I am home!!!!
Hi Sandie....
Well it has been about 10 weeks or so. I am doing good. I still can't eat much but am trying to keep up with the protien drinks and water. I have lost 50 pounds and about 38 inches. The weird thing is that I don't see it when I look in the mirror. I have bought a few new things...bras mostly. I don't want to buy too many new things cause I will just shrink more. I wish I could see it though. I can start salads now, I can only eat a few bites of anything at a time, so it is hard to eat out. I am not short of breath climbing stairs anymore, I am off all meds and I can get up off the couch without my hubby helping me...little things like that. I need to up the exercise though. My surgeon wants me to get the other 50 or so pounds off in the next 3-4 months....it doesn't seem possible...we will see.
Thanks for the note.
Mikey RN 
Mikey, 
You sound like you're doing just great. My surgery is Tuesday. I am really looking forward to being on the other side of this event.
A 50# wt loss is just nothing short of a miracle. The mind-body disconnect works in both directions I guess. There are so many shameful feelings (strongly reinforced by anorexic models/actresses & ad campaigns) attendant on being fat. It's really the last openly discriminated against minority. I can see how the mind play works, "well I've lost 50# but I'm still overweight..." We just don't see ourselves as others see us. They see how far we have come, we see how far we have to go.
I hope you feel some sense of pride at your courage and determination in pursuing WLS. I know that it wasn't easy.
I understand about the clothes issue. It's hard to buy clothes that will only fit for a month. I am so looking forward to having that as a problem.
Are you hungry at all? I'm on full liquids until the surgery and today my husband was watching a show on the food network. I said "no, I don't want to watch a show about eating." I retired to my office. I don't want to be tempted. Do you still feel that gnawing temptation? Have you been able to stop yourself from trying bad things? I am afraid of myself. I know my weakness uniquely well. The surgery doesn't change our heads, just our stomachs.
So, tell me about anything you feel like sharing. I am of course intensely interested.
Thank you so much for responding Mikey.
Sandie
You sound like you're doing just great. My surgery is Tuesday. I am really looking forward to being on the other side of this event.
A 50# wt loss is just nothing short of a miracle. The mind-body disconnect works in both directions I guess. There are so many shameful feelings (strongly reinforced by anorexic models/actresses & ad campaigns) attendant on being fat. It's really the last openly discriminated against minority. I can see how the mind play works, "well I've lost 50# but I'm still overweight..." We just don't see ourselves as others see us. They see how far we have come, we see how far we have to go.
I hope you feel some sense of pride at your courage and determination in pursuing WLS. I know that it wasn't easy.
I understand about the clothes issue. It's hard to buy clothes that will only fit for a month. I am so looking forward to having that as a problem.
Are you hungry at all? I'm on full liquids until the surgery and today my husband was watching a show on the food network. I said "no, I don't want to watch a show about eating." I retired to my office. I don't want to be tempted. Do you still feel that gnawing temptation? Have you been able to stop yourself from trying bad things? I am afraid of myself. I know my weakness uniquely well. The surgery doesn't change our heads, just our stomachs.
So, tell me about anything you feel like sharing. I am of course intensely interested.
Thank you so much for responding Mikey.
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