Karen O.

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Dec 29, 2009

Nov 30, 2009

Oct 25, 2009

Today marks my 9 month surgi-versary!  My scope revealed NOTHING ... my surgeon told me to chew more & take eating slower.  Everything is going great .... except from the occasional bad eating & the feeling after.  I am now 167.8 lbs & I am only 7.8 lbs away from GOAL!  I hope to be there in a month or two!  I went from a XXL top to a MEDIUM top (How cool is that?!?!) ... I went from a 22/24 pant to a 10 (which are getting too big on me!).  I am going shopping today, so hopefully I can find a 8/9 to fit into.  My boys just got over the flu & my daughter has it now ... hopefully I don't come down with it, I have not been sick since surgery (Including a cold).  I am thrilled with my RNY & my body is too

My progress so far:
JANUARY 2009:        280 lbs
Month 1: -27.6 lbs (252.4 lbs.)
Month 2: -13.4 lbs (  239 lbs. )
Month 3: -16.4 lbs (222.6 lbs.)
Month 4: -10.8 lbs (211.8 lbs.)
Month 5: -11 lbs    (200.8 lbs.)
Month 6: -9.2 lbs   (191.6 lbs.)
Month 7: -8.4 lbs   (183.2 lbs.)
Month 8: -7.8 lbs   (175.4 lbs.)
Month 9: -7.6 lbs   (167.8 lbs.)

   GOAL: 160 LBS.

Oct 12, 2009

For the last few weeks I have had a burning sensation in my pouch after I ate.  It has gotten worse & is not kicking my ass every time I eat.  It is not painful enough to double me over, but is enough to make me STOP eating.  So, I don't eat nearly enough calories a day as I should be eating.  I called my surgeon this morning & I have an appointment tomorrow morning & they called me in 2 scripts & told me to stop my iron supplement.  I was told I will probably have to have a scope done ... which I am scared to death because my friend just had the lapband done by my surgeon in July & she now has had it removed & is going to Pittsburgh Hospital to be seen by a different doctor because she still vomits (3 months later & no band there) & they found a suture at the bottom of her esophogus why the hell would there be a suture there?!?!  So I am sooo hoping that she had so many complications because of her BODY rejecting the band & it is not my surgeon.  I love my surgeon & he has always been so nice & great to me ... AND my RNY is wonderful & I never had a complication until now (almost 9 months out!).  So hopefully it isn't anything really bad & it goes away ... because this sucks! 

Sep 23, 2009

Sep 09, 2009

I can officially say I am in my FIRST stall since surgery.  I have not lost a pound in 10 days & only 4 lbs in the last month.  It's hard to explain how I feel ... I would be happy if I stayed this weight for the rest of my life ... yet I want to lose 20 more pounds, but wouldn't be angry if I didn't.  I have done phenomenal with my tool ... I have lost 105 pounds in just 7 months & I feel so healthy & alive it makes me crazy   The past few weeks my diet and exercise has been ummm ... non-existant.  I go from being so very hungry one day to not wanting to eat at all the next.  I work out for one week & the next I do nothing but walk my kids to & from school.  I know this stall is my fault, I need to get my protein in & I know I am not getting even close to what I should be getting in   I do get all my vitamins in ... last month my labs came back that my Vit. D & Calcium was low, so I have to add another packet of UpcalD to the 3 I already take & a Vit. D supplement once a week.  My Iron has always been borderline & still is, so hopefully I can stay on top of the vitamins & not be deficient next month! 

My progress so far:
Month 1: -27.6 lbs (252.4 lbs.)
Month 2: -13.4 lbs (239 lbs.)
Month 3: -16.4 lbs (222.6 lbs.)
Month 4: -10.8 lbs (211.8 lbs.)
Month 5: -11 lbs    (200.8 lbs.)
Month 6: -9.2 lbs   (191.6 lbs.)
Month 7: -8.4 lbs   (183.2 lbs.)

Aug 15, 2009

I weighed in at 185.4 today & that means I am no longer obese!  I am just "overweight" ... my BMI went from 46.3 to 29.9 in a little over 6 months!  I feel great & am so happy to have accomplished this!  Just had to share my happiness!!

Aug 13, 2009

Jul 27, 2009

Yesterday marked 6 months post-op for me.  Back in January if you told me I would weigh 191.4 pounds I would have cursed you up and down and laughed my arse off & called you crazy!  I started out 1/2 a year ago at 287 pounds ... I have lost a total of 95.6 pounds!  I still can't believe it is me in the mirror or in the pictures ... somedays I find myself feeling & looking like almost 300 pounds ... I wish they did surgery on my brain too!

I am alive, I am living life to the fullest & my children really see the difference.  I go for walks, work out all the time & actively play with my children.  My skin is not as good as I was hoping for ... my legs are jiggly (smaller, but jiggly) & my arms are just horrid ... my belly is gross, but I knew that wouldn't be perfect, considering I had 3 kiddos & a big Panni.  I will be getting a tummy tuck hopefully next summer when I get to my goal weight of 160 lbs.  

I am so happy that I had RNY.  Somedays when nothing seems to sit in my pouch well, has me thinking I regret it some, but it only lasts for a few hours or so & is not very often.  I am a new person & I love this new person, I would not change it for the world! 


Just some notes of my 6 month surgiversary!
~No complications so far
~my hair is finally not falling out as much
~Carbs are my downfall
~I can not eat pizza dough or breads much
~I love popcorn *usually my LNS*
~I work out 3-5 days a week for at least an hour a day
~I am in a size 12 ... A FREAKING SIZE 12 ... HOLY SHIT  (from a size 22/24 to a 12 in 6 freaking months)
~I tend to drink with meals ... I need to stop!
~I had my 1st glass of wine on my 6 month surgiversary ... was good & got a buzz real quick.
~I do not HAVE to nap mid-day anymore
~I can cross my legs UNDER the table!!
~I still don't get enough protein most days ... I need to go to my nutrutionist.

Jul 17, 2009

I am doing so very bad with my food :(  I don't count/write anything I eat down anymore ... I was so good with that too!  I only exercise about 1 time a week ... hopefully I can stick with my exercise routine come Monday ... I vow to go to the gym 5 days a week.  

Anyways ... My food saga ... I taste everything!  I don't want to say "eat" everything, because I have ONE of everything I want usually.  Like the Oreo's sitting on my counter, I HAD to have one, and I did ... ugh shoot me now!  I am so mad at myself when I do dumb shit like that.  It's not just that, when my family goes to Dairy Queen, I myself get a cone ... yes, it is just a baby cone, but WTF!?!?!  I know I should not be having that!  I am not a big NO carb person, but lately everything I have been craving is carby ... crackers with cheese, rice, pasta, bread ... you name it, I crave it.  No, I don't have a lot, maybe 1/2 a sandwich or 8 wheat thins with some cheese, but still, why can't I be one of those people who can say NO to the carbs.  UGH!

My weight has been 194.4 for the past week .. SEVEN freaking days & the scale has not moved!  If I was working out and really cracking down on what I was shoving in my mouth, I know I would be closer to my goal of 160 lbs ( I only have 34 freaking pounds left to shed!).  I know stalls happen, but the people who are in stalls are usually eating right & exercising ... this is just plain MY FAULT, not a stall!  

It is that time of the month for me, but I never stall out for this long when I am on my period, it is usually just for 2 days.  I need to get my head outta my ass and get on top of this before I sabatoge my WLS!