KimJ
First Set of Labs
May 02, 2008
I met with Dr. Patching on Thursday and reviewed my first set of post op labs with him... all were well except for the dreaded B-12 which was 160, so I have to add B-12... no shock! I had purchased and planned on using the B-12 but the nutritionist told me not to until I had my first set of post op labs drawn to see if I "needed" it... I sort of new better at the time, but followed instructions... I hope I can get back on top of it quickly.... It was great to see Dr. P... everyone in the office was SOOOOOOOO positive and seemed very excited- thrilled even- for me... it felt great... I feel very motivated to keep up the good work after my appointment.... On his scales I am down 64lbs since surgery, and down 34lbs since my last visit exactly 3 months ago... when I look at it THAT way, the weight loss doesn't seem so slow.... I still haven't done my ZUMBA dvd... BAD KIM.... but know that NOW is the time to maximize my weight loss for sure.
My computer is jacked up... grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr... it's really ticking me off!!! And so is this insomnia!!!! But all in all, life is great!
My computer is jacked up... grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr... it's really ticking me off!!! And so is this insomnia!!!! But all in all, life is great!
And So It Continues
Apr 28, 2008
My weight loss pattern continues... this morning, 2 or 3 lbs down from last time I charted my weight.... my total loss is now 135lbs. Since July 2007 my BMI has gone down over 20 points! Talk about WOW! Of course who wouldn't want to lose weight FASTER!??!?! But as of today I am less than 40lbs from my goal! Even if I only lose 5-7lbs a month, I SHOULD get there before the end of the year.
The ZUMBA DVDs came this weekend.... I worked all weekend, but will definately give it a try today. I absolutely LOVE the weighted moraccas.... very chic!
The ZUMBA DVDs came this weekend.... I worked all weekend, but will definately give it a try today. I absolutely LOVE the weighted moraccas.... very chic!
Yep, It's a Pattern! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Apr 25, 2008
It's a pattern... and not one I enjoy.... I hate being so predictible.... I have only lost 5 lbs in the past month.... 
I lose 5-7lbs one week, and then NOTHING for 4 or 5 weeks... I LOVE 
the week I lose 5 lbs, and HATE 
the other weeks.... Well, I don't hate them, but I really don't enjoy them as much as the "skinny" weeks.
I know I need to pump up the exercise and add some pizzaz into my workout... I ordered the ZUMBA
dvds and can't wait for them to get here! If I can master the tapes, I will join the class at our gym... I am still too embarrassed 
to put on a swimsuit and swim at the gym or to put on some workout clothes and workout 
at the gym... I really need to get over that!!!!
I see Dr. P Thursday, I look forward to that.... he is such an inspiring and motivating man, I just love him
... and I also know that if I need a swift kick in the rear, he's just the man to do the job! 
I am also anxious to see how much weight he thinks I can lose in his honest opinion... I only want to lose 40 more lbs... not too much to ask!!! 
off to bed....
BTW, Lynn is doing really well in her post op recovery... YaaaaaaaaaaY Lynn!!!!
Keep on sipping and moving! 
I lose 5-7lbs one week, and then NOTHING for 4 or 5 weeks... I LOVE the week I lose 5 lbs, and HATE the other weeks.... Well, I don't hate them, but I really don't enjoy them as much as the "skinny" weeks.I know I need to pump up the exercise and add some pizzaz into my workout... I ordered the ZUMBA
dvds and can't wait for them to get here! If I can master the tapes, I will join the class at our gym... I am still too embarrassed to put on a swimsuit and swim at the gym or to put on some workout clothes and workout at the gym... I really need to get over that!!!!I see Dr. P Thursday, I look forward to that.... he is such an inspiring and motivating man, I just love him
... and I also know that if I need a swift kick in the rear, he's just the man to do the job! I am also anxious to see how much weight he thinks I can lose in his honest opinion... I only want to lose 40 more lbs... not too much to ask!!! off to bed....
BTW, Lynn is doing really well in her post op recovery... YaaaaaaaaaaY Lynn!!!!
Keep on sipping and moving!
Happy 4 month surgiversary to me!
Apr 18, 2008
Well, 4 months down.... and what a difference 4 months makes! I feel great... aside from my fibro/joint pain, I feel amazing. I am getting more and more compliments each day even though the weight loss is at a snail's pace. I SERIOUSLY started my weight loss journey on September 9th, 2007. The day I started Atkins.... I have lost 119 lbs since that date, my BMI has dropped almost 20 points, and I have gone from size 5XL scrubs to size XL scrubs or from a tight 32 to a loose size 18?!?!?!?! Talk about WOW... the pace of the weight loss is SLOW which is frustrating at times... and let's face it, the belly and loosey goosey arm/leg/boob skin is pretty gross as well... but I really don't have anything to complain about... I've still never vomitted, I can eat anything I want to (doesn't mean I do!), and I am more mobile than I have been in a decade or more. Life is good! I had my first set of post op labs drawn yesterday... Ummmmmmmmmmm that would be 13 vials of blood?!??! I've been exhausted since and also have had muscle cramps...if I wasn't anemic before, I am now! I haven't seen Dr. P in over 3 months... I see him on May 1st to get the results of my labs and check in... I'll keep my fingers crossed!
Lynn had her surgery on Monday as well, and is home recovering.... sip, sip, sip, Lynn... and walk, walk, walk...welcome to the losers bench!!!
Lynn had her surgery on Monday as well, and is home recovering.... sip, sip, sip, Lynn... and walk, walk, walk...welcome to the losers bench!!!
Size 18's ...
Apr 14, 2008
The size 18 button and zip pants I am wearing are falling to my hips..... WHATEVER!?!?!?!?! No more pounds down, but who cares when their size 18's are lose?!?!?!?!
And 3 More....
Apr 11, 2008
3 more lbs down... it feels so good when the weight melts off... I have to remind myself of how good this feels, and that it WILL happen, when I am on my usual 3-6 week stalls!
<sigh> of relief!
Apr 09, 2008
Finally.... after almost a month of no real change, 2 lbs down today... it doesn't SOUND like much, but at least I know i'm on the right track!!!!!!!!
At work I have finally moved down to scrubs that FIT... everyone thinks I look so skinny now (don't you love that 218lbs looks skinny??? hahahhaa)... I LOVE wearing loose clothes, I am more comfortable going "loose"- but I hear I look much better in clothes that FIT! Except my husband, who knows how uncomfortable I am, says, "Kim, always stay at the hotel with the biggest ballroom!" hehehhehee
My friend who is also losing weight keeps giving me her hand me downs... how lucky am I!??!?!?! I can wear pants and short with zippers and buttons now... size 16 & 18... I could just cry!!! Last summer my size 32's (all elastic waist) were TIGHT... I 've come a LONG way baby.
Next Tuesday I go to meet the plastic surgeon for a seminar at our support group.... It happens to be the same surgeon who did surgery this summer on two of my non-WLS surgery friends (tummy tucks- which I need most)... I am really excited to hear all about the process and to dream about the future without this HUGE and PENDULOUS GUT! I would love to have some idea of the time frame, the soonest he can do surgery, etc... I know it's best to wait until I am done losing- I am not crazy... but a girl can dream about the future, can't she????
Funny how good life is when you just lose 2 measly pounds, huh?
At work I have finally moved down to scrubs that FIT... everyone thinks I look so skinny now (don't you love that 218lbs looks skinny??? hahahhaa)... I LOVE wearing loose clothes, I am more comfortable going "loose"- but I hear I look much better in clothes that FIT! Except my husband, who knows how uncomfortable I am, says, "Kim, always stay at the hotel with the biggest ballroom!" hehehhehee
My friend who is also losing weight keeps giving me her hand me downs... how lucky am I!??!?!?! I can wear pants and short with zippers and buttons now... size 16 & 18... I could just cry!!! Last summer my size 32's (all elastic waist) were TIGHT... I 've come a LONG way baby.
Next Tuesday I go to meet the plastic surgeon for a seminar at our support group.... It happens to be the same surgeon who did surgery this summer on two of my non-WLS surgery friends (tummy tucks- which I need most)... I am really excited to hear all about the process and to dream about the future without this HUGE and PENDULOUS GUT! I would love to have some idea of the time frame, the soonest he can do surgery, etc... I know it's best to wait until I am done losing- I am not crazy... but a girl can dream about the future, can't she????
Funny how good life is when you just lose 2 measly pounds, huh?
I sense a pattern here!
Apr 04, 2008
Not a pound down since mid-March.... 3 weeks to be exact.... ARGHHHHHH!!!! And I have been SOOOOOOOOOOOOO hungry.... I am really cutting back on the carbs to help reduce hunger and cravings... I am making sure I get my protein in, and am pushing fluids.... If this month is anything like month's past, I won't lose a pound for 3-6 weeks, and then I'll drop 5 or 10 in a week or so... WEIRD! At least I'm not gaining... and I feel great... and people say I LOOK like I'm losing even though I'm not..... I'll just keep on doing my thing and keep my fingers crossed... and of course it goes without saying that I need to bump up my activity and that should help.
Cravings....
Mar 29, 2008
I must ditch the carbs... I have been STARVING for the past week.... grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Bad Kim!!!!!
Mar 23, 2008
I was so good during Halloween... and I was good during Thanksgiving... and I was GREAT during Christmas, Valentine's Day, and St. Patrick's Day... but today, on Easter, I was so bad...
I ate four of those little bite sized Reeses Peanut Butter Cups...and I washed those down with 4 jelly cinammon jelly beans! and I'm not above eating another one or two!??!?!! What is wrong with me... they tasted so good... and of course, NO dumping what-so-ever! Lucky me! Bad me!
I guess I should avoid the scale tomorrow.... Yikes!!!! I have had excellent will power for the past several months (aside from my episode with the girl scout cookies! But I have forgiven myself... 6 cookies total over the entire girl scout cookie season is forgivable I think).... Hopefully soon I can forgive myself for my Easter splurge...
I ate four of those little bite sized Reeses Peanut Butter Cups...and I washed those down with 4 jelly cinammon jelly beans! and I'm not above eating another one or two!??!?!! What is wrong with me... they tasted so good... and of course, NO dumping what-so-ever! Lucky me! Bad me!
I guess I should avoid the scale tomorrow.... Yikes!!!! I have had excellent will power for the past several months (aside from my episode with the girl scout cookies! But I have forgiven myself... 6 cookies total over the entire girl scout cookie season is forgivable I think).... Hopefully soon I can forgive myself for my Easter splurge...
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Sacramento, CA
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Surgery
12/17/2007
Surgery Date
Feb 23, 2006
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