latinbeauty74
1 Month Post-OP!
Oct 27, 2010
It is so hard to believe a month has already passed since I had surgery. The first couple of weeks were rough since I seemed to struggle with not being able to eat what I was useto. Watching food commercials on TV bothered me. I am glad now that food doesn't phase me anymore. I don't really have much of an appetite. I have to remind myself to eat, get in all my protein and water.PMS was hell for me as I seemed to retain alot of water and it stalled my weight loss for 2 weeks!!! It was frustrating since I didn't know if maybe I was doing something wrong? maybe eating too many calories? But fortunately today the scale finally moved. My start weight preop was 275, and this morning I was 247.8!!! That's almost 28 lbs in a month. It feels so good to be in the 40's! I don't remember when it was the last time I was at this weight.
I will admit that this first month I haven't really been exercising much. The first two weeks were pretty draining since my body was still adjusting to eating 300 or so calories a day compared to the 3000 calories I useto to fuel my body. I started to feel better with a little more energy week 3 however, I would still get exhausted easily. It wasn't until after I had my period that I feel with lots more energy. I am doing Leslie Sansone 1 mile walk DVD which is really great. It is low impact and short enough to get me upto a sweat, and its only 20 minutes! I am considering joining curves to add on to my 1 mile walk. I wanna take advantage of the special they are having until the end of the month.
I am not working right now, although I am eagerly seeking employment while I go to school, I am considering volunteering at the local hospital where my sister works, to hopefully get my foot in the door PLUS it will help with getting exercise instead of sitting at home. It's amazing I have so much energy now and its only been about 28 lbs lost! I can only imagine how much better I am gonna feel at 50 lbs!!
I will admit the first few weeks post op, I wondered if I had made a mistake since I wasn't able to sleep that well, since I wasn't able to eat what I was useto, and because my hormones were out of whack. I felt so emotional, lonely, weepy alot of the time and I didn't know why. It helped tremendoubly to have OH and understand that what I was feeling what normal and that it will pass.
I was also pretty concerned since I was at a stall for about 2 weeks. I am so glad the scale is moving right along and I hope it keeps moving! lol My clothes fits me so much loser, some outfits are just huge. Fortunately my mom is a seamstress so she will take in some of my clothes so I can save money and not have to consistently buy clothes that I will just have to replace in a month or so.
Lastly, I am so glad I took this step in my life. It was much needed, and although it was pretty rough in the beginning it has been well worth it. Having a good support system really helps tremendously!
I will continue to post my progress, so keep checking back :)
