least 100,000 miles of towing....not bad for a cheap starter LOL.....Sending Virtual Hugs to you both

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  7. It's nice that Don thought of the idea of going for a walk. It won't be long before he's going further and further. I wouldn't be surprised if he "forgot" the walker. Knowing how much he loves cooking, I'm sure it's full filling to him to be able to do some of it.

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  8. Congrats on everything! ! Especially him feeling well enough to cook. I know that made him feel good because he loves it so. Prayers continue everyday for Don. (((Hugs)))

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  9. Congrats on everything! ! Especially him feeling well enough to cook. I know that made him feel good because he loves it so. Prayers continue everyday for Don. (((Hugs)))

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  10. Congrats on everything! ! Especially him feeling well enough to cook. I know that made him feel good because he loves it so. Prayers continue everyday for Don. (((Hugs)))

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  11. We are thrilled for both of you that Don is out of the hospital and you are able to get outside more. Life throws us some curve balls for sure! It is great to see Don up and about and getting stronger. We send our love and hope you can get back on the road soon! Hugs, W.C. and Leslie.

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  12. Looking real good. Live strong!!!!

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  13. Good to see you, Master Chief! Looking so much better.

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  14. Congratulations on the weight loss, but not the best way to lose. We had similar experience when David undiagnosed diabetes caused him to lose 40 lbs and then our change of diet and exercise I too lost about 20 lbs. Both of you take care!

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  15. Good news and thanks for the update. So glad to see Don " up and about"!

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  16. Don looks terrific...nice to see it! Great news...happy for y'all!

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  17. What they all said.... Don, you are looking so much better! And thanks for the update,Sharon. John and I were just saying last night that we hadn't heard much and we were wondering how things were going. G
    Zoe

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