It's been a little over 4 months now...

Mar 05, 2011

My how time flies! Went for a check-up last week. My surgeon's office likes to see you between 4 & 5 months, and everything went well. I'm down to 192, which means I've lost over 60% of my excess body weight since the surgery. The nutritionalist said that they expect people to lose 50% at a year out so i'm ahead of the game.

Labs came back good, except for a little low on potasium. Changing some of the vitamins up now...don't have to take Beta Caratine and and can take less of the B1. Also, I'm switching to a new mulitivitamin with iron. This makes me a little nervous since I already have some problems with constipation.

Over all, I have more energy. My knees are slightly better but not great. Everyone tells me how great I look. My son came to pick me up at work the other day and her had to do a double take because he didn't realize it was me and he lives with us...guess you just get used to seeing someone everyday in the same environment and don't realize how they are changing.

I still can't eat very much at one time, especially dense protein. Not drinking the shakes anymore, just got sick of them and they really don't satisfy my craving to chew something. For some unknown reason, I seem to do better with beef than chicken or tuna which is really strange. Eggs still don't go down well on their own....never was big on eggs.

Although it hasn't been easy, I would do it all over again. I hope that my decision for weight loss surgery will add years to my life so I can see my granddaughter (and maybe more grandchildren) grow up. But if not, at least I will be a much healthier and more energetic person while I'm still here ;-)

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