What's Been Happening

Aug 01, 2010

 I haven't written in this blog for sometime now. But now I"m six weeks out of surgery and it's been a little thrill ride already. By that I mean the dumping (because I was not following instructions), the nausea, the lack of appetite, and of recent the lack of energy (in a period of medication readjustment right now).  On the other hand, I have gotten some of my energy back already and this feels great!

Before surgery I lost 20 pounds (from my top weight of 308) without even trying. I have now decided it is because I was drinking apple cider vinegar every day. It had just become a routine (begun when a health person told me to try it). I was still eating pizza, and fast food, but I had become strangely drawn to the cider vinegar -- I would often just drink the tablespoon of it without putting in water -- and routinely imbibed every day for about two months before surgery. Like I said, I wasn't trying to lose weight.  I haven't had any since the surgery but I'm just waiting to get back to it.

Since the surgery I lost 25 pounds.  That was amazing.  I am now back to the weight I had 3 years ago (AZ photo). But from here on down is when I'll really think I'm doing something.  I seem to have stalled for about 3 weeks now.  NO weight lost. But others have suggested it is because my body is in a kind of shock to such rapid weight loss and I will pick up again soon. I hope they're right. Meanwhile, I am gradually getting more active. Before I couldn't walk or stand more than a minute (need a driving cart to get around the grocery store), but having lost 45 pounds has really given me the ability to stand and walk longer. This GREAT!  Now mind you, I can't stand a whole lot longer, or walk that far, but wowza--signs of good things to come, I hope.  I have to step up the movement.  

Well, that's my latest update. It's such a learning process but I am so grateful to be in the class.

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