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WOW! what a year it's been!
Jun 21, 2011
One year ago today my life changed forever! well....actually.....one year ago today I got my life back! one year ago today i had RNY and what a difference a year has made! i'm down 108 pounds! i'm 10 puonds lighter than what my dream weight would have been! i'm off blood pressure meds! i'm off that stinking CPAP machine! my thighs don't rub together! i can cross my legs! a year ago today i could barely walk to my mailbox! last thursday i ran 6 miles! my pants are now a size 4....my shirts are either small or x-small! i made it through the hair loss.....the awful mood swings....my cholesterol is perfect (it was high last year but i couldn't take cholesterol meds...my triglycerides have been over 500)....i can't begin to describe how good i feel! more energy than i've had in a very long time! my hubby says that i act more like myself than i have in many, many years!
i had my 1 year check up yeesterday and my surgeon was really excited about how well i've done! said my labs were perfect! he said to keep doing what i'm doing....and to celebrate....i went across the street and scheduled a consultation with the plastic surgeon to talk about a tummy tuck! going next monday for that one! hope it works out.,....would love to have work on the tummy! the surgeon did warn me.....don't take in more calories than you burn....you will gain weight if you do! he said that studies show that we need 1 hr of exercise 6 days a week instead of 3 or 4! OUCH!!! well...it is what it is so i'm trying to work it in! planning to go run tonight....and a few more times this week because i've got a 5k on saturday morning! who woulda thunk it??? if someone had told me a year ago today that i'd be training for the Peachtree Road Race i'd have told them they were nuts! but.....that's what i'm doing! can't believe it! it's hard to wrap my mind around all this! i weigh less than i did when i got married 35+ years ago! my 30 year old son has never seen me this small! just can't believe it!
of course....as we all know.....this is certainly not easy......having your guts rearranged is not taking the easy way out! but even though it hasn't been easy.....it's so worth the effort!!!
I'M STINKING EXCITED! in fact....i'm so excited i have to sit on both hands to keep from waving at everybody!!!
best wishes!!
10 month's post op!! who woulda thunk it!!
Apr 21, 2011
well...here i am! yesterday was my 10 month "surgiversary" and as of this morning i've lost exactly 108 pounds! woohoo! who in the world would have imagined 10 months ago that i'd be sitting here in a very loose size 4 jeans and very loose xs shirt! oh my goodness! no more blood pressure meds.....no more cpap machine....no more high cholesterol....no more thighs rubbing together and the list could go on and on and on! i'm officially below goal number one (155) and goal number two (150). my nutritionist says that i should weigh 140. if i get there that's fine and if i don't that's fine too. i'm happy where i'm at. my precious hubby says i shouldn't lose any more and i'm seriously not trying to lose any more. i'm just trying to maintain which has always been my downfall! so....this is something i'll have to watch every day of my life. being a compulsive eater and binge eater doesn't help. of course, thanks to the rny i'm in remission from that right now but i know it can raise it's ugly head at amy time so i'm trying my best to prepare for it! and there's always that "bounce back" that i read about so often and that's another thing that scares the begeebers out of me so i'm watching for that as well! i made it through the dreaded hair loss! woohoo! didn't go bald after all! of course......i was expecting to! but i've got lots of new growth now and even had my hair colored at my last haircut appt. covering up the gray for a while!
who would have thought that i'd be a runner! oh my gosh! well....my running isn't exactly running! my running is more like trotting but in my heart, i run like a gazelle! i'm doing 5k's also....oh my gosh.....i'm a runner! i try to do one a month just to keep the motivation going....without it i'd just sit down but that's not something i ever want to do again! i'm off this weekend as far as the 5ks go but i'll be doing one each saturday for the next 4 saturdays beginning 4/30/11! oh my gosh.....i'm a runner!
i never would have dreamed all this would have been possible! i weigh less than i did when i got married 35 years ago! my 30 year old son has never seen me this small! oh my goodness! thank You, Jesus! of course i do have the extra skin! could really use a tummy tuck and a thigh lift and i hope that will be a possibility some day but if not...its still okay! hubby says it's not as bad as i think and he's probably right. i'm married to the most precious man in the whole world! he's never said a word about my weight in the 35+ years of our marriage and he's always loved me....no matter what size i was.....and he's loved me when i didn't love myself. i absolutely adore that man!
all in all.....i love my Lord.....i love my life.....i love my precious hubby....i love my family.....i love my rny!!!!
til next time!!!
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who would have thought that i'd be a runner! oh my gosh! well....my running isn't exactly running! my running is more like trotting but in my heart, i run like a gazelle! i'm doing 5k's also....oh my gosh.....i'm a runner! i try to do one a month just to keep the motivation going....without it i'd just sit down but that's not something i ever want to do again! i'm off this weekend as far as the 5ks go but i'll be doing one each saturday for the next 4 saturdays beginning 4/30/11! oh my gosh.....i'm a runner!
i never would have dreamed all this would have been possible! i weigh less than i did when i got married 35 years ago! my 30 year old son has never seen me this small! oh my goodness! thank You, Jesus! of course i do have the extra skin! could really use a tummy tuck and a thigh lift and i hope that will be a possibility some day but if not...its still okay! hubby says it's not as bad as i think and he's probably right. i'm married to the most precious man in the whole world! he's never said a word about my weight in the 35+ years of our marriage and he's always loved me....no matter what size i was.....and he's loved me when i didn't love myself. i absolutely adore that man!
all in all.....i love my Lord.....i love my life.....i love my precious hubby....i love my family.....i love my rny!!!!
til next time!!!
8 months post op!
Feb 20, 2011
well.....8 months ago right now i was on my way to the hospital! to say i was nervous is the understatement of the year. i was scared to death....so was my precious hubby! since that day, i've never looked back. i've met my original goal of 155. i've changed my goal to 150 and i'm less than a pound from reaching it! my 30 year old son has never seen me this small! i'm 5 pounds heavier than i was when i got married buy hubby insists that i've never been this small. i was always athletic which meant big, muscular legs. Hubby says that he's never seen my legs this small.....probably the result of the "couch to 5k" program. words will never be able to express how happy i am with the RNY! i feel better than i've felt in many, many years! i'm off the blood pressure meds, CPAP, and no longer need cholesterol meds. it was a wonderful day when i realized that my thighs no longer rub together!!! oh my gosh!!!! i can cross my legs and comfortably put on a pair of pantyhose!!! don't wear elastic any more!!! my clothes are fitted now! i used to just try to find something that would cover up the fat....now i look for clothes that fit....really fit!!
of course....i still have issues.....i did lose a lot of hair but the hair loss seems to have stopped as suddenly as it started...thank You, Jesus! and i've got lots of new growth....its growing slow but it is growing!! woohoo!!
the girls.....oh my.....never been blessed in that area to begin with! but....all i can say is.....OH MY!
the tummy....i have lots of loose skin that hangs.....it isn't something that causes rashes or anything but really looks bad. hoping for a tummy tuck around the end of the year! would do sooner but they say to wait 18 months after surgery to do the plastics.......so....i tuck it in my britches and i'm saving my lunch money to pay for it!!
the thighs....i think the thighs are the worst!!! i think the skin has stretched so much that the elasticity is gone! the loose skin is awful! the wrinkles are bad....had thought about a thigh lift but don't know if that's the way to go because the skin will need more than just being lifted......the skin doesn't just sag....to me (and i'm no plastic surgeon) it seems that i'd have to have an incision all the way to the knee because it's like the skin is not just droopy but it's also too big around......will show them to the plastic surgeon while having the tummy evaluated...
the hiney.....wow....it droops! wrinkles, wrinkles.....wrinkles! i laugh and tell my hubby that my hiney hangs down like mud flaps on a big truck! i've never lost my hiney before!! it's wrinkled but i can deal with it.
the tummy will come first.....if there's a second procedure it'll probably be the thighs.....i'm good with the hiney and the girls.
actually....i can live with it all. i won't be broken hearted if i don't do plastics....i'm just going to wait a bit to see if there is any elasticity left....i continue to run and to work out so hopefull it will get a bit better....but if it doesn't...i'm still perfectly okay. the way i feel is so worth all the saggy skin and wrinkles!
i still tell of my surgery on a need to know basis only. if asked what i'm doing....i tell what i'm doing....i drink a protein shake for one meal a day and eat high protein/low carb the rest of the time. i no longer eat sugar of any kind and i don't do carbonated beverages. and i always tell that i'm exercising as well. that prettu much stops folks in their tracks because, just like me pre-op, folks want to eat a little differently for just a little while and not exercise and still lose the weight. it was after 30 years of the yoyo cycle and my weight spiraling out of control that i opted for this surgery. and i'm determined to make this tool work for the rest of my life!!
best wishes to all.....til next time!!
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of course....i still have issues.....i did lose a lot of hair but the hair loss seems to have stopped as suddenly as it started...thank You, Jesus! and i've got lots of new growth....its growing slow but it is growing!! woohoo!!
the girls.....oh my.....never been blessed in that area to begin with! but....all i can say is.....OH MY!
the tummy....i have lots of loose skin that hangs.....it isn't something that causes rashes or anything but really looks bad. hoping for a tummy tuck around the end of the year! would do sooner but they say to wait 18 months after surgery to do the plastics.......so....i tuck it in my britches and i'm saving my lunch money to pay for it!!
the thighs....i think the thighs are the worst!!! i think the skin has stretched so much that the elasticity is gone! the loose skin is awful! the wrinkles are bad....had thought about a thigh lift but don't know if that's the way to go because the skin will need more than just being lifted......the skin doesn't just sag....to me (and i'm no plastic surgeon) it seems that i'd have to have an incision all the way to the knee because it's like the skin is not just droopy but it's also too big around......will show them to the plastic surgeon while having the tummy evaluated...
the hiney.....wow....it droops! wrinkles, wrinkles.....wrinkles! i laugh and tell my hubby that my hiney hangs down like mud flaps on a big truck! i've never lost my hiney before!! it's wrinkled but i can deal with it.
the tummy will come first.....if there's a second procedure it'll probably be the thighs.....i'm good with the hiney and the girls.
actually....i can live with it all. i won't be broken hearted if i don't do plastics....i'm just going to wait a bit to see if there is any elasticity left....i continue to run and to work out so hopefull it will get a bit better....but if it doesn't...i'm still perfectly okay. the way i feel is so worth all the saggy skin and wrinkles!
i still tell of my surgery on a need to know basis only. if asked what i'm doing....i tell what i'm doing....i drink a protein shake for one meal a day and eat high protein/low carb the rest of the time. i no longer eat sugar of any kind and i don't do carbonated beverages. and i always tell that i'm exercising as well. that prettu much stops folks in their tracks because, just like me pre-op, folks want to eat a little differently for just a little while and not exercise and still lose the weight. it was after 30 years of the yoyo cycle and my weight spiraling out of control that i opted for this surgery. and i'm determined to make this tool work for the rest of my life!!
best wishes to all.....til next time!!
WOOHOO!!!
Jan 16, 2011
well....it happened! i've reached my goal....and passed it! my weight goal has been 155 pounds for a really long time! today i weigh 153.8 pounds! woohoo! thinking i'd like to get down to 150 so i'll kind of keep doing what i'm doing for a little longer.....of course that might be just to postpone maintenence which i dread with all my heart. i've never been able to maintain so the thought of it scares me to death! but we'll see what happens! will be adding a little more food or maybe an extra protein shake to begin with.....not sure right now but will know when its time.
my hair is very thin but my hairdresser says that i've got lots and lots of new growth so i continue to take all my vitamins, biotin, extra vitamin d and get in my protein every day....just trying to fertilize the growth process! it doesn't seem to be falling out quite as bad but its been coming out for about 3 months now....i'll have my 7 month surgiversary on the 21st. the hair loss started at 4 months post op and has been pretty bad.....but hopefully its almost over now.
even with the hair loss, i'm still so very happy with my rny! my only regret is that i didn't have it many years ago!!!
til next time!
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my hair is very thin but my hairdresser says that i've got lots and lots of new growth so i continue to take all my vitamins, biotin, extra vitamin d and get in my protein every day....just trying to fertilize the growth process! it doesn't seem to be falling out quite as bad but its been coming out for about 3 months now....i'll have my 7 month surgiversary on the 21st. the hair loss started at 4 months post op and has been pretty bad.....but hopefully its almost over now.
even with the hair loss, i'm still so very happy with my rny! my only regret is that i didn't have it many years ago!!!
til next time!
who woulda thunk it???
Jan 03, 2011
OH MY GOSH!!!!
who would have ever thought i would be so close to my goal??? at 6 months and 2 weeks out i've lost 93 pounda!!! oh my goodness! 2.4 pounds and i'll reach my first goal weight!!! i say my "first" goal weight because as it stands now my goal is 155 pounds but i'd really love to be at 150 pounds. my ob/gyn has always said i should weigh 155 pounds but now he says 145-150. my sweet, sweet hubby will never go for anything below 150. he's already hinting at me being too thin. i really would love to get to 150 just for the "bounce back" cushion. plus.....when i get to 150.4 i will celebrate losing 100 pounds! i feel so good. i have so much more energy!
i continue to have substantial hair loss! ain't liking that! but....i continue to see new growth so i'm hopeful that the hair loss won't last much longer. been losing hair for 2 1/2 months now. i continue to use my expensive shampoo/conditioners and take extra vitamin d and biotin daily along with my other bariatric vitamins. continue to get in all my protein. i'm doing all i can possibly do so i guess i'll just continue to ride it out and be hopeful. praying the Lord will continue to give me the strength and courage to accept this hair loss!
still loving my RNY!!!
til next time...........
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who would have ever thought i would be so close to my goal??? at 6 months and 2 weeks out i've lost 93 pounda!!! oh my goodness! 2.4 pounds and i'll reach my first goal weight!!! i say my "first" goal weight because as it stands now my goal is 155 pounds but i'd really love to be at 150 pounds. my ob/gyn has always said i should weigh 155 pounds but now he says 145-150. my sweet, sweet hubby will never go for anything below 150. he's already hinting at me being too thin. i really would love to get to 150 just for the "bounce back" cushion. plus.....when i get to 150.4 i will celebrate losing 100 pounds! i feel so good. i have so much more energy!
i continue to have substantial hair loss! ain't liking that! but....i continue to see new growth so i'm hopeful that the hair loss won't last much longer. been losing hair for 2 1/2 months now. i continue to use my expensive shampoo/conditioners and take extra vitamin d and biotin daily along with my other bariatric vitamins. continue to get in all my protein. i'm doing all i can possibly do so i guess i'll just continue to ride it out and be hopeful. praying the Lord will continue to give me the strength and courage to accept this hair loss!
still loving my RNY!!!
til next time...........
6 months + 1 week post op
Dec 28, 2010
well....here i am! went for my 6 month check up monday and got an awesome report from the surgeon. he's very pleased with my progress.....i must admit i am super excited!
it didn't happen for Christmas but the day after Christmas i got on the scales and it said 159.4!!!! OH MY GOSH!!! i was so excited that i took a picture of it to show my hubby! i can't remember when i've been this small! i would guess late 1970's as my son was born in 1980 and i know it hasn't happened since then. i'm 4.4 pounds from my first goal. this is the first time i've been within my weight range (on those stinking charts that we hate so much!) i'm still having a hard time comprehending it! i never would have thought i'd be in the 150's by 1/1/11! what a blessing! i still have a ways to go. i'm thinking of having a #2 goal of 150 but we'll see. i'm too excited to think about that right now!
the hair continues to come out......the hair loss started 2 months ago! don't have much hair left!!! i do see some new growth but i'm still seeing scalp! oh my goodness.......looks pretty bad to me. my hubby says that i'm the one that notices and it's really not that noticable.....what a sweetie to lie like that to make me feel better!
i continue to be on my guard.....don't want to mess this up!
til next time.......
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it didn't happen for Christmas but the day after Christmas i got on the scales and it said 159.4!!!! OH MY GOSH!!! i was so excited that i took a picture of it to show my hubby! i can't remember when i've been this small! i would guess late 1970's as my son was born in 1980 and i know it hasn't happened since then. i'm 4.4 pounds from my first goal. this is the first time i've been within my weight range (on those stinking charts that we hate so much!) i'm still having a hard time comprehending it! i never would have thought i'd be in the 150's by 1/1/11! what a blessing! i still have a ways to go. i'm thinking of having a #2 goal of 150 but we'll see. i'm too excited to think about that right now!
the hair continues to come out......the hair loss started 2 months ago! don't have much hair left!!! i do see some new growth but i'm still seeing scalp! oh my goodness.......looks pretty bad to me. my hubby says that i'm the one that notices and it's really not that noticable.....what a sweetie to lie like that to make me feel better!
i continue to be on my guard.....don't want to mess this up!
til next time.......
ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS THE NEXT 2 POUNDS!
Dec 20, 2010
well....i know.....the song is "all i want for Christmas is my 2 front teeth"....but i want the next 2 pounds. when the next 2 pounds are gone i'll be in the 150's which means i'll be within my weight range on those "charts" we all hear about! oh my gosh.....don't remember the last time i was within the "normal" weight limit!
so.....i'm doing all i can.....we'll see how it goes! if not by Christmas....maybe by 1/1/11!
today is my 6 month surgiversary and i'm down 88.6 pounds. WOOHOO! thinking about 6 months ago....how very miserable i was! i was wearing a size 18 yeans....today...as i type this i'm wearing a size 6 (not all my jeans are this size..depends on the brand). my size 10 dress pants are way too big....i've ordered size 8 ane we'll see how that goes. i went from a 1X top to a size Medium....don't every remember wearing a size Medium....EVER!
i've had my bloodwork done and all my levels are great. have an appointmen with my surgeon next week for my 6 month follow up. i feel great....no longer on blood pressure meds.....no longer on CPAP....have lots of energy and i've actually started running! finished the couch to 5k program and am loving running. will do my third 5K next month and can't wait. i'm getting rid of all my clothes as they become too big! oh my goodness.....i almost want to hold onto them with the mindset "just in case" this doesn't work....but.....not doing that. this is going to work. i'll have to watch what i eat for the rest of my life and i understand that. i can't go back. i can't look back....i can't!
getting lots of comments.....my hubbies step mom says i've lost too much....others say "don't lose any more".....but...as i've posted before....these folks didn't say a word as i was eating myself to death so i pretty much just take it with a grain of salt. i still haven't had any sweets or anything i'm not supposed to have. i don't even want the taste in my mouth. i've been a compulsive eater for many years and just don't want to have the temptation.....if i could have won against the temptation i'd have never been in the place to have surgery! so....i know my weakness and i just choose to stay away from it. it don't bother me to have the "no-no" foods in the house. hubby loves the "no-no" foods. i just dont' eat it....i'm afraid to have the taste in my mouth again.....i guess once an addict....always an addict.....i read a post the other day that said we're in "remission" and that's true....i really liked that.
my hair continues to come out. its is so terribly thin! seems that the loss has begun to slow just a bit and i do see new growth....'bout 1/4 to 1/2 inch long......but will be so happy when i can see that my hair is getting thicker! until then....Lord continue to give me the strength and courage to accept it!
all in all......i'm still loving my RNY!!!
Merry Christmas to all.....and to all a good night!
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so.....i'm doing all i can.....we'll see how it goes! if not by Christmas....maybe by 1/1/11!
today is my 6 month surgiversary and i'm down 88.6 pounds. WOOHOO! thinking about 6 months ago....how very miserable i was! i was wearing a size 18 yeans....today...as i type this i'm wearing a size 6 (not all my jeans are this size..depends on the brand). my size 10 dress pants are way too big....i've ordered size 8 ane we'll see how that goes. i went from a 1X top to a size Medium....don't every remember wearing a size Medium....EVER!
i've had my bloodwork done and all my levels are great. have an appointmen with my surgeon next week for my 6 month follow up. i feel great....no longer on blood pressure meds.....no longer on CPAP....have lots of energy and i've actually started running! finished the couch to 5k program and am loving running. will do my third 5K next month and can't wait. i'm getting rid of all my clothes as they become too big! oh my goodness.....i almost want to hold onto them with the mindset "just in case" this doesn't work....but.....not doing that. this is going to work. i'll have to watch what i eat for the rest of my life and i understand that. i can't go back. i can't look back....i can't!
getting lots of comments.....my hubbies step mom says i've lost too much....others say "don't lose any more".....but...as i've posted before....these folks didn't say a word as i was eating myself to death so i pretty much just take it with a grain of salt. i still haven't had any sweets or anything i'm not supposed to have. i don't even want the taste in my mouth. i've been a compulsive eater for many years and just don't want to have the temptation.....if i could have won against the temptation i'd have never been in the place to have surgery! so....i know my weakness and i just choose to stay away from it. it don't bother me to have the "no-no" foods in the house. hubby loves the "no-no" foods. i just dont' eat it....i'm afraid to have the taste in my mouth again.....i guess once an addict....always an addict.....i read a post the other day that said we're in "remission" and that's true....i really liked that.
my hair continues to come out. its is so terribly thin! seems that the loss has begun to slow just a bit and i do see new growth....'bout 1/4 to 1/2 inch long......but will be so happy when i can see that my hair is getting thicker! until then....Lord continue to give me the strength and courage to accept it!
all in all......i'm still loving my RNY!!!
Merry Christmas to all.....and to all a good night!
25 weeks post op!
Dec 12, 2010
Well, folks, i'm 25 weeks post op! won't be long til my 6 month surgiversary! where has the time gone? oh my gosh! i'm still loving my RNY with all my heart! as of this morning, i've lost 87 pounds! woohoo!!! i'm so very excited! i've finished the couch to 5k program...woohoo!! and saturday i actually ran for 40 minutes without stopping! it's not a fast run...but it's running! and it seems that running is taking off the inches. i've always been a walker but the running, even though its not much more than a brisk walk as far as speed goes, gets my heart rate up and seems to be working really well for me!
i'm cleaning out the closets and getting rid of the clothes i can no longer wear! can't believe i wear a medium shirt now. i don't think i ever wore a size medium anything! my jeans range in size.....i have some 10's but mostly 8's and even have a couple of 6's! just depends on how they're made! still just buying the basics. but i don't think i'll get much smaller. i'm a little over 8 pounds from my official goal weight of 155. my dr (obgyn) has always wanted me to weigh 155 but at my check up last week....he said he'd like me to weigh 145-150! my pcp says 140-145! i weighed 145 when i got married almost 35 years ago! don't know if any of that is practical and i certainly don't want to lose so much that i look sick. i guess i'll know when i've lost enough. of course, i'm getting lots of input from folks right now that says i've lost enough weight....of course, these people didn't say a word when i was eating myself to death!
i got a bit emotional last week. december 6 of last year was the day i went to the WLS seminar. it seemed as if the 6 months of jumping through hoops was so far out of reach. but the Lord said....one step at a time....one day at a time....and here i am! 87 pounds lost! oh my gosh! what an awesome year it's been! if feels good to do something for me! just like the running! it works wonders for my stress! and helps me be healthy!
bummer.....the hair continues to come out! doesn't seem that its coming out quite as bad last week but its still coming out. still doing all i can do! got lots of new growth coming in but it seems to be growing at a snail's pace.....but...at least it's there! i want so badly to have a thick head of hair again.....as in....not being able to see my scalp! but....i'm sure that the Lord will continue to give me the strength and courage to accept whatever comes!
my sweet, sweet hubby still continues to be so very supportive! i love him more than he'll ever know!
funny note....at the ob/gyn last week for my check up.....after the exam, the dr was leaving the room so i could get dressed. he stopped at the door and said, "maybe Santa will leave you a plastic surgeon under your tree for Christmas!". wow.....i reckon he wasn't impressed by my saggy skin, huh? so i got up, tucked the saggy skin in my pants and said, see ya next year! what a hoot!
til next time!!
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i'm cleaning out the closets and getting rid of the clothes i can no longer wear! can't believe i wear a medium shirt now. i don't think i ever wore a size medium anything! my jeans range in size.....i have some 10's but mostly 8's and even have a couple of 6's! just depends on how they're made! still just buying the basics. but i don't think i'll get much smaller. i'm a little over 8 pounds from my official goal weight of 155. my dr (obgyn) has always wanted me to weigh 155 but at my check up last week....he said he'd like me to weigh 145-150! my pcp says 140-145! i weighed 145 when i got married almost 35 years ago! don't know if any of that is practical and i certainly don't want to lose so much that i look sick. i guess i'll know when i've lost enough. of course, i'm getting lots of input from folks right now that says i've lost enough weight....of course, these people didn't say a word when i was eating myself to death!
i got a bit emotional last week. december 6 of last year was the day i went to the WLS seminar. it seemed as if the 6 months of jumping through hoops was so far out of reach. but the Lord said....one step at a time....one day at a time....and here i am! 87 pounds lost! oh my gosh! what an awesome year it's been! if feels good to do something for me! just like the running! it works wonders for my stress! and helps me be healthy!
bummer.....the hair continues to come out! doesn't seem that its coming out quite as bad last week but its still coming out. still doing all i can do! got lots of new growth coming in but it seems to be growing at a snail's pace.....but...at least it's there! i want so badly to have a thick head of hair again.....as in....not being able to see my scalp! but....i'm sure that the Lord will continue to give me the strength and courage to accept whatever comes!
my sweet, sweet hubby still continues to be so very supportive! i love him more than he'll ever know!
funny note....at the ob/gyn last week for my check up.....after the exam, the dr was leaving the room so i could get dressed. he stopped at the door and said, "maybe Santa will leave you a plastic surgeon under your tree for Christmas!". wow.....i reckon he wasn't impressed by my saggy skin, huh? so i got up, tucked the saggy skin in my pants and said, see ya next year! what a hoot!
til next time!!
23 weeks post-op!
Nov 28, 2010
here we are again! i'm now 23 weeks post op! celebrated my 5 month surgiversary last week but was on vacation and was unable to post! i've officially lost 82.2 pounds! woohoo!!! weight loss has certainly slowed down. thinking i might not be eating enough due to exercise. my iphone app says i'm averaging a net of about 400 calories per day since my exercise burns about 300 calories. so might try increasing the intake. but i knew the loss would slow down as my goal weight gets closer.....i guess you could say i'm getting down to the "hard lard"!
i'll be completing week 9 of the couch to 5k program this week! woohoo! i don't run 3.1 miles in that 30 minutes of running but i'm running! oh my gosh! i'm running for 30 minutes without stopping! oh my gosh! i would have never dreamed a year ago that i'd be doing this! i attended my WLS seminar on 12/6/09. i look back and think of how miserable i was. how very unhappy with myself. was being smothered by the self loathing and it was all because of my weight. i was so very sick. thank You, Lord, for my RNY! i'm actually living again.
still losing hair! UGH!!! as i state in previous posts....my hair was already thin due to a vitamin "d" deficiency diagnosed several months before my RNY so......my hair was already extremely thin and now......oh my! it's super, super thin! hoping and praying the hair loss ends soon. been losing lots of hair for over a month now. i know it won't last much longer because i'll be bald and won't have any to lose! oh well....it is what it is. praying that the Lord will give me the strength and courage to accept the hair loss and praying that the new growth will take off pretty soon!
was a wonderful Thanksgiving. saw lots of family that i haven't seen since before surgery. of course, i didn't share my decision to have the surgery with anyone in my family. so....there were lots of comments about the weight loss. i might share the surgery info one day. not sure. it's such a personal decision and i'm very private....especially since a very close friend of mine (one that i thought would support me!) chose to not support my decision. i love her dearly but she'll never know how badly she hurt me with her remarks.
oh well.....til next time............
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i'll be completing week 9 of the couch to 5k program this week! woohoo! i don't run 3.1 miles in that 30 minutes of running but i'm running! oh my gosh! i'm running for 30 minutes without stopping! oh my gosh! i would have never dreamed a year ago that i'd be doing this! i attended my WLS seminar on 12/6/09. i look back and think of how miserable i was. how very unhappy with myself. was being smothered by the self loathing and it was all because of my weight. i was so very sick. thank You, Lord, for my RNY! i'm actually living again.
still losing hair! UGH!!! as i state in previous posts....my hair was already thin due to a vitamin "d" deficiency diagnosed several months before my RNY so......my hair was already extremely thin and now......oh my! it's super, super thin! hoping and praying the hair loss ends soon. been losing lots of hair for over a month now. i know it won't last much longer because i'll be bald and won't have any to lose! oh well....it is what it is. praying that the Lord will give me the strength and courage to accept the hair loss and praying that the new growth will take off pretty soon!
was a wonderful Thanksgiving. saw lots of family that i haven't seen since before surgery. of course, i didn't share my decision to have the surgery with anyone in my family. so....there were lots of comments about the weight loss. i might share the surgery info one day. not sure. it's such a personal decision and i'm very private....especially since a very close friend of mine (one that i thought would support me!) chose to not support my decision. i love her dearly but she'll never know how badly she hurt me with her remarks.
oh well.....til next time............
21 weeks post op!
Nov 17, 2010
well....here i am......i'm 21 weeks post op and have lost a total of 80 pounds! WOOHOO!! i can't begin to express to you how much better i feel! i think i'm actually beginning to like myself! which is a very good feeling! i'm kind of in my "groove" as far as what to eat and when to eat it. i'm one of those that can eat the same thing every day which has made it much easier for me. i do change things up a little bit every now and then bur i'm enjoying the ride so far!
i am getting the "you've lost enough", "you don't need to lose any more" comments which kind of get on my nerves! seems that these folks didn't care enough to mention my weight when i was eating myself to death so why say anything now? now they all of a sudden "care enough to say something!" well....the co-workers that care so much can just get over it! i'm working my butt off for each and every pound i lose and will not cave in to their "concerns".
i'm still doing the couch 2 5k! will do week 6 day 3 this afternoon after work! can't believe how i'm enjoying it. it is hard but when the workout is finished.....feels awesome! got my 2nd 5k on saturday. i'm hoping to run most of it....we'll see!
hair is continuing to come out! hoping it will stop really soon!
can't believe that sunday will be my 5 month surgiversary!!! til next time..............
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i am getting the "you've lost enough", "you don't need to lose any more" comments which kind of get on my nerves! seems that these folks didn't care enough to mention my weight when i was eating myself to death so why say anything now? now they all of a sudden "care enough to say something!" well....the co-workers that care so much can just get over it! i'm working my butt off for each and every pound i lose and will not cave in to their "concerns".
i'm still doing the couch 2 5k! will do week 6 day 3 this afternoon after work! can't believe how i'm enjoying it. it is hard but when the workout is finished.....feels awesome! got my 2nd 5k on saturday. i'm hoping to run most of it....we'll see!
hair is continuing to come out! hoping it will stop really soon!
can't believe that sunday will be my 5 month surgiversary!!! til next time..............
