ObesityHelp

if you are looking for the labs - look in my photos and you'll see a screen grab of the sreadsheet posted. I welcome any and all feedback thoughts on those as well.

thanks!

i haven't been around as much, been busy busy busy between work and home, but i do lurk when i can -- i reached my 6mo surgiversary 2wks ago and wanted to give a numbers update to all.

I welcome anyone to give me their 6mo mark just so i can judge where-abouts i am... i'm pretty darn hard on myself (former hard core eating disorders, etc)... so welcome any thoughts/input.

Hopefully this gives anyone just heading into or out of surgery an idea of what to expect as far as the numbers themselves...

As you'll see from the monthly numbers - things have definitely slowed down a bit and its getting me down. Hopefully i can get on this eve and respond... here goes...


Weight Date of Surgery = 309
Weight 6mo out = 228
Total 6mo loss = 81lbs
% to goal (my goal) of 180lbs = 62.8%

Monthly Weght Loss:
7-Apr    309    (starting weight)
7-May    279    (-30lbs)
7-Jun    263.5  (-15.5lbs)
7-Jul    251    (-12.5lbs)
7-Aug    242    (-9lbs)
7-Sep    232.5   (- 9.5lbs)
7-Oct    228.00    (-4.50lbs)

Weekly Weight Loss (negatives are weight gains - avg=3lbs/wk)=
20    wk 1
6    wk 2
0    wk 3
4    wk 4
1.5    wk 5
6.5    wk 6
3    wk 7
1.5    wk 8
3    wk 9
3    wk 10
5    wk 11
5    wk 12
-0.5    wk 13
3    wk 14
2.5    wk 15
1    wk 16
2    wk 17
2.5    wk 18
2.5    wk 19
-3    wk 20
4.5    wk 21
3    wk 22
1.5    wk 23
-1    wk 24
6    wk 25
-2    wk 26
1.5    wk 27
1.5    wk 28

There you have it ... i'm going incognito so no pics; sorry, but i need your support none-the-less.
:-)

i did get measurements done at 3mo out... but will not have my 6mo measurements until tomorrow afternoon (hopefully). I do have bloodwork numbers - i'll post those on my profile here shortly for anyone interested.
Thanks!!
SillyRabbit

as of today i am officially under 40 BMI!!!!  :) :) :)

I have not measured myself yet, i thought the surgeon's office would do that, i've never really done it, so i'll wait and ask at the support group to be measured again to see inches lost...

I'll tell you what though, this SH!T is NOT easy ... i have NEVER been more aware and more concerned about what goes into my body, than i have in the past 6wks. Every day is not a good day (yesterday i felt like i grazed allll day - aunt flow is coming to town, damn i can feel her evilness in my bones).

So, it's a lot of work, but as of today - i can say it's worth it. I do worry about a year or two from now though... once i'm at goal - how to maintain -- that, i think will be harder than this.

but i shall not think about THAT today - TODAY I'M BELOW 40BMI!!!!!!!



Silly is as Silly does ... DO IT SILLY!

--- 25lbs total loss first 3weeks. (they were expecting about 15lb weightloss - so i got HIGH5s all around)



--- start taking iron and colace (this is because i have history of low iron, even though preop iron was fine)
--- continue taking 3tums and 2 chewable flintstones each day
--- continue nightly pepcid until script finished (30days). they actually gave me script for prevacid at hospital release, but no generic available and brand name was like $180 a bottle, so i called and had dr give me something either with generic brand or less cost. put me on script of pepcid.

--- nutritionist followup set for 3months out
--- bloodwork followup set for 6months out

--- cleared for gym/weights/ellipticals, etc (nothing over 35lbs - but i do need to call and verify if able to do crunches - i think he cleared me on this because i've already been walking 60min a day 2+miles up and down mountain hills with no problems)


--- i asked about # calories/fats/carbs i should be getting in per day and they do not want me concentrating on those numbers at this time. just concentrate on protein min of 60g (should be doing 2 protein shakes per day and supplement with FISH as much as possible). i told them i'm doing one protein shake a day and fage yogurt and fish... they said GOOD.


--- cleared for yoga

--- cleared for TRAVEL (ugh - hotels/meetings/catered lunches and clients dinners next week)

--- asked about incision sites... all but one are already just a tiny line... the one is healing fine but just a little narley looking... i'll see more of a scar with this one


--- told him about my fear of jumping around - that i may "break my pouch loose" - he said to trust him, that will not happen (he showed me how things were stitched, i feel more comfortable now)


-- Dr Williams is really cool (i chastise him a lot - a man so good with his hands and very respected surgeon - i walked by him in his office and he was typing with ONE FINGER - i had to give him crap "you mean to tell me you DO NOT KNOW HOW TO TYPE!?!?! All that money on medical school and they do not teach you how to type???" -grin-)


---my mom went with me - she has a consultation date set for 5/7/08 with Dr Williams

It's definitely a bit of a roller coaster. Both good and bad days. I did get a lot of rest in my 2wks off from work - lots of naps, but i also worked out daily... no matter what i made sure i did something.

As of yesterday I have lost a total of 26lbs since surgery. 26lbs in 14days is not bad at all. I have to keep reminding myself of that. I have been weighing myself daily - which i know some do not recommend doing, but want to in the beginning so i get an idea of the fluctuations and what is affecting the weight... i'm making short notes on every day's activity and if i'm on my period or not - this will help me to mentally tell myself - no, you did not just gain 2lbs, you're actually about to start you're period, you're a woman - it's part of the package. hahah.

those tics up do mess with you though - frustrating. but i know i need to keep looking at the bigger picture. 26lbs in 14days - HOT DAMN!!!

it's getting a little easier to watch rest of family eat, but i do find myself getting irritable when i start to smell the smells of someone cooking and realize there's no way in hell i could eat what they're making. it's just mind hunger - i do miss being able to just stuff the food in my mouth as fast as possible. i know that sounds gross, but its true --- not that i particularly like the fact that's what i miss, but i do find that's what is hardest right now. that and not being able to drink while eating - damn that's hard.

i went to KFC yesterday and ordered a small mashed potato, i never realized how small a SMALL was... and get this - i could only eat HALF OF IT!!! half for afternoon snack, and then i ate the other half for dinner with a tiny bit of spaghetti sauce and literally the TIP of a piece of fried boneless/skinless chicken my mom had made - i then mashed that into oblivion and ate -- it was DELISH!!! hahaha

so yes, things are going good - healthwise - i'm GREAT.
mentally - it's a bit of a struggle, still coming to terms with it all
working out daily is starting to become a habit... i like it - husband has been walking with me and that has been nice. we also started walking through the hills and around the lake at my mom's home and it's absolutely beautiful walk and a bit strenuous at times with the hills... so it makes for a nice workout. i like it - i think i like it better than the flat park that i was walking three times around for 45min... this walk at her place is actually invigorating - there's no one there walking, except maybe a dog owner here and there... and the lake shines and glistens through the trees from the sun with backdrop of mountain... all in GEORGIA!!!!  LOVE IT!!!

working on getting in 64oz of water this week - have been closer to 50oz past 2wks... time to step it up.

my son is back, and i already see a difference with me and him, i'm more active now and more involved... i missed him and i am glad he's back!!!!

oh, i also started back to work yesterday - that wasn't too bad. i had a lunch packed and a thermos that held 2 serving of protein shake, so i hit that up on way home and drank one on way in... at work i had fage, egg drop soup and cottage cheese in lunch box.... only ate the egg drop soup... and was satisfied. would have ate either the fage or cottage cheese as afternoon snack, but dumb me did not put an iceblock in lunch box so they were kinda warm... ewwww - so i trashed those and just stop at KFC on way home and had the HALF OF SMALL mached potatoes - hit the spot. next time, put an ice block in bag... drink more water.

a little worried about upcoming travel, may have to be out of town for a week... a week's worth of meetings, trainings, catered business lunches and client dinners - ACK!!! what do i do!??!?!?!?