Mary C.

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....I have been pushing the limits of my poor little banana. Shame on me. Carbs go down waaay too easy.  Am concentrating on protein first...again!  I will lose more weight -- I can do this, yes I can!   

Hard to believe I am coming up on 5 months out from surgery.  Still slow loss but it is a loss!

The speaking thing was not my cup of tea.  I was sooo nervous and I know I spoke way too fast.   Maybe in a few more months when I am more comfortable with the new me!

Good news - I bought some 12/14 capris at Wally world.  It has been 10 years since I have been that size!  Whoo hooo!

Changed my avatar but it has not shown up yet. Also posted my 4 month pic.  Blech...I felt skinnier that day than the picture shows!

Oh well...tomorrow is another day!

...but I know why.  The evil stress monster is back at work and I have not been fighting it like I should.     Must.get.back.on.track.  The good thing is I know I can do this -- this is not like any other diet where I fall off and gain weight. I am just slowing my loss down.  The good news is I have lost 28 inches in total since surgery.  I will accept that even if the scale does not move very fast. 

Been having headaches again and I think heredity and the blood pressure is coming into play again. Have to monitor that again and may need to go back on meds --- at least I know I can control it now.  I have pictures from 3 months post op that I have never posted. Must get that done. 

I have been asked to speak at the weight loss seminar for my doctor this Monday evening.  Do not like public speaking but since this is something I firmly believe in I will do my best.  Got to get some notes togetther tomorrow. 

how did it get to be March 8 already??  

Been doing okay -- stalled at 175 for the last three weeks but I know this too shall pass.

Had a good visit with the neurosurgeon in Boston...no treatment needed at this time.  Got to see the grandkids -- boy have they grown in six months!  I hope it is not six months more before we see them again.  

Been doing not so well with getting in my water the past two weeks - I know that is part of the problem for the stall in losing.   The good thing with VSG is it is so easy to get back on track. Have my 3 month post op pics to post and really need to change that avatar! 

..into the new year and I am not sure how many changes I have made. There are days I have a lot of trouble getting my water in.  Sometimes I just cannot drink one more drop of water - or any liquid!    Eating is going okay although I am sure there are days I am eating things I shouldn't. Such a learning curve here....

They changed doctors on me for Boston - the one I was to see is out of the office but since we have plane tickets/hotel/rental car I had to see someone so that is all arranaged. 

Official weigh-in is tomorrow (I way on Mondays) but yesterday the scale said 181 - wow - have not seen that weight in years and years.  Got into some smaller jeans - cannot wear them yet but I got them on!!!   A few more weeks and they will fit!  (Hopefully before  the trip to Boston).  Daughter in law and grandkids have never seen me this weight so they will be surprised.  Need to do some pics for here too.

Happy New Year!   I can finally keep a resolution - lose weight!

I am hoping to enjoy a year with more energy, get more organized and just overall try to be a better person....will see how it goes.

I do have a few health issues to overcome - firstly get this meningioma thing figured out.  I am scared to have open brain surgery and I am scared to have gamma knife on it....will see what the expert says when I go to Boston in February. Gotta get busy (see there is that organized thing again!) and get the plane reservations made.  Good thing is we will get to see the grandkids on that trip too! Whoo-hoo!!! 

I hope everyone has a healthy happy 2008!

I really don't know where the time goes!  I guess I had better learn to slow down a little......with work as well as eating.  I still tend to eat too fast and have that horrible pain in my chest.  I am trying though and hopefully soon I will learn! 

Cooking Christmas dinner for hubby, oldest son and DIL.  Going to be a small crowd and even smaller amount of food on my plate.    Feels weird not planning a big feast. 

Have a few things left to get - am off work Monday - with pay - yahoo!! First time in 7 years we have not worked half day on Christmas eve.  I need to work more on my exercise and remembering vitamins. Some days I do great and others not so great -- kind of the same way I do with food and water. Some days liquids go so easy and others the food is easy.... I am just not a patient person.  Something else I need to do a lot of work on!!!!!!!!

Seems like I just posted that I finally told my sisters about my VSG and here it is 11 days later.  Sheesh!   

I have survived the liquids and moved on to mushies. Never knew cottage cheese could taste so great!  Have had an egg - okay two- the first one I tried on Sunday I could hardly eat but a teeny bite.   Tonight I had a little over half the egg and some cottage cheese.  Felt like I had had a complete 7 course meal!  Love my sleeve!   I was bad earlier today with some Christmas Cookies someone brought to work, but in the grand scheme of things, with the number of calories I am not eating I am not going to beat myself up over it.  Move on to the next day tomorrow - no guilt and no grief.  I need to figure out how to put a picture up for an avatar instead of poor little Eeyore.  26 pounds gone since I started this journey in August....wow!

Okay I confessed to my sisters.  Don't know why I could not tell them before the surgery - just silly of me!

Got the drain out yesterday - boy is that a relief!  That thing was totally annoying.  I feel human again - yay 

Whew what a trip.  It is now four days since surgery and I admit today is the only day I have felt truly good.  We shall see how the day progresses. 

Surgery went great-- and I must admit I was still wanting to chicken out and go to Mexico to Dr. Alvarez right up until surgery time!  Thank heaven they gave me that really good "happy med" as they took me to the OR -- I just might have gotten off the gurney and fled!  

I have only great praise for Dr. Heider, the hospital staff and the care I have recieved so far.  I guess being a pioneer (or guinea pig) is not a bad thing.

I do have one more task to complete and that is to tell my sisters.  I feel very bad I did not let them know before I had surgery but I just could not do it.  Will remedy that before today is over. 

Edited to add:  And another plus -- I have lost six pounds since Monday - whooo-hoo!