Laura L.
3 months post-op
Aug 03, 2010
Hey everyone!So it's time for an update on my progress!
I'm down 54lbs, with three days to go until my 3 month mark. I've been in a stall for about two weeks now and that's frustrating, but I think I'll live. I'm only weighing myself about once a week now since I was driving myself buggy weighing every day and sometimes more. Recently a friend on the board called that being a "scale whore", which I thought was hilarious. Guilty as charged.Yesterday was my 3 month visit with my surgeon and he said that I am about 10-12 pounds behind where he would like for me to be right now and told me to talk to the nutritionist, cut the carbs, and to step up any namby-pamby exercise classes I may be dabbling in and do the hard stuff.
He's a tough one to please but my final report was "You're doin good. See ya in 3 months." Comin from him...that's pretty good. I've yet to get my blood work report back but when I do I might post some of those results. After talking with the nutritionist, and having her review my food journal, she thinks maybe I'm choosing to eat soft foods more often because I can eat more of those. Busted. I didn't even register that I was doing that, but I am. It feels better and she's right...I can eat more. So she's recommended I go for denser, drier foods when I can. I've been eating a lot of fish, which is awesome, but I may want to move to chicken more often. I tried that today (baked chicken and green beans for lunch) and sure enough...full faster. I do still feel like I can eat a lot more than most RNY patients though. So, denser foods it is and I'm hoping that will help speed up my loss so that I can be where he wants me to be at 6 months. I'm not perfect though, and that's OK. I need to get that through my thick skull! I'm so Type-A that I lose sight of the fact that I've lost 54 pounds in 3 months and - holy canoli - that's awesome!
I am struggling with a lot of stress at work and subsequently it's becomes so much clearer to me that I was a terrible stress eater before surgery. I guess you could say I'm still a stress eater because the urge is so strong that it's upsetting to me that I have to cope with the emotions that come with the stress. Add to that, the disappointment of remembering I can't stress eat or graze if I'm going to be successful and it's tough. So I'm trying breathing exercises and I might try Yoga. Hope that works cuz lately, "I'm a donkey on the edge!" Also, I'm officially the family pet as my hair is falling out like crazy.
I'm molting!
<---that's me but less angry and more shedding...lol! On a lighter note, I'm feeling great physically, I fit into most of my clothes (and many too big), I'm getting awesome compliments, I feel beautiful again, I'm taking better care of myself, I can do more and more at the gym, I have a TON more energy, and perhaps best of all, I don't have issues with tolerating most foods. Perhaps this is also a curse, but I am thankful that I can take the advice of the NUT without revision for toleration. I'm very lucky. So all in all...I'm lovin this RNY thang! Thanks for checkin in on me.
6 Comments
About Me
Severna Park, MD
Location
34.3
BMI
Surgery
05/06/2010
Surgery Date
Aug 28, 2009
Member Since
