8 months

Nov 02, 2007

So I have past the 8 month mark....Feels pretty good. I  am at 155 pounds and in a size 12-10. Im loving it! The only thing im not loving is the skin! EEWwww, I could probably get into a smaller size but the skin around my tummy restricts me so much. Even my legs and arms are sagging...gross. Oh well I would rather have saggy skin than be fat. I aslo was informed that I have to get B12 shots monthly. Hopefully they will make me feel better, I do feel week and achey at times. Well thats about it not any huge changes. 20 more pounds to go till 135 pounds! I havent been that weight since probably jr. high!...lol....amazing!

Weight

Oct 04, 2007

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5 Months and Counting

Jul 31, 2007

Well its been 5 months and I feel like I'm right on track. I have lost a total of 64 pounds! Over half way there I love that! I for the first time in a long time feel sexy again...which is nice. I am wearing a size 14 wich is awsome becasue its so easy to find clothes to wear, I have been a little realxed on my food, and have been eating alot of carbs..not good...so im going to start cutting back on that. I have noticed my hair seems to be shedding alot. This really concerns me so I'm trying to get in as much Protien as possible. I think im going to start using some protien shakes again, as a meal realpacement. Its really hard to get in 55 gms of protien in a day... I feel really comfortable in my skin right now. But I dont want to get too comfortable  because i want to be smaller than this.
On another note my mother is having surgery. My mom and dad were extremely againts me having surgery and I really did everything myself to have it done. Now that my mom sees me shrinking she wants to have it done...can you say hypocrite! Imean we couldnt even have a converstaion about the surgery because we sould get into a fight about it. Now she's all about it. It really makes me angry, because I had no one supporting me..no one! Now they expect me to be supportive for her.Im sorry but its BS! 
Anyways thats about all thats going on with me. I need to take some new pics so that I can really see the progress.


Four Months and Counting...

Jun 27, 2007

Well its been four months and right now I float between 180 and 184. Thats a total  of 53 pounds!!! Its amazing! I feel wonderful, like myself! I have so much energy now. Im in a size 14!! It takes me minutes to get dressed in the morning. Not a half an hour like it use to, then I would still leave the house feeling  like crap. My friends have told me that I seem so much happier and that I have more self esteem. I have noticed that I tend to walk a little bit taller now, with my head up. I just feel normal now. Im not obese anymore im just overweight. I started Curves and I love it. Its nice that I dont have to count reps change weights, or wait in line for machines.

One Month and Counting

Mar 27, 2007

Well its been one month since surgery, and I never thought the weight was going to start falling off quickly...but it has. In our post surgery infor from the awsome ladies at Shasta Regional the heading of the book explaining weeks 4,5, 6 was "Wow I'm Chaninging!" Ya know what they are right week four is about the time when I realized," Oh my God I am changing!!" 
I went shopping with one of my girlfriends two weeks ago and I couldnt fit into the size 18 at Old Navy. Let me tell you this was a huge low, I got so depressed I thought I was going to be one of those people who surgery didn't work for. I went back last weekend and I fit into the 18's!!! I have decided that I am not buying any clothes untill they are falling off of me. It was really hard not to go crazy and buy a whole bunch of cute things, but if I changed that much in two weeks, I cant imagine what I might look like by say...the end of July. 
On another note, I made an awsome dinner for my fiance last night. Spaghetti, with homemade sauce, turkey meatballs, and garlic bread!! Now, before surgery I would have had two plate fulls of spaghetti, and like 4 pieces of garlic bread. Its just amazing I had one meatball, with about a 1/4 cup of sauce, no noodles, and yeah I cheated and had a little bite of garlic bread, and I was stuffed to the gills!! I felt just like I had if I had eaten the two plates of food. I couldn't believe I was actually satisfied! 
As for my weight I dont know the exact number of pounds I have lost, I think its about 25. Which isn't alot for bariatric patients in their first month, but I have to remember that I started out at 235, and if i do loose the 100 pounds, im going to be at 135....and thats way skinny. I just cant weight (hehehee) untill i'm under 200.

Two weeks and counting

Mar 13, 2007

So its been two weeks and I am down 18 pounds, Which is totally awesome! But ya know I still have fat days, like today! I know its only been 2 weeks but the weather is starting to get warm and all I want to do is go buy new clothes for summer. But I want to loose more weight first. I dont even feel like I have had surgery. I only notice when I eat something, and I eat waaaayyy less then i use too. I cant wait for time to go by and loose more wieght. I think Im going to start working out now. Since the time change its still light outside when I get home from work so I might as well start walking. They say that will speed up the process right!? Even though I have lost 18 punds my cothes dont really feel any looser. If I was going shopping I would still buy the same size. I just cant wait till my pants are loos around my tummy. Im so pleased with the scars. I can barely see them, infact my strech marks from having my daughter cover them up...i know bad. I do have alot more energy, and I feel better about myself already.

Its Been Five Days

Mar 02, 2007

Its been five days since i have had surgery and everythings has gone extremely well. I had no complications and to tell you the truth having a c-section hurt waaaayyy more than this did. I have to say that I am sick and tired of the clear diet. and they tell me i have to stay with this diet until I see them on Tuesday. Im sooo hungry!!!! All I want is somethinf I can chew anything!! Anyways other than that Im doing fine. Im down 12 pounds, So I must be doing soemthing right!

WOW!!

Feb 18, 2007

I got the call at 11:00 on friday the 16th. When the receptionist called me and said "Rachelle, Shasta Regional is on the phone." My heart dropped. I was excited and nervous at the same time. Jodi was on lthe other line from the hospital and she asked me if I still wanted to have surgery as soon as possible. Of course I said "yes..yes please!" Her next respose was "well how bout the 26th??? "  I paused for a minute and said, "Of March?"   "No Rachelle, in ten days!!"    I have to say I almost dropped the phone! I couldnt really get out any words but,  yes yes!!! 
I am now on my pre-op diet and it doesnt really seem real, it just feels like another diet. I'm sooooo Hungry!!!! My boyfriend made something to eat last night, all it was, was a bowl of chili and some sourcream and a hot dog. OMG I wanted that bowl of chili so bad.
 

When??

Feb 15, 2007

Am I ever going to get that call from the surgeon?? Can I just have a date to look forward too?? I'm getting inpatient and I know thats not right, but its so hard. Especially since i'm having a "fat" day today. 

I had a incident yesterday, that for some reason really got to and hurt my feelings. Im an assitant for the buyers here at the company I work for. I left my desk to go to the bathroom and one of our male buyers was at my desk shuffleing abound papers on my desk looking for something. I was waiting for him to move and then asked if I could help him find whatever he was looking for. His respose was "dont mind me i'm just looking for food!" 
I know he wasnt trying to be mean but it just made feel like a fat girl who of course always has food around her. Which is not that case at all but, but I just took it as a "fat" joke, that really got to me.



February 13th 2007

Feb 13, 2007

Well I have decided not to go to the surgeon in my home town, and travel to a different town to have the surgery. This one accepts my insurance!!! I have to say I am very happy with my decision and feel so much more comfortable at Shasta Regional. Its such a better program and I feel like they are so much more professional there. Even though I have to travel and stay there for a week away from my daughter and boyfriend, I just have a feeling that this is better for me. So I have had all my pre-op classes and meetings and am now awaiting approval from insurance. Im not expecting any problems because they approved me on the first letter at the other doctor. Im just patiently waiting for that call from the doctors staff to give the go ahead. In the mean time I have to say Im enjoying every meal I have. I told my self no Top Roman dinners from here on out, it will be my favorite foods only. 
I went grocery shopping over the weekend and I kept thinking am I going to be able to eat all this? Are they going to call me in a week and say ok start your pre-op diet!, then im going to have all this food in my house that I wont be able to eat?? 
I feel guilty everytime I eat something bad for me lately though. I use to think, "Oh well screw it, who cares, I cant loose wieght anyways!" But now as I sit here and type with my half eaten pop tart in front of me, I feel as if people are saying in their heads " well no wonder she has to have surgey, look at what she is eating!" I wonder if I will ever get those kinda of thought out of my head, why should I care what they think. Not all of them are skinny either! 
I have to say it is very important to have people supporting you with this decision. I speak as a person who does not have support from her family. I cant even bring the subject up with my parents any more with out an argument. This is so difficult for me because I tell my Mom everything, and now I dont its like keeping a secret. My boyfriend (not married but have been together for 4 years and have a baby together) doesnt really support me, but he is slowly understanding why I'm doing. He just think I need to go on a diet. I just keep trying to tell him, "I will never be able to loose 100 pounds on a diet!" 
I just want the whole thing to happen already. Im so tired of thinking about it amd wondering what if? I just want todeal with what happens after surgery. I want to loose some pounds before the weather begins to change and get warmer. Ok enough rambleing for today untill  the next blog!!  


About Me
Chico, CA
Location
25.3
BMI
RNY
Surgery
02/26/2007
Surgery Date
Dec 20, 2006
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