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Topic: RE: nutrition information site - interesting
YEAH! Another Feb 13th baby! That's my surgerversary too!
Topic: RE: nutrition information site - interesting
Carbs are SOOOO my downfall. I keep telling myself I am not going to get anything heavily carb related but every time I go shopping I end up with reduced fat Wheat Thins and Ritz Crackers. My anniversary date is Feb 13 and I am down 140 pounds so I am NOT complaining...mostly chastising myself for not doing what I know to do!
Miss Mellie
Topic: RE: I'm Home...
I don't recall everything since it seemed like everything was moving 100 miles per hour after surgery and I wasn't able to keep up. There were 4 things mentioned, they were adhesions, revision of current hernia, inestional hernia, and revision at the rny connector. The J-something that's about 100 letters long.
I got back tomorrow to get these ugly staples removed. I hope to find out more then. I plan on getting my records from the hospital to keep complete records for my files, just in case.
I am curious to see how long I'll be out of work this time. I am sad I had to stop working on my schooling and just put everything aside to recovery. I'm semi bored this morning. The weekends are the worse because I know how bored I am and then the family is bored with me. I'll be alright.
JT
Stay warm during this cool snap!
Gi G.
on 1/19/07 11:54 pm
on 1/19/07 11:54 pm
Topic: RE: 1 Year Crunch, final stretch.
Hi Scott. I am not sure how I feel about OA, I am actually not sure how I feel about WW meetings anymore either. Something happened at the last meeting that turned me off, and made me feel like post-WLS is hard for non-WLS people to understand. I do think they helped me get thru the time I needed to, and now, maybe, they've outlived their usefulness so to speak. I will probably try to find another WLS support group [the first one I went to I didn't care for]. I also have a friend here locally who had surgery in July.
I am working part time now, taking my daughter to and from school 3x a week, ballet, etc. I got a free membership to the gym to 8 weeks and I would like to try to find a way to fit that in, too. So I'm not worried about the meetings falling off.
I think it's so cute that you are excited to get into a bathing suit, GOOD FOR YOU!!! I think the gym I am trying out has a pool too, I love to swim.
xosm
Topic: RE: ok question from the twilight zone
Julie,
I have days like that...I am about 70 pounds from my goal...I stalled for a couple of months but after 170 pounds off...what do I expect? I wanted it to keep rolling off ....now I really have to work it off. I am down 172 pounds nowloving my new and improved self. I am back to logging my food in, I didn't do that for awhile and it does make me more aware of what I am putting in my mouth. I was snacking on peanuts and not eatng my meals so much. So I am hitting it stringently again. I wanted to be closer to my goal than I am but not really putting the pressure on. I work out a lot and eat pretty well...so I think I am just trading fat for muscle which weighs more...thus the slow down of the scale. Gonna toss that thing...it's making me nuts...and that's not a long trip.
Gi G.
on 1/19/07 11:46 pm
on 1/19/07 11:46 pm
Topic: RE: I'm Home...
Wow, I am glad they were able to find something and I hope this fixes everything for you. What did he do to revise your RNY?
Gi G.
on 1/19/07 11:45 pm
on 1/19/07 11:45 pm
Topic: RE: ok question from the twilight zone
I notice that this past week I've gagged a few times from eating too fast. I never really did that before because I was more careful. I think I am feeling TOO normal and sometimes I don't slow down enough when I start to eat. I can't say I'm NOT hungry at all, but I follow the pouch rules and I really don't think about eating a lot. Sometimes I just WANT to chew something, and sometimes I'm genuinely hungry. I have no problems getting liquids in, I am near 100 ounces a day.
I am also about 23 pounds away from goal. I do have a lot more extra skin then I did the last time I lost, but I also see a good amount of fat, too. Sometimes I think that I probably need to make my goal lower, we shall see.
Gi G.
on 1/19/07 11:39 pm
on 1/19/07 11:39 pm
Topic: RE: Plastic Surgery
I plan to see the plastic surgeon as soon as I get money for the consult. I have an incisional hernia so I will at least get my tummy tuck covered. I also need a breast lift. I have been referred to a doc in Manhattan who comes highly recommended and was also told he will try to get it all covered. I could probably use arms and thighs too, but I care less about those. I haven't had a flat tummy since my 20's, so I am really looking forward to that part.
Topic: RE: I'm Home...
HANG in there. Every day will be better. You will be tired for a while sweetie but let your poor body recover. We love you!
Topic: RE: ok question from the twilight zone
I had MAJOR complications and almost died...all the nurses thought I was dead in the ICU because I came down to them BLUE....I was in the hosptal for so long...well-it seemed like forever!!! SCREW those people. YOU had the balls to do something about your weight and health-even if there's so many risks involved.
BUT..............thank GOD for winning the lottery and being able to have this surgery!!! I am in a size 4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG! I weigh 132 on a doctor's scale with clothes and shoes!!!! Is this even real??? I'd rather live well and live short than live long and miserable.
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