Better health & a much more active life!!!

It's been quite a long while since I posted. Life is Great! There have been ups & downs as always & it is all truly a balancing act most of the time.

HERE'S SOME OF THE GOOD, WONDERFUL, BAD & UGLY..........
*I look & feel 100 % better than I use to, I would do the surgery again no if, and's or buts about it.My health and engery has improved totally!

*My weight has stablized, I acually do gain now sometimes, mostly on weekends then I eat better during the week & lose it. However, now when I want to lose I can! I don't just give up, I always weight myself twice a week so that I can't deny that I've gained when I do. This helps me to stay on track because I've vowed to never go back and the only way to stop that from happening for me is to keep on top of every pound ever gained & take it back off right away. They can add up so quick!

*I'm not usually senitive to sugar. I found this out over a year after my surgery when I finally tried real sugar. This is not a good thing since I've been a sugarholic for years. I love things sweet so I usually use a lot of Splenda.

*I never imaged how much of an issue the lose skin would be! I mean I knew I would have it & just figured it would not be a big deal compared to getting to lose the weight. I have it everywhere & I mean everywhere. It's worse on my upper arms so I can't wear anything with little sleeves or sleeveless away from home. There arn't any funds to cover removing it at all & if there were they would help my husband who has a lot more than I do. I have learned to accept that I'm just older now & will always have to live with the extra skin therefore never quite feeling normal HOWEVER as I said, I would do it again in a heartbeat!!!!!

*Although I researched for years about everthing to do with the surgery my mind still hasn't quite caught up with the fact that I look the way I do, etc. It will take adjustment time so be ready for that! Your head will play tricks on you with you self-image, etc. It has gotten much better for me but to this day I still sometimes head for the plus size clothes in the store. Speaking of clothes, oh my gosh, I've never given away so many clothes before in my life or had such a hard time keeping clothes around that fit me.

More later, hang in & always hold your head high no matter what!!!!!!! 

Well, its happened, I've finally made it to a total loss of 100 lbs after 8 mos, my mind can't conceive of it !!!! I now wear size Large to XLarge shirts & 16-18 size pants - ME. I'm now wearing these sizes, I do really, LOL. Disbelief is the word. Much better health and wonderful energy is the reward among others, Thank God for this!!!!!!

I've done really well for the most part. I had a major stall at about 6 mos out for about a mth & a half & still do have small ones. The weight loss has slowed way way down which is normal. My mind knows its normal but I was use to it happening without a lot of effort. I'm learning to adjust. Now I'm having to work a little harder at it as I still have approx. 45 more lbs to lose and maintain. I will continue to take the 4 flights of stairs up at work everyday and push myself to do more and eat healther one day at a time.

OH, I'm really in need of dress clothes for work and any other clothes my size if anyone has any to get rid of please. I've been giving my old clothes to my sister who really needed them.

God Speed to All !!!
Jeanette   :o)

I've been adjusting to working again & eating the soft diet. I don't feel hungry except in my head but regular food never tasted so good. I'm sticking to what I'm allowed, I would never go thru all this just to mess everything up!!! The G-tube (feeding) still hurts but I'm not getting the really sharp burning pain I was getting. I think the antib. meds finally helped. It took over w week for them to kick in. The doc gave me a creme to put on it which is helping too. I have finally gotten most of my natural energy back !!! Or course, some days are a little better than others but I was always feeling so tired. Now, I'm active & the only thing that slows me down is the G-tube. Its suppose to come out this Wenesday if everything's ok, I can't wait !!!!
Drinking is so much easier now. I still feel thristy a lot, can't ever seem to drink enough. I find it frustrating that I can't drink so long before & after meals because I'm so thristy. A lot of times I would much rather drink than eat anything! But I eat like I'm suppose to, 3 meals a day.

Today was my first day back at work after being out for 3 wks, just 1/2 day. It wasn't too bad but with the g-tube pain I'm glad it wasn't longer. I picked up my antibo. meds & took a dose as soon as I got home & had lunch. You have to take it with food. Oh my gosh, it's some nasty stuff. Its thick & grainy & tastes horrible, 7 days of this stuff, 2X a day. Well, at least it will make the pain & infection go away. 

My doggie is ok. She's old & has back problems. All her tests came out good. So she's just being treated with prestone (steriods) & nausa meds.