joy1970
1/5/07. Happy New Year to you and me! I've been a member of this board since Sept 2006 when I finally made the choice I had been running from and to. I have been over weight all my life. I can not remember a time that I have not been teased about my weight. I've always known that I was, for the lack of a better word, different. I weighed above 200 when I was a freshman in highschool and by the time I graduated I was close to 300. I had already been on so many diets that it was laughable. I tried Weight Watchers and lost down to 251, however I could never get past the 250 mark. I slowly ballooned, lost ballooned lost... well you get the picture, until I reached my what I had hoped would be my all time high of 336. That is when I finally talked to my PCP about this surgery. I have Cigna insurance so I'm on my 6 month Dr directed "diet". I have gained about 3 pounds in 3 months. I'm afraid of what Cigna is going to say. If i loose weight... will they say I can do it on my own... if i don't loose weight.. will they say no trying hard enough... if I gain weight will they say I'm hopeless??? AAAARRRGGG!!! CALGON TAKE ME AWAY (if anyone remembers that commercial..LOL ) Well I started seeing the PCP for the "diet" in Sept, I will try to keep you up to date...
Just an interesting tidbit (well to me anyway). The day my PCP said he would back me in this surgery, my fortune cookie said that I would be getting new clothes..
3/15/07:
Just finished my 6month Dr directed diet. Now the insurance wait has began..... I ended up about 4 pounds heavier than when I started..
03/26/07
OMG!!!! I'm approved. I got my letter today from Cigna... and I had to read it twice.. APPROVED. Now to get with the Dr about a date. I will be calling first thing in the morning!!!
03/27/07
OMG again!!! I have a date!!! I called the Surgeon this morning.. and was told that I would be having surgery on 4/25/2007. I can't believe I am this close. I go on 4/12/07 to have my stress test. I can't believe that I'm less than a month away from changing my life. I know this is just a tool. I'm hoping and praying that this will be a tool that will actually work!!!!..
04/15/2007
I made it thru my pre-op. Had to have an Upper GI (NASTY) but I'm on my way now!!! My Sister and I went out this weekend.. Pigged out I sure did. I had my last(for now) Foot long hot dog for lunch, chinese for supper on Friday. Saturday, we had a supreme Pizza for lunch and went to the Lone Star for Steak. I talked the waiter in to a free piece of cheesecake. lol. I had also bought some Moose Track icecream. Can you say YUM!!!. My goal was to eat until I made myself sick... well I sure came close. Now I'm sitting here, on my first day of the 10 day liquid diet of Low carb slim fast, sugar free Jello, and sugar free popsicles. And of course all the beef or chicken broth I want (this is going to get OLD really fast!) would love to have some real food, but I understand why I have to do this, shrink the old liver down... make it easier on the surgeons.... Oh well, you do what you have to do. At least I'll lose weight before surgery!!!!.. Woohoo.. the count down has been gone.. 10 days to go......
4/19/2007
The liquid diet is getting easier, or i'm just getting used to it (maybe I've lost my mind and have gone crazy from hunger...lol) I'm getting tired of Jello however... I have also lost 5 pounds since I started. I hope to loose another 5 by surgery time... by the way.... 6 days to go.....
4/29/2007
Well surgery is over, thank goodness. I had no major pain except for GAS after surgery. I just rumbled and tumbled.. and the morphine did not help. To burp was to hurt.. and lord knows it would not come out the other end..lol. But I made it thru. Made it home. Up and walking, just a little sore and stiff. As of today, I've lost 20 pounds. That is 16 from the pre-op liquid and only 4 after surgery. But I know it will start dropping soon.
5/29/2007
40 pounds down..woohoo i'm happy with the weight loss.. always wish could be more, but i'll take what i can get..lol. I've had good days and bad days. It seems that for the past 3 days, at least one meal has came back up. Talked to the NUT today. She seems to think it's lack of vitamin B1. Every time I open the fridge to get something to eat, I feel like i could throw up, and after one bite.. i really don't want anymore. it just does not taste good. So I'm back on clear liquids for today, and eating again tomorrow. Took the B1 around lunch, and I don't feel as sick.. Lets hope that is what it was. She said if still throwing up Thursday, to call back and they will run test. She doesn't think it's a stricture however, which is good. I hope it was the B1 that was needed.
10/03/2007
Well as you can see I've been a bad girl about keeping this updated. I'm not on the puter much anymore. I'd much rather be doing something else. I have lots more energy now. It must have been the B1 that was needed because I no longer feel sick when I look at food! Thank God for that. I do still have days when I don't won't something to eat, I do get a little hungry, but the new tummy has yet to growl yet. I still have days when I will throw up something. But usually I've eaten to fast or not chewed enough. I also still have days that I can smell some food and it makes me gag..lol. I would have never guessed that me, the person who was always obsessed with food, would look at a plate of food and think, i'll never eat all of that. But it's GREAT!!! I've been going to Curves- since Jan 2007- lost about 8 pounds before surgery and thanks to going to Curves and walking I've lost 85 pounds and 48 all over inches..woohooo. The weight loss has slowed down alot, but that's ok.. as long as I keep loosing. I'm almost to the lowest weight that I can remember being. That was 250 for one week in 1989, right now I'm at 253. I am working out a little harder this week to see if I can get those three pounds going ASAP!!. I go back for my 6month check up with my surgeon on 10/17/07. I would love to be down 100 pounds, but I don't see that happening. I will be lucky to be down 90. I can't be disappointed with that, but a small part of me is.. oh well. I will try to keep this more updated, but no promises..lol
11/22/2007
Happy Thanksgiving to me. I've lost 103 pounds...I weigh 235. I can never in my live remember being this little.! (like 235 is little..haha..lol) WOOO HOOO. I am in a size 22 jean down from a 28 and from a 2x shirt to a 18/20. I wish I had done this years ago. My nephews and nieces were over and I was running around the yard with them. I've never been able to run with them before!
12/02/2007
I can't believe that the first of December is here!!! This year has flown!!. As of this morning I was down to 225. I don't understand how this all works. I had been on a plateau in November, I was stuck at 235, now it's not even 2 weeks later and I'm down another 10 pounds. I would love to be below 200 by the first of the year, keep your fingers crossed for me..
12/30/2007
Well I'm not going to make it below 200 by New Years. I hit ANOTHER plateau. I'm stuck at 119. However, the treadmill has come back out (had to put it up because of the Christmas tree coming out) not enough room for both. I've missed that old machine, I can't believe I said that.. but oh well. MERRY CHRISTMAS late and HAPPY NEW YEAR early!!!!
02/15/2008
Oh well. Happy late Valentines Day. No I've not reached the 199 mark yet. I'm down to 207.4 as of this morning. So that is a total of 131 pounds. I'm really happy about this loss. I'll be even happier after I get to Onederland.. :-) I went shopping and bought new clothes (i had been wearing hand me downs and goodwill clothes) but Penney's and Belks were having such a good sale!! 5 new tops 2 new sweaters, 3 skirts and 1 new coat. All size large and extra large. This is down from a 2x-3x shirt. WOOOHOOO!!!! I still buy jeans at the goodwill. $4.50 and some look brand new!!!! Lets hope those last 8 pounds are gone soon.
03/23/2008
Well it FINALLY happened. What happened you might ask?? WELL........ I'm in ONE-DERLAND. I can't tell you the last time I have ever been under 200. But wooohooo. 198 looks good sounds good. I'm totally happy. I still want more however, but don't we all..lol.
04/21/2008
My first year is almost over. I had surgery on 4/25/2007. I went back for my year visit today. and glory be I was 190 on their scale (192) on mine,but theirs is the one that counts..lol. I am, officially overweight. No longer obese. Ain't that great. The only thing is, it is harder to lose. And the more I exercise, the less I lose. I guess i'm not getting in enough calories to offset the exercise. I didn't get to see the Dr, but his NP. She said I will probably lose another 10 pounds before it stops. I'm happy where I am, but I would LOVE to hit 150. That's another 40 pounds.. We will see what happens.
11/16/2008
Nothing new to add. I have only lost another 3 pounds since April. It goes and comes. I am still bouncing between 190 and 186. I just can't get passed it. I have quit Curves and joined the YMCA the past August. I have made some muscle and lost inches.. and that is great, but the number just doesn't go down! I am very happy were I am, BUT I still want a lower number. It should not be about the number on the scale, but it is.... :(
