indygirl
175lbs
Dec 10, 2011
Ok, so it's been awhile since I've updated my OH blog. Reason being...I'm in a very frustrating stall. When I look back at my numbers, I've been the same weight since Sept. That would put me at a 3 mo stall and I'm not so thrilled about that. I'm happy to not have gained weight, but I thought I would see 100lbs lost by my 1 yr post op which is in a few weeks. I started this journey at around 243-245lbs. As of today, I'm 175lbs which means I've lost about 67-70lbs. Now for the other news, I went to the dr today to review my labs and my iron saturation is about 19% and my ferritin levels were really low. Before having surgery, I was diabetic, but now my A1C was awesome, 5.8 but my glucose level was in the 60s. I really hope I don't have RH. I'm not claiming it, but I need to go and purchase more strips and dust off the meter that I haven't used since surgery. I'm always feeling cold and lately, I've been very fatigued. I've been exercising as well;however, I know I don't get in enough water and protein is a whole other story. I can't tolerate the whey protein shakes. They make me nauseous and since I physically can't throw up, I just heave until I'm exhausted. My NUT suggested that I tried a product called Liquacell to get my protein. She acknowledged that it wasnt the best type of protein, but better than none at all. I havent tried it, and I don't think I will; however, I did try the Protein Ice power shots and will probably order more of those. They taste disgusting, but I'm much better at getting down 4oz of those as opposed to a 20+ oz protein shake. I'll just have to chance it, because I know I'm not getting enough protein, and I'll never be able to eat the amount of protein needed. I really want to lose another 30lbs and I'm not sure how that's going to happen if I continue on the path that I've been on for the last 3 months or so. If someone has some tips or advice, I'm so willing to listen. Anyway, I just wanted to give a quick update and I wish all of you Happy Holidays!!
