Brat1987
3 Months Out!
Sep 18, 2009
Well I said I was not going to be one who does this BUT I did it! I did not post every month like I should have been doing... so here I am 3 months out (yesterday) and I am down 61 pounds! I feel so blessed to have not had any major problems. I have been sick about 4 times (3 own my own and 1 self induced). Steak does not like my pouch at all, chicken I don't know from day to day what it is going to do and one time I got sick off of crab, but I truly think I just ate too much! I started out great... I was writing everything down, working out and then something just happened, just like it always does... I put me on the back burner! I told myself when I had this surgery it was going to be about me and it was for a month or two and then I went back to the same ways. My kids and husband became my focus... GOD... why can't I take time for myself? I just don't understand!
My food is just fine... I eat a piece of toast with cheese or an egg on it for breakfast, cheese & crackers, peanut butter crackers or fruit for a morning snack, lunch I will take a mini meatloaf, turkey sausage or chicken and some kind of veggie, for my afternoon snack I will have a small pickle or a graham cracker and then for dinner it is just what ever I cook for the family I just have my serving size. I always stop eating because I don't want to throw up or just feel bad... I don't like that so I have trained myself to stop.
My hair is really starting to thin and my doctor told me to up my protein shakes to help that. I got all my blood work back as well and I was at the low side of normal (32) on my vitamin D. Yesterday I went and picked up some and started taking it with my regular vitamins and my iron.
My biggest goal is to get back to taking time for myself! Start writing everything down again and getting back to the gym. I even have a free membership at the gym because I am a weight-loss patient and I don't go! How sad is that?
Overall... I just feel better. I started out in a 26/28 shirt and I am wearing a 18/20 or XL. I was wearing a 28 pants and I am in a 22. I am hitting Goodwill and the sales racks a lot and it just feels GREAT!
HUGS to each of you!
Christie
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My food is just fine... I eat a piece of toast with cheese or an egg on it for breakfast, cheese & crackers, peanut butter crackers or fruit for a morning snack, lunch I will take a mini meatloaf, turkey sausage or chicken and some kind of veggie, for my afternoon snack I will have a small pickle or a graham cracker and then for dinner it is just what ever I cook for the family I just have my serving size. I always stop eating because I don't want to throw up or just feel bad... I don't like that so I have trained myself to stop.
My hair is really starting to thin and my doctor told me to up my protein shakes to help that. I got all my blood work back as well and I was at the low side of normal (32) on my vitamin D. Yesterday I went and picked up some and started taking it with my regular vitamins and my iron.
My biggest goal is to get back to taking time for myself! Start writing everything down again and getting back to the gym. I even have a free membership at the gym because I am a weight-loss patient and I don't go! How sad is that?
Overall... I just feel better. I started out in a 26/28 shirt and I am wearing a 18/20 or XL. I was wearing a 28 pants and I am in a 22. I am hitting Goodwill and the sales racks a lot and it just feels GREAT!
HUGS to each of you!
Christie
4 Weeks Out!
Jul 14, 2009
I so trying to understand this new pouch, but I am having a hard time... so as of this morning I am down 21.40 pounds since surgery and 30.40 pounds since my heavist weight. I feel like I should have lost so much more, but I guess your body is just in shock. I started working out this week... Monday I went to a gym and worked out for 30 minutes, last night I walked a mile and swim for about 45 minutes. I am feeling really good and I am back to work at a full time status. My diet is simple... Breakfast: Cheese Stick & Turkey, Snack: Protein Shake, Lunch: Beans, Chicken & Cheese, Dinner: It varies... I have tryed chicken, crab, fish and all is going down fine! Thanks for reading!
HUGS,
Christie
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HUGS,
Christie
3 Weeks Out!
Jul 08, 2009
I started back to work this week after being gone 2 1/2 weeks. Things have went good... I just get a little tired in the afternoons, and I have been working about 7 hours a day. Next week I will try for the full 8 hours. I would say I am a little disappointed with my weigh loss... I am only down 18.6 in 3 weeks and 27.4 from my highest weight. I guess I will be a slow loser! I am doing great with my food... I can eat anything... eggs, re-fried beans, cheese, milk, potatoes, protein shakes, fish and chicken! I know a lot of people have problems, so I have been blessed with that! No changes in my clothes or anything like that (I think everything was so tight it will take awhile)! So far I am very happy and I plan to stay that way with positive thinking!
HUGS,
Christie
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HUGS,
Christie
I'm Home!
Jun 18, 2009
I made it home yesterday, 1 day and 8 hours after my surgery! I had a wonderful experience at St. Joseph Hospital in Bryan, Texas, with my Doctor (Richard Alford) and my surgery! I got to the hospital at 6:00 a.m. and by 7:30 I was being rolled by. My surgery started at 8:00 and I was awake in the recover room by 10:15 or so (what I can remember). I was not in pain, and I just wanted to get into a room, because there were people around me screaming and I did not like that part. I was moved to my private room at noon, by 2:00 I was up going to the restroom and by 4:00 I was up walking around! I used my pain med's only because they said if I started to get in alot of pain then I would be on top of my it. The second day I went down and had my leak test and then started on ice chips, then water, then jello and broth! It all stayed down! I walked about 3 times I was in the hospital and then I was released about 4:30. The ride home was tough, but I made it and I just wanted to lay down and rest because I was so tired from not sleeping in the hospital! It is the middle of the night right know and I took some pain med's, my temp and I did a breathing treatment (keeping those lungs clear) and I was walking around passing some gas... but for the most part I truly feel blessed! I started to wonder WHY did I do this to myself and then I remembered I just need to get through this first week... let everything heal! Everyone says, you will ask that question and I did as well! So as for day three... sip, sip, sip and walk, walk, walk! I will use this wonderful new tool to my advantage and I will take care of it! Thanks for listening and god bless! Christie
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