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WOW time flies its nice to be able to be so busy and keep up with my life! Much better then being trapped under my excess 151 pounds! Thats how much i have lost all in all so far 151 pounds! Thats a PERSON! When i started i was at a whopping 297! When i weighed at my last visit i was at 146#! And i feel great! I can still pretty much eat whatever except high carbs and sugar...oh and dry overcooked meats), all in the RIGHT portion and not the whole dag done chicken like i u sed to! All of my labs were normal, zinc was a bit ow so WLS doc wanted me to add in an extra zinc pill in the am so that leave me taking a PRENATAL vitamin 2 x a day (not preggers YET  taking them as a just in case and when we are)  CA x day and zinc 1x day and B12 shot once a month! I still love powerade grape zero, cottage cheese (lucky im not lactose intolorant) yogart and OMG mangos and fish (not together)!!!! STILL cant tolorate protein powders so i get  all of mine through food.

I am so tired of hearing people tel lme that if i loose more weight im gonna melt or fly away! I dont know why it pisses me off so much but it does, no one freakin told me i was getting fat so i think they should just shut up about my weight loss! WLS doc is happy with my success and is not concerned so stuff it! OHHH i feel so much better thenaks for letting me vent!

So after 151 pounds of weight loss you may ask about the skin! Yes i have some excess skin mostly on my tummy (not so much i cant hid it under my panties, or that causes problems) , my arms look like mini bat wings, but again not enough to cause problesm or concerns, but my breasts! OMG! Im gonna get very personal here, they were at the start a 44DDD, NOW they are a SAGGING 36DD, with so much extra skin, it really just looks nasty! Finding a good fitting 36DD bra is not so easy because of all the extra skin. I did get a consult to see a plastic surgeon, but tricare denied my surgery! I dont know what pictured of boobies they were looking at but it wasnt mine! I think a 146# size 9 woman should NOT have 36DD boobies it just hurts my neck and back!!!! So we are saving up to pay for the $7,500 surgery out of pocket, and all being said since we had our IUD removed (after WLS surgeon said it was ok) and trying to get preggers it gives us time to save up.

SO here i am a little over a year out and 3 surgeries later feeling better at 32 then i ever did in my 20's! Trying to get pregnant and living life, not feeling trapped in my o wn body! I am so grateful and Blessed for the success of my RNY! I WOULD DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN IF I HAD TO! But that being said it is a very iimportant personal choice and every story and experiance is different so do whatever is right for you, your life, and what you have thought about and talked with your medical provider about!

LIFE IS GREAT! NOT BEING TRAPPED INSIDE MYSELF!

So heres an update...on 9/22 i  had to have my gallbladder removed...wow what a relief. My surgeon said the inside looked like sandpaper with a lot of small tiny little stones and sludge! Glad we got that done and over with. Took me a good full week  and a half to get better from that one!

I weight 164 pounds! That means I have list 133 pounds! Thats more then my 14 y/o daughter! I am in a Large top and 11 pants! My boobs are the only part of me that literally has gotten BIGGER! Tell me how you can loose all this weight and go from a DD to a DDD?!! Go figure!

I can eat pretty much what i want (to include an "adult" drink every now and then, one every 2 months or so)....still avoid sugar though! And I eat low carbs! I still eat cottage cheese 1 to 2 times per day I LOVE IT! Its good protien and it fills me up and it tastes good and sits well. I LOVE Propel fit water black cherry and powerade zero grape! As for protien i still can only handle slim fast high protien, iIcant tolorate the protien supplements.

I take a multivitamin and calcium twice a day and a b12 injection once a month. THATS ALL!

My bowel movements are regular....i guess...usually once every 3 days or so.

I am still loosing my hair, although some of it is growing back now and the loss is slowing! Its about time LOL.

I dont have too much loose skin, that makes me happy!

Well I guess thats if for now!

Until next time i hope this finds you happy and well in your journey

SO whats been going on with me lately?!

WORK WORK WORK!

It has been so busy at work with so many changes from staff to policies!

Someone at work has been sexually harassing me, which i have never had to deal w ith before! It is hard and i can honestly say I DO NOT like that sort of attention.....it is being investigated and taken care of ( I HOPE).......

So anyways....i am down to a 13/14 pants, a large top (Usually...my tatas are the only part of my body that has NOT gotten smaller!) and it  look so awkward. It hurts my back and shoulders. If it werent for the tatas i could fit a large shirt very comfortably. What i dont understand is how i go from a 44DD to a 38DDD?! That doesnt seem right to me!!????

Still loosing ALOT of hair! All labs are normal, vitamins, cbc, and a whole lot of stuff....and actually my B6 is high! Good to know my body can absorb all the vitamins still. I take onesource ultimate womans 2 caps twice a day, B12 shot on the 1st of every month, and Calicium twice a day.

The only protien drink i seem to handle well is high protien slim fast (15G of protien each twice a day)....i eat alot of yogart (greek mixed with no sugar added to take away some of the tang....for a total of 20G protien) for breakfast.........lunch is usually cottage cheese with no sugar added peaches, cinnamon and a touch of vanilla extract and spenda.......dinner is usually  around 4 oz of a fish, chicken, pork, or sometimes beef, with a veggie and table spoon of potatoes or rice or pasta (avarage 20G of protien).

TOTAL protien for the day avarages 75 to 90...varies on the day.

I dont think i get enough fluids i average 16oz of protien drink, and 32 oz of poewerade zero (GRAPE YUM YUM YUM) or 32 oz crystal light (bored with it) or 32 oz either lemonade or balck cherry (YUMMY) propell fitwater.
Powerade zero and proprll fitwater have extra vitamins!

Still throw up food every once in while....only had dumping that one time on 4th of july! NEVER again EVER that was NOT nice at all!!!!!  Ok so this might sound odd, but there are times when i am eatting (too fast i think) and i will be in the middle of chewing my next bite when i get this strong urge to spit it out immediatly! Or bad things will happen...that usually when i know YA IM DONE!

The hardest rule for me to follow is no drinking while i am eating! Still struggle with that one! But i never give up.

Favorite activity is walking! Or my good ol gazzelle still.....

Well life is great i cant complain! Just a few minor bumps in the road so far, nothing i cant handle with the knowledge of my primary care manager, and surgeon.....and the love and support of my family! And the grace of God!

I hope this finds you all healthy and well along your journey!

WOW I am 195..... WOOHOOOOOOO, I never thought i would see the day! What a difference in my life to be rid off 100 pounds of FAT...i must say it really was holding me down! Now i actually feel FULL and know when to stop eating..........and i actually listen (well most of the time) when my body says stop...your full! I hope it continues! 40 to 50 more pounds and i am at goal...........

I didnt realize how long it has been since i was last able to get on this thing. Boy how my schedule has changed! I ACTUALLY have energy and drive and passion to do things. My calander is full. Always on the go with work, the kids activities and personal life i have just been non stop. 

 A little over 4 months later and darn near 100 pounds lighter (never in a million years did i ever think EVEN WITH WLS that i would be saying that i lost almost 100 pounds) did i think my life would have changed so drasticly. I was nieve to think that my weight wasnt affecting WHO i was. I now realized just how trapped i was in my body and how much the weight really did hold me back! I love the things i am able to do with my life now. It has all been so worth it and if i had to do it all over again I WOULD IN A HEART BEAT! 

I am one of the lucky ones who so far hasn't had any serious complications, i can eat pretty much anything i want to...but yes i do throw up my food on very rare occasions (usually it is dry meat and last night it was because i ate too much, i think, it was crab legs and i had such a craving but i think i over did it !!!!!).....i DO NOT eat sugar and i eat very minimal carbs...if i do it is whole grain....so i dont think i have truely dumped and i will not test my limit!!! Too much of a scaredy cat. 

I do notice when i forget to take my vitamins BOY do i feel it...i feel sluggish and forgetful and clumsy. When i dont get enough fluids i feel dizzy, unsweet ice tea seems to be my fav lately and i love the little splenda clicker thing, because not to many places carry splenda...and it is in that nice small hard little case with the little small tablets (2 little tiny tablets = 1 pk of splenda).

This surgery has changed my life in so many ways. It has NOT been an easy road, but it is a road worth traveling for me. I see food so differently. There are still times when i morn food and even miss it....for example Sonic has the cheesecake bites again, for those who dont know what it is ...they are small little cheesecake squares, battered, deep fried, and served with a sugary strawberry sauce....ALL of it a NO NO...but boy did they taste ohhh so good way back when i could have them...when i saw the sign my mouth started to water....but no i did not stop to even try to see if i could eat even just one! I am not willing anymore to sabotage myself or my new chance at this wonderful life i have back! 

So now just 4 short months later i feel as if i have a new start at so many fun filled years ahead full of energy and a zest for life and adventure! I even fit in the roller coasters at six flags!!!!!!!!! Wasnt kicked off a single one.....even better then that i had the energy to handle 2 FULL days in a row!!! from opening to close!!!!!!!!!!

So that is where i am at so far and i will try to get on this thing more often and maybe even download a recent picture.

STATS:
204 pounds
size 16 jeans (which are getting a little loose)
XL tops (could probably do plain ol L but the tata's are too big)

YES!!! I am just obese now! Not morbidly obese....BMI is 38.9 YA BABY!!! Today i weighed in at 225!!!! I was just not in te mood to eat today and i had to FORCE myself to eat a protien bar for breakfast (southbeach, cinnamon raisin is my fav!)...2 oz chicken for lunch....and a drink for dinner. And a few crystal lights today. Just not in the mood......plus i am scared that my gallbladder is starting to go, so i made an appt with my primary care manager....because ihave this nagging discomfort in my upper right abdomen right under my rib cage....i wont eat fat to test if it really is my gall bladder though. I am not quite ready for surgery...so we will find out what it is but not until MAY 20TH LOL. Well thats all i have been up to how about all of you?

I have been getting asked this question alot lately..........if you had to do it all over again........? I tell them i would do it in the blink of an eye. It has only been 2 1/2 months and the energy level i have has made every minute worth it. The life i have is so different then it was just such a short time ago. After i get home formo work i actually have energy to still do thins and not just plop down on the couch and eat my life away! Now dont get me wrong i still seem to love food...........just  so much lessof it, NO sugar (except what is naturally in milk and fruit), very low carbs, and high protien foods instead!

Now dont get m e wrong when i said befor ethast i can eat so much.....it really is not that much when you think about it........a whopper jr patty, with cheese, lettuce, and tomato....its pretty good protien, just a hint of a veggie....and only ONCE in a while..... for the most part i still get very full on 1/2 of a yogart with 1/2 pk of south beach granola (which is oh so tastey). 
Still have to remind myself to get all my fluids in. Protien is NO problem thanks to the protien bullets! I have one everyday with my crystal light and that is 42G!!!! I just eat the rest that i need.

So i weighed today and i was at 229!!! Thats 62 pounds gone forever and ever. I am in a 16/18.....1X.........

Oh and the oh so best part ever I finally weigh less then my 6'4 hubby!!!!! For the first time in like a decade!

Ok so bad news....now that i am loosing weight and boobs i can feel more lumps then i did before, but doc says that my breasts are normal and that i have fibercystic (lumpy) breasts and i will notice them more since breasts are fatty tissue and i am losing fat! 

Oh and now i have 2 uterine fibroids...NOT at all related to the RNY. I have a STRONG family history, so depends on what specialist says, may have to have another surgery (hystorectomy)! But i am praying not!

Ok so in reality it really isnt all that much...but should i be able to eat this much 2 and a half months after surgery???? I am able to eat a full whopper jr meat patty....NO BUN OR MAYO....with mustard, tomato, and lettuce leaf! Boy oh boy did it taste so good and it sat pretty well..........but should i be able to eat all that?

I still CAN NOT tolorate cold drinks.....but ican do diet sodas as long as it sits for a bit so there is not so many bubbles...

One of my favorite things lately is a rootbeer float! I found a really yummy low sugar vanilla ice carem from EDY's and diet root beer OH SOOOO YUMMY! Ok so i know this is a pretty cold drink but i think the creaminess from the ice cream makes it smoother and makes the soda flat so i seem to tolorate one small scoop of ice cream and 4 oz of rootbeer.........favortine thing for now!

So i weighed in at 232! Keep on keepin on........

I hope this finds you all well and happy in your journey.

So I am in a size 18 wooohooo! I cant believe it. I am now 234 as of this morning.

I did get a workout this weekend and my legs HURT they feel like big bruises!!!!! 

It is hard not buying too many clothes! I love to shop and i love clothes...but i know that they wont fit soon. Like i really need new scrubs for work because i am swimming in my old ones but i dont want to waste the money! Oh well what can you do?

So as far as things i can eat...i can eat pretty much anything! I really watch my carbs and sugars tho! And i try to eat the protien first. DRY meats always come back up within minutes. I threw up at work the otheday after lunch, i knew i shouldnt have ordered the chicken at work it is ALWAYS dry but i forgot my yogart, i ran out the day before. That is my favorite go to food when i feel like i cant handle anyting else. I even went to the pasta house co and had a little pasta (lo carb pasta that tasted great at that)!!!! It had a cream sauce, shrimp, and scallops....yum! I had about 1/2 cup worth of food and was full for hours!

When i first started this whole endever i told myself i would treat myself to a nice gift whenever i lose 50 pounds.......so this time ibought a new coach bag and matching wallet! YAY me! Wonder what i should get next? HMMMMMMM????

Well I hope this finds you all well and happy in your journey!

So yesterday i went for my follow up with my surgeon DR H and he said everything was going great and all my labs are perfect an i am making perfect progress.....i am down 52 pounds from my heaviest of 291...to 239! YAY!!!! 

And youll never guess what else, he said after the 1st of April there are NO restrictions in my diet and it is just trial and error ...whatever i want?! Is he serious? I asked him even red meat? He said anything......now comes in the will power and common sense not to choose the things that i ate before to get me here in the first place! I need to be strong and smart with my choices. High protein, low carb, low sugar, and small portion, with all my vitamins, and water! 

So well see. I know i can do it. And i will keep you updated along the way. 

i dont see DR H again for 3 months!