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7-31-2012

Well it's been a while since I posted and I have now hit my second goal. I went with my son last weekend and we took off to Kings Island (amusement park for those that don't know) and was able to ride EVERYTHING, and by that meaning I did not worry if I was gonna fit or not be able to lock everything or not. IT WAS GREAT... we had the best time. Used to while waiting in line I would watch and make sure I thought I would be able to get on, get seated and buckled and if there was an ounce of I would not be able to I would just not do it and make an excuse as to why..... I would not be embarrassed by those little teenagers who would tell me NO... This weekend I watched them refuse people left and right and I now know that I NEVER want to get back to that place in any way shape or form.

In other news I recently went for my 9 month check up and all is good. I am now down 129 lbs and feeling great. I still have to take in extra protein but I am hoping by my year that will be able to be maintained on my own with my meals.

 

5-31-2012

Well today is the day.... I weighed myself and I have hit the 200# mark. One pound until I fall under my second goal, which is to fall under 200 and hopefully stay there!!!!! I don't blog on here as much as I wanted too but things just get away from me. I have been feeling great and at my 6 month check up last month all was well... All my vitamins levels were great and all functions were also.  I think the only thing that was low was the fish oil which is my fault because I never took it from the start... (I am now).  I now fit into a size 14 pant and love it.... Never thought I would be happy about being into a 14 but after where I have been I won't complain again.... :)  

3-12-2012

Welp  FINALLY I have hit the mark... I know my original happiness was going to be about 60/70, but my original plan was also a band....I could NOT have made the better choice.  I have lost 86 since my surgery date and a grand total of 100 of which I do take pride in and count because I worked hard to take those 14lbs off before surgery by making necessary changes and with no crash diets.  I am on the other hand having a harder time than I thought I would with the whole hair loss. I am however thankful that I did begin this with a really thick head of hair and to the normal person they cannot notice a change but I can and so can Angie my hairdresser. I am hoping it starts to taper off and soon. I never really knew what hair means to someone and once you begin to lose it how precious it really is.  As for other things regarding this journey (knock on wood) things have been really good... NO nothing to complain about. I am only able to take in about 4 oz of food at a time, now there are things out there that I can put away about 6oz such as yogurt, chili, soup, and salad..... it's crazy but I just go with it.

2-7-12

oK oK ok it's been FOREVER since I posted or blogged about anything but need to catch up. Things have been going very well lately. Granted I have hit a new phase in this journey and one minute I am fine while the next I am worried and having self body issues. Let me back up.... lets see the holidays went well. I did cheat (not going to lie) but doing what I did I limited what I cheated with and on and I still was able to loose weight. I know come next year that will probably be a very different story but I will deal with that when it comes. I will be 4 months out next weekend (12th) and as of a couple of weeks ago I have started to lose my hair some.  at first this was not bothering me, but looking at that "pile" on the bottom of the shower every morning has started to effect me more than I thought. The joke has always been how thick my hair is and now I am counting on that to cover me so I don't go bald. It's definitely a motivation to get the protein in if it wasn't there before. Now onto the body issues. Things are well to be blunt just falling and I mean falling down.... places that I thought would not be an issue are THE issue. It is definitely a motivational tool to get my ass tuned up "literally"  As for how I am feeling.... I really feel very well, I have not really had any major dumping issues and I am still trying different foods to see what works and what doesn't.  Sweets unfortunately do not make me dump, with that being said though it does depend on how sugary the sweet is..... NOW fried foods on the other hand yea NO doesn't work in any shape or form... which that is fine. I have adjusted pretty well and don't miss  it much at all.  There are times I am not gonna lie I would LOVE  to have a nice fried tenderloin but it's not going to be worth it so I refrain and redirect my thoughts. LOL  I feel better I look better and people really notice these days and it's really nice to hear the compliments and the looks from dudes even though I am happily married it still doesn't hurt the ego and he knows at the end of the day I am coming home to him......
more to come! .....

11-17-2011

Oh my it's been a while since I last posted on here. I really have not had the umph to get on and post so I haven't.  Things have been going pretty well I must say, I only had a minor issue with my belly button incision and I finally called and now that is taken care of. So how have I been feeling? Good question, I feel pretty well overall I am losing some still every week. I am pretty tired by the end of the day though I must say and I know that I am to blame for some of that. I am horrible at getting in my protein and my vitamins. I have grown sick of the HUGE nasty calcium but am able to choke down max of two a day most days only 1..... only getting in one multivitamin a day and that's pretty much it.......I know  I know I have got to get myself in a routine and just do it, but for those that have not been there yet EASIER said than done. I too thought oh that wont be bad yea NO I was wrong. I am planning on going to my docs office and purchasing the multi with the b50 in it and then get another calcium to try. So far today I have 17 grams of protein in just by what I am eating and drinking. I have to say the one side effect from this surgery that I was not expecting was the difference in taste of EVERYTHING. Granted I am not hungry most of the time but when I do make myself eat nothing taste right.   I also experienced dumping twice now.  neither was from sugar or sweets... once was from eating to quickly and the other was from eating some rice and chicken and soy sauce.... Won't happen again any time soon.  I also know that getting in the liquids has been easier said than done also. I know I am sitting here complaining but in all words of the sense I don't regret this at all. I think I am more just mad at myself because I need to put more effort and determination in with getting the requirements down each day and so far I am lacking

10-6-11

Ok so I am 6 days from surgery and haven't had time to really process it, which may be a good thing. I have a new addition to the family and have her sister with us until this weekend which has kept me on my toes to say the least. I am not sure why the hubby decided that this week would be a good one to add a "great dane" baby to our broode but it honestly has helped me keep my mind on everything else but the surgery. Once in a while I still have 2nd thoughts but I have been just pushing those out of my mind and finding other stuff to do.  I have almost all my vitamins ready, I think I might still need the iron (can't remember) and I think I will get some muscle milk ready to drink for on the go situations and then use the samples that I have at home to get me started. I have to say things like knowing what/when and how much and what all to have ready for after surgery is pretty intimidating to say the least. I have been told by a fellow worker who is almost 9 months out that I will get it... I SURE HOPE SO! 

10-11-11

Well here I am the day before surgery. I should hopefully by this time be in recovery and starting to wake up.... I still have not had the breakdown kick in. I am on the other hand a little testy today.  I am at work, figured nothing for me to do at home today so might as well go in. It keeps my mind off of things right now anyway.  I lost 11 lbs during this two week liver shrinking diet and today I need to get in 96 oz of water and so far (10:00am) I have gotten 36 in.... not bad but I feel like I am going to explode. :/ 

10-19-11
Well Well Well.... I am now 1 week Post op from surgery and every day gets a little easier. I have to say that today and yesterday have been my best yet. I went for my 1 week post op appt. yesterday and everything looks great. I now dont actually go back until Dec. 1st. I had lost 20lbs since last week so that is GREAT to know. I overall have been ok with the meal plan. I have had some head hunger but I just tell myself your NOT hungry. I am hopefully off the narcotics now and actually going to try and drive today. I will let you know how that goes! :) 

Sept. 22, 2011

well so I am on the eve of my pre op testing and then my education class. For some reason within the last week I have become earily ok with this and not to worried about the upcoming events? THIS SCARES ME..... Do I consider this the calm before the storm? As for my own weight loss, seems as though I am at a stand still. I have started walking since the middle of last week again and uped my amount and time. Hoping this will kick me back into gear and not only get me ready for life after the procedure. The problem with this is the fact I can't seem to get a walk in once I am home. I find everything else in the world that needs done and before I know it, it's time for bed. So I have engaged my seester in law to walk with me and so far this is working. I can do it on my own but when she goes it seems to push me a little harder.  

Sept. 30th, 2011

Well here I am on day 3 of my two week pre op diet. Wednesday was BAD.... I craved sweets so bad. It almost felt like I was doing the low carb diet  with the option of having fruit.  Yesterday was better and I did fairly well now today NOT so much. We are at year end in our office and there is food EVERYWHERE. I am realizing that I am a "bored eater" If I dont have anything to do then I start to think about food.  I did well for breakfast but not too good on my lunch. My portion was good but what I had (Chicken Fajita with no shell) and I only ate 1/4 of it and plan on eating the rest for dinner this evening since I am stuck here and everyone else is having pizza...which I KNOW is not on the list.  I weighed myself this morning and  I have lost 4lbs this week so that helps. Seems like I was stuck forever on not losing anything.

8-18-11
So frustrated to say the least..... I have noticed that during PMS time EVERY month I am starving... can't seem to get enough to eat and crave everything under the sun.... The last couple of months I have been able to refrain for the most part but not this one.... Not sure what happened but according to the scale I have gained 5lbs back in a month. NOT happy to say the least. I have got to get a way to subdo these hunger pains during that time and maintain.

8-30-11

Well I went to pre-op support meeting last week and afterwards did my weigh in... YUP I was right I had gained 5lbs and got myself back on the bandwagon to get it back off.  I started walking, and came to the conclusion that I need to write my food intake down and take responsibility for what I am eating. I had slacked off on that but have come to realize it's too easy to think "Oh I did not eat that much today" when if you are able to visual it, you take in alot more of what you have actually consumed.  Since last week I lost 2 lbs of it back off but now for some reason have stalled?

So I now have a surgery date.... 10-12-11 I know that seems far off but with my line of work I cant take off in the month of Sept.   I also have my education class and pre op testing on 9-23-11. I am still having up and down days about this, but the other night while in Kohl's I seen the cutest nightgown ever and made me more motivated to do this so I can say Oh cute and put it in my cart, not look through the sizes just to actually see what I already know...... they don't have my size.