Plan D Day 16

The whole hernia thing was anticlimactic. ‎ Short answer: come back in 6 months.

Longer answer: His view is that my weight caused it and my exercise and weight loss revealed it. Important note people: being a lard ball can give you a hernia. Once in lard ball form, trying to add tons of fitness will make the hernia stand out. Literally. However, the doctor does not think my exercise regime is risky. He wants me to finish my weight loss and stabilize the weight so that when he does operate, we’re not at risk of a sudden weight gain that would stress the repair or a sudden weight loss that would loosen the repair. Both scenarios are apparently undesirable.

The unknown here is trying to figure out what my stable weight is. I’m working (like a relaxed snail) toward 250 but we won’t know if that’s “it” until I’m actually there.

Also, another trick with the hernia belt … you’re supposed to put it on lying down when the muscles are in a normal position. Crazy, hey?‎ Too obvious for me.

So, who knew that you’d have to work out really hard and diet to prep for an abdominal operation? Sheesh. This was supposed to be simulated prep for a role in a superhero show!