- Username: earth-angelsc
- Location: Spartanburg, SC, USA
- Member Since: 5/21/2007
- BMI: 51.0
- Post Op
- Surgery Type: RNY (03/25/08)
- Surgeon: J. Paul Ross, M.D.
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JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME!
I am a 40 year old mother of two boys and married to the most wonderful man. I started this journey at 316 in June 2007. my RNY was March 25, 2008. I came home from the hospital weighing 306 pounds. I am down 66 pounds as of June 23, 2008 from my home from the hospital weight of 306, and 76 from last summer when I weighed 316.
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Wednesday April 30, 2008 on April 30, 2008 3:33 pm
This is one wild ride, BUT I am loving it!
We are on our way out the door again, to church this time. I am wearing the dress I wore on Easter Morning, I am planning on taking some pictures tonight to compare. Regardless of what the pictures show, I can tell I am losing! My panites actually fell off one day when I was vacumming, I have several pairs of pants that I can no longer wear because one simple little tug and they hit the floor, no need to undo them! I just tried on a dress I haven't worn in a couple of years and it is TOO BIG! Oh well, into the ebay pile it all goes! I am loving this!
My doctor's visit today went fine. He said I am doing great, he is proud of my weight loss and says he will see me in two months unless I need him before them. Works for me! So I go back June 25th.
More later, we are out of here....
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Quick update on April 25, 2008 2:32 pm
ONE MONTH SURGIVERSARY
OK, just a quick note before we are out the door again, always on the go now, I love it! One month today, my surgery was March 25th. What a difference a month makes! I am down 40 pounds!!!! WOOOHOOOO!
I came home weighing 306 from the hospital and now I weigh 266! YIPPEE! We are going out with the BBW group tonight, I'll write more later.
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MY FIRST GOAL on April 14, 2008 12:30 pm
Monday April 14th, 2008
My first goal was to weigh less than 275 by the end of April, guess what??? We are already there! I weighed 274.2 this morning! I can not begin to express how awesome this feels! I am down 32 pounds since coming home from the hospital on March 28th. It will be 3 weeks tomorrow since my surgery! I have never lost that kind of weight in my life! I am struggling to get in all my protein, barely getting in over 60 grams a day on most days. I try to drink all my fluids and most days are successful due to SF popsicles and my ice shaver machine! It is soo awesome to eat so little and feel full!
We went to Olive Garden last night after church. My son really wanted to go and he had worked up quiet the appetite from drilling with the NG yesterday, so off we went. I knew this would be an adventure! First off, the waitress looked at me funny when I told her I didn't need anything to drink, then I explained about GBS. She said she knew someone who had the surgery, so she was very understanding. I didn't order any food. I ate a few bites(maybe 6-8 small bites) of my husband's stuffed Chicken Marsala and creamed potatoes. I was full and felt fine. I took lots of time between bites and felt fine with it all. My son couldn't believe I could eat so little and be full. He said it made him feel like a pig with all that food on his plate....lol..seems I have heard that quiet a bit lately....lol We brought home leftovers and that is what I had for lunch today, about 6-8 small bites of leftover Chicken Marsala and creamed potatoes.
I am so excited to be moving along so fast. My NEW goal for the end of the month is 265, maybe if I am lucky I will pass that too! My husbnad seems to think I may make it too 235 by Carowinds, that is really pushing it! That is almost 40 pounds in 54 days...we will see, though I don't see that, I know my weight loss will not keep up at this pace, but it is great none the less! I am enjoying this!
Hugs to all my OH friends!
God Bless,
Sheryl
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THREW UP FIRST TIME on April 9, 2008 12:43 pm
APRIL 9, 2008
TMI FOR THE WEAK STOMACH
Not sure why I threw up, I've had the chilli and cheese before. After thinking about it, the only reason I can come up with is because I hadn't had any liquid yet this morning. I was going to wait till 30 minutes after I ate and then have some liquids. BUT I guess in the future I will make sure to have some liquid before noon time! I had taken two bites of the Wendy's chilli and cheese and it felt like a brick in my throat! I thought I would take a sip of some Crystal Light to moisten it or wash it on down, neither happened, I felt like air bubbles, gurgling and up it came!
I have been sipping liquids since then up until about 30 minutes ago and I am now trying to eat something else.
I've got to get ready for church tonight. I love you all my OH family!
God Bless
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TUESDAY APRIL 8, 2008 on April 8, 2008 4:47 am
I had my first meal out at a resturant this weekend. My husband and I went to Waffle House Saturday morning before going to the flea market to walk around. He orders the big breakfast that costs like $5.99 (what I used to get), the one with sausage, grits, two eggs, toast, and a waffle. I ordered bacon and toast, which I realized after he got his order I could have just ate his toast, because he never eats his, that would have saved us a whooping $1.55....lol... I ate 1/2 piece of bacon and half a piece of toast and got a to go box for my leftovers. I can not express how awesome this felt! To eat so little, feel full and have leftovers. I have become a very cheap date....lol!
Second outing to eat, was Wendy's after church and before we went to the movies on Sunday night. I ate chilli, their small $1.19 value menu chilli makes at least two meals for me! I am melting, I love it! 25 pounds since I came home from the hospital! I came home weighing 306, I now weigh 281, YYYEESSS, this is awesome!
BTW if you have not tried the Protein Supreme bars, they are awesome. One of them makes two meals or snacks or whatever. One bar is huge, it has 360 calories and 30 grams of protein. BUT like I said I make two servings out of it. It is a tasty way to get in 15 grams of protein at one time. ALSO, pork rinds. We have a brand that sells in the Lil' Cricket that is 70 calories a serving, no carbs, and 8 grams of protein, not to mention a cheap crunchy snack! Drinking water, taking vitimins and eating healthy, I feel great!
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My Story JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME!
I am a 40 year old mother of two boys and married to the most wonderful man. I weighed 134 at my lowest in High School. Needless to say, I haven't seen that since! My first pregnancy I gain over 70 pounds. My second another 50. After my hysterectomy in '04 another 50! I have done every diet in the land it seems, only to loose the same 25 pounds over and over and gain them back and more! I am tired of diets that do not work. I want a permanent solution. I am ready for GBS, and willing to do whatever it takes to get healthy and lean again. I am starting this journey at 316 in June 2007.
Been there and done that, I've got a bigger t-shirt to prove it! I have been overweight since my first child. I was 134 lbs. in high school, needless to say, I haven't seen that since! I gained with both children and did not lose it all either time! Then a hysterectony in '04 put my weight over 300 lbs. for the first time ever!
I am 5'6" tall
January 30, 2008
304 pounds, dressed in jeans and t-shirt
neck: 19"
bust: 58 1/2"
waist: 58"
hips: 63"
R thigh: 26"
R calf: 17 1/2"
R arm upper: 15 1/2"
R arm lower: 11"
2007
June 8th = 316 lbs
July 9th = 313 lbs
August 10th = 304 lbs
Sept. 10th = 306 lbs
Oct. 15th = 308 lbs
Nov. 8th = 306 lbs
Dec. 4th = 305 lbs
2008
Jan. 4th = 304 lbs
Feb. 6th = 302.5 lbs
March 4th = 300 lbs
March 22nd = 298.4 lbs
March 25th = 296 lbs after 7 days of liquid diet/ day of surgery
March 28th = 306 bloated from surgery, I was told this would happen, not concerned
March 31st = 295
April 1st = 293
April 2nd = 289.8 Doctor Scales weight at drain removal visit
April 6th = 282.6
April 8th = 281.0
April 10th = 278.6
April 14th = 274.2
April 19th = 271.4
April 20th = 270.0 lbs
April 30th = 263
May 3rd = 261
May 14th = 258
May 20th = 255 * 8 weeks from surgery, down 51 pounds as of this morning! YIPPEE
May 29th = 250
June 8th = 245.4 Carowinds was hot, BUT a blast!
June 16th = 243
June 23rd= 240
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