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Went to the Doctor

Monday afternoon I went to the doctor.  Found out I have a torn meniscus.  Yuck!  No wonder I hurt and my knee doesn't want to work.  LOL I start Physical Therapy tomorrow but I am getting around better and I'm tolerating the pain with some ointments to put on my knee and taking tylenol.  I'm sure after tomorrow I'll wish I had something stronger.  :) I expected the doctor to fuss at me about my weight but she didn't.  She did say I needed to get conditioned.  A nice way of saying get in shape.  LOL  But she suggested instead of using the "Diet" word to use portion control.  So now I am supposed to use a dessert plate to eat my meals on.  What ever fits on that plate I can eat.  Not piled high either.  :)  I'll give that a shot and I hope to get the OK from the therapy people to start walking and get this show on the road.  My goal is to have at least lost about 12 pounds by summer.  That's not a wh...
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Speaking of making the best of life.......

It's been a few days and well.......I'm trying to make the best of life.  LOL Wednesday morning I got up to let my dog Zeke out.  As I walked towards the door, my knee gave out and I could not put any pressure on it.  There I was stuck!!!  I managed to hobble to the door and let him out.  All I have to say is Thank the Lord for my walking sticks.  I had not intended for them to be used as canes but....they are now.  It is getting somewhat better.  I have been putting heat and cold on it and keeping it elevated as much as I can.  I have a Dr.'s appointment tomorrow and hope to get something to ease the pain.  I have been taking Aleve and Tylenol but not helping much and it's starting to give me a stomach ache.  Drat!!  I was wanting to get walking and now I would be happy to walk across the floor without pain. Could this be a lesson I'm supposed to learn?  Lose some weight girl and get that pressure off of your legs....
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Still working out the kinks. :)

Happy Tuesday everyone! I am still working out the kinks on this blog thing.  I finally figured out how to add another page which is the reason I didn't have a post yesterday.  LOL I think today I will talk about Winter Blues.  It's a real thing, well at least for me it is.  I live in the worst place to have that.  :)  For today, at least, the sun is shining, which does help a little.  Haven't seen the grass for a while now, just white everywhere.  This does not help my mood at all and since I'm an emotional eater guess what I want to do.....YEP, eat!!!  I'm not though, at least for the moment.  I'm hoping just putting things out there will help ease that want.  My mind just focuses too much on food.  Need to turn that around.   Anyone else feel that way? I have lots I could be doing but don't have the energy or the want.  Not sure which it is.  LOL  I'm trying to make light of things and move on ...
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Welcome Everyone! First let me say I'm new to this so don't be too harsh to begin with.  LOL Let me start by introducing myself.  My name is Debra Knotts and I live here in northern Montana with my husband, my dog Zeke and my cat Seven.  I am 58 years old and I have my own business, Debra's Leather Floral where I make leather roses and leather bracelets.  I am also a photographer.  My favorite kind of photography is landscapes and animals.  I dabble in other photography but those are my favorites.  I work a part-time job at the local post office along with selling Damsel in Defense products. My hobbies are my photography and I love making cards and scrapbooking.  My husband and I love to travel, mostly road trips to see the good old USA!  I would love to see Hawaii and take an Alaskan cruise one day.  :)  Here's to hoping for those 2 trips.  :) Now, with my struggle...... I NEED to lose weight and feel better.  I...
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