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Ok met my new years goal of 235 on Dec 20th, 11 days before I had too.  YEAH!!

but since then I have flubbed and bounced from 233 to 230 to 231 to 229,  does seem like it wants to lose any more weight.  waiting waiting waiting. 

Sigh.  Though I know That with it being very bitter cold outside I haven't done much in the way of walking or excersize.  ( walked a mile this past weekend with my hubby. )

but still weight loss is slowing down sigh.  Too early for that!

Koko

Well since oct 27th I weighed at 255 at the doctors' office and since then I had been hovering from 255 to 252 fo the last two weeks.  Wasn't sure why this was happening and I know this happens,  been through enough WW's meeting to understand that this happens.

But it's frustrating, espeacily sinceI had been enjoying a lb to 1/2 lb weight loss everyday since surgery until this week.   

Well good news.  this morening the bubble busted and I was down to 250 on the scale.  YEAH!!!  the weight will start going down again.  I hope to be under 240 by the end of the year which I believe is total achievable if I don't have too much trouble with holidays.  Not going to family ( in another state)  so that will help,  just me and my husband. 

Nice... back onthe losers bench.

Koko

Well yesterday I returned to work.  Same old thing. nothing much changed, except everyone was happy to see me there. I was happy to be there,  being at home was nice but I think I rested too much and not enough getting up and moving. 

During lunch I took a nice long walk and felt so good.  not too much out of breathe and I hope to do this more and more and start working on losing more weight.  I lost 30 lbs so far since the start of this and  the last week things have seemed to platued a little.  This happens I know more that the body is rearanging things and not necissarily losing weight. I have been hoovering around 266-265 for about four days now.

Then last night for the first time i ate too much.  I have been experience some gas when i eat solid foods but it never seemed to be that bad and would normally settle down.  But apparently it was too much and up it came.  sigh okok I can't eat two pieces of chicken thighs.  they tasted so good. ( it was only about 3/4 of one and a bite of the other.)  the Rest went to my kitty. She ate almost what i did.

Been doing ok other than that.  taking my vitamins,  barriatric vitamins as dirrected by the WLS  person at Kiaser.   He is moving to another position though and so my schedule is changing. sigh. Had a group meeting next week which I was looking forward to.

I don't think i'm getting my protien though so I 've got to work at that and the water intake.  I know I'm not getting as much as i should.  I;m hoping being at work,  I will sip more and get the water in me.  I've been just under the 32 they say you should have at least but I am struggling,  can't see how to get the full 64 that you are suppose to get.

well working hard,  getting back to work and trying to keep the weight losing going. 

Koko

Well yes it's my B-day,   I am officially 39.  and I am the same age as my mother in law.  ( lol,  she won't admit being above 39) 

Feeling good,  some dicomfort,  silly pharmists won't give me the pain meds ( they ran out)  and now waiting for the remainder to come in the mail,  out again of pain meds and hoping i can sleep tonight. ( hurts a little to lie flat.)

Had drain tube out on wednesday,  felt great about that.  Dr said it didn't look like I even had surgery 8 days out. ( pink and rosy cheeks and all. )

Also Wednesday night went on a wolk with husband and Mother inlaw  that is in town for a couple of days, walked down hill for about two blocks and up hill for three and was still able to keep breathe and talk while I walked.  WOW for me.  haven't been able to be that active and going in a long time.   Looking forward to getting out and walking on a more regular basis,  I guess I just need to get out and do it.

So again Happy Birth day to me  and all that jazz.  Can look forward to cake and ice cream next year on 40 th b day and serval pounds lighter.

Koko

Well I woke this morning to what felt like a swellon throat.  Wasn't in pain but the thought that the swelling could continue and stop me from breathing scared me,  so I awoke my sleeping husband to take me to the ER to have it checked out.

Got there and it seemed to have moved ( oh no, scab that could block breatheing or worst in tummy cause blockage?)  didn't know, wanted to let the doctors check it out.

Got into an ER bed,  again repeating that I was on a liquid diet and it was problally nothing I ate. surgery was 5 days ago. Doctor took a look at my throat and didn't see anything,  checked me out and then thought that it could be strep.

STREPP!!!  oh well at least it's not life threatening.  Cultureed a strep test,  negative and so concluded a viral something.  basically I had a cold.

A cold!

It sure didn't feel like a simple swore throat until after wards I could see why.  so back home with a very grumpy husband.

Sigh at least it was nothing but with being 5 days out of surgery, could have been anything.  Still could be strep,  they have to culture for three days to make sure, just prelimb looked like it was not.

Sigh relief.  embarrased. 
Koko

Ok no one ever told you that when you go in for surgery that you would gain weight at the hospital.  But in looking at what you were hooked up to to get throught he surgery, IV's, Pain meds, Anti Nausea, Hephrin, and other such things,  if you stepon a scale right after surgery or the day you leave from Surgery, you are in shock

I lost 12 lbs right before surgery ,  didn't weight myself at the hospital after surgery,  but weight the next day home from surgery and I was up again like the weight loss didn't happen . 

sigh,  and discourage ment.  You want the throw the whole thing away.  but when my lovely husband pointed at the IV's they had me on,  i realized it was to be expected and thus the reluctants for the nurse to had a scale handy.

But 6 days later after working hard,  ( and one more thing you are very swollen after surgery and your body is fight the idea that your body inners got changed )  I am finally seeing a loss of weight beyond what I lost pre op.


Yeah!    

Ok so far,  drinking as much as possible. one major problem, i have carpol tunnel,  and it got better in July and August i think do to a anti infammitory I was taking.  But since I am close to surgery I can take this or any anti infamitory and I am having a hard time sleepping through the night becuase i wake up with my hand numb and on fire.  I can't wait until i can do somethgin to mak this fell better.