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I am now three months out, and I am very excited that I am so close to being down in the hundreds. Do not remember the day I entered the two hundreds, but I am pretty sure I will remember when I drop under it!! I bought a pair of size 14  pants today, and I thought I would try them on just to see how much more I needed to lose to be in a 14. Well, guess what??? They fit :) I was like...0h' yeah!! We celebrated four different birthdays today, so I was able to show off my new pants to the whole family. Everyone was so supportive and so proud of me! I am blessed to have such a wonderful family. They encourage and support me and want me to achieve my goals.

I am still watching the things I eat and taking vitamins. My hair has really started falling out the past week or so. I went to the hairdresser yesterday, and she said that she could not tell I had lost any because my hair is extremely thick.

Another thing that is really cool is that friends are asking me to come and hang out with them a lot more than they used to. Maybe it is because I am really enjoying life. My hubby has been super jealous of me here lately. He used to be jealous when I first met him, but over the years he acted like he did not care as much. But in the last month, he is always wanting to know where I'm going, what I'm doing, and who is going to be with me. I don't really know if it is the weight loss, but I am thinking it might be playing a big part.

So anyway, I am still happy that I had the surgery. I have not been sick. I can now eat nuts and strawberries, but oddly enough, I haven't ate any yet.

I wish you all the best in your journey...and remember "Nothing taste as good as being skinny feels!!"

Today I am two months post-op...and I have the flu...ugh! I will not be posting pics today, but I am now down.....75 pounds...and I am excited about that! I went to see my surgeon a week ago and he was impressed at how much weight I have lost since the beginning. He said that I had already reached the goal he sets for patients who are 5 months out. I know things will probably start slowing down....but I don't want them to!! I received a call today saying that my blood work was a little off. They told me I really need to be taking multivitamins that have iron and my blood work should be normal the next time they recheck. I still need to be working out....but I have not managed to find a schedule that works for me yet. Work has been so busy here lately...plus the holidays. I am proud of myself for what I have accomplished. Hope your journey is going well too. God bless and Happy Holidays :)

I am now one month post-op. It does not seem real that I am down 57 pounds since I first began my weight loss Journey. I am excited to continue the journey and can not believe how easy it has been. I never feel hungry....I have energy....my feet are no longer swollen....I am down a ring size....I have went from a size 24 to a 18/20....I have so much confidence....I now do not mind taking a full body shot. I know I still need to lose 93 pounds to obtain my goal weight...but I am excited at what I have already done. I no longer want to eat the bad food and have found that healthy foods are very tasty. I am learning new recipes which excites me since I love to cook! I still try to work out on a daily basis...but because I am on call 24/7 Monday-Friday, I do not have a set schedule to work out. I think I am going to buy some weights and cardio videos and begin incorporating that into my work outs. Right now I have just been exercising on my elliptical. Hopefully, things will continue to go well!

 

 

I am surprised at how well I am doing. I am now 250 pounds which is 15 pounds lost since surgery. I am just following what the doctor and nutritionist told me to do. I guess it is working! Right now the foods I enjoy are any of the vegetables minus potatoes (green beans, squash, and carrots); chicken or tuna salad; peaches and cottage cheese; apple sauce; sugar free pudding; yogurt; pinto beans; fat free refried beans; and bananas. I thought it might be difficult to eat healthy, but it has been easier than expected. I also started working out yesterday. I didn't even struggle, but I was not as full force as I have been in the past. I went shopping this past weekend. I have went from a size 24 to a size 20....I'm so excited and cannot wait to keep losing. Wish I would have had the surgery sooner! It feels great not being hungry and not being controlled by food. I will take the advice of others and will choose to walk away from my past eating habits! Today is a new day and I want to be healthy!

I am now one week post op, and I have to say I am very impressed with my recovery so far. I start back to work tomorrow (luckily, my job is pretty easy). The first day was the hardest following surgery. The anesthesia made me feel very sleepy and my heart raced for about 2-3 hours after surgery. I slept most of the day. My nurses were wonderful though and patient with me. Sitting up for the first time was very painful, but I owe a big thanks to my mother because she was there every step of the way. I have been able to keep all fluids down. I am still experiencing some pain at times where the largest incision is. They released me from the hospital the next morning. I stayed at my mom's the next few days, and I slept more in those last few days then I have slept in a long time. I am sure it was because the pain meds were keeping me sleepy. I stopped pain meds on monday and am now driving. I am wearing blue jeans for the first time today, and I was also able to sleep on my right side last night for the first time. I have lost 44 pounds so far. I am also on pureed foods and was so happy to finally be at this stage. I still have kept everything down.

I have one week left until surgery, and I have been sick with an upper respiratory infection all this week. I went to the doctor on Tuesday and I am feeling a little better. I hope that being sick will not delay the surgery. I know I do not want to stay on this liquid diet very much longer!

I have discovered that I cannot hear the word pizza without my stomach growling or feeling hungry. My son wanted pizza after school today which is not something out of the ordinary. Because my schedule tends to change on a daily basis, I never know when I will be home to cook or if my son and I will just dine out or grab something fast. It will be very hard to break this habbit not only for me but also for my son. I have decided that I want to change the name of some of the foods that I love....so instead of pizza my son will say bread with tomato paste and cheese. Instead of hamburgers maybe I can change the name to cowburgers. I feel like a drug addict would, except for my addictions are everywhere! Today while watching T.V. I watched 10 commercials that advertised food. Everyone's life revolves around food because everyone has to eat to live. I guess that is why I feel like I am dying because I have not ate anything all day. I have had two protein shakes (actually 1 and 1/2). I need to fix another one. I have ZERO energy. At first I thought this was going to be easy, but it is not easy at all. I pray that I can hang in there. I know I have lost more weight....but I need to figure out how to lose weight and keep my energy up. Maybe after the surgery things will become easier. Just 13 more days!!

Okay...so I had a very busy day and I did not do my shakes like I was supposed to. I had a friend that wanted to go walking at the park this morning but instead of walking we went hiking. I didn't have water and I had not had a shake yet. I didn't have strained soup and water till 1:00. Then this afternoon I had meetings and had to see some of kiddos (I am a case worker for foster children). But unyways I did not get home until 8 p.m. I didn't know if I was going to make it. I felt like I was going to get sick. Right now I am enjoying my shake while writing this post. Can't wait to have this surgery. I kind of wished I would have waited to begin the liquid diet, but I am happy about the weight loss I had yesterday. I am just going to have to do like they tell me and have three-five shakes a day reguardless. My phone is ringing so i guess i need to go.

I had a very good day today. Tomorrow is officially two weeks from surgery!! :) I started the liquid diet on Sunday. At first it was not difficult, but when picking my son up tonight from my grandparents house, my grandmother handed me a hamburger steak and baked potato to bring home to my husband. My stomach began growling. Was I really so hungry? I had not realized it before that moment. I had tried drinking two shakes throughout the day but only managed to get down half of them. I took a bite of the hamburger steak. I can't believe I had managed so long without food and that temptation just threw me off big time. I will have a talk with my grandmother sending food home with me while I am not supposed to be eating. Luckily, I did not want the potato. I did heat up some soup tonight and strained it. It is not so bad. I do not actually have to start my liquid diet until tomorrow, so I thought maybe one bite would not hurt. I guess I will see. So anyways, I did go and see my surgeon today and I am down to 280. My scales at home say 275, but I know doc's scales are right. I will have to buy some more before surgery just so I will know my accurate weight and not be so discouraged when I weigh heavier. On a positive note on his scales I have lost 8 pounds. On my last appointment he asked me to lose 15 pounds...so I have 7 pounds to lose in two weeks. Does not seem so bad. I am hoping it will just melt off. Tonight I went to group session. It was very beneficial for me to hear everyone's story. Each person was at a different point of their weight loss journey. There was only one person who will be having their surgery on the 11th of this month. Everyone gave me their addresses and numbers. It is great to know there are so many other people like me who struggle with weight. Really hope I get through the next two weeks without complications!!

Today is Sunday, so I had a minute to blog about my feelings before I have surgery. I am nervous about surgery and I hope and pray there are no complications. Other than being overweight I love my life. I have wonderful friends and family that always encourage and support me. The reason I am having this surgery is because I am tired of my weight holding me back from doing things that I love and enjoy. My weight is an embarrassment to me. A few months ago, when I went to the doctor's office for high blood pressure. The doctor looked at me and told me that I was fat and needed to lose weight (although it was the truth...it was still very unprofessional). But he went on to say some things that really scared me by telling me that I was headed down a road to diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease. I know even "skinny" people can develop those health problems, but he was saying that I could possibly prevent these issues by losing weight. I thought to myself.....now how am I supposed to successfully lose weight and keep it off when it has never worked in the past. I have been trying to lose weight on my own, but it has been very difficult, so I decided to have the vertical sleeve surgery.

I continuosly face challenges due to my weight. This past week I took my 8 year old son to the fair. He begged me to ride so many rides with him, and I had to tell him no because I was afraid I would not fit in the ride. My weight not only affects me, but it also affects my son. I really hope I am able to lose enough by this time next year that I will not be able to rob myself and my son of a great time at the fair!

My mom had the vertical sleeve surgery and she looks and feels great. I keep telling her she needs to upload her photos on here, but she has not got around to it yet. Everytime I look at her I think about how successful she has been and about how happy she is now. I cannot remember her being that happy even 10-20 years ago, but what amazes me the most is that she is still the same beautiful person she has always been but better...because now she has energy to go dancing.....she is not afraid to go out in a bathing suit or wear skirts.....she has self-confidence. I will be having the surgery by the same person who did her surgery which makes me feel better. Even better...my mom will be there with me to support me :)

So far I have really enjoyed being a member of obesityhelp. I get excited when I see that people have reached their goals, and I hope that I am able to be just as successful. Reading post have also helped to prepare myself for some of the worst. I will try to blog just so I can remember what it was like before and after surgery and hopefully help and encourage a few other people along the way :)