Thurs., January 7, 2010

Jan 07, 2010

Just a quick update.  Had my follow up appt yesterday with the Nutritionist.  Am eating all the right things, protein, calories, carbs, etc., are all in line.  Weight loss has slowed.  A lot.  Longest stall yet.  Only lost 11 lbs. since last appt. 3 months ago.  Holding steady at 79 total lbs lost.  Sigh.  Trying to keep my focus on the positives of surgery and not the number on the scale.  Probably need to increase exercise but is hard as hip socket is feeling the winter.  It is bitterly cold here today.  Artic blast they call it.  Sure is, had a light misting rain this morning around 3AM per night owl son who goes jogging at that hour.  Mist glazed everything in ice of course.  Stayed home from work, schools closed, wrecks everywhere, etc.  Sun has popped out now at 11 AM and everything appears melted but still not going in to work.  Took advantage of being home and started the laundry and have a load in the dryer.  Yep, think I will just stay home today and save my struggling employer a few payroll dollars and get my house in ship shape and not have to do it this weekend.  But the good news is my labs came back great.  Yay!  No more vitamin A deficiency or low D.  Both are back in line.  NUT said I can continue taking the vitamin A as I'm within range and with RNY I'm not in danger of hypervitamintosis (aka too much vitamin A).  The only blurb on these labs was my LDL (bad cholesterol) it was marked 'high' but in checking this level online the reading of 119 is categorized as 'near optimal'.  I am ecstatic.  Thank you RNY and the weight I've lost so far.  Before surgery I was on Pravachol because it was 220 -- very, very high.  I had stopped taking it after surgery, my own choice, because I wanted to see how much effect diet plays.  At least in my case the drastic change in eating habits are making me leaner inside too.  Now I need to get that spreadsheet that Pam Tremble offers and get my labs logged in so I can watch for any negative trends. 

Happy New Year all !

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