Long Day at the Hospital

I had such a long day today. I woke up at 4:30 am this morning so my sister and my mom could be at the hospital at 6:00 am to wish my father good luck on his double bypass. Then for the next nine hours we sat in a couple different waiting rooms waiting for the surgery to be done and then waiting until we could go see him once he was back in his room. The surgery went well, and when we were finally able to see him he was still asleep. He wasn't expected to wake up until 11:00 or midnight tonight.

While in the waiting room I picked up a copy of Shape magazine. I don't know why I don't subscribe to that magazine, it had a lot of good information and exercises that I want to try. With my dad having double bypass surgery he really is supposed to watch his diet from now on. I'm sure this is going to be hard for my mom, since she's the one who does all the cooking. No more fried foods, pies, cookies, etc. This is also a good thing for me since I still want to lose the twenty pounds I've gained over the past three years. I really need to exercise more and start keeping a food diary. I think the diary might be key, because I really don't think I have any idea how many calories I actually take in. I think I'd be a little surprised. I'm almost scared to do it.

One thing that I need to research is an mp3 player. When I do go on the treadmill I have to bring my radio into the room and blast the radio so I can hear the music. With an mp3 player I could download motivating songs and use earphones so only I hear the music. I don't know why I don't have an mp3 yet. I am so far behind in the technology department.

I need to get some sleep. Goodnight!