2 Years Post-Op Today

May 09, 2009

Today is my 2 year surgiversary!!  Time has gone by so quickly but it is amazing how much better I feel today than I did two years ago, even at being 18 weeks pregnant.  My lowest weight was 152 and today I weigh 161.  Over the last 18 weeks have have gained 9 pounds.  I hate to think what I would weigh today without having VSG.  The pregnancy is going just fine, I have not had any complications what so ever.  I met with a dietician in the beginning because she was worried that I wouldn't be able to eat enough to gain the weight I needed to gain for the baby.  I assured her I would do the best I could and I/we seem to be doing just fine so far.  I will say that with this baby I have had a huge sweet tooth.  I have never been much of a sweets person but lately I have wanted to eat anything sweet.  I'm sure that is what helped put on the 9 pounds although the doctor at my last appointment was so happy that I had finally put on a little weight, who would have ever thought a doctor would say such a thing to me!!  The past couple weeks I have focused more on eating fruit when I'm looking for something sweet instead of having a cookie.  I know that is a much better/healthier choice for me and the baby.

Anyway, I just wanted to update you all and say I still feel VSG is the best choice I could have ever made 2 years ago!!

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3-15-09 - 22 Month Update

Mar 15, 2009

Hi, it has been a long time since I have posted.  I thought now with my new development I would post an update.

I am now 22 months out from having surgery.  I can hardly believe that in May I will be celebrating my 2 year surgiversary.  I am below my goal weight and have been able to maintain very easily which surprises me since I have always had a hard time keeping weight off once I had lost it.  I still make sure to get in my protein, I still take my vitamins as I should and I still TRY to get in all of my fluids each day while I still follow the 1/2 hour rule about drinking and eating.  I was never one to drink alot anyway so this is one thing that I still have to MAKE myself do.  Another thing I have gotten a little, well a lot, lax with is exercising.  With the cold weather I have gotten quite lazy and I need to get my butt up and moving again.  Since I have lost the weight I FREEZE to death all the time so being outside is the last thing I want to do and when I'm inside all I want to do is put on my warm PJs and cover up to my neck with a warm blanket.  Now that spring is on the way I am looking forward to getting outside and playing with my kids and taking walks up and down our 1/2 mile driveway.

Now for the new development.....I am 10 weeks pregnant expecting our third child....due in October.  Our other children are 12 & 3 1/2.  We took extra care after surgery to not get pregnant until I lost the weight.  When I went back for my 1 year check up May my surgeon gave us the go ahead to have another baby since I had met my goal weight.  We decided to wait until fall to start trying and while I was surprised it took 6 months for it to happen, it finally did.  I thought with all the warnings about being so fertile that it would just happen overnight I guess.  My OB/GYN has sent me to a dietican to work on getting more calories in me in a day.  I still only get in about 1200 calories/day and they want me to get in 2000/day so that I will gain approx. 1/2 pound a week for the next 30 weeks which would be 15 pounds and they said that is the very least I should gain.  I tried one day to follow her schedule and to follow what she thinks I should be doing....eating at least 7 small "meals" a day and drinking chocolate milk or juice in between meals instead of water....and I was miserable by the time I went to bed so I decided to just do my best without making myself miserable.  I think I have learned well enough about eating healthy in the past two years to have a healthy baby.  I think we will be just fine!  I will say that them pushing me to gain weight does make me very nervous.  I have worked so hard to lose it I don't want to gain it back.  I just pray that what I do gain comes off easily after the baby is born.  However, scared or not I will do what it takes to have a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby, no doubt!
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5-23-08 - 12 Month Update

May 23, 2008

I hit my one year mark on May 9th.  This year has been amazing and I am very happy with my VSG.  I have surpassed my surgeons goal for me (175) and have met my goal for myself (158).  Today I weigh 134 pounds less than I did one year ago and it still don't seem real to me.  

I still haven't got the feeling of hunger back and I'm very thankful for that.  I still love to eat but now I have the tool to help me eat with control.  VSG makes it nearly impossible to overeat (at least for me).  I do find myself wanting to snack more of an evening now and that is not a good habit so I have to watch that.  I track my food with Sparkpeople so that helps to keep me keep myself on track.

My energy level is much better than before.  I have the energy to work all day, clean my house and play with the kids too while before I would find myself wanting to fall asleep on the couch the moment I got home from work.  

I am so thankful that I was able to have this surgery - GOD is good!!

2-13-08 - 9 Month Update

Feb 13, 2008

I still haven't met MY goal.......I keep going up and down with a couple pounds.  For a couple days I was 8 ounces from my goal.  Now I'm back to needing to lose 3 pounds again.....I don't know for sure but I think the reason is because I had the stomach flu last week and my body is still a little unstable from being sick.  I'm sure I'll get there soon though!

1-25-08 - 8 Month Check In

Jan 25, 2008

Minus 117 pounds and I just met my doctors goal of 175 this morning!!! 

I wanted to meet this goal before I posted an update since I was so close. that is why I'm doing my 8 month update at 8 1/2 months out.

I have began exercising again a couple nights a week and have been using Sparkpeople.com to keep track of my nutrition to make sure that I stay on track.

As far as the hunger I said that I was starting to feel in my last month update, it has gone away again.  I only felt hungry 2 or 3 days and then it went away again.  I hope it doesn't come back for a few more months  even though I'm at my doctor's goal for me I want to lose another 7 pounds so that I will have a normal BMI for once in my life  - thank you God for VSG!

I'm feeling great and I doing great - hopefully next month I will have met MY goal.

12-15-07 - 7 Month Check In

Dec 14, 2007

I'm down 105 pounds now.  

I'm starting to feel hunger again.  It is a different kind of hunger than before though.....I feel empty.....I eat a couple bites and it goes right away......WONDERFUL!  

I haven't been exercising like I should.  This week I started walking on the treadmill again, I can still walk a mile in 15 minutes which was a very nice surprise.  I've been exercising on my exercise ball and doing a toning video every other day. 

My doctor recommends that I should weigh 175 - which is only 12 more pounds - WOW!  I'm hoping to get to goal by the end of January so that is why I've started exercising again.  According to the BMI calculator, I will be normal BMI at 168 pounds so after I hit the 175 mark I plan to keep going to get to 168.  I can't imagine how it would be to be "normal"

I've changed my avatar to my before/now photo......I can not belive the difference!  VSG has been a wonderful tool.  Hopefully next month I will be very close to goal!

11-13-07

Nov 13, 2007

6 Month Update

I could not be happier with my results thus far!  I'm now six months out and I've lost a total of 98 pounds as of this morning.  I never thought this would happen for me and it has!  I feel so much better about myself and I don't feel like I need to hide behind my husband, my kids or my friends anymore.  I just feel so good and so proud of my accomplishments.  I know without God's guidance this would have never happened for me and I will be forever grateful!  I also want to thank my friend Julie for being such great friend and true support person for me through out my journey.  It has been a good one!

I'm OVERWEIGHT!

Oct 28, 2007

Today I hit the mark - Overweight!  I'm no longer obese!  I'm so thankful for the opportunity God has given me.  I just can't wait to see where He is leading me.

I feel super.  I no longer feel like the largest person in the room every where I go, I'm wearing a size 16 now (down from a 28) and no longer feel embarrassed when I hand my clothes to the cashier at the check out.

I do still feel like I have a long way to go but I would like to lose the next 10 pounds before I go to the doctor in 3 weeks so I will be down a total of 100 pounds in six months.  I know I could have never accomplished this without the VSG!

9-20-07

Sep 20, 2007

**New update**
I weigh 3 pounds LESS than my husband  Awesome 

I have ribs!

I have collar bones!!

I CAN JOG!!  My son and I have started jogging this week.  BOY DOES IT FEEL GOOD!  I have not jogged in at least 14 years  (Since I quit playing sports my jr. year of high school)!

VSG is WONDERFUL  - I thank GOD every day for the opportunity that He has given me  -  just had to share






9-15-07 - 4 months already!!

Sep 15, 2007

Wow it is has been a great 4 months!  I've now lost 71 pounds and I'm 1 pound away from weighing the same as my husband.   I'm now wearing a size 16 or 18 and I'm feeling so good!  I have not been this size since I was a senior in high school - I'm so amazed at what VSG has done for me.

I haven't worked out much this month....we've been busy.....but that is no excuse   I'm going to get back to walking every day and I'm going to do two miles a day now instead of one.

My hair is still falling out by the handfuls - I'm hoping that will stop by the next time I write my monthly update.  My hair was very thick before so it is not really bad now....I just won't be having it thinned for a while .

People are really starting to comment on my weight loss now .  People I work with are telling me things like I'm getting skinny, I'm going to have to carry rocks in my pockets, I look very healthy and very nice, etc...  It is really great and encouraging to hear.  I remember before I had surgery looking at other people's profiles and seeing the weight they had lost and thinking to myself that it would never happen to me and boy am I glad that for once I was wrong   If you are reading my profile and thinking the same thing then I want to tell you that it can and will happen for you just the same as it did for me ~ GO FOR IT!

My next goal is the lose another 22 pounds so that I will weigh 199 by my next visit to the surgeon in November!  I'll update on that next month - I'll get there - I know I can!  

About Me
Waverly, OH
Location
22.6
BMI
VSG
Surgery
05/09/2007
Surgery Date
Mar 23, 2007
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2-13-08 - 9 Month Update
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I'm OVERWEIGHT!
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9-15-07 - 4 months already!!

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