Amy -WooHoo
I have been thinking a lot lately about how great God is and about how he created me. This has reminded me that every part of me was made specifically by him for a reason. Fearfully and wonderfully made by him. That’s what he said! I’m grateful that he knows even the deepest, darkest parts of me and still loves and delights in me deeply. Sometimes I get confused about who I am and what I’m doing. Today I am going to take security in what he says I am! Today I am going to call on Elohim, my creator and believe that he knew what he was doing! December 27th, 2006 Well as of Christmas day I am 5 months post-op and down 58 lbs and in a size 16. I bought a pair of Seven jeans that were tight in November but now are baggy! It’s crazy how that works! I have been feeling great except that I have a cold for the first time in two full years! Errrr!!! The best part of WLS is that I have so much energy. I am quite literally bouncing off the walls. Looking back at the last few years I am very grateful for the opportunity to change my life. I am grateful that I feel like I now have a future and am no longer stuck in the past. There are things I need to be better at. I am going to write down my New Years Resolutions now so that I can work on them. 1. Better track my protein intake. 2. Take my vits 100% of the time instead of 80% of the time. 3. Work out more! 4. Stop smoking AGAIN! December 5, 2006 Well I have officially made it below 200 lbs. I am at 198! I can’t even believe it! I feel great. I just started a new job AND I met a boy! We are going out this weekend. It’s kind of funny because I am a 31 year old single mother of an 11 year old son. In the past 8 years I have gone out with maybe 10 men. I always found that they were fun but irritating! It would drive me crazy when they would call all the time and always want to hang out. I have never really had confidence issues with men I guess I just wasn’t interested. I was trying to be a good mom. I am not sure if it’s because of my surgery or what but I am now interested! Maybe it’s just because I feel awesome! I also found a guy that has a child and I think that is helpful. My surgery has been great so far. I am down a total of 53 lbs in about 4 months. I am eating healthy and do not get sick off of anything but cream sauces. That could be bad in the future but for now I am not really eating any sugar. I am drinking about 50 0z of water and taking my vits. I do have to say that my hair has been falling out a bit more than usual. I am increasing my protein and iron to see if that helps. I guess the best part of it all is that I no longer am focused on food like I was. I almost felt like an addict when it came to food. No I am trying to remind myself to eat enough! Well Happy Holidays for 2006! I can’t wait to see how 2007 turns out. September 18th, 2006 Well according to the scale at the gym I am down to 218. Woohooo! I am down 33lbs in 8 weeks! I think that is pretty good. I know that everyone will lose at a different rate but I think I would feel weird if I was losing like 10 lbs a week or something. I am still wearing my same 22/24 cloths but they are barely being held up by a belt and are very baggy! I am trying to drink more water and I am doing great at the vitamins! There is one small cause for concern. The last two days when I eat I have been feeling kind of sick and like to food is stuck. I post on the board and someone mentioned I may be eating to fast. I am hoping that this is the issue and not anything more serious. All in all, I am feeling great and can't wait to see what happens. I'm baaack! I am now two weeks post-op and down 17 lbs. All in all I am feeling pretty good! My surgery was at UCSF and according to my surgeon went pretty well. He said I bled a lot and I have a lot of bruising but hey~I made it! I am officially off the broth and Jell-O and moving on to things like eggs (well..an attempt at one egg) and cottage cheese. Wooohooo! I am drinking about 40 oz of water at this point and trying to increase that.. Well I am now six weeks out and down almost 30 pounds. I am finally getting my energy back and went to the gym this week for the first time since surgery. I lifted weights on Tuesday and Wednesday and did cardio on Wednesday. I felt pretty good doing all of that but today I am pretty sore. I am eating things like salmon and tofu! I have never been much of a fan of tofu but it is actually not bad when you cook it correctly. I am not getting all of my water in though. I am not getting in 1/2 of my water. I just get so busy at work and since you can only sip ..and can not drink until an hour after you eat!!!!Errrrr...I am going crazy. Life has been good though and so far no complications!! Greeting's All! I have a surgery date of July 25th, 2006. July 23rd, 2006 I can't even believe that tomorrow is my pre-op. It has been such a busy week I haven't even really had much time to think about it. I have been reading everything I can get my hands on about WLS. Thanks Janel for the book you loaned me! It's great! I have taken my measurements and pictures. I have also begun telling people besides my family. I wasn't really sure how people were going to react but so far it has been really positive. I'm still working on goals/things I want to do after but here are a few. Run a marathon! Play a full basketball game with my son (and beat him) Look cute in tank tops! Wow..that's not much! I'll work on that. 
October 4th
I cannot even believe that it’s October. Halloween, Thanksgiving AND Christmas are right around the corner! I got on the scale this morning and I have mysteriously lost another 3+ lbs bringing me to 147! I have not weighed this since I was 13. I am in a size 8/10 but wearing 12’s cuz I love my clothes that I have only had for like 3 months! I am so excited for Halloween! This will be the first year I can wear a costume that is cute and sassy. I can be Wonder Woman or Cat Woman! Never again will I be wearing the Prisoner or the cow costume! Woohooo! I am almost completely healed from the blood loss anemia. I thought I would be getting iron intravenously but it looks like my GP does not want to do that. I guess she is not sure that I need it which means I’m getting better right??? Maybe??? Who knows! I feel better physically! There is a big part emotionally that feels like I have been so tired for so long (since April) that I just want to run away and be alone for a week somewhere! I have my son though and no one to really leave him with.
July 25, 2007
One year today and I have lost 101 lbs! This has been a great year! The last 4 months have been tough as I still don't have the same energy that I used to. I'm not sure if that is just going to take time or more working out or what. I am so grateful for this new life I have been given but today I find myself a bit sad. Maybe I am just missing my energy..maybe it's because I fell off my motorcycle and hurt my back a bit. Maybe because I broke up with my boyfriend of 8 months and I'm going to be 32 in 6 days! Not sure if I am feeling old or what...I have waited my whole life to be in my 30's! Funny thing was last weekend I went to my local bar with a girlfriend of mine and I got carded at the door. Now mind you I have been to this bar a million times and hung out with the guy who carded me but when he looked at my license he said " Shut the F*uck up" and started laughing! How am I supposed to take that? I am grateful for looking young but common!! I also started realizing the the guys that are talking to be in the bar are suddenly 28!! WTF??? I had a few glasses of wine on Sunday night...I am not a big drinker anymore...and got a call from a friend to go hang out at that same local bar. I went!! Not sure what I was thinking!! Since I had already been drinking I started talking crap right at the gates!! I told them how I could drink them all under the table..well....two drinks into it all I remember that I had already had wine, that they were all only 28 and guys to boot AND that I don't drink anymore than two drinks ever!! So I had to say..opps..I forgot I don't drink anymore! My bad! Sort of felt like a Jackass! Well here are my goals for the next year! 1. Eat more protein and less carbs. Somewhere along the line of blood deprivation and my trainer at the gym I have been eating a few more carbs than normal. 2. Commit to the gym 3 times a week and walking/running 3 times a week. 3. Quit smoking! (Should be easier now that BF is out of the picture) 4. Speaking of BF...only date guys with the same faith as me!! 5. Serious toning of my body!!
June 14, 2007
My 1 year surgiversary is fast approaching and I am down 90 lbs. I have had a few issues though....In April I got Strep Throat and was prescribed antibiotics by my new primary care Dr. I took them and wound up throwing up blood about a week into them. I went to ER and found out I had a bleeding ulcer. MAN!!!! I then received 2 blood transfusions and had a GI Dr. go in and see if he could fix it. Next weekend I was back in ER with the throwing up of blood. So..now it's June..Gi Dr. have been in there 3 times to fix it and it's still bleeding. I have not had more transfusions but I am getting shots of Epogen once a week to help build red blood cells. I am pretty anemic and tired!! Hopefully this will heal soon and I will have my energy back. The good thing is I am down to 160! I work out twice a week (for now because I don't have that much energy) and run with my 11 yr old son. I am pretty happy about this new life I am living!
