Tracey T.

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Wow... holy cow.. it has been officially one year since my surgery.  So much has happened during this one year.  So many ups and downs.  2010 has been the best year ever.   I have finally found my true self.  Its amazing when you lose so much weight.. that the real you comes out.  I am so much more active and happy and peppy.   I have made new friends and gotten closer to my other friends.   I do know that no matter how much you weigh...you cant make people love you more....either they love you for you or not.... I really thought I would be closer to some family members... but oh well.  A huge thank you to my friend Dana... my copartner in weight loss surgery... she helped me fall in love with Zumba... go walking.. a shoulder to lean on....and our husbands get along also.... lol      My other friend Kathie kept me grounded....and my most awesome husband ever.... yes I am spoiled by him...and I love it!!!!   He has completely fallen in love with me even more... He loves me for me!!  He loves I am more active and more energetic and alot more happy.  He is just amazed by my body transformation!!  My life is still stressful but I know with help from family and friends I will succeed.   So my weight officially for my one year is 194.... Which is awesome.   My doctor had me at a start weight of 311... so that is a 117 pound weight loss for one year which is awesome!!!   I only have 20 pounds to go to reach my goal.   I know I can do it especially with getting ready for the marathon in April which I am so excited about and nervous as hell about!!!!   So my new years resolution for 2011 is to refocus on my diet and to exercise everyday.  I also will be drinking more water every DAY!! and to be a better friend and wife and MOM!!!!    Happy Holidays everyone!!!!!

Well, I finally made another goal come true.... I now officially weight 198 pounds!!!!  OMG.. this feels soo good to be out the 200s finally!!!!  I have not weighed in the 100-somethings in over 15 years minimum.   I was also able to make another goal also that I promised my son last year for his boy scout troop that I will go on a hike.. well I did, well kind of.. lol .  My friend Kathie and I went camping and hiking with the boy scouts to Marcy Dam in Essex County near Lake Placid and then headed to a path to Avalanche Bridge/Lake and it was rough... but oh so worth it.. It was about a 8 to 10 mile hike.  I am a little sore.. but overall it felt so great in order to this.. and I know I would not have done it last year.   I cant believe that I technically only have 28 pounds left to meet my goal.. and then everything after that will be a plus.... This is sooo awesome... I love being able to meet these goals!... Pretty soon though I will be getting Pandora charm for my bracelet to celebrate my new accomplishment.....Until next time... Me!

Well today is Tuesday 9/14 and I weighed myself this morning and I am now 203 pounds.  I am happy but also a little depressed...I figured I would have been down more in my weight.  I am happy and content where I am just wishing it was more.  I think I have hit another plateau again.  Yesterday I went and saw Dr. Moon for my "one-year" check-up and he was happy with my success of losing over 50% of my body weight in less than a year.  I am going at a good rate but agreed plateaus will happen.. but to just keep plugging along.  He said I should have no problem getting below 200 pounds, which I wanted to say.. DUHHHH!!!!!   I better get below 200!!!  I am about 40 pounds away from my goal weight... I am not giving up.   I have tightened up my belt more with my food and very faithful with exercise with either Zumba or walking 3.5 miles 3 to 4 days a week.  I am upping my water intake and also protein.   I would love to make my goal weight by my one year anniversary which is completely doable... it is only 4 months away.  I know I can do this and I WILL DO THIS!!!!  I am stilling fitting into a size 14 and I am content with that for now... lol    I know if I cant make it to Zumba I need to do my walking program in the morning.. I also need to work on my thighs/legs also... ughh  I can deal with a pouch of a belly but my thighs and calves are still big... Need ideas.. ugh...   Well wish me luck that at my next update I will be down 20 pounds in 2 months!!!    YEAH!!!!!

Hello everyone.   Well on 7/30/10 officially 7 months postop I stepped on the scale and weighed in at 210 pounds.. that is now 101 POUNDS LOST!!!!   I made it to the century club!!!!!  OMG I am sooooo happy.   My reward from my husband is getting a new charm for my Pandora bracelet, which I am going tonight!!   I am now able to ride 5 or 6 miles a night on my bike and I can do it in 30 minutes which is awesome.  I even beat my 12 year old daughter, she could only do 2 miles and she was exhausted!!  lol     My new goal is to be able to do this at least 4/5 nights a week along with doing my 2 days of Zumba and one night of my dance class.  Dance class is going great I have been doing it for one month learning how to do basic tap dance steps and learning how to do the irish step.   I am sooo loving it!  So far so good I could not ask for anything better.  I am looking slimmer and slimmer and fitting into a size 12/14 and a size medium shirts...

Also this weekend is my high school 20th reunion and I cant wait to go in looking soooo hot and slim with my husband.. I can actualy call myself my husbands "eye candy" now!! lmao!!!  

So my next goal and it is small as I dont want to get disappointed... but I want to be below 100 pounds by 9/13/10 which is when I see my doc again and cant wait to see what he says!   I do know my blood work is good, even though I still have constant and I mean constant dizzy and lightheaded spells.. My BP is good but not sure about my sugar.. I will need to have that checked once in a while and see..  But I am loving this!!!!!!  I would not change a thing.  Having the RNY was the best
thing for getting back in shape and also having family or friends is what helps also... I have two great friends are are behind me 100% of the way... Dana and Kathie and of course the best husband in the WORLD!!!  

Wow... alot has happened since I was on here last....In 2 more weeks I will be officially 6 months postop... Things have been up and down but for the most part UP!!!!   I weighed myself this morning and I am 222... that is 89 pounds lost.. I went to my new favorite store....Dressbarn and I am now able to fit into a size 14 jean!!!  It is the most wonderful feeling ever to have my butt fit into a size 14.  I used to wear a size 24 to 26....My favorite kind of exercise is Zumba.   Oh my, if you have not tried that yet, you need to.  It is a great cardio workout and it is soooo much fun.  I did have one set back on Valentine's Day weekend.   Of course my hospital was not comfortable with seeing me and touching me so they referred back to my sugery hospital and I had sinusitis that was so bad because I was soooo dehydrated.  I thought I was drinking enought but obviously I was not.   I have been keeping an eye on my water alot more carefully since then.   I still use an UNJURY chocolate peanut butter protein shake, which is the most awesomest, to die for shake that I have ever tried.  It tastes sinful!!  lol.   Also, my best advice to anyone is to find someone who lives near you who had the same kind of surgery and use them to help each of you.  that is what  I have done.  If it was not for my friend Dana, I woould not know where I would be now.  She has helped me out tremendously.  She is 1.5 years post op and lost over 140 pounds so she is a great inspiration and she is still working on losing weight so we are keeping each other motivated and she is a great workout partner also as we go to Zumba 3 to 5x a week together.... But again overall things are doing good.  I will keep everyone posted for my next goal of 100 pounds by the end of this month!!!   Bye and God bless!!!

Well, I went and saw Dr. Moon today for my follow up after surgery.  I weighed in at 286... so down 15 pounds since surgery.  I was sooo excited.  He said everything looks really good.   My port sites are healing well and no hernias noted.  The top two port sites are a little red... not sure why.. but need to use some band-aids to help heal faster.  I am still getting nauseous since Friday....the nurse said maybe because I am dehydrated.  I am drinking about 40 or so ounces.  So... so far so good...things are going good and I get to eat pureed food on Wednesday.. I am soo excited...variety of food here I come!  lol

Yup.. I did it.... I had my gastric bypass RNY on Wed.   They took me in about 11 a.m. and I woke up in the recovery room by 2:30... that was pretty good for me...but of course I was in and out of it  all evening..  The staff did not tell my hubby that I was in my room until 4 p.m... so I was a little upset at that...They actually told him at 3:10 that I was in recovery when I wasn't....go figure.   I was treated very nicely at Adirondack Medical Center by all the staff... excpt for the lady in amb surg who checked me in...she was having a bad morning and grabbed the paper out of my hand and then said.. well you got to come this way and went to the scale and knelt down...but it did not ask me to stop on or anything... she was really rude.... was not impressed.. But my nurses in amb surg and in the OR were very good... they made me feel relaxed.   When I go to my room they kept telling me to take deep breaths..and that hurt.  My O2 sat kept dropping to the low 80s with the O2 on.  I had wicked gas pain in my left shoulder and the middle of my belly hurt the most.   I had to request to go for a walk as the pain was getting to me.. so the nurse came and helped me walk just a little but it did help... My nighttime nurse, Lisa was awesome.. she was so sweet and made me feel good.  I told her that I was starting to have second thoughts a little, only because of the pain.. but I was glad I did the surgery... just the pain was bothering me.   My daytime nurse Maryann was very helpful also... I kept having probs on Thursday with my bp increasing ...gotta go... wicked headache... will update later...

Yeah!!!!!  I made it... Tonight is my final night on the liquid diet.  I am soooo happy and excited and starting to get nervous.  I know it will all work out.. but it is just the unknown.  I am having no regrets.  My hubby, Fred, will be with me along with my mom and dad also.  I have received alot of well wishes from my friends and family.  Well if I can I will do updates from the hospital... Talk soon... and if not.. Happy New Year to everyone!!!!

Hello again to everyone.. well today was day 7...I am getting closer to my surgery date!!! 3 more days!  yeah!!!  I had yet another x-mas party with the family... again sooo many temptations... even my favorite.. strawberry marguiritas....  UGHHHH that part was rough.  Of course.. still awesome food.. I sat there and ate my yogurt and my s/f juice and my protein shake.  I was soo good.  At least the shakes taste better if I pre-make them and refrigerate them.  The vanilla one still makes me gag after a while.. ugh.. only two more days of it.   I have been eating alot of s/f popsicles and chicken broth...  it is getting a little  bit easier.  I also went to the gym this morning and weighed myself and I am down 10 pounds in six days... wow that part made me soo happy.  Well I will be back in two more days for another update.  Bye for now!

Merry Xmas to everyone!!  Wow what a week and what a day!  Food temptations everywhere!!!  This has been very difficult for me.  It is not so much seeing people eating but the smells!!! and all of my favorite food.   I have been given alot of compliments about my will power... what.. your kidding right.. me will power... well I tell you what.. I found out this past week that I have major will power... With not cheating on my liquid diet has taught me that I really really want this surgery and that I can make this work.  My hubby bought me some new slippers and 2 nightshirts for the hospital.. he is soo thoughtful and sweet.  Well this is day 5 and I am half way though my liquid diet.. it has been a long 5 days.  The HMR shakes have been gagging me though.. only able to get 3 out of the 4 in.   They are making me feel very very full.. which is a good thing... I have also learned in the past 5 days that the feeling of hungry is all in my head....I see my kids eating pizza rolls and scalloped potatoes and I want them because they smell sooo good and I remember the feeling I get when eating them.. but now... I keep imagining myself being a skinnier and healthier me by next Xmas!!  I'll be back on Sunday for next update!  Goodnight all!!