bubble273
5 months postop
Mar 26, 2008
Well, it's been five months since my surgery. I actually feel like it was forever ago, but five months is really nothing. My life has been so stressful that maybe the time slowly went by, but I also feel like five months has gone by so fast. See, I don't even make any sense!!!
But I'm feeling great. And the reason I'm feeling great is because in that five months I've lost 120 pounds. INCREDIBLE, if I do say so myself!! I feel so much better about myself. I bounce around in stores, going in and out like it's nothing. Where before I would latch onto a cart even if I was going for one thing, because I would need the cart to hold onto so my legs wouldn't hurt so much. Isn't that horrible?? And I'm only 35. But that is all behind me, never to be seen again. I'm sleeping better, I'm walking better, I'm getting up without limping, I'm going upstairs without breathing so heavily. Everything has changed. And I don't regret this surgery one bit!!! It's given me new life and I'm running with it.
I look forward to six months out and the rest of my journey!!
But I'm feeling great. And the reason I'm feeling great is because in that five months I've lost 120 pounds. INCREDIBLE, if I do say so myself!! I feel so much better about myself. I bounce around in stores, going in and out like it's nothing. Where before I would latch onto a cart even if I was going for one thing, because I would need the cart to hold onto so my legs wouldn't hurt so much. Isn't that horrible?? And I'm only 35. But that is all behind me, never to be seen again. I'm sleeping better, I'm walking better, I'm getting up without limping, I'm going upstairs without breathing so heavily. Everything has changed. And I don't regret this surgery one bit!!! It's given me new life and I'm running with it.
I look forward to six months out and the rest of my journey!!
4 months post-op
Feb 18, 2008
Well, I'm just about 4 months out and I've hit my goal of losing 100 pounds by my 4-month surgiversary plus 5 more. I'm down 105 pounds and feeling great. Home life sucks, but what are you going to do? I guess you can't have it all good all at once. Everything will work out and I'll be okay.
And I'm fitting into old clothes that have sat in my drawer for a few years. I am wearing an old pair of 24 jeans. That is so exciting!! And my 28 dress pants that I bought a month ago are completely baggy on me. So I need to buy them again. Such a shame, isn't it?? :) :) :)
And I'm fitting into old clothes that have sat in my drawer for a few years. I am wearing an old pair of 24 jeans. That is so exciting!! And my 28 dress pants that I bought a month ago are completely baggy on me. So I need to buy them again. Such a shame, isn't it?? :) :) :)
3 months postop
Jan 11, 2008
Hi,
Well, it's been three months since I've updated my profile. Things are going great!! I've lost a total of 81 pounds...69 since surgery and 12 before. You know I'm counting them pounds before surgery!!
Having a lot of stress at home, so it's hard to concentrate on getting all my fluids and protein in, but I'm trying. Sometimes I'm just not hungry. Stil struggling with the vitamins too. I had one get stuck yesterday...not a fun experience. So now I think I have to cut them in 3s.
I started exercising really for the first time yesterday and it kicked my butt. My arse is so sore. But I have to keep on trucking with it and I'll be fine.
I've posted some updated pictures and they are amazingly different. I'm very shocked at how bloated I looked....really like a blimp. No wonder people were staring!!! I definitely feel more confident now. I know I'm still HUGE, but I do feel so much better about myself.
Well, until the next update, I will chat later.
Well, it's been three months since I've updated my profile. Things are going great!! I've lost a total of 81 pounds...69 since surgery and 12 before. You know I'm counting them pounds before surgery!!
Having a lot of stress at home, so it's hard to concentrate on getting all my fluids and protein in, but I'm trying. Sometimes I'm just not hungry. Stil struggling with the vitamins too. I had one get stuck yesterday...not a fun experience. So now I think I have to cut them in 3s.
I started exercising really for the first time yesterday and it kicked my butt. My arse is so sore. But I have to keep on trucking with it and I'll be fine.
I've posted some updated pictures and they are amazingly different. I'm very shocked at how bloated I looked....really like a blimp. No wonder people were staring!!! I definitely feel more confident now. I know I'm still HUGE, but I do feel so much better about myself.
Well, until the next update, I will chat later.
It's here!!!!
Oct 21, 2007
Well, today is my day...hopefully. Still strugging with the worries of not enough hours logged onto my CPAP machine. I will plead my case and see where it gets me.
But if it should happen for me today, then today is the first day of the rest of my life. The rest of my life to experience things I have never experienced being an overweight child and an OBESE adult. I can't wait for the rest of my weight loss journey to begin. Today is the start of a beautiful day in my life!!
God Bless me and keep me safe, Mommy and Nana and everyone else up in Heaven also!!
But if it should happen for me today, then today is the first day of the rest of my life. The rest of my life to experience things I have never experienced being an overweight child and an OBESE adult. I can't wait for the rest of my weight loss journey to begin. Today is the start of a beautiful day in my life!!
God Bless me and keep me safe, Mommy and Nana and everyone else up in Heaven also!!
Monday morning is right around the corner
Oct 18, 2007
Hi Everyone,
Just figured I would write a blog about getting THE CALL from Barix!!! They called and gave me a time for Monday @ 5:45 a.m. Boy oh boy is that early!! But I will deal with it and make sure that I've gotten enough sleep to be ready that early.
I've been very stressed this past week, things going on at home and worried about the surgery. So needless to say my blood pressure was up. I was really anxious about that, but I've tried to focus on me and my health and not tried to worry about all the negative stuff. I hope that it has worked. I would hate for me to go in there and they say that they can't operate because of my blood pressure. But I rather them be safe than sorry.
So let my journey being...although it has. But I mean my further journey to that loser's bench. I believe that I have already lost 10 pounds from the lovely liquid diet that they've had me on for the past almost week and a half. It hasn't been too hard, actually. But I'm ready for it to be over, at least for now...because then it's back on it for after the surgery.
Well, wish me luck and I will post from the losing side of the bench when I get home!!!
Just figured I would write a blog about getting THE CALL from Barix!!! They called and gave me a time for Monday @ 5:45 a.m. Boy oh boy is that early!! But I will deal with it and make sure that I've gotten enough sleep to be ready that early.
I've been very stressed this past week, things going on at home and worried about the surgery. So needless to say my blood pressure was up. I was really anxious about that, but I've tried to focus on me and my health and not tried to worry about all the negative stuff. I hope that it has worked. I would hate for me to go in there and they say that they can't operate because of my blood pressure. But I rather them be safe than sorry.
So let my journey being...although it has. But I mean my further journey to that loser's bench. I believe that I have already lost 10 pounds from the lovely liquid diet that they've had me on for the past almost week and a half. It hasn't been too hard, actually. But I'm ready for it to be over, at least for now...because then it's back on it for after the surgery.
Well, wish me luck and I will post from the losing side of the bench when I get home!!!
Little Bit of a Life Story
Sep 24, 2007
Hi Everyone,
I realized I hadn't really mentioned my FAT story...so I thought I would add a post about it.
Let's just start out by saying I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN FAT!!! Though, I was a normal sized child until the age of 6. Boy, to be 5 again :) Anyway, my mom was always overweight, even in her childhood and into adulthood. My grandmother was heavy as a child and then became stick thin as an adult. And her mother was heavy. So I guess you could say it's genetics....plus bad eating habits. You can only put the blame on them for so long.
I had a pretty good childhood, lots of friends that didn't care if I was fat. And then there were the pricks (sorry) that weren't your friends but were people from the neighborhood. I remember someone going "moo" a bunch of times and me crying and running home. Well, my dad tried to take care of it a couple of times, but they still did it. And then there were the kids in school that would call you fatso!! Loved that one. But all in all I really did have a pretty active and social life as a child.
My mom had me in dance, tumbling, cheerleading, swimming, softball. And I loved every minute of it, except being the fattest one on every team I was ever on. So I definitely had some issues psychologically with dealing with that. But I was a good dancer, a good cheerleader, an exceptional swimmer and a great softball player. I think that's why I had so many friends in school and the neighborhood...I practically new everyone from being involved in so many things. So I think that helped me along the way.
As far as trying to lose the weight...well, what diet haven't I been on. I even spent a summer before I entered high school down in Florida with my grandparents. My Nana put me on a low fat, low cholesterol diet and I did great. I lost 35 pounds in 2 months. I walked a mile in the morning with her, swam in their pool in the afternoon, and then after dinner I rode the stationary bike. It was like being on Biggest Loser. When you have all the tools right at your fingertips it's easy.
But then of course I gained it back and gained back a lot more along the years, through high school, college, and deep into my 20s. I met my husband when I was 26, had my son at 27. And only gained like 14 pounds with him. After delivery I shot up 100 pounds when I actually had to lose 100 pounds. So now I'm 200+ pounds overweight and I finally decided to go for the surgery.
I had gone to Temple almost two years ago and decided there was no way I was going to do this. Then gained some more weight before I decided to go to Barix. My whole body really started to fall apart, my knee was killing me, my ankles, my legs. I couldn't walk a block without wanting to turn around and come home. And I'm only 34!!! So I knew it was time to do something. And I just couldn't do it on my own.
As soon as I walked into Barix I knew it was the place for me. They were very accommodating, loved the BIG chairs in every room. Just love it and felt comfortable with it. Don't get me wrong, I'm nervous as hell, but not totally against it like I was before. Things change, times change and now I'm ready for a change. Let the journey begin!!!
I realized I hadn't really mentioned my FAT story...so I thought I would add a post about it.
Let's just start out by saying I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN FAT!!! Though, I was a normal sized child until the age of 6. Boy, to be 5 again :) Anyway, my mom was always overweight, even in her childhood and into adulthood. My grandmother was heavy as a child and then became stick thin as an adult. And her mother was heavy. So I guess you could say it's genetics....plus bad eating habits. You can only put the blame on them for so long.
I had a pretty good childhood, lots of friends that didn't care if I was fat. And then there were the pricks (sorry) that weren't your friends but were people from the neighborhood. I remember someone going "moo" a bunch of times and me crying and running home. Well, my dad tried to take care of it a couple of times, but they still did it. And then there were the kids in school that would call you fatso!! Loved that one. But all in all I really did have a pretty active and social life as a child.
My mom had me in dance, tumbling, cheerleading, swimming, softball. And I loved every minute of it, except being the fattest one on every team I was ever on. So I definitely had some issues psychologically with dealing with that. But I was a good dancer, a good cheerleader, an exceptional swimmer and a great softball player. I think that's why I had so many friends in school and the neighborhood...I practically new everyone from being involved in so many things. So I think that helped me along the way.
As far as trying to lose the weight...well, what diet haven't I been on. I even spent a summer before I entered high school down in Florida with my grandparents. My Nana put me on a low fat, low cholesterol diet and I did great. I lost 35 pounds in 2 months. I walked a mile in the morning with her, swam in their pool in the afternoon, and then after dinner I rode the stationary bike. It was like being on Biggest Loser. When you have all the tools right at your fingertips it's easy.
But then of course I gained it back and gained back a lot more along the years, through high school, college, and deep into my 20s. I met my husband when I was 26, had my son at 27. And only gained like 14 pounds with him. After delivery I shot up 100 pounds when I actually had to lose 100 pounds. So now I'm 200+ pounds overweight and I finally decided to go for the surgery.
I had gone to Temple almost two years ago and decided there was no way I was going to do this. Then gained some more weight before I decided to go to Barix. My whole body really started to fall apart, my knee was killing me, my ankles, my legs. I couldn't walk a block without wanting to turn around and come home. And I'm only 34!!! So I knew it was time to do something. And I just couldn't do it on my own.
As soon as I walked into Barix I knew it was the place for me. They were very accommodating, loved the BIG chairs in every room. Just love it and felt comfortable with it. Don't get me wrong, I'm nervous as hell, but not totally against it like I was before. Things change, times change and now I'm ready for a change. Let the journey begin!!!
Got my surgery date!!!
Aug 20, 2007
I'm thrilled today, because I have my date set for my surgery....October 22, 2007. I'm nervous and excited at the same time. I know everything will be fine, but there's always that feeling that something could go wrong. But I will think positive from now on and just go with the flow. Wish me luck!! I will keep everyone posted.
