6 months post-op

Jan 24, 2010

I'm 6 months out from having my surgery and I'm still here! My weight loss had slowed drastically! I guess the surgery has done its part, now it's time for me to do my part. Tomorrow I'll be starting my third week back at the gym. I've been riding the bike and walking on the treadmill, even though my weight is not dropping, I've lost 2 inches in my stomache, and that's a good thing. I started using the pedometer they game me at the surgery center and that has kept me aware of my activity, because I can be a lazy person sometimes. Ive learned to get up and get things for myself instead of yelling across the house for my 8 year old to get me something that is just out of my reach. I know....how lazy can one get?
I had my 6 month post-op visit and Ive lost 62lbs, so that puts me at 181lbs. I'm happy for the weight lost so far and when I look at the over-all situation, that's a healthy weight loss. My labs are good and everything. I just need to drink more fluids...... no I need to do a lot of things, like not eat sweets, but I realize I have a sweet tooth and I've learned that I can eat a cookie and not feel sick so I've been eating sweets everyday. The difference now is I dont eat the whole row of cookies. I can only eat maybe one or two. I've been baking my own from scratch. My family loves them. I try to make them as healthy as possible so I wont feel so guilty. Last night I made a speghetti recipe from a book titled "Skinny cooks cant be trusted" written by Monique. Wow! it was the bomb even if I could only eat 1/2 a cup. I think thats where my obssession has turned to.......cooking. I want to cook everything. We never eat out anymore (which is a good thing). I just look up recipes on line or out of a book and start cooking. I'm having so much fun. It's better than sex........naaaaaa, I take that back. Any way I'm still enjoying life after my surgery. I have so, so , so ,so much energy. I look forward to tomorrow instead of dreading it.
There's also two sides to every story........ soooooo on the flip side, my hair has thinned soooo much. No, I'm not bald because I've always had a bunch of hair. I use to get charged more at the salon 'cause I had so much hair.....it's just much thinner now, so I guess I can say it looks normal to eveyone else. I had PMS before the surgery, but now its that other one..... the one where you're a crazy person for a few days. I have panic attacks the day before my cycle and I'm so moody that I cant stand myself.....my poor family. They are my angels...... they try soooo hard to please me. I know that I can be a tyrant. I love them soooo much. I need some help with that issue. That's about it for the negative.
I've been taking Biotin and Zinc supplements for my hair. Also Fish oils and drinking protein supplements. which helps with hair too. I hope everyone is still taking your multivitamins, Calcium, and B-12 every day for optimal health and to avoid malsorption issues......love you all......TTYL

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