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It's been a long time! The sleeve is still working, but not as "well" I believe there is some stretching that has happend. I still think tho', if I didn't have the sleeve, how much MORE I could eat..amazing.

So, yea, I can eat more tha 1/2 cup (that's how much I could eat when we first got the sleeve) I would say, probably 1 to 1.5 cups..depending on the food. I have gained about 12 pounds over the holiday..kind went nuts :) I need to get back on track however I'm having recent knee problems so it makes it hard to exersize. I'm trying hard to do Yoga (back to doing hot yoga..it's really great..but kinda out of it.)

In July of last year I had surgery to remove my gallbladder and a cholledochal cyct in my bile duct. It was a very invasive surgery and involved a roux en Y (not from the stomach but from my pancreas). I was exctied when they said Roux en Y 'cause I thought..HEY I'll have TWO SURGERIES IN 1! :) but..no...not the right kind :) post surgery I was down to about 258..that's the lowest I"d been in years..but it's started creeping up. My husband put it into perspective for me...the expectation would be that we would lose 1/3 of our body weight..and we have..it's a little less climatic than I thought :) I wish I could lose more like I did the first year..but I know that now it's up to me..

I'd really like to get the pain under control so I can exersize more..even the elliptical hurts..darnit!

I hope all is well with everyone else..if you have any questions, don't hesitate to write!

Haven't posted anything in quite a while! I'm still on the downward trend which is great!!! I'm very please with the results of the surgery. I'm pretty much eating "normal" now, just "trying" to stay away from sugar and carbs, like they tell us. Halloween was really hard, so many delicious candies around.

It's wierd, my tummy doesn't have any problem during the candy eating..it's about an hour later that I feel really bad..pretty nausiated..dizzy..bad bad bad. I have heard others describe this feeling.

I think I'm still in the "testing" phase. I'm trying different things and learning the consequences..almost immediatley. I have learned I can drink wine,,which is weird, because I would think that's nothing but sugar..but I don't feel "dumpy" after a few glasses.  Strange! But good! :)

I was exersizing for a while, and haven't been able to get back into it after we went to Florida. I'm going to try to kick butt next week because I'd like to loose a little more before I see the family again for Thanksgiving.

Kevin has lost almost 100lbs..I'm so happy for him. I know that ladies and men lose and different rates..so I'm at peace with it now :)  But our weights are getting closer..which makes me feel kinda wierd..HAHAH..have always thought it wasn't right for a man to be with a "bigger" woman..ya know? But he'll always be taller, and there's nothing I can do about that..so that's good! HAHAH

Cheers!

Today, I went overboard on the carb intake. I had 1 piece bread, like 1/4 cup of mashed potatoes and a PAYDAY bar! I think the payday bar was eaten because I was crashing from the mashed potatoes!! OK..lesson learned..I feel bloated and tired..oye. It's going to be hard to get some exersize..going to do it no matter what..I'm telling you!

Exersize has really helped keep the weight coming off. I don't know why but I can eat more than my husband,,and it makes me kinda of mad..it also makes HIM kind of mad too!! HAHHA.. I ate aoubt 3.2 oz of pork tenderloin today and still managed to get down about 1/3 cup mashed potatoes..I don't know how I did it..and it didn't even hurt that much.

Must make sure I am prepared tomorrow..!! PRotein!! PROTEIN PROTEIN!!!
-Steph

It's our one monthaversity (??) and I'm down about 20 since before and after the surgery. I know I know, that's great..it's going in the right direction! I guess I'm just in a "stall" right now. I started exercising 3x a week hoping that would kick it up,,but nothing really yet..just maintaining! It's just wierd, for how many calories I eat, you'd think the weight would be flying off of me..I know that's not how it works but, it's easy to think about it it that way :) I know my body is adjusting. Of course Kevin is losing fast, which, I know, it's a guy thing. I know that it's common for stalls to happen 3 - 5 weeks out, so , here we are! In a stall :) It's OK, I'm not giving up, it's just interesting.
Cheers!
Steph

I came to work early this morning to work out for 1/2 hour before work! I did pretty goo. I think this might help with my water retention. I'm a little sleepy this morning however!

I don't want to weigh myself. I'm just nervous. I think with the constipation and the water retention, I won't have lost. I"m going to wait until next month to weigh. Maybe I can "catch up"?? :)

My husband Kevin has lost more weight than I have and has gone down like 2 pants sizes..but I haven' yet..I know I'll get there, it just goes slower for girls, I understand, but I"M STILL JEALOUS!

hahah...

I have recenlty discovered that cookies cause me no discomfort. This is a very bad thing! There has been an influx in homemade cookies at our company. Why do they do this to us!?!?!? :D It is strange how now I can eat for pleasure,,not just because I have to eat. I really need to watch this issue. I also have found that as of late, I can eat more than I could during the first two - three weeks after surgery. THis also scares me! :)

I also have noticed that I'm retaining water, this was an issue I had before surgery. I need to start drinking more water and watch salt intake. Although it does not help that Kevin just bought some smoked salmon...mmmm so delicious!

I did exercise 3 days last week! I will after work tonight too. It's hard to get everything in lately..I don't know why.....

OK..off to drink more water!

Steph

Like I promised myself yesterday, I did walk for 1/2 hour yesterday. I don't know how far I walked, but I kept walking at a faster than slow pace :). My knees and ankles hurt a lot, so I'm going to try to make it to work to do eliptical in the morning.  I was VERY tired after my walk. I need to start paying attention to how much calories I'm getting. I do get tired, but not as much as I would think. I def. noticed after my walk tho'. Whew....

Haven't blogged in a while. Nothing too notable to report. I just finished doing something very bad! I just had a chocolate chip cookie. It didn't hurt going down, but from what others say about sugar and chcolate, I'm waiting for the pain. I guess we have to learn once..right? It wasn't even that good. My friend said to wait for her chocolate chip cookies (she makes my very favorite ones, I think they're from Martha). Ick, I'm starting to feel icky. I will start drinking extra water in 1/2 hour to try to flush it out! FLUSH IT OUT! hahahah!

Other than that minor setback. I feel like I'm doing pretty good. I have lost a little more weight. Althought before today I was a little constipated and retaining some water. I could tell in my rings. I've been taking a stool softener and I think this is helping. I do need to move more and I think this will help the situation as well.

Yea, exersise..haven't really started. I don't know why, I feel so unmotivated. I think it might have something to do with just being a little more tired than usual. Maybe that cookie will push me into overdrive? :P My tiny active sister-in -law really wants me to walk with her and her friend for 1.5 hours, but I don't know if I really want to commit to that much walking my frist time out. I just don't want to run out of gas halfway through? Kevin would probably have to come get me.

Ok, goal this week, to start walking! At least 30 minutes a day..what do you think? At a moderate rate. Sound resonable? I think so. I will report tomorrow to see if I have followed through.

cheers!
steph

We're eating puree'd everything! There are some things I thought  I would never had puree'd..HAHAHA. It's treating us good. It's so great how full we get after just 1/4 - 1/2 cup of food. I feel OK about it. I just don't want anymore food. Before, if there was still food on my plate, there must have been something seriously wrong with me. I now am part of the "not so clean plate club" hahah. It's our anniversary on the 6th and we're trying to think of something "special" we can "puree" for our dinner :) You know, something else that amazes me, is that, I've lived my whole life (most of it) not depriving myself of anything..and with this surgery, I still don't have to deprive myself. There are smarter decisions than others of course, but, If I feel like I'd like to have something..I can! Just a little of it..otherwise my tummy will tell me!! It's a different kind of full too. It's not like a full, you can just lay back and it will go away,,it's the kind of full where it's VERY unpleasent. It hurts. I'm sure I will have moments where I have to experience the pain to remind myself that, "oh yea..I went over the limit" but..for the most part, I will just eat until I'm satisfied. So far, it's been easy learning.

Last night I had some cramps in my stomach and my back was hurting again. I woke up at about 1am and I wake up at 430 for work! I know..it's nuts! I did not take the pain med in time, and by the time the alarm went off, it was super hard to wake up, but I did. I decided when I got to work , after my first meeting, I would just call it a day. If it was any other day, I would have stayed and had many gallons of coffee, but because I just had surgery, I decided the extra rest couldn't hurt. It's hard for me to call in sick, or come home early. It's a mental thing I think! I took a big nap today and feel so much better, like a million bucks! Hopefully I can sleep tonight. I'm looking forward to some extra rest this weekend. Other than that, we started our mushy food today. Kevin made a puree'd turkey, mashed potato gravy "thing" and we could barely get down a 1/4 cup. We were so surprised! We're very excited about getting to the satisfied point quicker. We were also greatful for savory food today. YEA!