One Year Anniversay on March 8
I have had the pleasure of looking at OH for over a year now and I so enjoyed reading through posts of one year anniversaries, thinking that I would get there myself.
My surgery date was March 8, 2011. At the time of surgery I weighed 264 lbs and I am 5'7". My BMI was 42 and I had sleep apnea. My self esteem was very low. I wore a size 3X or 22-24. I have arthritis in both knees and the added weight did not help.
So today, I weigh 147.4. I am wearing a size med shirt and pants are an 8 or 10. I do not have sleep apnea anymore and now when I get corizone shots in my knees the shots last longer, usually up to 6 months versus the three months with the additional weight.
My/and surgeons goal weight was 157 lbs and I hit that between 7 and 8 months and then the other ten came off by my 10-11 month. My BMI is right around 23. I am in the healthy range on the scales now.
I can honestly say that I have had an easy journey, no complications. Surgeon said protein intake should be from 59-80 grams per day, very easy to do once I got through the first month and then I could easily eat 90-100 with the right food thought process. I put exercise into my daily routine but I did not go exercise with the thought in mind that I had to work out for an hour or an hour an a half, I did what I did mainly to just get into a routine. Drinking water was always easy for me so no problem there.
I gave myself 9 months before I would even try a food that was not a good choice, I have ate sugary foods/fried foods/pasta/rice and probably others that I am forgetting. The rule for me was no more than 10 grams of sugar at a sitting, so that might be a forkful of cake or a cookie or two so I never have dumped on the sugary types of foods, but I have had a couple of dumping episodes...(1) I had my 8 yr old granddaughter with me when I was 9-10 months out of surgery, we stopped at McDonalds, she wanted Chicken nuggets. My stupid thinking said,"oh chicken" , "I can have chicken". I had three chicken nuggets. Got home and I had to lay down and let the dumping do what it was going to do. No more chicken nuggests for me since that time. (2) the other night I had a green salad with mozzeralla cheese, chicken and a bit of thousand island dressing, the whole deal with that was not the dressing but I ate too much lettuce, filled the pouch up and I really thought I was going to die. So my portion was way out of control and I learned from that.
I hope all you new RNY folks are excited....the journey gets you right to where you are suppose to me.
I hope to post pictures.......still don't like my picture taken, I think it has something to do with my nose.
Oh should talk a little about saggy skin. If I was offered "free" plastics I would probably choose my thighs. Why? Well to wear dresses in the summer without hose, or wear shorts, a bathing suit. Now I will still do that and get over my fears of everyone is looking at my thighs...I'll live. My underarms are loose. My stomach did well.
My surgery date was March 8, 2011. At the time of surgery I weighed 264 lbs and I am 5'7". My BMI was 42 and I had sleep apnea. My self esteem was very low. I wore a size 3X or 22-24. I have arthritis in both knees and the added weight did not help.
So today, I weigh 147.4. I am wearing a size med shirt and pants are an 8 or 10. I do not have sleep apnea anymore and now when I get corizone shots in my knees the shots last longer, usually up to 6 months versus the three months with the additional weight.
My/and surgeons goal weight was 157 lbs and I hit that between 7 and 8 months and then the other ten came off by my 10-11 month. My BMI is right around 23. I am in the healthy range on the scales now.
I can honestly say that I have had an easy journey, no complications. Surgeon said protein intake should be from 59-80 grams per day, very easy to do once I got through the first month and then I could easily eat 90-100 with the right food thought process. I put exercise into my daily routine but I did not go exercise with the thought in mind that I had to work out for an hour or an hour an a half, I did what I did mainly to just get into a routine. Drinking water was always easy for me so no problem there.
I gave myself 9 months before I would even try a food that was not a good choice, I have ate sugary foods/fried foods/pasta/rice and probably others that I am forgetting. The rule for me was no more than 10 grams of sugar at a sitting, so that might be a forkful of cake or a cookie or two so I never have dumped on the sugary types of foods, but I have had a couple of dumping episodes...(1) I had my 8 yr old granddaughter with me when I was 9-10 months out of surgery, we stopped at McDonalds, she wanted Chicken nuggets. My stupid thinking said,"oh chicken" , "I can have chicken". I had three chicken nuggets. Got home and I had to lay down and let the dumping do what it was going to do. No more chicken nuggests for me since that time. (2) the other night I had a green salad with mozzeralla cheese, chicken and a bit of thousand island dressing, the whole deal with that was not the dressing but I ate too much lettuce, filled the pouch up and I really thought I was going to die. So my portion was way out of control and I learned from that.
I hope all you new RNY folks are excited....the journey gets you right to where you are suppose to me.
I hope to post pictures.......still don't like my picture taken, I think it has something to do with my nose.
Oh should talk a little about saggy skin. If I was offered "free" plastics I would probably choose my thighs. Why? Well to wear dresses in the summer without hose, or wear shorts, a bathing suit. Now I will still do that and get over my fears of everyone is looking at my thighs...I'll live. My underarms are loose. My stomach did well.
KATHEE K
Happy surgiversary!!
First ultra: Stone Mill 50 miler 11/15/14 13:44:38, First Full Marathon: Marine Corps 10/27/13 4:57:11, Half Marathon PR 2:04:43 at Shamrock VA Beach Half-Marathon, 12/2/12 First Half-Marathon 2:32:47, 5K PR Run Under the Lights 5K 27:23 on 11/23/13, 10K PR 52:53 Pike's Peek 10K 4/21/13, (1st timed run) Accumen 8K 51:09 10/14/12.
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