April 21st 260-257

Apr 21, 2010

I've been hovering around this weight now for a few weeks, and feel like I need to change something up to help my weight loss start up again. I joined Planet Fitness down the street to get up and moving. My biggest challenge is finding the time to get there. I'm told that I need to plan it, make it a part of my day, instead of just sitting around and saying, "Ok, I guess I could go to the gym instead of watching tv."

I've read on here how some people never feel hunger, and I'm totally envious of them. I feel hungry constantly. I've started to know when I'm head hungry and stomach hungry, so it's not head hunger that I'm battling with. I've actually gotten stomach cramps, and hunger pains if I don't eat at least every two hours. I'm keeping up with my protein, so I'm not sure what is really going on. I get a fill on Friday, and hope that I will feel less of this. I had my first fill on 4/9, but it didn't go too well. The dr gave me 4cc and I was in so much pain, he said he took 2 out. It doesn't feel like he left any in. I don't think I've done anything to stretch out my pouch, but am afraid something is wrong because of the amount of food it takes to satisfy me.

Today I'm doing liquids, partly because I'm afraid to gain anymore, but also because I need to go to the store and get pouch agreeable foods. I've done good in the area of staying away from carbs and getting in my protein, I think I just need to calorie count now to help start the weight loss again, along with exercise.

Just frustrated...
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Day 18 - 255

Apr 03, 2010

Let me tell you. I'm so glad it's Saturday. My first week back to work was more tiring than I expected. After resting the whole two weeks after my surgery, and then having to sit in a chair at work for 8 hours straight was tough. Granted I was able to get up and walk around, but I just wanted to go lay down somewhere lol  My brother's g/f's baby coming two weeks early didn't help anything, as I was at the hospital almost every night right after work. It was a busy week :)

I'm now almost a week into my pureed diet, and it's so hard to not advance to real foods. I keep dancing around foods that don't come pureed, and make them pureed by mashing them up. But I think that's ok, right? I haven't gotten sick at all, and have tolerated everything quite well. I went to GNC today, and purchased a 12 case of Grape Isopure. I had one last week, and it was actually tolerable. GNC gave me a discount for buying the case, which was awesome. I'll have no issues getting my protein in with them!

I haven't started any type of exercise yet. Mostly because of the few minor issues I've had with my tummy. I've had some port pain going on, and my dissolvable stitches have started to come through my lap sites. One came completely out, and another is working on it. I just don't feel comfortable bending over and moving alot yet. Still getting use to the feeling of something being inside. I have notcied though, that when I move, I feel lighter, and have actually lost my balance a little. It feels like my center of gravity has changed, which makes sense with rapid weight loss.

Well, till next time.

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Day 14 - 257

Mar 29, 2010

Two weeks out today, and I'm feeling good about things. I can really feel myself walking easier, and just feel lighter in general. I really noticed today when I was walking down the hallway at work. There's a long hallway in the middle of our office, and it just felt easier to walk down in :)

Anyways, today was my first day with pureed. I have dabbled in pureed foods before today, but today was a real begining of that phase. It makes me really look forward to real food in a few weeks. I do have some chicken and porkchops in the freezer, and I'm looking for ways to use them in the pureed stage. I'm thinking though that I'll have to wait a until no restrictions to eat them. I just need to look for foods that won't contribute to my constipation :(

I'm really looking forward to my oldest cousin's wedding in August and the dress shopping that I will go through for probably a month before LOL  I've never been so excited to shop, except for when it was my own wedding. I'm also looking forward to bathing suit weather, and I'll probably look for a bathing suit in about two months. My husband and I have two parties a summer, begining and end. Need a new suit for that! I'm thinking, a tankini, something I haven't worn in 10 years :D
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11 days post op

Mar 26, 2010

I should have started writing here sooner than this, but I just never considered it. I'm now 11 days post op, and not feeling too bad. I had a little bit of a scare today; I was touching my stomach and felt something really hard where I didn't expect it to be. Judy at Chrias was really helpful and offered I come in so she could check it out. Apparently, my port is more midline and higher than normal, and my port incision is a little larger than normal. I guess the scar tissue is starting to form, and it just freaked me out. Other than that, this whole thing hasn't been that bad. The gas was the worst part. Hiccups have also been something I'm getting use to. My stomach doesn't like just having liquids, and lets me know. I just can't wait to start eating real food. A few years ago, I went on a spree of eating tuna salad on lettucce and just having that for dinner. I really like tuna, and know it's part of the pureed diet. I guess I'm just getting tired of not being able to eat.

I think I've come to my first of many plateaus and it's just a little frustrating. I've been stuck at around 260 now for a few days. I'm told this is normal, and that's when I need to switch it up. Not sure what I need to do though.
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