My 6th Month Check Up

Jun 02, 2014

Hello Friends,

So, I just got home yesterday from my big 6th Month Check-Up.  Things went well.  I did not meet the 50lb drop from 3 to 6 months.  (That was the goal he set for me).  I did lose 40lbs though.  I am making it my top priority to lose 50lbs these next 3 months before my 9 month check up.  As it stands, I believe I am going bald.  LoL.  Well, not to funny; however, I am the only one to notice my hair loss (besides my mother).  No big deal it will grow back.  That is what everyone says and even my Doc.  Just to let you know how much hair I am losing.  Think of uncooked spaghetti noodles.  I am losing 1 to 3 clumps about 1/2 the size of a spaghetti noodle each shower.  No telling how much I lose while I brush my hair.  In summation, about a spaghetti strand a shower.  At least I have been good at losing something.  I haven't started Biotin yet, but I am going to.  I have not been to town to pick up a bottle (they tell me it is about $50.00 USD a bottle.  We will see. 

Good News -- None of my pants fit.  Even old faithful(s)-my stretchies!!  Hah! I swear, at the gym, I will end of mooning all the people on the stair steppers because my pants just keep sagging and sagging.  I am 11 pant sizes down.  From a 32-34 to a 22-24.  Okay, technically I guess I should say 10 pants sizes down, but I am counting from biggest pair to smallest pair.  Thank goodness for my sister who has saved every pair of jeans from her biggest to the her smallest phase in life.  She is outfitting me in a "new to me" wardrobe.  And, she always has spent lots of dough on her clothes - Ergo, I am in hog heaven! 

My medicines are back on track and I am taking them regularly again.  I thought that my lapse in taking my meds might be the reason I was losing hair.  So, I jumped back on them immediately!  And, I have been on top of not missing any doses. 

Issues -- @ the moment I have been a slacker about getting my butt to the Gym.  Since, school is out for the summer and my routine is off, I have been skipping the gym.  I MUST get back in the groove, and find my "gym time".  I miss it, plus I miss the tanning bed.  It's a shame and I know it.  That one reason I drag my booty to the gym some mornings is just so I will not miss a tanning day.  /sigh  How, to fix that issue.  I know I love dropping weight and seeing my body tone up.  Those are the reasons that I get to the gym on the other days.  I know that my max is 18th month to really use my "tool".  So, I need to make sure I don't loose my momentum.  I guess I should just be thankful that I still have a drive to get to the gym no matter the reasons.  Don't get me wrong.  I love the gym.  I feel like superwoman when I come out and beautiful and accomplished.  And, those are things that I have not felt in a long time.  I can't thank my doctor enough and my resolve to get this surgery.  It has changed my outside appearance and let me shine again  (just had a mental image of sun rays trying to glow through layers of fat and the fat melting away). 

Life is looking great.  I am a HUGE selfie "taker" although no one sees them but me.  My face has changed so dramatically and I do have have some loose skin here and there.  But that is ACCOMPLISHMENT.  VISUAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS!!  I will get some pictures uploaded of all the skin and my new face just for you guys.  I might have promised that a couple of post ago, and if I did I am sorry that I have not done that yet.  They will be incoming soon.  440 to 299 OMG in 6m, for those that aren't fond of math, that is a loss of 141 TOTAL POUNDS.

Also, I can fit in ANY chair without having to worry the entire time if the chair and I will be crashing down into a pile on the floor at any moment.  Short story, I sat in a chair the other day and noticed a sticker on it and decided to read it.  It was the weight limit sticker and I could NOT believe it.  I was 50lbs under the limit, not 50 over which use to be the case.  I did a squirmy little happy dance in my seat.  It is an amazing feeling to not feel like the BIGGEST person in the room.  And, I can tie my shoes without cutting off my oxygen.  Plus, I am sleeping better and my CPAP # has been lowered.  And, I no longer weight 300 something.  I am in the 200's.  Six Flags here I come--soon!  AHHAHAHAHHHAHAHYEAHHHAHH.  #hottotrot #canttellmenothing #sistersnicknameforme"slim"

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