hey all havent posted in awhile..... was just enjoying being healthy for the last three weeks.... which in and of itself is exciting..... and then was doing the BMI calculator and realized the following:

I started this journey at 299 and was classified as morbidly obese.. the worst that you can get in weight terminology   at 263 I reached severely obese... a step down and did not know it.....   this morning weighing in at 230 I am considered obese!!! To me that is quite an accomplishment at this point.........   Once I reach 197 I will be considered slightly over weight.... thats ONLY 33 pounds   and once i reach 164, 4 pounds ABOVE my goal weight for my height I will be considered HEALTHY... that is only56 more pounds, I have lost MORE than what I still need to loose.....(69 #'s)   HOW ECFREEKINGCITING IS THAT?????????? did not realize it til today.... so thats a major WOW!!!!

Hopefully new measurements and 4 molnth photos will happen on july 3rd. like i said tho.. just enjoying the feeling of being well on a regular basis... scrambled eggs still are not my friend but amazingly hard boiled and sunny side up are AWESOME!!! shrimp loves me too and i love it and cauliflower is my favorite... i have shrimp most every day and of course have incorporated a protein drink daily just to get the protein in.... i drink a TON of water.....

my daughter and i went shopping today for a wedding i need to attend in a couple weeks and would you believe i have gone from a 28/30 to a 18/20 in pants.. 20 too big.. 18 too snug????? and i tried on a 16 shirt??? i am definitely alot smaller on top than i am on bottom... but the best thing of all is bra's!!! i did not know they had such cute ones when you are smaller... i have gone from a 44d to a 38c and have been instructed by my daughter how to properly wear the girls so that they are not visitin with my navel during the day... lol... talk about a strange sensation that they are sitting where they are spose to be!!! lol.... and as of this date and writing... 69 pounds lost......  so until next time!!!!!

hey all.... havent been around in a while cuz have been really miserable. those of you that have followed me know that i had an incisional infection that was pretty bad, from my perspective. and for the last 4 weeks i have been battling an intestinal infection that was caused from being on too many antibiotics. unfortunately the medicine they put me on is not helping. and to top it off, i had to go in to have a possible stricture fixed, it wasnt a stricture, but was definitely smaller than he wanted and he widened it a bit. I was also in the ER o ver this past weekend due to the same issues. i am now off work for the rest of the week due to this and they are starting me on a new liquid med and hopefully this will make me well. Being off work is unpaid so that sucks as well. sighs.... My boss has been absolutely wonderful during this........ and the doc's office has also been awesome.... i have no complaints either way...... other than i am frustrated and miserable and sick and tired of being sick......

people say... oh but what about the weight you have lost..... and to be honest... i really dont care...because i have been so very sick for 10 weeks...... sighs..... and its a viscious cycle... if i eat im sick but if i dont eat i cant get well and protein is so important... only ting keeping me outta the hospital is the fact that i am diligent with my vitamins and with my water......

ok so i said i would post after my doc apt. I am pleased to say that they weighed me in at 253!!! wooohooo... well 256 with clothes... so 253 since now i will be weighing at home nakkie. I can say now that i dont need to loose over a hundred pounds!!!! I only have 93 pounds more to my goal of 160. If i get under that.... it will all be a bonus...

These last few weeks have been a pain with the incision and DBF having to change the wick every night. some nights were better than others.... and some nights there were lots of tears because it was just so darn painful. But we are finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Doc took a look and said just tuck an end of the guaze in and in a bout a week shouldnt even need to do that anymore. The other thing i have been battling with is sheer exhaustion... i thought for sure my labs were gonna come back  really crummy... but they were perfect!!!! even better than perfect in some areas.... BUT did you know that calories=energy?? I did not... doc said my body is using the calories i am giving it and then its pooped... sooo gotta try to keep consistent calories in my body to remain not so tired...

I also went back to work into a new position so let me tell you that has been a trip!!!!! i am very busy learning a new position as well as getting in all my water and protein.... the water not so much cuz i am finding i HAVE to drink to keep my mouth from drying out.... the food... and eating.. well am working on staying on a schedule.... even if its just a piece of mozza cheese, i am eating every two hours.

I am also findin there are foods that are great and some not so great.... eggs, cream cheese, not my friend right now.... and i also am unable to eat very much at a time... sometimes 1.4 cup is too much and i know the cues as to when i am full... I either get the hiccups or my nose runs... which btw... it seems to run ALL the time... whats with that??

I have yet to take the one month photos but will do so this weekend... so overall since the beginning i have lost 47 pounds and 22+ inches since Feb 14th. Not too shabby.....i am still not to the point where I dont regret the surgery.... more because of the complication and not being tip top when i thought i was going to, than anything else.... get me a month or two past the incision being totally healed and then ask me if i regret it.... 

will update again in about a month probably.... maybe sooner if something significant happens. :)

Feb 24 measurements

Right forarm  11.5"
Right wrist       6.5"
Right upp arm 15"
right calf  19"
right ankle 9 3/4"
hips 60"
waist 44"
neck 14 3/4"
right thigh 35"
head 22"
chest 44"
breast 50.5"

April 4 measurements

Right forarm  10 1/4" loss of 1.25
Right wrist       6.25"   loss of  0.25
Right upp arm 14"      loss of 1.0
right calf  17"                loss od 2.0
right ankle 8"               loss of 1.75
hips 57"                        loss of 3.0
waist 43"                      loss of 1.0
neck 13 3/4"                loss of 1.0
right thigh 28 3/4"      loss of 6.25
head 21 1/2"              loss of 0.25
chest 42"                    loss of 2.0
breast 47 1/2"           loss of 3.0

Total loss in 5 weeks 22 3/4 " !!!!!!!!! woooohooo

Will update weight and other things after doc apt on tuesday..... how amazing!!!!!!!!

ok so went to the doc today to have my incision checked. Jen was great said it looked great and that Mark was doing a fantastic job in changing out the dressings and the wick!!! she said in a week or two it should be cleared up and to keep taking the antibiotic and keep doing what we are doing.

Saw the nutritionist today... lets go meat!!!! i can have tuna and deli meat and cottage cheese and cheese cheese and ffrefried beans and vege's after the protein.... and eggs... yummola!!!!!!!!

I am also going back to work tomorrow... thank goodness.. thought for sure i was gonna go stir crazy here at home!!!!

and... am down another 5 pounds in clothes to 266.. soooooo.... thats 262 nekkid.... i cant complain...34 pounds in 5 weeks... and btw people.. i count them all... there is no pre-and post surgery.. it is allmy weight and i lost it so it all counts..... lol.....

thats my update for this week... am really feeling more like me and less like a slab of tire under a mac truck!!! lol

next update in 2 weeks!!