2 yrs out Sept 9, 2009

Sep 08, 2009

I am officially half of my former self!  I weighed 137 lbs at my 2 yr check up and that makes 137 lbs lost!
I am feeling good now, except for a little tired at times.  I now have an explanation for that.... my B12 is down into the 200's. I think he said they start supplementing at <400.  So, I need to get into the habit of taking my B12.  I just could not tolerate it last summer when I had all of the nausea and such.  Then I guess I was a bit wierded out to even try it and just kind of let it go for now, since I knew they would be checking it with my annual visits.  I had heard it can take years for it to drop low, so I guess I was a bit shocked to find it was low already.  Anyway, I am now taking sublingual B12, 1000mcg daily.  I will get my level rechecked in November.  I have a script for shots if I need them.  I don't know why I had trouble witht the B12 before, because the sublinguals actually taste good to me now!  All I know is last summer, nothing agreed with me for about 3-4 months.

I am still happy I had the surgery, and amazed that I feel I can eat pretty normally now.  It scared me for a while that I would put on weight.  So far I am doing OK, though.  I am just trying to not eat too many "bad" foods and never overstuff my pouch.
Keep my protein up as much as possible......I think I have found a good way of eating for most of the time.  It does become challenging when away from home, though.  I am hoping I don't gain too much on our trip to Mackinac Island next month!

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