- Name: Andria A.
- Username: alphabetsali
- Location: ON
- Member Since: 6/13/2007
- BMI: 32.9
- Surgery date scheduled
- Surgery Type: RNY (11/09/07)
- Surgeon: William Graber M.D.
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Latest Surgery Support Comments
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Good Luck Andria!
In 6 months, you
will see it's the
best decision you
have ever made!!
Grabger is a pro!!!
You're in good
hands.
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Hi Andria! Friday
November 9th is
right around the
corner. I've been
thinking about you
for the past couple
of days - sending
good thoughts your
way. You AND Dr
Graber will be in my
prayers tomorrow.
Be proud of this
tough decision
you've made - you're
young and have a ton
of things to look
forward to once
you're feeling
stronger and
lighter. There will
be times that you'll
wonder why you did
this ... but those
days will become
fewer and fewer
until you'll be one
of those people that
say 'Dayum! This is
the best thing I
ever did for
myself!'
So, from me - I'll
say: Dayum girl!
You're doing the
best thing you could
do for yourself!
I'll be following in
your foot steps
shortly. :-)
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Friday is your day!
Just remember you
are on the journey
of a lifetime. Try
to enjoy every
minute. It may sound
weird now, but know
that you are cared
for and prayed for
here, and all too
soon this will be
but a memory and you
will be an
inspiration to
someone else. I am
waiting for you on
the losers' bench!
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Making my way towards a healthier life...
Nine means no in German on August 12, 2008 9:20 am
Nine months.
I can't believe it's been nine months.
Well things have been pretty smooth, still not on that exercise band wagon. It does bother me that i'm not going, especially since i'm paying for it, but i mean, i know i should go and it would help me.
i've been putting more effort into making my meals different and enjoyable. Experimenting with recipes to jazz up the tedious task of ingesting as much protein laden food as possible. And it's been working. I've rediscovered a certain joy of cooking, and i def have to have things done ahead of time. I find if there isn't something pre-planned or pre-made i just don't get what i'm supposed to. I may not be eating bad things, but def not getting in much protein. So it's taking more time.
I am taunted by the carb monster, although i can't handle breads, even chips, tend to be greasy and not very appealing although i have cravings for salt. I find saltines are my usual go to for a salty crunchy snack.
I dont' have much else to say at the moment but i'm slowly but surely looking forward to the day when the scale starts with a 1 instead of a 2
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Ate Eight on July 10, 2008 9:04 am
Well, 8 months.
I'm a month behind now in my "grand scheme." 105lbs down. Someone asked me today how much more weight i wanted to lose, and i said probably another 40lbs, although, i think i would like to be lower weight wise even than that, and she looked me over and said she didn't think i had enough on me to lose 40lbs, maybe 20. It's just the way it looks on me, i guess i carry it ok. The gym, my enemy, i'm not going yet. surprise. I hate the thought of working all day and then making the effort to go to the gym after work for an hour or two. I don't get everything i should done as it is, granted i'm not very good at keeping schedules, as my friends will attest to.
A former co-workers daughter called me yesterday at work to ask me about my surgery and information. She was considering it herself. I'm not sure how long i talked to her, i hope i gave her some good information, and helped her a bit.
I've been reading a book called Father Hunger, about the realtionship between fathers,daughters, and food. It's pretty interesting. She pretty much pegs right on the reasons i've treated myself the way i have and think the way i do, which wasn't a big revelation for me, i sort of knew it already, it's the getting over it part that i'm stuck on. Actually the author did raise some interesting points that i hadn't thought about before, but anyway, i'm not done with it, but i'd recommend it.
Other than that, i can't say there's anything new to report. Food isn't an issue, i'm still as picky as ever, and still end up throwing out food, although not as much as before, i'm getting better at that. only buying small amounts, which usually means shopping a couple times a week so that i'm not buying more than i need and watching stuff spoil. I've noticed my bum isn't nearly as comfortable as it used to be. Since when? Another reason to exercise, build up something to sit on..
Anyway, before i induce boredom, i shall say goodbye and see you next month!
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I am ahead by a century on June 20, 2008 9:44 pm
A week after my 7 month anniversary but i am now officially down 100lbs from my highest weight pre-surgery.. Pretty weird to say..i've lost 100lbs..weird, embarressing, and unbelievable all at the same time.
100lbs..
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Seven - without the head in the box.. on June 10, 2008 5:24 am
Ok, so yesterday was my 7 month surgiversary, but i still don't have net at home and i was too lazy to write yesterday at work.
Missed my goal again. I was hoping i'd at least get to the 100lbs lost mark but i'm 6lbs off that too. But i know 2 things. 1) i'm not going to the gym really at all, although i've been walking a lot more lately and 2) i'm not getting enough sleep and i know for a fact i don't lose weight when i don't get enough sleep.
They had mentioned at my check up in may that i should start a B complex. I found a chewable and the strips that melt on your tongue.I bought the chewables because there was more of them and they were cheaper but i think i read on a message board that the melt in your mouth kind were better. Anyway, i don't go back to Dr. Grabers till November at my 1 year. It's bizarre to think that it will be one year..in 5 months!..
I feel a little bit of pressure now to lose weight faster. And i can't say i'm entirely happy. I mean, i'm happy with the amount of weight i've lost. I can't say i could do that all on my own by any means, but i still don't feel...smaller. I wish i did. The body image thing is becoming more of something i think about. Boys..it's all because of boys lol. Freaking out about the changes, worrying about how i look and how my body has changed and getting close to someone.. Perhaps i should be in counselling..
Till next month. Adieu
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Half and Half on May 9, 2008 7:22 am
So. It's been 6 months! wow.. 6 months. 6 months has gone by like a flash. Seal was right "time keeps on slipping, into the future"
So i still don't have the net at home, Pics will be updated in the next day or two. This morning the scale said 252. So i'm about 6lbs off my 6 month goal, but in the grand scheme of things i'm not going to sweat 6lbs. April was a tough month I stalled a bit, which when you talk to other people isn't uncommon at around 6 months. I mean, this isn't the most natural way to lose weight. Your body is going to fight it once in a while. I probably would have made goal if i hadn't stalled a few weeks in April. I'll just have to try and catch up for my 7 month goal :) No problems per say. Feeling better since i've been taking my iron every night, but i haven't gotten my blood work done again yet, so we'll see how it's affected my levels.
I have my 6 month check up with Dr. Graber May 20th. I might actually get to see Dr. Graber this time. The last couple times it's been the Nurse Practitioner, but i know Friday's are a busy Surgery day so i hadn't expected to see him then. Maybe since it's a Tuesday i'll have a better chance this time :)
Overall i've been happy with how things have gone. I REALLY need to go to the gym and make a routine, I'm jiggling all over the place, i need to tone up if possible. My boobs are def smaller. I've invested in those chicken cutlet bra inserts to help fill things out a bit. Shopping is more a pleasure, although being inbetween sizes can be frustrating. And before i used to complain things were never in my size..now i can complain things are available in any size but the one i need. I hate seeing cute things in larger sizes that i can't have anymore, and none in mine. I swear there's a conspiracy to buy out the size i want no matter what size i am.
The mind thing is hard. Looking at myself in the mirror and seeing where i actually am, as opposed to the image i have of myself in my head from before. I can't always see it. One day perhaps it'll sink in.
See you next month!
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My Story
Umm what can i say. I've been heavy pretty much my whole life. Taller and heavier than most of my peers. Yay, i stood out even more...
My mother is overwieght as is my middle sister, my youngest sister is some sort of genetic freak and is a stick of a girl.. Both my maternal and paternal grandmothers have/had diabetes, which means i'm at super extra risk for it. My mother has high blood pressure as do i although right now i'm only on water pills for that. My paternal grandmother died from complications due to not taking care of her diabetes when i was probably about 12.
I've tried Atkins..and lost 25lbs in 2 months. But i'm a carb whore and i couldn't stay on that bandwagon. I've tried slimfast/nutrisystem, but i was left hungry. I can't afford jenny craig/weight watchers, and i probably would eat through the portions they gave anyway. I have tried the diet and regular exercise as well. For about 8 months i went to the gym for 2hrs 5-6 times a week doing cardio and weights and lost 21lbs. At the time i was at my lightest in the past 10 years, that was just after highschool, i was probably about 280. I've also tried the cabbage soup diet (hated that) and the 3 days on 4 days off diet, i forget what that one's called, it's an old one.
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