Giving Thanks For My Persistence

Nov 14, 2011

12 days post-op.  I am still holding strong and I haven't weighed myself.  On Thursday I have an appointment with my PCP (thank you Dr. Rivera for pushing me).  I think she will be very pleased that I finally followed through with the WLS.  It's not that I didn't want to, as I have mentioned before, I tried to have it done 10 years ago but was squashed by BCBS of Florida.  The reason I'm going in to see her is I have been reading and re-reading my "bible" that Dr. Marema's group hands out and I need to be sure that I get all my vitamens, minerals, etc.  I need to get my B-12 taken care of.  I'm not sure which is the best - go see her once a month for the shot, take the sublingual tabs, or self inject.  I'm used to self-injecting as I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and I take Enbrel.  But those shots are subq not muscular and I think B-12 is muscular.  We'll see.

Well, here is what I'm giving thanks for my persistence.  When I put my mind to it about a year ago, I started out at my highest weight ever - 363 lbs.  On my own, I was able to lose 54 lbs.  I was thinking about that this morning and am so happy that I did lose all that weight before surgery because those lbs are gone FOREVER and I am that much closer to my ideal weight.  I know, I'm only 12 days post-op but I am grateful.

I have walked on the treadmill everyday since Saturday (15 minutes) because I want to make walking a habit not something I want to talk myself out of doing (which is really easy). 

Well, so much for now.  I hope everyone's having a great day.

Smiling, Michelle

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