15 pounds down! My first dumping experience?

Sep 08, 2011

Just had to write a quick note because I reached my first 15 pounds.  Not bad for two weeks worth of liquid diet I guess.  It is just so nice to see some results. 

I go to Portland today to see Dr. Patterson to investigate the largest of my incisions which was tender and throwing of some heat.  It seems to be almost better today, except for a painful lump underneath, it almost feels like an egg in there.  I'm hoping I don't already have a hernia.  They require surgery to fix and that either means I will have to put up with the pain until I lose enough weight to get my much desired tummy tuck which is about 2 years out, or have to go in for srgery again so soon.  :p  I'm hoping its just the healing process in motion.  Either way I am very happy about the loss so far.  15 pounds isn't a ton of weight, but it is significant enough for me right now.  It also means 20 pounds is right around the corner.  Last year's high weight was 255 before I started training for my half marathon which got me down to 202 and a comfortable size 16.  Right now I am at 259 at a size 24 (squeezing into elastic 20s) so I am almost back to where I started before I gained back my weight plus 20 pounds.  I am so happy to know that I won't gain it all back and then some after this atempt.  It is one reason I opted for the bypass.  I knew if I tried and succeeded at any weight loss atempt the second I was off program I would be even bigger than I started.

On kind of a funny note, my husband took me to town yesterday to get some household shopping done.  I had the worst cabin fever.  After telling me he felt horrible for doing it, he went to McDonald's for lunch and as he was ordering through the drive through my surgeon's office called me back regarding my inscision, and she could totally hear the drive-through in the background.  I told her my husband was ordering himself lunch, and the MA said, "Nothing but liquids for you", and I told her I was ording ice water.  After he ordered I jokingly asked him if he could squeeze the hamburger juice into my mouth and I could lick his fingers after he ate his french fires.   I'm not going to lie, I miss real food, but not being able to eat it helps me see how bad my problem really is.  I would have driven him to fast food myself after shopping, that is what we always did.  Now I see how that has contributed to my disease.  Last night I made my family shake-n-bake chicken, buttered pasta with broccolli, and cornbread.  Oh yes, I wanted to eat it with them, but I found myself asking what about this meal I could have after I healed,  I concluded I would only have room for one piece of chicken and a little broccolli even if I wanted to eat the other stuff.  I can live with that.

At bedtime I decided to try one of my sugar-free popsicles befoe bedtime as I was doing the laundry that has backed up since I have been out of commission (with 8 other people not really pulling their weight, it will take me three days of constant work).  I took 4 licks of the popsicle and after a few minutes started having stomach pain, increased pulse, and feeling like I wanted to vomit more than anything else in the world.  It did subside after about 15 or so minutes.  It turned out they were "no sugar added fruit popsicles" which were made from real fruit and had only 2 grams of sugar and splenda.  I guess I didn't tolerate them well.  I won't be trying that kind again.  I couldn't believe 4 licks could make me feel so horrible, and I know that was mild, thank goodness I didn't try to eat the whole thing.

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