Darla P.

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Well it has been a year since I posted to my profile;  I swore I would
keep it updated but as you can see I have not. Life is just too busy I guess.

Two years ago today I was in surgury:  My Independance day holiday
has taken on new meaning thats for sure!

Sitting in church this morning I thanked God for a complication
free RNY and the new life I have found since then.

My circle of friends has become so large.  That is the one
thing I don't mind seeing get bigger all the time. LOL

Thru online support groups, hospital support groups and my
membership at the gym I have made many dear friends that
I also thanked God for this morning!

Health wise I am doing well :  off the 5 medications I started with.
I do have to take coumadin therapy but that is not WLS related:
its heredity! 

I still have more weight that I would like to lose but at least I am
not GAINING!  That is due to my being a " gym rat" I am sure.

When I had surgury I wanted to get off my meds ( mission accomplished)
be able to fly ( mission accomplished) go parasailing ( mission accomplished)
and just have more energy so that I did not have to go straight home from
work and go to bed. 

So thats about all for now!.  Thank you for reading my profile.

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WHAT AN AWESOME DAY

Well its been a year today ; unbelievable to me.
one year ago today I was scared to death
laying on the table getting prepped and I said
to my mother  " I cann't do this; get me out of 
here now"  well thankfully my parents didn't listen
to me .  I have posted some new pictures along
with some pictures taken today of me wearing
my largest size clothes:  don't look if you are
screamish.  I took some pictures that will
let you all see why plastic surgury is in my future.

Healthwise Everything is great :  No meds
at all other then the vitamins and supplements
that we all know will be part of postop life.

Had no complications whatsoever.
as of today I am 115 down and 
about 45 to go till I get to a weight
I can live with;  My dream goal is another
75-80 Lbs.

People who knew me before can not get over
the changes in me : not just physically - I
am "glowing" as one person told me LOL
I am an all around happier, healthier woman.
I spent today with an old and dear friend who
this time last year I could not go visit:  why
you ask : because she lives in a three level
townhome:  today was the first time in the
five years shes lived there that I saw her
upstairs bedrooms.  I also learned the hard
way that my pouch is still working .  I ate
corn of the cob ( a big ear) - and a bacon
cheeseburger:  sure enough about five
minutes after I finished I was running for the
bathroom :  fortunatly shes had WLS herself
and understood:  anyway no more full ears
of corn on the cob for this girl.

People have asked me if I have any regrets
and I must admit to only one:  That I did not
have the courage to do this 10 years ago:
I wasted so much of my life -  but thats
in the past and I look to the future these days.

In the near future I am going on the cruise to
lose -  I bought two blouses today at Walmart
( drumroll please )   Size 16-18  down from a 
tight 32-34.   The shorts in the picture I posted
today I bought a month ago -  and yes you will
notice they are getting BAGGY.

I will stop my rambling now and thank
you all for reading this:  The support
from the board has been fantastic and 
I just want to say I love you all from
the bottem of my heart.

To the recent postops and preops who
may read this:  take heart- The first
month or so is rough but brighter
days are coming.

God Bless us All ( i know he has blessed 
me this past year)

Well I decided to post some pics taken yesterday on my 45th Birthday.

Dinner was an adventure thats for sure:  It was so cold that when the waiter said they had Chix Ndl soup I just had to get a cup.  I then ordered
an 8 oz. prime rib and baked potato.

The soup went down fine but left me too full to enjoy the rest of my dinner.
I had about a quarter of the potato and a couple bites of meat and 
had the dreaded feeling of foamies starting.  I made a very dignified
exit from the table;  rapidly walked to the ladies room and  spent
a few minutes trying not to get sick.  I did not get sick but  was
unable to eat anymore of the delicious potato and meat:   Sigh I guess I
will attempt a little of them both tonight.

But you know what :  its OK :  I feel better then I have in years and
I guess this just means the surgury is doing what its supposed to do .  I just need to think smarter and skip the soup next time

 

Yep:  I cann't believe it but there are the facts:

Feeling wonderful:  exercising my butt off LOL.  I joined the MAC
and can be found there most every weeknight and Saturday and Sunday
afternoon.

Life is getting better everyday.  I don't feel like eating much but 
do try and get the protein and fluids in everyday:  fluids are the worst.

I thank GOD everyday for DVR and this tool to take control
of my health and life.

So till next time :::::::::::::::

OK so its a 5week and 1 day office visit LOL

36 Lbs. down since surgury  (46 total since first visit)
BMI drop from 61.5 to   53.8 

Recieved OK to exercise ( starting Monday at the gym)
Received OK  to start bowling in the fall.

and best of all  

NORMAL FOOD:  no more chopped up unrecognizable food.

LIFE IS GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Will post pics tonight ( after I take them) LOL

Well: its been 25 days so I am going back to work today.
So very happy:  Feeling good and no complications.

Well:  I am feeling better everyday and getting antsy;  not used to not working I guess.  So today I will start doing a few things I have needed to do
at the house but never got around too.  I have 2.5 closets of clothes
to get sorted.  I know I have everything from 2-5x  ( 22-32) .  My plan is to sort them so as I go down each size I can just head to the goodwill; donate what I have and check out the selection of clothes in the smaller sizes; plus I will have some kind of idea of what I have and what I will need to buy.

I also have a double dresser to sort the clothes as well.
I also have a ton of papers to sort: paystubs, bank statements,
credit card statements etc.  Geez I getting tired just thinking about it.

Another project for the day is getting an eye exam:  somehow in all
the excitment this weekend my glasses broke; Mom tried to get them fixed but the frames are three years old and discontinued .  So I have
spent the last 4 days wearing sunglasses LOL

Have not lost any weight per say yet but it will be a bit
difficult to tell LOL  They did not weight me in the hospital surgury day.
So we will have to go with the preop appt weight of 349.5 Lbs.  Yesterday
I was 351 but the Dr. says thats normal to gain weight :  the fluids the hospital buts in you.  I will make a seperate post for the actual surgury
info,  I have posted some pictures I allowed Mom to take the morning of the surgury.