KimZ
Plastics - Round 1 :-)
Apr 07, 2009
04/07/2009It's been forever since I updated my blog - and there is a lot to catch up on. The holidays were a mixed bag for me this year. It was good because I was comfortable with my food limitations and stuck to it. Continued journeling has been very helpful. It was bad because I discovered that there are so many good tasting stuff that we can eat. I sampled and then made this sweet bread with Splenda, FF Cream Cheese and Crescent Rolls. This was probably one of the most delicious things I have eaten in years and yet a very small amount over a couple of days added 9 pounds of bloat that took me over 3 weeks to get rid of.
I stayed true to my exercise and in fact by mid-December joined a new gym in Wisconsin, hired a trainer and completely changed my routine. I began a 3 day rotational lift program with less cardio and more attention to my hips and butt. By February - the new lift schedule was producing wonderful results. I was feeling more fit than ever!
In the middle of January, I met a man from Bensalem at a dance club. It had been almost 9 years since I dated, but this man and I clicked almost immediately and I decided to give dating a chance. He was very different than what I am attracted to - and although I shared with him my WLS journey - I dont think he ever really understood the work involved that I have done to get to this point. I continued the relationship through February, March and into April. We interoduced our families (6 kids between us) and the kids all seemed to get along really well - the the foundational relationship between he and I seemed to deteriorate as quickly as it started.
I think he is quite intimidated by my independence and pushed for me to change. I despise the weak allure that alot of women put forward just to 'fit' into a relationship. My ideal would be a man that appreciates my independence and then compliments with his own and yet fully enjoys coming together and doing things together. This is definately not part of the current relationship and although I am trying to salvage a friendship with this man - I dont see him agreeing to that. It will end very ugly and for that I am very sad.
The kids are doing very well. Stella and Nick have both been accepted to University in the fall and now begins the task of funding and Student Visas. Since its now April - I really need to buckle down and get those things done. In June we will all embark on a 4 day graduation cruise to Mexico. I am most excited about this!
Back in February - I opted to go and interview with Dr. Herman - a plastic surgeon in the poconos. He is the same surgeon who did Shauna and Nicole and others. His work is flawless. I was so impressed with the visit that I agreed for him to do the first round of plastics on the 3rd of April - a lower body lift with contouring.
Reaching out to the local support community - only one other - Shauna has had this much plastic done at one time - so I have leaned pretty heavily on her for advice and in true Shauna style she had completely prepared me. The operation was a complete success. It was extremely painful the first few days out and now (day 5) I just feel like I have been hit by a truck. Finally this morning I had my first BM and it felt like I was delivering a watermelon - very painful and lots of it. I have been taking the collace and miralax - but it still was very very difficult.
Tomorrow I will get my drains out and get the first glimpse of the new body once he removes the bandages. For this I am most excited. Right now I am extremely swollen all the way around and sleeping on and off throughout the day. I am taking advantage of the rest and surprisingly I do not miss the gym at all. I am equally as anxious to hear just how much skin he removed - all I have heard was that there was 'quite a lot' of it.
Thats it for now - just day to day and recovery stuff. Life goes on, kids are getting bigger, I am getting smaller (lol) and one step at a time. Its all about successing now. More to come....
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12/11/2007
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