Ginger T.
March 18, 2007
Mar 17, 2007
Hey Fellow Losers and Soon-to-be-Losers! This week I lost 2 more pounds, so I am at 213! Yeah! I was on the road all week, so I ate more food and had less protein shakes. I ate Wendy's chili, grilled chicken, hamburger patty with cheese, and boiled eggs. It wasn't so bad. I picked up a case of bottled water and some Crystal Lite To Go Packs and that covered my water intake. Work was tough and we had looooonnnngggg days this week. This is the very busy time for us - with graduation coming up in May. Oh, did I tell you? I got the Yearbook Rep. job!!! Yeah for me! I start on March 26th training. I am very excited!! I love working with kids and I was a yearbook geek in middle and high school. I called my high school to see who the yearbook advisor is now and found out that it is the advisor I had in middle school!!!! I called her immediately and told her of my new job and that I want to help her with her yearbook. She is in a contract til after next year, but we are going to work together after that. I can't wait.
Everything is going great on my end. I have been having a little pain that appears off and on in my left side. It is just under my rib cage area of my stomach. I don't have a gall bladder (which is on the right side), so I don't know if it is the actual pouch where it is healing or if it could be my appendix or spleen. It isn't so bad that I need to tell the doc. yet, but I am watching it. My left hip joint is still giving me fits. I am going to have it looked at soon - probably xrayed or cat-scanned. I don't like the thought of not knowing what is going on and it hurting me every single day. I don't think it is in any way related to my gastric bypass sugery.
Two weeks til my cruise.....counting down!!!!
Everything is going great on my end. I have been having a little pain that appears off and on in my left side. It is just under my rib cage area of my stomach. I don't have a gall bladder (which is on the right side), so I don't know if it is the actual pouch where it is healing or if it could be my appendix or spleen. It isn't so bad that I need to tell the doc. yet, but I am watching it. My left hip joint is still giving me fits. I am going to have it looked at soon - probably xrayed or cat-scanned. I don't like the thought of not knowing what is going on and it hurting me every single day. I don't think it is in any way related to my gastric bypass sugery.
Two weeks til my cruise.....counting down!!!!
March 12, 2007
Mar 12, 2007
The weight is slowly coming off. I am down to 215!!!!! 40 pounds gone!!!! I'm very happy about that and I am anxious to get below 200. My friend Kelly has plateaued at 208 for a while now and she is going crazy. She said that this is about the time she would have cheated on her diet if she were regularly dieting. I know exactly what she means - do you? When I get frustrated or down on myself, I have always wanted to eat (in the past). Kelly and I have both realized this is very hazardous behavior for us and we talk about ways to overcome it - for later. We both know that one day we will be able to eat anything we want again and we have to modify this bad behavior now. We both agree with portion control and still having something we want - but in limited quantities. I have also been drinking tons of Crystal Lite when I think of a craving - I'm trying to make it a habit for the future - drink instead of eat.
My son Josh and I leave for our cruise in three weeks. I wanted to be below 200 for the cruise, but I don't think a 15 lb. loss is in the cards for me in just 3 weeks. I'll take anything I can get. My scale would drive me crazy if I let it. I lose .2 lbs one day and .4 lbs the next. I fluctuate and sometimes it takes a week to lose 1 lb.!!!! That is so frustrating for an impatient person like me. I know - I know, I couldn't have lost 40 lbs in just over 2 months any other way..... Of course reading other profiles are terrible for my psychy - some people have lost 50 - 70 lbs in the same time frame. I can't figure what is different between them and me. I drink all of my water, get 75-100+ grams of protein a day and get most of that from protein drinks. I don't eat much because my stomach hurts everytime I do. It only hurts a while, but I hate a stomach ache. I do eat string cheese and chicken quite often though.
My inlaws visited us this weekend. They haven't seen me since before the surgery. My Mother-in-law says she can tell that I have lost in my face and around my torso. She said I looked smaller than her - she is a size 16. All of my size 20 pants are just becoming loose on me. She has a size 18 bathing suit that she is going to send me to take on the cruise. She bought it 6 years ago to take on her cruise and never wore it. She got it on sale for $80 and has never worn it. Don't I have a great mom-in-law??? I love them both so much. My parents have both passed and they are all I have now. They treat me like one of their own. It is great to hear her say how proud she is of me to take the steps to lose the weight and be healthier.
Say a prayer that I can get hold of these impatient feelings and be more appreciative of what I have lost. Write more later ~Ginger
My son Josh and I leave for our cruise in three weeks. I wanted to be below 200 for the cruise, but I don't think a 15 lb. loss is in the cards for me in just 3 weeks. I'll take anything I can get. My scale would drive me crazy if I let it. I lose .2 lbs one day and .4 lbs the next. I fluctuate and sometimes it takes a week to lose 1 lb.!!!! That is so frustrating for an impatient person like me. I know - I know, I couldn't have lost 40 lbs in just over 2 months any other way..... Of course reading other profiles are terrible for my psychy - some people have lost 50 - 70 lbs in the same time frame. I can't figure what is different between them and me. I drink all of my water, get 75-100+ grams of protein a day and get most of that from protein drinks. I don't eat much because my stomach hurts everytime I do. It only hurts a while, but I hate a stomach ache. I do eat string cheese and chicken quite often though.
My inlaws visited us this weekend. They haven't seen me since before the surgery. My Mother-in-law says she can tell that I have lost in my face and around my torso. She said I looked smaller than her - she is a size 16. All of my size 20 pants are just becoming loose on me. She has a size 18 bathing suit that she is going to send me to take on the cruise. She bought it 6 years ago to take on her cruise and never wore it. She got it on sale for $80 and has never worn it. Don't I have a great mom-in-law??? I love them both so much. My parents have both passed and they are all I have now. They treat me like one of their own. It is great to hear her say how proud she is of me to take the steps to lose the weight and be healthier.
Say a prayer that I can get hold of these impatient feelings and be more appreciative of what I have lost. Write more later ~Ginger
February 23, 2007
Feb 23, 2007
I went to the doctor for my very late 1 month check up. Between them having to re-schedule me and me having to re-schedule, I'm glad we finally hooked up. By their scales I have lost 32.5 lbs (35 on mine). On the Tanita scale it said that I have lost 6 total lbs of fat free mass (Lillie said that was probably water) and 26.5 lbs of fat. They said I am right on track with my weightloss and that I am losing the right thing - FAT. My body's fat % is 50%. That is really sad since I want to be at 20-25%. I have 111.5 lbs of fat and 111 lbs of fat-free mass on my body right now. Those scales are so cool - especially for a numbers geek like me.
My BMI is at 38.2 which is great to be below 40. My hydration levels were great - as I do get in all 64 oz. of my water daily as well as 48 - 64 oz. of protein drinks. My protein intake just from my drinks are 81-108g daily. I drink the WalMart Whey Protein chocolate powder mixed with skim milk, ice and a little bit of chocolate pudding powder (helps the taste). Each drink gives me 27g of protein. I drink between 3-4 daily. I really do love them. I don't get sick when drinking them. I take my morning vitamins with one shake and my evening vitamins with another. I usually drink a 16 oz. of water with lemonade Crystal Lite at the same time too.
This week has been tough. Everything made me nauseaus. I have survived on protein shakes and string cheese. The doc said I was probably in my window of misery and would feel better in a couple of weeks. My friend Kelly (who had the surgery same time as me) wants me to start eating more. She is going to try to get me to eat fish tomorrow when we go out. I hope I am up to it.
I am a little anxious about this Sunday - Monday. I am flying to Alabama for a job interview and plant tour, and on Monday I will ride with a local sales rep. to see more of the job first-hand. As soon as I get off the plane, the manager wants to go to lunch and do my face-to-face interview. (I have interviewed on the phone and talked to this man at least 10 times in the last two weeks, but the face-to-face is a biggie.) And, I have to eat during it......... I was up front in one of our conversations and told him that I was overweight and fully appreciated the fact that this could be a hindrance. I assured him that I had realized that I had a problem and had taken steps to overcome this obstacle. I told him that my correcting this problem was a little to the extreme with Gastric Bypass surgery, but that I saw a problem and I am fixing it. I told him that I hoped he saw that as a good attribute that I was a go-getter and took problems head-on and fixed them - if I could do this with my personal life - just imagine how I would be with my business and professional life - ha ha. He told me that he was even more impressed with my honesty and courage. He assured me that my size would not be a factor of my getting the job. (This is hard to hear, when I feel I have been discriminated against in the past in interviews because of my size.) The one good thing is that I am now a size 18 - 20 and look better. I will have more confidence because of these 35 pounds gone. The job is calling on schools in a territory selling Yearbooks. I currently sell class rings and graduation items at the college level part time. I have been wanting to go back to work full time and this job looks like it would be perfect for me. I love working with kids and I love to be my own boss. I would be an independent contractor (self employed) representing this company and it's printing and publishing capabilities. There is no cap on earnings and the sky is the limit. My pay will be representative of how hard I want to work. I like that very much.
Stressing about what to wear, I went to Stein Mart today to look around. I really didn't want to invest any money in clothes that I would only be wearing for a short while. I was able to fit into size 18W in skirts and blazers. I ended up buying an adorable navy blue skirt with white polka dots. The material is sorta gauzy but very rich looking. I got a very cute white sweater set to go with it. I also got a cream and black large herringbone print sweater set to go with a black skirt that I already have. I was worried about what to wear in February (winter) in 73 degree weather in Montgomery, AL and also be professional. A lot of the clothes that I have in the size I am now are dated or didn't seem polished enough for first impressions and an interview. I know I will be more confident in the new things I got. (Say a prayer for me.)
I can tell you one thing---when I have lost my weight, I can't wait to go shopping!!! Stein Mart has the cutest things ever and I want to be able to fit into those smaller sized clothes. Since gaining weight, I have found no pleasure in buying clothes. I tend to wear the same things over and over again. It will be way overdue for me to toss a bunch of my old fat clothes - let me tell you. If I get this job, I will be able to afford nice clothes as I need them (as I lose and go to lower and lower sizes). Yeah!!!
Well I will update later! Keep on losin'. ~Ginger
My BMI is at 38.2 which is great to be below 40. My hydration levels were great - as I do get in all 64 oz. of my water daily as well as 48 - 64 oz. of protein drinks. My protein intake just from my drinks are 81-108g daily. I drink the WalMart Whey Protein chocolate powder mixed with skim milk, ice and a little bit of chocolate pudding powder (helps the taste). Each drink gives me 27g of protein. I drink between 3-4 daily. I really do love them. I don't get sick when drinking them. I take my morning vitamins with one shake and my evening vitamins with another. I usually drink a 16 oz. of water with lemonade Crystal Lite at the same time too.
This week has been tough. Everything made me nauseaus. I have survived on protein shakes and string cheese. The doc said I was probably in my window of misery and would feel better in a couple of weeks. My friend Kelly (who had the surgery same time as me) wants me to start eating more. She is going to try to get me to eat fish tomorrow when we go out. I hope I am up to it.
I am a little anxious about this Sunday - Monday. I am flying to Alabama for a job interview and plant tour, and on Monday I will ride with a local sales rep. to see more of the job first-hand. As soon as I get off the plane, the manager wants to go to lunch and do my face-to-face interview. (I have interviewed on the phone and talked to this man at least 10 times in the last two weeks, but the face-to-face is a biggie.) And, I have to eat during it......... I was up front in one of our conversations and told him that I was overweight and fully appreciated the fact that this could be a hindrance. I assured him that I had realized that I had a problem and had taken steps to overcome this obstacle. I told him that my correcting this problem was a little to the extreme with Gastric Bypass surgery, but that I saw a problem and I am fixing it. I told him that I hoped he saw that as a good attribute that I was a go-getter and took problems head-on and fixed them - if I could do this with my personal life - just imagine how I would be with my business and professional life - ha ha. He told me that he was even more impressed with my honesty and courage. He assured me that my size would not be a factor of my getting the job. (This is hard to hear, when I feel I have been discriminated against in the past in interviews because of my size.) The one good thing is that I am now a size 18 - 20 and look better. I will have more confidence because of these 35 pounds gone. The job is calling on schools in a territory selling Yearbooks. I currently sell class rings and graduation items at the college level part time. I have been wanting to go back to work full time and this job looks like it would be perfect for me. I love working with kids and I love to be my own boss. I would be an independent contractor (self employed) representing this company and it's printing and publishing capabilities. There is no cap on earnings and the sky is the limit. My pay will be representative of how hard I want to work. I like that very much.
Stressing about what to wear, I went to Stein Mart today to look around. I really didn't want to invest any money in clothes that I would only be wearing for a short while. I was able to fit into size 18W in skirts and blazers. I ended up buying an adorable navy blue skirt with white polka dots. The material is sorta gauzy but very rich looking. I got a very cute white sweater set to go with it. I also got a cream and black large herringbone print sweater set to go with a black skirt that I already have. I was worried about what to wear in February (winter) in 73 degree weather in Montgomery, AL and also be professional. A lot of the clothes that I have in the size I am now are dated or didn't seem polished enough for first impressions and an interview. I know I will be more confident in the new things I got. (Say a prayer for me.)
I can tell you one thing---when I have lost my weight, I can't wait to go shopping!!! Stein Mart has the cutest things ever and I want to be able to fit into those smaller sized clothes. Since gaining weight, I have found no pleasure in buying clothes. I tend to wear the same things over and over again. It will be way overdue for me to toss a bunch of my old fat clothes - let me tell you. If I get this job, I will be able to afford nice clothes as I need them (as I lose and go to lower and lower sizes). Yeah!!!
Well I will update later! Keep on losin'. ~Ginger
January 26, 2007
Jan 26, 2007
My BMI is 39.7 - I am now considered "Obese" instead of "Exremely Obese"!!! Yeah! I did my measurement right after surgery and at 2 weeks and again at 4 weeks post op. I'm proud to say I am down a total of 24 lbs and 24 inches!!! See my measurements below:
1/1/07 1/11/07 (loss) 1/26/07 (loss) (total loss)
Neck 17.5 17 (.5) 16.5 (.5) (1)
Upper Arm 15.5 15 (.5) 15 (0) (.5)
Lower Arm 11 10.5 (.5) 10.5 (0) (.5)
Chest 56.5 52 (4.5) 50 (2) (6.5)
Waist 50 45.5 (4.5) 44 (1.5) (6)
Belly 56 54 (2) 52 (2) (4)
Hips 51.5 49 (2.5) 48.5 (1.5) (1.5)
Thigh 22.5 22.5 (0) 22.25 (.25) (.25)
Calf 16.5 16 (.5) 15.75 (.25) (.75)
total (15.5) total (8.5) (24")
I hope this is understandable! Remember, I am the numbers Geek!
I wore a shirt today that really looked too big on me - Yeah! I also did the Weight Loss Estimator on here with 100% expected weight loss of my excess weight. It showed that my 1 month loss would be 24 lbs.!! That is exactly what I lost. I hope I can keep up with this. If it holds true, I will be less than 200 for my cruise on April 1st - wouldn't that be great??? The estimator says that my ideal weight for 5'4" is 134 lbs. I think I am going to shoot for that goal. The last time I weighed that, I was 27 years old and wore a bikini that summer. My oldest two kids were in swimming classes and we had a pool in our neighborhood. We were there every evening and on the weekends. We are all part fish! ha ha Needless to say, I looked so good that summer, I got pregnant with my third child and I haven't seen that body since. My husband teases me that my bikini days are gone - especially with all the scars on my tummy (RNY, gallbladder, mass removed on rib cage and all the stretch marks from three pregnancies), but I said I didn't care how bad my tummy and scars looked. If I got thin enough to wear a two piece, I will do it. I earned every scar I have on my body and I think they are like medals or tests of strength. So watch out!!! ha ha
1/1/07 1/11/07 (loss) 1/26/07 (loss) (total loss)
Neck 17.5 17 (.5) 16.5 (.5) (1)
Upper Arm 15.5 15 (.5) 15 (0) (.5)
Lower Arm 11 10.5 (.5) 10.5 (0) (.5)
Chest 56.5 52 (4.5) 50 (2) (6.5)
Waist 50 45.5 (4.5) 44 (1.5) (6)
Belly 56 54 (2) 52 (2) (4)
Hips 51.5 49 (2.5) 48.5 (1.5) (1.5)
Thigh 22.5 22.5 (0) 22.25 (.25) (.25)
Calf 16.5 16 (.5) 15.75 (.25) (.75)
total (15.5) total (8.5) (24")
I hope this is understandable! Remember, I am the numbers Geek!
I wore a shirt today that really looked too big on me - Yeah! I also did the Weight Loss Estimator on here with 100% expected weight loss of my excess weight. It showed that my 1 month loss would be 24 lbs.!! That is exactly what I lost. I hope I can keep up with this. If it holds true, I will be less than 200 for my cruise on April 1st - wouldn't that be great??? The estimator says that my ideal weight for 5'4" is 134 lbs. I think I am going to shoot for that goal. The last time I weighed that, I was 27 years old and wore a bikini that summer. My oldest two kids were in swimming classes and we had a pool in our neighborhood. We were there every evening and on the weekends. We are all part fish! ha ha Needless to say, I looked so good that summer, I got pregnant with my third child and I haven't seen that body since. My husband teases me that my bikini days are gone - especially with all the scars on my tummy (RNY, gallbladder, mass removed on rib cage and all the stretch marks from three pregnancies), but I said I didn't care how bad my tummy and scars looked. If I got thin enough to wear a two piece, I will do it. I earned every scar I have on my body and I think they are like medals or tests of strength. So watch out!!! ha ha
January 25, 2007
Jan 25, 2007
Hey World!! I am officially 231 lbs. this morning - a loss of 24 lbs. Tomorrow is my official 4 week post op day and I would love to be at 230 and 25 lbs down. I have been walking on my treadmill everyday this week for one hour at between 2.4 and 2.8 mph. Before surgery I was winded walking down the block - can you believe that?
One thing that is weird - I still haven't started my period. I heard that the trauma of surgery could make you skip a month. Believe me, I'm not complaining. Another thing that I have found very strange - my back hurts (around my spinal column) in the evenings. It is a weird feeling, like bugs crawling up and down inside my back. It makes me fidgety and it is hard to fall asleep when it happens. I wonder if it could be because of my poor posture and added weight in my stomach area - and the way that I am exercising these areas and losing weight there?
I did a very BAD thing yesterday. My husband got an extra blueberry muffin from Starbucks and left it in the kitchen. I tried just a bite and it was so good. I ate more until it was almost gone. While I was eating it, I had no problems, but about 15 minutes later, I started sweating profusely and felt terrible. I had to go to bed for a couple of hours until it subsided. I looked the nutrition info up on the web to log in my DietMinder - OMG - it had 450 cals., 22g fat, 57g carbs., 6g protein, and 31g sugar. No wonder I put my system into shock - the carbs and sugar alone should have put me into a coma - ha ha. So needless to say, my advice for the day - don't eat at Starbucks - it's not worth it - ha ha. Hang in there fellow Losers - we will do it!!!
One thing that is weird - I still haven't started my period. I heard that the trauma of surgery could make you skip a month. Believe me, I'm not complaining. Another thing that I have found very strange - my back hurts (around my spinal column) in the evenings. It is a weird feeling, like bugs crawling up and down inside my back. It makes me fidgety and it is hard to fall asleep when it happens. I wonder if it could be because of my poor posture and added weight in my stomach area - and the way that I am exercising these areas and losing weight there?
I did a very BAD thing yesterday. My husband got an extra blueberry muffin from Starbucks and left it in the kitchen. I tried just a bite and it was so good. I ate more until it was almost gone. While I was eating it, I had no problems, but about 15 minutes later, I started sweating profusely and felt terrible. I had to go to bed for a couple of hours until it subsided. I looked the nutrition info up on the web to log in my DietMinder - OMG - it had 450 cals., 22g fat, 57g carbs., 6g protein, and 31g sugar. No wonder I put my system into shock - the carbs and sugar alone should have put me into a coma - ha ha. So needless to say, my advice for the day - don't eat at Starbucks - it's not worth it - ha ha. Hang in there fellow Losers - we will do it!!!
January 21, 2007 - Every Woman Should Know..
Jan 21, 2007
I think this is great and wanted to share it with you.
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE…
enough money within her control to move out and rent a place of her own
even if she never wants to or needs to...
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE…
something perfect to wear if the employer or date of her dreams wants to
see her in an hour...
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE...
a youth she's content to leave behind....
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
a past juicy enough that she's looking forward to retelling it in her
old age....
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
a set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and a black lace bra...
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
one friend who always makes her laugh... and one who lets her cry...
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
a good piece of furniture not previously owned by anyone else in her
family...
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
eight matching plates, wine glasses with stems, and a recipe for a meal
that will make her guests feel honored...
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
a feeling of control over her destiny...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
how to fall in love without losing herself…
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
HOW TO QUIT A JOB, BREAK UP WITH A LOVER, AND CONFRONT A FRIEND WITHOUT
RUINING THE FRIENDSHIP...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
when to try harder... and WHEN TO WALK AWAY...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
that she can't change the length of her calves, the width of her hips,
or the nature of her parents..
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
that her childhood may not have been perfect...but it’s over...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW…
what she would and wouldn't do for love or more...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
how to live alone... even if she doesn't like it...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
whom she can trust, whom she can't, and why she shouldn't take it
personally...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
where to go...
be it to her best friend's kitchen table...
or a charming inn in the woods...
when her soul needs soothing...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
what she can and can't accomplish in a day...
a month...and a year...
January 21, 2007
Jan 21, 2007
Well as of yesterday, I am down to 233!!! Yeah! That is a total of 22 lbs. gone from two days before surgery (25 days). I am the same today. (I know - don't weigh every day). I will stop this soon, but I am a numbers fanatic and I am doing a graph of my weight loss to see if there are any patterns. (I'm such a geek!)
I read on here of so many people that hate the protein shakes and I am very different. Mine are delicious. In fact I have upped my intake to four shakes a day. I have Hot Cocoa [ProtiDiet] (15g protein) in the morning - helps to get AM vitamins down. I have a Chocolate ready to drink [ProtiMax] (15g protein) mixed with ice to make a shake before noon. I mix up my evenings with these two protein shakes - (1.) Vanilla ready to drink [ProtiMax] (15g protein) mixed with ice to make a shake and (2.) Fuzzy Navel [Syntax] (23 g protein) mixed with low sugar apple juice (Old Orchard 75% less sugar) and ice to make a shake - YUM!!. These are ALL delicious. Someone told me to mix a little peanut butter in the vanilla shake to make a peanut butter shake (I think the time I did it, I put too much PB and it made me sick) and to put a little decaf coffee in the chocolate shake to make a mocha shake (I haven't tried this one yet). My total protein is 68g from shakes alone. I have two small meals of pureed foods now also. My total averages up to around 90g of protein a day. I don't want to lose any hair and I'm taking my vitamins religously also. I am also getting all of my water in through actual water, Crystal Lite Lemonade, decaf tea, and broth. I think all of the fluid intake aids my bowel movements also. I am regular to a T - I go around 3 times a day and sometimes more. I also pee a lot. Who couldn't with as much as a drink? - ha ha The only thing I worry about is how I am able to drink so much with no complications - I thought it would be harder to drink quantities in small periods of time because my pouch was too small. I know that it is like a funnel, but still I wonder if I've already stretched it some with all of the quantities of liquids that I drink. Isn't it funny how we all second guess ourselves?? Good luck to everyone out there!!
I read on here of so many people that hate the protein shakes and I am very different. Mine are delicious. In fact I have upped my intake to four shakes a day. I have Hot Cocoa [ProtiDiet] (15g protein) in the morning - helps to get AM vitamins down. I have a Chocolate ready to drink [ProtiMax] (15g protein) mixed with ice to make a shake before noon. I mix up my evenings with these two protein shakes - (1.) Vanilla ready to drink [ProtiMax] (15g protein) mixed with ice to make a shake and (2.) Fuzzy Navel [Syntax] (23 g protein) mixed with low sugar apple juice (Old Orchard 75% less sugar) and ice to make a shake - YUM!!. These are ALL delicious. Someone told me to mix a little peanut butter in the vanilla shake to make a peanut butter shake (I think the time I did it, I put too much PB and it made me sick) and to put a little decaf coffee in the chocolate shake to make a mocha shake (I haven't tried this one yet). My total protein is 68g from shakes alone. I have two small meals of pureed foods now also. My total averages up to around 90g of protein a day. I don't want to lose any hair and I'm taking my vitamins religously also. I am also getting all of my water in through actual water, Crystal Lite Lemonade, decaf tea, and broth. I think all of the fluid intake aids my bowel movements also. I am regular to a T - I go around 3 times a day and sometimes more. I also pee a lot. Who couldn't with as much as a drink? - ha ha The only thing I worry about is how I am able to drink so much with no complications - I thought it would be harder to drink quantities in small periods of time because my pouch was too small. I know that it is like a funnel, but still I wonder if I've already stretched it some with all of the quantities of liquids that I drink. Isn't it funny how we all second guess ourselves?? Good luck to everyone out there!!
January 19, 2007
Jan 18, 2007
I know I am not supposed to weigh myself everyday, but it is interesting when you plot out each day on a graph and see the pattern of your weightloss. I see that I lose in spurts after either gaining a little or staying the same for days. I weighed myself this morning and OMG it says 234.8! I am now at a total loss of 20.2 lbs. I was just wanting to get that 20 lbs. lost so bad. I am so excited. Today marks three week post op for me. I did notice something that I have started doing different that may have helped the scales to start moving. I have gone up to four protein drinks a day for a total of 15+15+15+23=68g of protein compared to the 53g that I was doing every day. I have no problems getting my water down (taking all of the vitamins helps get it down).
I am going on a Caribbean Cruise with my 18 year old son and a group of his senior class friends April 1-8. I want to be below 200 so bad!! I hope in the next 10 weeks I can lose over 35 lbs. That is my short term goal. I think I am going to bump up my walking to 1.5 hours a day. I want to be able to wear some of my old cute smaller shorts and outfits. I also want to wear a bathing suit without embarrassing Josh. He loves me no matter what and he says I am the coolest Mom, but I want to look okay for him too. Say a prayer for me!
I am going on a Caribbean Cruise with my 18 year old son and a group of his senior class friends April 1-8. I want to be below 200 so bad!! I hope in the next 10 weeks I can lose over 35 lbs. That is my short term goal. I think I am going to bump up my walking to 1.5 hours a day. I want to be able to wear some of my old cute smaller shorts and outfits. I also want to wear a bathing suit without embarrassing Josh. He loves me no matter what and he says I am the coolest Mom, but I want to look okay for him too. Say a prayer for me!
January 18, 2007
Jan 18, 2007
I will be three weeks post op tomorrow. Today I weighed myself at 236.4. I started two days before surgery at 255, so that makes my total weight loss 18.6 lbs. On my eighth day post op I weighed myself on my old scales and it looked like 20 lbs. lost. My hubby bought me new scales and I found that I hadn't lost quite 20 lbs. yet. My weight has fluxuated 2-3 lbs. since that 8th day. I keep wondering what I am doing wrong. I am getting in 52g of protein from protein drinks with my total daily average with meals ranging from 70-90g. I drink at least 64 oz. of water a day and I am walking around 1 hour a day. I just get depressed reading how some people lose consistently and see changes. I really haven't seen any changes. I eat either cottage cheese, an egg, pintos and cheese mushed up, or tuna flaked up for two meals a day. I sometimes have broth, sf jello, sf pudding, or sf popsicles also. I usually have one of them a day. I don't eat very much. I haven't really gotten sick or felt full yet either. I have eaten til I was comfortably full once and didn't feel anything. I teased at my one week check with the doctor that I was a placebo patient and they really didn't do the surgery on me. I feel like I should be getting sick and nauseous from eating and not have any desire to eat. I don't. I have even nibbled on dinners that I make for my family and haven't had any problems.
I have also discovered that I am the most impatient person I know. I want it to be June so that I can see the results of 5-6 months post op. I have been wearing loose clothes and not really tried any clothes that were tight on me before surgery. I did measure myself before surgery and at my two week post op date, I had lost 4" in my waist, 4" in my chest, 2.5" in my lower belly, and 2.5" in my hips. That is exciting. I need to lose a ton of weight in my stomach area - I am built like Sponge Bob Square Pants - ha ha.
My kids say that I look like I have lost weight in my face and neck. How do you measure your face to see if you have lost?? ha ha
One great thing happened last night. I have a huge sweet tooth, so I made sf jello and put 2 tbsp of Cool Whip on it. I could only eat 1/2 a serving and threw the rest out. Something just kicked in and I didn't want it anymore. Yeah!!
I have been doing something that I probably shouldn't. I eat 5 saltines a day. I just love the crunch and the saltiness. I count the calories, fat, protein, carbs, fiber and sugar in my daily weight loss journal and have stayed within the range my doc told me to, but I feel bad that I want those carbs so bad and have to give in. (I tell myself that at least I am only eating 1 serving and do have control and accountability for the calories). Before, if I were keeping a journal, I would cheat and say 1 serving and eat like 12 (lose count). Can you believe that I was lying to myself?? I am learning some pretty strange things about myself. No wonder I didn't lose weight - I sabatoged myself!!! I hope this surgery is the tool that I have been searching for. I don't want to ever have this loss of control with my eating again.
I have also discovered that I am the most impatient person I know. I want it to be June so that I can see the results of 5-6 months post op. I have been wearing loose clothes and not really tried any clothes that were tight on me before surgery. I did measure myself before surgery and at my two week post op date, I had lost 4" in my waist, 4" in my chest, 2.5" in my lower belly, and 2.5" in my hips. That is exciting. I need to lose a ton of weight in my stomach area - I am built like Sponge Bob Square Pants - ha ha.
My kids say that I look like I have lost weight in my face and neck. How do you measure your face to see if you have lost?? ha ha
One great thing happened last night. I have a huge sweet tooth, so I made sf jello and put 2 tbsp of Cool Whip on it. I could only eat 1/2 a serving and threw the rest out. Something just kicked in and I didn't want it anymore. Yeah!!
I have been doing something that I probably shouldn't. I eat 5 saltines a day. I just love the crunch and the saltiness. I count the calories, fat, protein, carbs, fiber and sugar in my daily weight loss journal and have stayed within the range my doc told me to, but I feel bad that I want those carbs so bad and have to give in. (I tell myself that at least I am only eating 1 serving and do have control and accountability for the calories). Before, if I were keeping a journal, I would cheat and say 1 serving and eat like 12 (lose count). Can you believe that I was lying to myself?? I am learning some pretty strange things about myself. No wonder I didn't lose weight - I sabatoged myself!!! I hope this surgery is the tool that I have been searching for. I don't want to ever have this loss of control with my eating again.
12/12/06
Dec 26, 2006
This ranked as one of my best and worst days. The best thing that happened was that I met a great person - Kelli. We immediately clicked at our 12/12 appointment and became fast friends. The worst thing was that I was told that my appointment for surgery would be 1/3/07. I am the 2nd surgery for the new year - I missed having my surgery by TWO patients. I tried so hard to get the surgery before the end of the year - if anyone at the Georgetown office had tried to help me, I'm sure that I would have. This will increase my out-of-pocket considerably. While I was getting scheduled for my surgery, they still had me down for Lap Band. I told her no, I am having Gastric Bypass - then I had to sit and listen at how they had to get me re-approved and if they couldn't get the approval in time for my surgery date 1/3, they would keep pushing me out until I got the approval. I couldn't take anymore - I burst into tears. The insurance coordinator told me that it wouldn't be anything to get the insurance approval code changed back in October. Now she was acting like it would be a big ordeal. I am devastated. It seems so unfair that I can't catch a break here.
About Me
Lexington, KY
Location
36.6
BMI
Surgery
12/29/2006
Surgery Date
Dec 02, 2006
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