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It's been over a year, and I really do FEEL BETTER AT 60.  I'm still losing slowly.  I'm off my bp med. and I can work for hours, play with my grandchildren and shop, shop, shop.  Thank you God, for my new tummy.  It's working well.


 

  I can't believe how active I have become - can easily walk 3 miles at a time or work in the yard all day - shoveling, raking, digging.  My big "60" birthday was great!  I remain extremely grateful for 57 lbs and 34.5 inches lost.  I am wearing a LG/XLG top and a size 14W pants.  I am taking 1/4 the amount of BP medicine.  I did the 5day pouch test and know without a doubt that my pouch is still working very well.  My weight loss slowed to 5lbs per month during the holidays.  I can live with that.  But now that I am off the bad carbs, it has picked up again.  I have no troubling skin issues at this point. Found some great shapewear that is so comfortable - Barely There Invisible thigh slimmers.  I have no regrets or fears that I won't lose all that I need to lose.  I think that for my age and body, slower is good. 

 Switching to calcium citrate and taking some biotin and Vitamin D has helped my nails considerably.  Hair loss has slowed down and is not freaking me out at this point.

 I couldn't be more pleased and grateful to God.

  Happy to report 35 lbs. and 19 inches are forever gone from my body!!! My BMI is down from 40.7 to 35.2 and now I am just obese.  I am close to being off my BP med. - only take 1/4 of a pill.  Being 59 years old and knowing from past experience that I could be a slow loser, I have consistently prayed that the scales would not define my worth as a person and that my body would lose the weight in a way that would be good for me.  It is so hard to resist the temptation to compare one's weight loss with everyone else who had a VSG the same month you did, but every BODY is different - we have to hear it a hundred times to believe it.

I love the effects of the actual weight loss, but what I really am enjoying is the fact that I do not feel deprived.  I can eat anything - meat, salad, veggies, bread and even a little wine. Just not too much.  I am not longing for the day when I can eat more or something different.  This is truly not a diet, but a lifetime change.

My tiny new tummy is working.   Sugar concentrated foods still don't appeal to me, and I would rather have something grilled or baked instead of fried.   I have a half piece of high fiber bread almost every day, and either a small salad or a green vegetable or an apple every day.  I even poop every day.

Sip, sip, sip will always be important so I always get 60 oz. and most days get 80 oz of fluid.  I make sure that I get enough protein by supplementing with a protein bullet almost everyday, and I take my  multi vitamin plus 1500 mg Calcium and the med. to prevent gall stones.

The only problem I've had is over exercising.  Going from being sedentary to even daily walking has been hard on my feet, but I am increasing by small increments and taking a break when my left foot becomes too painful to even wear a shoe.  I am considering going to Curves for a more all over workout.  Even without intense daily workouts, I am losing.

Thanks for all of your encouragement!

 Today was my post op exam 8 days from surgery.  I dressed in real clothes and felt great.  My surgeon is excellent and so were the hospital staff, BUT his bariatric co-ordinator doesn't have her act together on the VSG.  He gives very simple common sense rules, and believes it is a mistake to complicate matters with too many details - trying to reduce it down to a formula instead of relying on common sense.  He assured me that he would get the BC on board.

Everything was doing great - wants me to have blood work and see him again in 3 months.

I have lost a total of 16 lbs. since I started the pre op diet 21 days ago.  I am very pleased. I am going to try only weighing once a week as I tend to get focused on the scale which is a fickle, unreliable and often inaccurate measure of truth.  It does help you establish your BMI and provides some immediate feedback to keep you from cheating.  I just don't want it to become a snare that determines my worth or whether or not I will have a good day or a bad day.

I look at my new tummy as a chance to start over and to let it tell me when to stop eating.  I want to enjoy the process of trusting God through establishing better habits like I trusted Him through getting the surgery in the first place.  It should be about enjoying every moment of the process because it will work even though there may be failures and stalls, I want to  keep trusting that the God who brought me to this place will finish the work He has begun in me

 I am rejoicing tonight as I have really had nothing hard to deal with - no nausea; pain is managed with meds; soreness feels better after each time I walk and I got 68 oz. of fluids 50 of which were protein in today.

I am very grateful and excited. This is a wonderful time of rest for me, and I know that real life will be more stressful, but I am choosing to enjoy each moment.

 I'm getting tired, and actually think I can sleep until the alarm goes off at 3 a.m.  It has been a great day with family and friends, making those final preparations and enjoying a great peace about tomorrow.  I am confident in my Father's perfect love.

So excited, but calm at the same time!  I replaced all meals today with liquid, and it hasn't been bad.  I keep thinking about this time next week or this time next month or next year.  I am expecting a good outcome.  I feel insync with God's timing and soooooooooo very GRATEFUL.

Jill 

 This is my first stab at this - I'll get better at using the site.  Right now, I am 6 days away from surgery and am so excited.  Trying to tie up some loose ends that will make life easier post surgery and stay focused on the goal.   My pre-op diet is going well.  For an all time dessert  freak not to be craving something sweet is a miracle, but what I would love to have is a piece of fruit or  a glass of wine and a piece of cheese with CRACKERS.

Has anyone out there used Dr. Leggett or been in Houston Northwest Medical Center?