jillian2185
3 Weeks
Mar 13, 2012
Today marks 3 weeks post op. I went to the DR yesterday and weighed in at 272. Thats 10lbs down from my last appointment which was nine days after surgery. So I guess at this point I have lost 17lbs since surgery. Not bad! I am starting to see a difference. My cloths definitley fit differently and my face looks less fat.
I started going back to the gym on Sunday. Prior to surgery I had been doing a modified couch to 5k kind of thing. Running (SLOWLY) for 1/4 mile and walking a 1/4 mile. Sunday when I started back I walked for an hour on the treadmill. Yesterday I tried some running/walking. I don't want to overdue it and get burned out so early. I am thinking I might take a break today.....but I don't know.
Also, I have been eating some different things. Chilli, tuna, turkey, string cheese, chicken with spaghetti sauce on top (yum). I have some salmon waiting for me at home to eat tonight. I have noticed since going back to the gym that if I go at night, it's hard for me to eat anything afterwards. I am so thirsty, so I drink water, then I don't have room for food. This has happend the past couple of nights. Sunday night I drank too much at one time which caused me to be in discomfort and to burp a lot. It was gross.
St. Patty's is coming up this weekend....I have been known to drink quite a bit on occasion...It's going to be quite a change seeing it from the other side this year. We'll see what happens!
Back to Work!
Mar 08, 2012
I have been having some pain lately. It's hard to explain. It feels like its the muscles on my abdomen that are hurting. Sometimes it will be a dull feeling like maybe I did too many crunches (haaa if that were the case I wouldn't be in this position). Sometimes its a sharp pain around the incision areas. I googled it all and it seems normal, so I'm not freaking out about it. I see my DR again on Monday and I will discuss it with him then.
Yesterday I met with my nutritionist. I am now on the stage 4 diet. I am so excited because I don't think I could have done all protein drinks for much longer. I can have things like chicken, hamburger, turkey fish, chilli....as soon as I left that office I went to Wendy's for some chilli. I was nervous to try it, but it was totally fine. I had half for dinner and half for lunch this afternoon. I can start stage 5 on April 3rd. I pretty excited for the day when I can have a salad again!
It's funny, I remember when my mom had this surgery 6 years ago, being nervous for her whenever she tried a new food...or when we went out to eat. I was always worried she might have some kind of bad reaction and throw up or something. Now I feel the same way about myself. She never had any problems with anything. I hope I am as lucky as her.
Goals
Mar 04, 2012
I guess I should start by declaring a goal weight. I never talked about it with my Doctor. I looked it up online and it says a healthy body weight for my height (5'8") is somewhere in the range on 121-163. Thats a pretty big range. I can't imagine myself at 121 lbs...or 163 for that matter. That being said, I am going with 150 lbs. Now that I have a goal weight, here is a list of some of my other goals, in no particular order, which I'm sure I'll add to over time.
1. Run a 5k
2. Go kayaking
3. Weigh less than my boyfriend
4. Ride my bike to work
5. Take and exercise class at the gym
6. Learn how to cook healthy food
7. Ride a roller coaster
8. Have a baby ( wayyyy in the future:))
9. Buy cloths in regular sizes
10. Get a personal trainer
I think thats a good start..I know I am preobably missing a lot of obvious ones. But thats a start.
Sidenote: I just spent the last half hour trying on practically everything in my closet. I was VERY happen to find that lots of things that I haven't worn in a long time fit me again. A definite boost! I might do this every Sunday night:)
First Post
Mar 02, 2012
When I went for my first weigh in at the Bariatric Clinic I weighed 317 lbs. They told me I would have to lose 17 lbs to be eligible for surgery. At that point I was not sure how seriously I was taking the whole situation. I continued my "regular" lifestyle until after Thanksgiving when I decided to make some changes to really make this happen. By that point I had gained about 10 lbs, making my starting weight 327. I made it to 300 lbs sometime in January and then was able to meet with the surgeon and make moves to get this done. On the day of surgery I weighed 289.
It has been 9 days since the surgery. I stayed at the hospital for two nights. I don't know what exactly I was expecting, but the pain after was more than I thought it would be. The first few days I couldn't even think of eating anything. I am feeling a lot better now, moving around very easily. The protein shakes are kind of killing me...3 times a day! It's hard and taking the vitamins...they they taste so gross to me. Whatever, I'll do it. I meet with the nurtrionist next week. Hopefully they will put me on a stage 4 diet, which includes ground meat. Yayaaay! I met with my DR today and I have lost 7 lbs since surgery. That puts me at 282.
I don't know if anyone will read this, or if I even want anyone to read this. I do know I want to write everything down to help keep me on track. I have been down this road of trying to lose weight so many times. I want to do it right this time. I want to lose weight, I want to be healthy, I want to be active. I am very hopeful for my future. I am lucky to have some very supporitve people to help during this journey (lame) and I have some that still need to come around...but I am on my way. I even bought a pair of pants that were on clearance for $6 in a size 18 (skinny). Who knows when those will find their way into my wearable wadrobe... one day at a time!