Bren & George

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Quick update...

I reached 160 for my 5th month goal weight, i try to go down about 10lbs per month since my second month out and so far i have made it and am very proud of that.  For my 6th month my goal is 150lbs so i guess we will see if i reach it as i'm feeling things must have to slow down soon!  This 10lbs per month cannot keep happening for much longer i'm sure.

I'm wearing a size 9/10 and a ladies medium.
I very rarely get short of breath
I feel so good about myself in side and out!

Yay me!

I rarely have time to update this but i figured today i would.

Well i am 3.5 months post op now and i am down 57 pounds. George is 3 months out and down 63lbs.  I'm wearing an 11/12  FROM A 18 AND HE IS TODAY GETTING INTO A 44 FROM A 52 WAIST. We both are more active and in places we never thought possible again.

Just when i think ok this is probably it for me more weight starts to come off and i'm shocked.  I'm now at a weight i was 5.5 years ago and anything under 140 i haven't been since i was in my late 20's.  Is it going to happen? each day i wonder and each week i have to remind myself i thought the lat 10lbs was it LOL

The best thing we ever did was get our RNY!

Well I am one month out and down a total of 22 pounds from day of surgery, being I lost 9 pounds on the liquid diet the week before I am down a total of 31 pounds in 5 weeks. I cannot remember when I lost 31 pounds in 5 weeks before in my life!

I find now that I get in more calories and protein the weight moves about every other day instead of lingering on the same number for a few days at a time.

I'm not trying to rush things after a few bouts of throwing up from craving more.  I am staying with the plan of soft foods for another 2  weeks, I am eating things like cottage cheese or oatmeal for breakfast with a protein shake that takes me hours to finish.  For lunch i do soup, chili, low carb tortillas with fat free lunch meats and cheese if i grill them.  I have even made pizzas with them folded over.  For dinner i do refried beans with cheese, macafoni, lasagnafoni, ground meats with organic pasta sauces and stuff of the same texture.

For snacks right now i do FF, SF ice cream, bariatriceating has some great cookie and brownie mixes i bought that taste amazing and seem to go down pretty good, yogurt, SF pudding, jello, SF popsicles.

It is amazing how i can see and feel my body shrinking in size daily and it is amazing to be under 200lbs again.  I am hoping for 190 by the end of May!

I'm doing any where from 5000 to 7000 steps on my pedometer a day right now, the goal is 10k in one day.

Wish me luck
Brenda

We have both had our RNY's and are doing awesome!!

I am down 16.5 pounds in 24 days and George is down 18.5 lbs in 15 days. If we both add our week before surgery liquid diet we are actually down 26.5 and 28.5 lbs!! 

Whoo hoo our household is down 55lbs in almost a month!

George is now on soft foods and it is making things easier cause we are both on the same stage for once.  I'm doing more sensible cooking and enjoying it a lot.  I seem to have issues with a couple of foods of which i have tried since and things went ok.  I find i need to do smaller bites and much slower or I'm in the bathroom.

Overall i think we are both doing great and we go for my 4 weeks check up and his 2 week check up tomorrow.

Peace
Brenda

Our Surgery support page is not working so i started a space here on the blog for him. If any one would like to send him well wishes.

Thanks to everyone who gave us all the support

Brenda

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I am actually getting excited, can you believe it?

My surgery has been bumped up a day sooner because Dr Ali is out on vacation that week.  I will now be having Dr Francais on April 7th instead of the 8th.

everything is still the same for George.

I am scheduled April 08 2008 and George is April 17th 2008 we both have chosen Dr Mir Ali

The count down begins!!

Thanks to everyone who showed us such love & support through this part of the journey.

Brenda & George

Ok i got the word i am approved for WLS!

I am so excited and thankful for all my friends here who have helped me through the rough wait.

I'll post our dates as soon as i know when they are.

Brenda

Ok we just got the news today that George got his approval for WLS

I am so excited you would swear it was me getting the approval.

The insurance company said i will know my answer tomorrow.

Crossing fingers and toes because i am too fat to cross my legs LOL...hoping not for too much longer though.

I'll post more tomorrow.