laura B.

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It's been a while since I've posted anything.  I'm feeling SOOO much better but seem to be stuck just above 200.  I can't seem to break into the 190's.  I can't be that frustrated though because I'm eating more sugar than before and not exercising as much as I should be so I know I have myself to blame.  My nut told me that now is when I will really need to work at it like I had never had the surgery - low fat, low sugar, high exercise.  I would like to lose 30 more (maintain between 175 and 180).  I would be totally content with that.  I also would really like to have a tummy tuck.  The loose skin is preventing me from getting into a lower size pant (I'm a 14 now) and it still makes my middle look big. 

We just got back from Williamsburg, VA and it was SO great to be able to fit comfortably in all the seats for all the rides at Busch Gardens!!.  NO stress "will I fit?" or being so tired from walking around that park that I thought I would pass out.  I felt great and walked effortlessly all day!  It's the best feeling in the world!!! 

I still don't eat a fraction of what I use to but bread is truly the enemy.  I try to avoid it totally because I love it so much and if I have any, I get full so fast that I don't eat anything else.  Not a good pattern.  I am going to start doing better and trying to walk every day to lose these last 30 lbs.  I get a little down when I see others on this site that had the surgery around the same time as me and have lost more, but I have to stay focused on all that I have accomplished.  120 lbs is still great, right?!!!

Boy do I feel better!  I'm almost at 6 months since my surgery and down 105 lbs since the week before my surgery date.  I lost 80 lbs the first 3 months (it was fast, but I was throwing up a lot) and then it took me the last 3 months to lose 25 lbs.  I have to admit, I'm not excercising like I should be or drinking enough water, so that is my focus for the next two months (until pool season!).  I REALLY want to get below 200 before summer.  Sugar is not near as a struggle as it was before surgery but I still like it every so often.  If I have too much, I break out into a huge sweat and feel nauseous so it's not worth it. 

I was SOOOO excited last week when I went to the department store for a pair of black pants for work and the size 14 fit perfect!  YEA!!!!  I never thought I'd be a 14 again coming from being in a tight size 26 last fall.  It's a great feeling and all the work is SOOO worth it.

I really look forward to getting a tummy tuck and neck lift maybe in the fall.  The extra skin is not pretty and I know I'd feel even better without it. 

Good luck to everyone else who was brave enough to take this journey!  It is so worth it!!!  Talk to you soon!

Well, I've made it 6 weeks!  Boy, what a change in my life style!  I use to LOVE to eat, would eat PLATE FULLS of food and loads of sweets and now?   A couple of bites of protein and I'm full!  I'm rarely ever hungry and if I am, once I eat a couple of bites, I'm satisfied.  Physically, that is.  My head is still back when I ate a lot and I want to eat more, but I just can't!  It's been great though!  I feel better already and people are starting to notice!  I have just about 100 lbs to go to be where I want to stay for the rest of my life, so I'm 1/3 of the way there!  Not bad!

The only issue I've had is throwing up a lot.  Some days, I can eat fine and then other days, I can hardly get anything to stay down.  I'll definitely revisit it with my doc and nut at my next visit in a couple of weeks.  I HATE all protein supplements so I'm not great at taking them, but I drink milk instead and I'm very good about taking all my vitamins every day. 

The only thing I'm a little nervous about is losing my hair!!  I haven't lost any yet, but I'm hearing from people and reading that some people lose a lot of their hair!  My hair is already thin so I'm a little nervous, but it will be worth it if I have to deal with that!

Oh!  And, I walked 2 hours last Saturday morning with my friend, Jette! I could barely walk the rest of the day, but I felt GREAT!  I could NEVER have done that 6 weeks ago!

Please pray for my continuing to lose consistenty and that I can eat more and feel a bit better soon (not throwing up as much).  Good luck to all of you losers too! 

Hi Everybody!  Well, I'm 16 days post op and down about 27 lbs.  Most of that came off the first 10 days and only 4 lbs. lost this past week.  I'm a little surprised since I thought I would keep losing so fast but I've been reading the message board and see that I'm not alone.  I hope I can lose another 100 lbs. in 6 months!  I'm a little worried it's not going to happen for me!  I am walking 30-45 min. each day and eating very small amounts, getting in my water, etc. so I guess I'm doing everything right.  I'm eating soft foods and had a couple turkey meatballs last night cut up really small.  YUM!!!  But no weight loss from yesterday.  My nut said to not weigh every day but I can't help it.  I'm trying so hard that I am just craving the reward of the scale dropping.  I am going to try and wait a couple days before weighing again so I don't get discouraged.

I feel pretty good otherwise.  I don't notice much of a change in myself yet because I have so much to lose, but I can tell a little bit.  I started reading a book yesterday (a Novel, The Secret Life of Bees) and working on a latch hook pillow for my son, so I really enjoyed doing a few things to keep my mind off the buffalo wings and blue cheese I've been craving all week!!  I'm off work for another 3 weeks so I hope to be down another 10 or 15 lbs. before I go back.  That might be unrealistic but I'm going to try hard!!! 

Well, until next time......Oh, just in case people have experienced the same - I was only in the hospital 2 days with my RNY but the day after I was released I was throwing up like crazy and in terrible pain so I was admitted back into the hospital for a parital obstruction and an infection.  After another 4 days in the hospital with no food and lots of antibiotics, I felt worlds better!  A minor set back but all seems good so far....

I can't believe I'm only four days away.  It seemed so far away and now it's here!  I've finished all the pre-op tests and everything came back fine, so I'm good to go.  I also decided this past week that I was in a toxic situation with my current job and decided to move on to work in another agency where they have been trying to get me to come for months.  I feel SO good about this decision.  The timing just seems so right and I feel like tons of weight off my shoulders!  I will have the WLS surgery and then take off for another 5 weeks so recover, get use to my new eating and excercise routine and then I'll be ready to make a fresh start. 

I think my husband is getting excited too!  He's so great and has always loved me just for me, no matter what.  He calls the extra fat around my stomach my "too-too" so he said he's really going to miss that!  LOL!  Sounds strange I know, but he's a love and SOOO supportive of this decision, even though he wasn't at first.  He's learned through going through all the pre-op stuff that this is ANYTHING but the "easy way out".  If someone says that to me after surgery, I may have to punch them!

Ok, I'll try to write more before Wednesday, but if not, please pray for me!!  My surgery is at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday (9/17).  I need your prayers for my surgeon, my health, my strength and my wonderful son, who's still too young to totally "get" this surgery.  He told a friend of his that I would come back from the hospital totally skinny!  HA!  I wish!  He thought the surgeon was just going to suck all the fat out and I'd be skinny in two days!  I WISH!!  I have since edcuated him more so he's clear and his expectations are realistic when I get home, so all is good.

God Bless each of you on this journey with me!  I hope to hear from some of you!

My surgery date has changed from Sept. 23 to Sept 17th!  I am really glad, especially since I am having what my doctor calls "Last Supper Syndrome".  I keep gaining because I'm eating everything I think I'm going to miss after surgery.  He said it's quite common but it would be better for me to start eating smaller meals now and exercising.  This morning I weighed 324 lbs.  Yikes.

I'm going through this phase these last couple of weeks before surgery like the "nesting" you do before you have a child.  I'm cleaning my entire house, throwing old stuff out, getting organized, setting up all my bills online, etc.  It feels so great!!!  It's like a new beginning is coming and I want to have a clear house, head and heart. 

I've done a lot of my pre-op stuff.  Still have a few more tests and appointments.  Two weeks from Wednesday starts my new lease on life.  God bless this journey with me and for all of you who are on the same path to living and breathing easier.