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Hard to believe it's been 18 months.  Feeling great although getting tougher to keep up the healthy diet.  Have to do extra walking to keep things balanced.  Got down to 137 but started looking at pictures and got comments from friends that I wasn't looking healthy.  My face was way to shallow looking so I tried to gain weight back.  Feels wierd saying I wanted to gain weight again.  I am back up to 147 and feel alot more healthier.  I am happy in my size 10 pants.  It is a little frustrating to here others are in smaller sizes but I have to do what feels right for me.  I was tired of looking sick.  Did have a set back in August. Ended up with a bowel obstruction and had to have emergency surgery.  It seems that I had scar tissue attach itself to my liver and my bowels started wrapping around it.  I never want to go through that pain again.  It was worse than having my kids natrual birth.  It still wouldn't change anything.  I'd do it all over again.  I've never felt better, happier, and healthier.  Who knows when I'll check in again but wanted to give a quick update.  Hope everyone is as happy as I am. 

I can't believe that it has been 6 months since my surgery.  I feel like a whole new person.  Feeling great at 158lbs.  That's 97 lbs since I started this whole process. I would like to be 150lbs but a comfortable size 10 jean would make me happy too.  It isn't so much about the lbs now.  I feel good and look good so I am happy.  I am starting to get comfortable with the whole new life style and overdue it sometimes. It's really hard because I can eat and drink anything.  I feel blessed that I have no problems with food but on the other hand wish that there were some junk foods I couldn't eat.   I really have to get back into being a little more disciplined.  I need to start walking everyday and start making sure I get all my vitamins.  The holidays have thrown me a little of schedule.  The start of a new year will help.  So glad the holidays are over.  Well I'll check in again soon.  Hope everyone has a wonderful successful new year. 


 

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Went to three month check up yesterday and all is going well.  Down 73lbs.and lots of inches, and clothes sizes.too  I feel absolutely wonderful.  Woo Hoo.  I still can't believe it.  Nutritionist said that the weight loss so far is that of someone almost 6 months out.  So far I have done everything right.  Food, fluids, and exercise.  Although I can eat everything I have tried in moderation of course.  I am finding it tough to stay away from some of the junk food I used to love so much.  I have to keep reminding myself of how well I am doing and want to stay this way.  I don't ever want to be as heavy as I was.  Well along with my new weight loss I have gained a lot more confidence.  Tuesday the family headed up to Maine to a sky diving place my sister in law runs.  She had given my oldest daughter a gift certificate as a graduation gift.  When we got there I asked my other daughter if she wanted to jump and she wasn't quite sure but filled out the paper work anyway.  While we were waiting around I decided, What the hell,  I'm gonna try it too.  Then hubby decided he wanted to try it but was unable to because of a sinus infection.  My poor son, who is 13, was dying to jump but you have to be 18.  The owner let him co-pilot the plane and after we jumped let him fly it.  What a rush for him.  Well anyway.  What an experience.  It was the most amazing thing.  I would never have done this when I was heavier (well couldn't,  there is a weight limit)  Well that's my exciting life up till now.  Don't know what I have next in store. 






 

Just thought I'd give a quick update.  I posted some new pictures.  Me the day before surgery, one month later and two months later.  Things are going wonderful.  RNY was the best thing I could ever have done for myself. I haven't had any problems at all.  Well one day I ate a little too fast and felt nauseous for a while.  Other than that I feel great.  Any food I have eaten has agreed with me.  I am finally down under 200 lb ( 190 to be exact) and I am not a fat blob anymore. My weight stops then continues to start up.  I really need to start excising more.  I am still trying to get my fall schedule together with school and work starting up again.  Next week I have no excuses.  I have been losing inches but I can't seem to find the ones from Sept. 1 to post them on this sight.  I'll have to look harder when I have the time.   I have been out walking a mile or two everyday but I'd love to get back to the gym.   My body actually has a shape to it.  I am now in a size 16 pant but only have three pairs of jeans and one skirt.  All my other clothes no longer fit me at all.  I can't even get away with wearing them baggy.  I have bought quite a few shirts though in L and XL.  At least it doesn't look like I am wearing the same clothes every day.  I still can't believe how wonderful I feel.  I love getting the compliments.  They really are a boost.  I have so much energy.  Well gotta run have work tonight.  update soon.

I can't believe it's been 20 days since surgery.  I feel great and look forward to changing my diet.  The  mushy stuff is getting kinda old but I know that I have only one week left.  I have dropped to a size 22 down from a 26/28.  I went to sears the other day and bought a shirt XL. Not 1x, 2x or 3x.  It felt wonderful.  I've been busy taking care of my mom.  She fell last week and broke her wrist in two places so I have been staying at her house (on the other side of town from me, so I'm not too far from home) taking care of her.  Hubby and kids keep telling me they miss me but I think they just miss me taking care of them.  I hope they appreciate me when I come home.  I've been working out at the gym a hour to a hour and a half and walking three miles.  It's kinda addicting.  Thats pretty much all that's going on in my life.  Enjoying my summer vacation. 

Well I made it through surgery.  No problems at all.  Hopefully it stays this way.  After surgery it felt like I got kicked in the stomach alot of times but other than that I felt great.  All I did was sleep, watch a little tv, walk and sleep again the whole time I was there.  The nursing staff was wonderful and Dr. Partridge came in every day sometimes twice to see how things were going.  Stopped taking pain meds the day I got home and started my walking routine again.  I'm up to 1 mile.  Slower than before surgery but don't want to push myself too much. I do try and take a nap everyday.  I feel much better after.  Eating is going ok.  I fill up pretty fast on Shakes, eggs w/cheese and salsa, cream of wheat, cottage cheese with applesauce, and spoons of peanutbutter.  I add a scoop of protien powder to pretty much everything I eat.  I haven't had any problems with the food I'm eating.  Feeling great ( knock on wood).  I have a post-up follow up tomorrow to check in with Dr.  My drain sight is a little sore but I think that is to be expected. I had a reaction to the surgical tape and got a few blisters that popped and they are a bit sore.  Top of shorts rub on them, that doesn't help.  Well that's it for now.  I'll check in later. 

Today was my pre-op and meeting with nutritionist. Last appointment before surgery Tuesday.  All went well.  My nerves are not as bad as they had been in the past few weeks.  I'm feeling more comfortable about the surgery now.  I haven't been as good as I should have eating.  My friends and I had a dessert party last week and enjoyed every minute of it.  The only junk food I've had since 4/9, my first meeting with Dr. Partridge.  I have however eaten other foods in moderation.  I've had pizza, Wendy's, Subs, burgers and fries and other regular meals.  I don't eat nearly as much as I used to.  I have also slacked on my walking.  I'll have to get back into it next week.  I'll probably check in before surgery to let you know how my nerves are. 

Just alot of thoughts going through my head as the date gets closer.  Hubby and mom think that I can do it on my own.  It's not that they are totally against the surgery, I think that they are just worried that it is going to be a totally different life style for me and worried that I will not be happy after the surgery. They know how much I love food, and how I love going out to dinner.  They are afraid that I will be miserable after surgery if I can't do that.  They are not looking down the road at my health.  I do understand where they are coming from so I am not upset with them.  I know that they will be supportive of me after I have it.   I think that I am reading to many postings and am afraid that I will have problems after surgery (as it seems so many other people do)  I know that there are more people that don't but you read about sooooooo many people that do.  Then I'm afraid that they will say "I told you so."    Not to be really mean, but that maybe I should have given it another chance by just dieting.  I'm just getting a little nervous and wondering if I am making the right choice.  Deep in my heart I know I am.  I know this is a natural thing but I can't help it.  On the other hand I am really excited.  Another hot day here so don't know when I'll get my walk in.  My mom was all excited yesterday because she went out and got me a podometer.  Walked 3.11 miles in under 1 hour. yea.  I'm sure I'll be checking in soon.  So many thoughts going through my head.  Ps.  My clothes from last summer are already to big.  Yea, but what a pain. Don't want to go out and buy any yet so I walk around like a rag a muffin  in baggy clothes.  Down to 230.  started at 255  it really is amazing what diet and excecise does

While I’m sitting here enjoying this yucky rainy day. I have another thing I have noticed while  I sit here looking at before and after pictures. How come some people look so much younger after losing weight and others look so much older. God I hope I am one of the younger ones. Please little angel bless me with that.  Another observation I have made is an awful lot of the women go blonde after losing the weight. My 13 year old son has made me promise I keep my hair the same color. Ha Ha. He says the body weight will be a hard enough change for him. He loves me the way I am now. Boy I love him. I am like a little chatter box today.  I need to find something to do.