Crawling back to the face of the earth
I fell off the face of the earth for a while,, depression hit me hard. I'm here now. for those of you (which is probly most) that don't know me, I had my surgery August 10th. I had an infected incision and pnumonia. I also was having a hard time getting vitamins and getting in my protein.
I will be honest, I had a hard time actually taking my vitamins till actually today. I would take some but not all. Today I am happy to say I took them all. I have also finally found a protein source that does not make me sick to my stomach. It's Ensure Muscle health. It is designed to be easy on the lactose intolerant (which I became after the surgery) and has 13g of protein in 8 oz.
I have only just recently (as in two days ago) found this. I can tell it's past due because I am seriously losing hair.
I have lost a total of 60 pounds since surgery. Due to my depression I have not been getting myself to do any real exercise. I am changing that this week. I am getting my membership back to my local community center which has a pool and a gym. My surgeon's office has a free gym but they are a bit too far away to really get to. The community center is just down the road from me.
I have had a couple non-scale victories. Lots of clothing that didn't used to fit now does, and does it well. Such as a coat my husband bought for me that just absolutly would not button around me now does so easily and comforably. I was able to wear a bracelet that wasn't designed for bigger women. It was a little tight, but before it wouldn't even meet around my wrist.
A lot of jeans still don't fit but the semi strectchy jeans I wear are able to be pulled off without unbuttoning. Also I can wear size 2x pj pants when before even 4xs were tight.
I have had a really bad start but hope to get on my feet and actually do well with this surgery.
I'll post pics later, I have to wait for my helper to get up :)
I will be honest, I had a hard time actually taking my vitamins till actually today. I would take some but not all. Today I am happy to say I took them all. I have also finally found a protein source that does not make me sick to my stomach. It's Ensure Muscle health. It is designed to be easy on the lactose intolerant (which I became after the surgery) and has 13g of protein in 8 oz.
I have only just recently (as in two days ago) found this. I can tell it's past due because I am seriously losing hair.
I have lost a total of 60 pounds since surgery. Due to my depression I have not been getting myself to do any real exercise. I am changing that this week. I am getting my membership back to my local community center which has a pool and a gym. My surgeon's office has a free gym but they are a bit too far away to really get to. The community center is just down the road from me.
I have had a couple non-scale victories. Lots of clothing that didn't used to fit now does, and does it well. Such as a coat my husband bought for me that just absolutly would not button around me now does so easily and comforably. I was able to wear a bracelet that wasn't designed for bigger women. It was a little tight, but before it wouldn't even meet around my wrist.
A lot of jeans still don't fit but the semi strectchy jeans I wear are able to be pulled off without unbuttoning. Also I can wear size 2x pj pants when before even 4xs were tight.
I have had a really bad start but hope to get on my feet and actually do well with this surgery.
I'll post pics later, I have to wait for my helper to get up :)
So glad that you have found your way back. I was getting worried about you. Congrats on the weight loss, and so sorry to hear you were having such a terrible time. Wow, 60 pounds is awesome! I will have to look for the ensure, as I too get the crumpy pouch sometimes and nothing seems to go down well.
Now that you are getting more protein and vitamins in your hair loss should eventually slow down. I have lost a lot as well, but it seems to be slowing down now that I can get more protein in.
Once again, glad to hear you are feeling better, cannot wait to see your pictures!
Now that you are getting more protein and vitamins in your hair loss should eventually slow down. I have lost a lot as well, but it seems to be slowing down now that I can get more protein in.
Once again, glad to hear you are feeling better, cannot wait to see your pictures!
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