So, the after-effects of the drugs have cleared up, replaced by pain. I’ve got the ice pack they gave me wrapped around my head again, and beyond that all I can say is that I’m glad for the invention of Vicodine!
The bleeding’s stopped, though – that’s good!
Got out of surgery a few hours ago. Still feeling the after-effects of the drugs more than anything else. It went well, I’m told.
The strangest part of this whole experience is the lost time – one moment I’m sitting in the chair waiting for the surgeon to come back and tell the anesthetist to start the drugs, and the next moment I’m waking up with an ice pack wrapped around my head and gauze pads stuffed into my mouth. It’s not at all like going to sleep – that time’s just plain gone! It’s really weird – now I know how abductees feel!
So, I go in tomorrow (Thursday) to have my bridge sectioned (cut apart).
Then on Friday the surgery begins… (more…)
With my health insurance premium jumping $35 due to my weight (I’m not really terribly obese, although my BMI of 32.2 puts me in the “obese” category – and that’s apparently what the insurance company used, given that their only factors for determining my “build” (which is what they cited as the reason for the hike) were my height and my weight), I’ve decided that now is the time to lose weight.
So as of yesterday, I’ve added a new New Year’s Resolution: To begin losing weight toward the ultimate goal of dropping to 165 lbs (I’m currently 217.8) and shrinking down to a 34-inch waist (currently 42 inches). As recently as 8 years ago I weighed 160 and had a 32-inch waist, so I do believe these goals are attainable. When will I reach them? That remains to be seen – I’m not going to set target dates, at least not yet, so long as I can track progress toward my eventual goals.
To achieve my goals, I’ve created an Excel spreadsheet for now that will track my progress toward both goals, and includes calculations of my BMI and my WHR (which is currently 0.95 and should be 0.80 or lower). I’ve also begun work to start up a new website who’s focus will be to create a community of like-minded people set on losing weight or improving/maintaining their fitness levels, complete with the standard community tools (forums, messaging, profiles, etc.) as well as tools for tracking and sharing (if you wish) progress. I’ll announce the site here when it launches.
So, I’m home now. Here are some parting thoughts on my stay in India, along with some travel tips. (more…)
I spent the weekend in a town called Poovar. Well, to be more specific, I spent it at a beach resort in Poovar called Isola Di Cocco. I highly recommend the place – great locale, awesome food, superb service all around, and even outdoor bathrooms in each room! And for you budget travelers – my entire weekend, including meals, cost less than US$65 – I’ve stayed in much lesser hotels in the US for twice that, food not included!
I also discovered that when I have an alarm set to wake me up, I sleep a lot better. Makes sense – without an alarm, I’m checking the time every time I wake up; with one, I just roll over and fall back asleep. I found Nini’s watch (she had forgotten the thing even existed!) in the small duffel bag I used when I went to Isla Di Cocco. I’ve now got it on my bedside table, with the alarm set to wake me up in the morning. Next time I travel, if I forget to pack a travel clock I’m buying one at the first airport I reach!
1 week down, 2 weeks to go.
The food here is amazing. I really wish we had some Indian cuisine back home – I’m going to miss this stuff! Maybe I’ll pick up an Indian cookbook and take to cooking more often.
Most meals seem to be eaten with one’s hands. It’s kind of weird, having grown up with Mom telling me to always use my fork, and then coming here and half the time not even having a fork! But, I’ll tell you one thing - you haven’t lived until you’ve eaten curry with your fingers!
They’re sending me off to the beach for the weekend. Should be fun. 
Well, I now have internet access from the comfort of my hotel room, which means posting will be a bit easier.
I’ve been watching a lot of TV, since there’s really nothing in walking distance and I didn’t bring a deck of cards. I’ve been to foreign countries before, where I did watch TV, so seeing commercials in a foreign language didn’t phase me at all. I did find something surprising, though. No, not the fact that it’s easy to find English-language television (I’ve been watching HBO mostly), nor even the fact that there are both English and non-English commercials during said English-language television. (more…)
Well, I’ve been in India for 16 hours now (give or take). My first impressions:
It’s hot and humid, but there’s the occasional whiff of sea air that’s awful pleasant. There’s also a lot of animal/insect sounds constantly, which was annoying at first but now is kind of a pleasant background.
The driving here is terrifying – seems there’s few (if any) rules of the road, and at best just a small handful of guidelines. People seem to just drive whereever/however they want to get where they’re going. Also, everyone drives on the right, which I guess I should have expected but didn’t.
My internet access is spotty, but I’ll try to update every few days or so with what’s going on.
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