BJ A.

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yeepi,  Ihad my visit with Dr. Quilici yesterday.  He was very impress with my weight loss.  Said I was in perfect health, my blood work looked great and there was nothing for him to do.  "Come back in 6 motnh".  yeah.....

Also found some great news out.  Dr. Quilici's office will be sponsoring a support group in Cathedral City beginning in June.  For information we need to contact Lupe at Oasis Health Care.  Don't have a number but you can reach her at the JFK building in Bermuda Dunes.  Isn't that great.  

Went to my first support group being held by his office last night.  Julie was awsome and that had this great speaker Dr. Monica Gant.  She had WLS 7 years ago.  She was awesome.  Hope I can see her again.  She has a website.  makeitalifestyle.com.

hope all is well with all of you.  BJ

ok, all has been going well.  my weight loss as slooooooooooooowed.  i have 28 lbs to goal and I really have to work at it.  I have been struck between 157 and 160 for the past month.  up until now the weight loss has been easy.  I am trying to watch what I eat and excerside more.  I want to me at goal by July which is my 41st b-day.

Ok I haven't left an update in a while.  I am currently down 85 lbs.  and have 35 more to reach goal or 15 to reach pre PG.  I would like to reach goal buy my 41st birthday which is in late July.  However the weight loss is much slower now.  2- 5 lbs per month depending on my excersie level.  I am currently a size 12 which is so weird.  I purchased a few out fits to get me through the spring and summer, but not much becuase I hope they don't fit come next spring.  Will that all for now.  See you on the losing end.

Well it's the start of a New Year and I feel great.  This is the first year that I did not make a resolution to loose weight.  It is unbelievable.  I am so happy is scarey.  I am wearing pants that I haven't seen in 10 years.  And every one says I look great even though I'm only half way to goal.  I do get worry about reqading all the post about people who have gain weight back after 4 yrs post op.  My weight loss has been to easy I'm afraid it will only be temporary.  Any one else dealing with this issue.

Well as of today I have lost 60 lbs.  Can't believe it and it has not been very difficult.  Had my first case of dumping syndrome on Thanksgiving.  Never again.  I thought my stomach was going to pop out of my body.  Been to a few holiday parties, which have been hard at all.  Less time eating a more time socializing.  Been Great.  Have to work on eating mor vegies and drinking more water.  But rome didn't change in a day and I didn't get fat in 3 months.  Slow and steady.

Ok, I've lost 40 lbs since surgery and feel great.  However I don't feel like I'm making the best food choice.  here's a typical day.
1/2 cup wheat cereal w/soy
8 oz s'f decaf w/ 2% milk latte
1/2 tomatoe soup
1/2 rice puffs
3 meat ball w/ spagetti scauce and cheese.  

so what do u think am I really blowing it.  I know should get more fruits and vegggies in.

Ok it's been 33 days since my surgery and I have had 10 blah episodes.  ground beef patties don't work, certain types of rice are a nono.  My bigest hurdle is not drinking when i eat.  Very hard habit to break.  Also eating out is hard.  i seem to eat more and get stuff and then blah.  When ur talking with friends and family i forget about how much I'm eating tills it to late.  But i guess qith experience it will be easier.    I hope.  I don't know if i had dumping syntrom.  I have experience some discomfort and crambing, but I did know if it was dumping or period.  

Well until next time.

Ok, today I went for my two week check up and ran into some wls friends from r nutition class and those who had surgery the same date and place I did.  Hello all, u all look great.  Dr. said I was doing find and let me have a soft food diet, yeah.  well once I heard that hubby and I went to red lobster and shared a plate of salmon, shrimp, mash potatoes and twice steamed veggies.  broiled fish or course.  well eat really slow and chewed, chewed and chewed.  Know what it was awsome best meal ever.  Also found out I was doing a no no.  I was taking my calcium citrate in capsule form.  Stopped now and boght chewables.  I also have a vitamine D deficency and have a dr about for October 6th for some new meds.

Still having trouble sleeping.  dr. says it's normal  and should get better with time.  took a tylenol pm, crushed or course to see if that will help.

Since being released from the Hospital on the 28th, I have been having difficulty sleeping.  I up till 2 or 3 in the morning before forcing my self to sleep.  I wake up several times a night and then I get up at 9 am.  I force myself to stay up allday in hopes of going to sleep at a resonable hour with no luck.  I use a cpap machine, but since my surgery I can not get comfortable with it.  I am very tired and would like to beable to sleep like a normal person.

Well, let see I finished my optiscource I rec'd from the hospitsal, my muscle milk light, my profect and whey berry.  Didn't like the last three.  I got 4 more 2 try put so far the optiscource caramel my fav.  I will be starting on cream soups, sf pudding and yes even protein pudding tomorrow.  I am tired of the liquid diet and need to add veriety to my life.  I've been drinking water, green tea, lippton diet white tea/rasberry and water down cranberry juice.  At this point i have a cup, bottle or some form of container attached to my hand.  I don't know exaclty how much I'm drinkg but it seems lit a lot.  As soon as I can drink though a straw I'll use my hydracoach whic will keep track of what I'm drinking. 

Live, Love and Laught Often.

http://www.hydracoach.com/