Tammy W.

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So I haven't been here for a while oh well. I am doing wonderful. I did reach my goal by christman. I however did not make my birthday goal. I think my weight loss has slowed down a bit. I feel so much better. I was at the laundry mat a week ago and caught a glimps of myself in the mirror. I was wearing of course the only jeans that I have sz 24 with a belt, and a sweatshirt. Now I have not bought anything new for myself since way before the surgery. What I saw in this mirror was a clown like person. My jeans were so big that when I pulled them out at the side of the legs they looked like clown pants.  I looked like i was wearing someone elses clothes and not my own. So I decided that it was time to get some new clothes whether I wanted to or not. So, I went shopping with my daughter over the weekend, she needed some new jeans and such. I checked out the clearance racks because I don't want to have to buy new clothes knowing that I am going to be buying new clothes again in a few months. I was able to get 4 shirts and 1 pair of pants for $37 . I was very proud of myself. When I got home I put on my new size 18 jeans and 1x shirt and had my daughter take a new picture of me. That I will be downloading to my profile later this week. I put the pic on my facebook page and a couple of my friends saw it and commented. Which made me feel good. A lot of people don't know that I had surgery and I have not seen them in 4 + months so it is fun now to see people.

All in all I would have to say that I had a very good weekend with my daughter and feel great about myself.

WOW

Sweet googly moogly... I have been down a little lately because last week when I stepped on the scale I had not lost any weight. 
The good thing was that I did not gain any. But as I was sitting here checking out the msg boards I decided that even though it was not Wed ( my usual weigh in day) I was going to weigh in any way, I spontaneously remembered that I had my period and duh now that it was done I should have lost weight.

Catch this I stepped on the scale last week and I was 262lbs   and today when I stepped on the scale I was 257 lbs.  Which means that since surgery in Oct I have lost 37 lbs, and since I started my journey I have lost 57 lbs  

yeah me  go me I have only 7 more lbs to loose before my christmas deadline.

1 mo post op today. I saw Dr Leslie and he said I was right on track and all looked great. The dietician said I could advance my diet to regular food as soon as I felt comfortable. Slowly of course to make sure things agree with the pouchy. My weight was ...... drum roll..... 264lb and my waist is 119cm.. EXCITING.... I started my B12 shots today and was told to change my calcium pill from Caltrate +D to Citrical + D for better absorption due to the acid not being in as plentiful in my pouch anymore. So when I go shopping I will work on finding that. HOT DOG I feel good. I also had my last visit with the therapist today. I am hoping that I will not find the need to go back to see him again with the help of the OH boards and coffees that I am going to try to get to as soon as my weekend classes are done.

Look at me go!!!

Last week went ok I made it to the gym 2 times. But I also worked a ton at my second job over the weekend and it is very physical. So I am counting that. It is not however counted in my goal. So the goal was not met last week. bummer I will try again this week. I don't have to work as much at my second job so I will have more time.

I have my 1 mo post op check with the surgeon and dieticians tomorrow. Hopefully all will go well.

Ok being post op 1 mo. I was just a little curious so I went to my chart online and checked back.. Here is what I found

6/97 wt was 260lb
10/97 wt was 276 lbs (not sure what happened to gain that)

ok
BMI the last time is was in the 30 somethings was in 12/97 it was 39.89

That was 11 years ago!!!!!

My current stats are wt 270lb and bmi is 38.7
HOLY COW!!! this actually excited me just a little   so I am doing a happy dance right now. yay me yay me!!! woo hoo

This week is off to a good start. It is Monday and I was at the gym for 1 hr today and was able to walk 3/4 of a mile. So I was able to work on 2 of my goals YAY me!!!  So hopefully I wll be able to keep up this pace.

I am 3 weeks post op today and I have lost 19 lbs since surgery. Not as much as I thought but still more than I had before. I now weigh 275lbs. I have not seen this weight since my first marriage. I feel wonderful about that fact. I am still on pureed food and not loving that at all. I can't change my diet until I see my surgeon on the 19th of Nov. So I am stuck with boring.

Hi everyone
My name is Tammy and I am from MN. I found this website from my surgeons office and so far I like it. Just a little bit about myself. I am 35.  I started out 6 months ago at 309lb. I worked all summer to complete all of the "requirments" for the insurance company. My surgeon gave me a goal weight to acheive during this time and it took me literally the entire 6 mo to make the weight. I had to be at 294lb by the day of surgery and I did make it by 4 days before.  So here we are 6 days post op and feeling good.