sallystaub
10-15-04 2 MTHS PRE OP Weight 253 lbs. BMI 46
12-15-04 Surgery day weighed in at 242 lbs. BMI 44
1-15-05 1 MTH POST OP Current weight 220 lbs. BMI 40
2-15-05 2 MTHS POST OP Current weight 211 lbs. BMI 38 I am now down -42 lbs. I have so much more energy because of the weight off and the use of the C-PAP machine to help me get a restful sleep.
3-15-05 3 MTHS POST OP Current weight 203 lbs. BMI 37 I am now down -50 lbs. That feels great. Blood pressure is down to normal range. I can move around eaiser, my knees are not in pain, and I can cross my legs if I need to! My clothes are now falling off of my body. Ready for smaller sizes around size 16. I need to keep up the water intake and up my excercise. I am able to eat all types of food. So far I have never vomited. I must continue to eat slow and chew well so everything feels right as I am eating. I have had 3 major plateaus during my weight loss.
4-15-05 4 MTHS POST OP Current weight 193 lbs. BMI 35.3 I am now down -60 lbs.
5-15-05 5 MTHS Post OP Current weight 188 lbs. BMI 34.4 I am now down -65 lbs.
6-15-05 6 MTHS Post Op Current weight 180 lbs. BMI 32.9 I am now down -73 lbs. I am now riding horseback again and can lift myself up on the horse without assistance. I am planning a business within the equine industry which I couldn't have done being overweight. I also purchashed a bicycle and am enjoying riding with my family on trails. I couldn't have done that before as I would lose my balance and just be too much in pain. I am alive. I got a life. Wow...I am grateful! It is summer now and I am not profusely sweating and miserable. I am in shorts and a swimsuit.
7-15-05 7 MTHS Post Op Current weight 176 lbs. BMI 32.2 I am now down -77 lbs. Having fun this month teaching my children how to show horses in order to show at the county 4-H fair. Feeling better everyday.
8-15-05 8 MTHS Post Op Current weight 173 lbs. BMI 31.6 I am now down -80 lbs. Slow month on weight loss. I had more sweets this month as it was my birthday and enjoyed some celebration cake. I turned 44. I have a second chance on life now and I am loving it.
9-15-05 9 MTHS Post Op Current weight 165 lbs. BMI 30 I am now down -88 lbs. Very happy. I can move around and run, ride horses and feel more confident when participating in activities. Hope to hit the century club by Thanksgiving!
10-15-05 10 MTHS Post OP Current weight 157 lbs. BMI 28 I am now down -96 lbs. My hair is not falling out, yet has a different texture to it, fine, fuzzy and curly. We will see in the future if this changes as it grows. I am able to eat a variety of foods and feel satisfied with my portions. I feel free from the constant nagging of hunger, whether it was mental or physical. I feel good.
11-15-05 11 MTHS Post OP Current weight 155 lbs. BMI 28 I am now down -98 lbs. I am able to stay up with my four children and run my part-time business, which takes tons of energy! Happy to think about Thanksgiving coming up and not over eating!
12-15-05 12 MTHS Post OP Current weight 151 lbs. BMI 27 I am now down -102 lbs. I am so excited! It feels so good to be at a healthy weight. Praise the Lord for His loving kindness, to bring me through this first years journey...thank you to all who have helped in anyway. I am now singing again and feel very fulfilled giving the credit to the Lord. As I gained weight it made it difficult to sing for many reasons. I am very pleased I can run my own horse services business and sing at church with great confidence. My husband and 4 children are very proud of me and that feels great. They even say Mommie is pretty! Before there were sad times when other children would tease my children because of my weight. Now the children in the classrooms think I'm neat. It is a sad lesson to learn that people judge you because of your weight when you are the same person inside.
9-15-06 21 MTHS Post OP Current weight 145 lbs. BMI 26 Everything is going well, just a little low on iron. Must keep up on protein.
12-15-06 24 MTHS Post OP Current weight 145 lbs. BMI 26 TWO YEARS! I am so grateful today. I want to take the tools I have learned during this honeymoon period and use them the rest of my life. I do not want to ever be obese again.
12-15-07 36 MTHS Post OP Current weight 160 lbs. BMI 29 THREE YEARS! I am feeling good. My weight has balanced out to average 160 lbs. I can tell my honeymoon period is over. I can tell I need to exercise and eat all good choices to maintan my current weight.
12-15-08 48 MTHS Post OP Current weight 168 lbs. BMI 30 FOUR YEARS! This last year I really experienced what can happen if you don't stay up on your vitamins etc. I became very iron deficient and anemic and had to have iron infusions for 3 mths. to build up my iron stores. I now take 3 iron tablets a day, along with a multivitamin, calcium, D, B-12 and chromium. I am feeling better now, but experienced exhaustion, breathing heavy, dizziness, and needing sleep.
