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Under 200!!!!!!!!!
Jan 22, 2009
Hurray!! My naked morning weight ( my favorite weight) this morning was 199.6. I have not been under 200 since 1982. I am sure my doctor office weight will be a few pounds more but I am still so happy. Can't share with too many people cuz most don't know how much I weighed to start with. I am still too embarassed to tell. and 199 would sound like a lot to most people. But I still can't believe it! Don't see the doc till Feb. so I should be under 200 when I get there. I still think its funny how my size seems to change when I see no change on the scale. and it doesn't change when the pounds drop. so I guess I'm due for some size dropping soon! Size 16 now on the bottom. My weight stays in my tummy and midruff so tops are a little bigger.
NOVEMBER 14, 2008
Nov 13, 2008
June 27, 2008
Jun 27, 2008
May 26 2008
May 26, 2008
Well the first week after surgery wasn't bad, the second was all right and then boom the third kicked my butt. Low blood pressure caused by dehyration = you can't stand up for more than a minute. Partly medication partly not drinking enough fluids. Fluids are okay now and so is my blood pressure, but I still can't do a whole lot while standing up. I get exhausted in a few minutes. This is really hard I am really bad at sitting around.
I am on my pureed diet and not having problems with any food. Tuna wasn't sitting all that well but it went down eventually. I have to be real careful about eating too fast though. If only it tasted good!
May 8, 2008
May 08, 2008
I am not hungry at all. On Tuesday I couldn't have anything at all, Yesterday I had water and when that went well I had jello and broth. today i started stage 3. I had Carnation Instant Breakfast this morning, now i will have a jello snack and am sipping my water. I have to go take my vitamins and meds too.
food commericals on TV are evil. They make you think " I will never have this or that" But that's not true. I will have real food down the road and by then I hope I will be totally able to eat healthy and " delicious" choices.
I have to admit that right after surgery, I was laying there having many "What the hell did I do" moments. Thinking that I had ruined my life. What was I thinking? Life is not food, I guess I have forgotten how much more here is to life because it has been so long. I think I will work on my goals list to get that all in perspective.
May 1, 2008
May 01, 2008
April 29 2008
Apr 29, 2008
this makes me very nervous I sure hope it is okay and I can go ahead with
surgery on Monday. First day of preop diet doing okay with mostly protein and hardly any carbs but my blood sugar is so high I don't get it. Maybe its all this stress.
April 25, 2008
Apr 25, 2008
Chest x-rays had to be taken twice. What is wrong with me!!! Well it all got done and I guess its okay. Just have to do cardiac clearance on the 28th and a meeting with DR Valin on May 1st. 11 days to go.
PREOP BEGINS
Apr 23, 2008
April 23 2008
Just got a call from my surgeon's office. Tomorrow I go for blood work, chest x ray, Endoscopy and to meet with the anesthesiologist.I am little nervous about the endoscopy. Hope all goes well. I've been through worse things I guess.
April 21 2008
Apr 21, 2008
Well at last I have time to actually get ready for this
new chapter of my life. I am a tax preparer and have been working 7 days a week twelve hours a day since
January. This was my first weekend off and I tried
to catch up on housework. And tag saleing of course!
My endoscopy is on Thursday I am a little nervous about that. I have had a colonoscopy and that was fine. I just hope I sleep through this whole thing. Medical stuff in general doesn't bother me but I keep thinking that I am going to choke. Oh well you gotta do what you gotta do.
Also have a meeting to go to Wednesday nite at St Raphaels. It is for pre op with the nutritionist. This is getting so close and I feel like there are a million things that I should be doing. I haven't even told my boss that I will be out for a week or two. I sure hope it is only a week though. I have a totally non physical job but it is quite stressful and I have a ton of work.
I have never really taken any "me time" in recent history. It has been all about my family and my job.
I worry that I won't spend the time I need on getting in all the water and protein and excercise . I sure didn't get in this position by paying attention to my diet. I promise myself that I will make time for me
and do this right. and in the end everyone benefits, a healthier happier me can be around a lot longer and do a lot more. I can do it!
My boss just came in to my office to ask me if I saw 60 Minutes last nite. They did a segment on gastric bypass and how it seems to "cure" diabetes. I sure did
and my doctors have been telling me that for 2 years now. He wondered if I could do that, so I got to tell him that I was already scheduled for May 5. I think he wondered why I hadn't already let him know, but I was just waiting for things to settle down here at the office. And that I have to take Thursday off for my endoscopy. And that I have to take time off for my surgery. That went very well I guess and its nice to have a little support at work. I told the only other female at work a while ago and she's been great.
