Surgery delayed but now I'm on my way!! :)

Oct 27, 2014

Original surgery date was postponed due to severe anemia.  Had to have an iron infusion, colonoscopy, endoscopy and finally, new labs to be sure I was within "range" on my iron in order to have the surgery.  However, I am now 5 weeks post op as of today (Surgery was on 9/22/14) and I have lost a little over 18lbs since my surgery date (about 35lbs total)!!  I am not losing as fast as I expected, but my doc's office says to just "TRUST THE PROCESS," which I am doing!!  I only weigh myself about 1-2 times/week to keep from getting depressed.  My clothes are getting very loose and I feel better, so that is what matters most to me!!  I get my protein in every day and have worked up to about 50oz of fluids a day.  I know the fluid intake is not optimum, but I get nauseated very easily, so that is what I can do for now.  I am also having to diligently work on getting my protein from "REAL" food, not just relying on protein shakes!!  This has been a little hard for me, but I am working on it everyday!!  I may never be a size 8, but I will be healthy and will be around to see my kids grow up and have lives of their own (they are only 4 & 6 right now!!)  My kids are the most important part of my life, and THEY are the ones that inspired me to take this step!!  I love them both more than words can say and work every single day to help them learn proper eating and exercise habits so that they won't have to go through what I have!!  I do not dwell on their weight, in fact I NEVER mention the word weight, but I do make sure that they have healthy food to eat and that they get enough exercise and sleep every day.  And as they get older, I will continue to work with them on making good food choices, that there is a time and a place for candy, cake, etc. and that the most important thing about them is not what they weigh or what they look like, but how they feel, how well their body does what they want it to do, and being grateful for what they have.  :)

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