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OK, I guess I need to do the pre-op diet again...AARRGGHH :-(  
I have been very diligent about walking up my mountain at least 3-5x per week and have been weight lifting weights!! I have not lost a single pound this entire month....OK, you have my attention now.....What is wrong with me??? Even if my weight lifting has caused muscle gain, shouldn't I have dropped a few pounds??? OK sleeve sisters....HELP ME OUT...I need some advice. I'm sure I need to dump the carbs and increase the protein & water....but what else?? I'll be checking in for your words of wisdom.............Thanks:)

In 10 days I will be 5 months post VSG. Someone told me at the beginning of my journey that I was in for the "ride of my life", they were not kidding!!!! This has been such an incredible journey thus far. No matter what I think or do...I still keep loosing, maybe only a little and sometimes more....but THANK GOD it keeps coming off. I have finally succumbed to a daily exercise regime and am feeling much more fit....I love summer, swimming and the sun! Hope I can be as motivated when the snow flies. I am down to 248 and am hoping for 245 by my 5 month surgiversary. That will be a total weight loss of 70 pounds for me. It has been a long time since I weighed under 250, I am so relieved to see this working for me. I seem to be averaging a 10# weight loss per month, (I lost 20# before surgery). Being diabetic, I consider this a good, steady loss. I am struggling right now to get my protein in because I am out of the shakes I love. It really makes a difference to have quick protein on hand! I am almost 1/2 way to my goal and am praying I will be at goal by the end of the year, or at least by my one year surgiversary. I am aware of the fact that weight loss really slows and sometimes even stops around a year out, so will keep trying to maintain my 10#/month loss. Will post after vacation, this is the first one since surgery...I am attending my daughter's graduation from Nursing school and my parents and 2 of my kids have not seen me in 15 months! Hoping to surprise them all:)

 

Hi weight loss friends, hope you are all well. I am feeling a bit disappointed at my progress. It seems like the scale is barely moving!!! And, I only weigh once every 2 weeks or so. Clothes are fitting loosely though, as well as sizes dropping. I know I should be thrilled, but those darn goals!!! I have a BIG family event in 1 month at my 5 month surgiversary, with family I have not seen for almost 2 years.....and you know the rest.....I wanted to be XXX pounds less by then! Not to mention I should be bald by then at the rate I am loosing my hair....I guess a new short haircut will be required.....I used to have so much hair :(
I am a night shift worker (diabetic too) and have been working WAY too much...which keeps the exercise and good sleeping habits to a minimum. I know WLS was not a magic cure. I need to except where I am and be happy with it...then improve my eating habits AGAIN!
Hopefully stepping up the protein and exercise will help the scale numbers decline
Wishing the best for all of you & Happy start of SUMMER!!!!!
Michele

 

WOW, It is finally all coming together. I think at the beginning you so want to love your sleeve, but sort of fall victim to this alien inside of you. Now, it feels more like a part of my body and not an enemy there to remind me of my every "wrong bite".  I guess it was about week 6 that it started to come together and the fighting between me & my sleeve ended....now we are one. Sound weird? Well that is what it felt like for me! I am so thankful for the rhythm I have found, instead of the disharmony it felt my body was a part of. I can honestly say now, " I LOVE MY SLEEVE!"....and better yet, I understand it.
Hope all you other 2 monther's are doing well & would love to hear from you!

 

1/ 09:  315#
DOS:   296# (-19)
Today: 267# (-29)

YEAH! I FINALLY BROKE THE NASTY 2 WEEK STALL!
The way I think it broke is by increasing my protein intake and of course my exercise. As spring finally settles in, our ranch chores really increase. I so appreciate my DH doing most of the cooking these days because I am completely happy drinking my yummy "Premier Protein" shakes from Costco that have a whopping 30 grams in just 11ounces...AND they taste really good too! Luckily, my appetite has really diminished as well...what a blessing for me:) So this week I dropped 5#....hopefully that will keep up!

 

Well, another milestone for me...I'm back at work and hopefully going to have the stamina it takes to get through three 12 hour night shifts. My biggest problem is I'm hungry.....It's only 5 more days till the mushies....then another week until solids. Seems like I just keep wishing for the next food phase, it started the minute I woke up post op and wanted water 2 days early! At least I am loosing....and I started walking a mile a day 4 days ago....I will just keep plugging along and be THANKFUL!!!

Find JOY in LIFE not food!


                              (-19 pre-op) 315high/283now
                                        

Well, here I am on the other side! Couldn't wait to get here! Now all I can think about is getting to the full liquid stage....were any of you SOOOOO hungry? I am told it's head hunger and I keep telling that to my sleeve...BUT it just ain't buying it!
I keep fantasizing about certain tastes and I promise chicken broth & Popsicles are NOT on the list!
I've also had a time with pain in the area of Liver drain. Mine was so huge and fatty that Dr. A had to use 2 trochars to hold it out of the way and then put a drain in afterward due to bleeding. MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW YOUR CLEAR LIQ. PRE-OP FAITHFULLY! I know part of the reason my liver was in bad shape is because I am diabetic and have familial hypertriglyceridemia, (high tri's). The good news is that VSG will alleviate both as long as I comply 100% and BEHAVE!
I guess I am surprised I still have such an appetite...I can hear my sleeve growling all the time, and I do not get that "FULL" feeling everyone talks about after 3-4 ounces of clear liquids?????
Other than that, I am GOOD, very happy to be home and looking forward to all the rewards of this tool. Hoping to have a LOT more energy before returning to work in 10 days! Especially since I work 12 hour night shifts
I am waiting to weigh on that first shift when I'll be 2 weeks p/o.
Thank you ALL for your prayers and well wishes....I think I am doing good!!??!!

I wanted to thank all of you who prayed, she is finished and on the otherside! She has a little abdominal pain and some discomfort, but she is resting.

Mike

hi everyone this is michele's hubby (dh), she went just a little bit ago and the staff seems very personable and highly proffesional. I have met a few of his patients that are down here and everyone is relaxed. Pray and I will you all updated.

Mike

OK, so this part is easy! I don't have to make ANY food choices...I just cant eat anything.....haha.
The past  week of liquids has really proved my food addiction is SO REAL! I have experienced every emotion relating to food I could not eat. I will be on the other side in just 10 short hours...yes it's late, but I cannot sleep! I have already spent 2 hours in the whirlpool thanks to the wonderful staff at the Holiday Inn at Eagle Pass...they even turned on the outdoor radio for me!
So I guess I'll go shower and paint the toenails while it doesn't hurt to do so.....haha, see all you wonderful supportive bloggers OTOS!!!!!!
Please keep me in your prayers!
Michele