koukla
HEIGHT - 5' 6" STARTING WEIGHT 338 SURGERY DATE 9/16/05
Had my surgery on Sept. 16, 2005. Everything went fine.
I was 338 the week before surgery and today , six weeks later I am down to 300.
But I know the weight will come off so the intensity of weighing myself all the time is not there.
before surgey when I was on a diet I would weigh myself all the time but now it's different. It will come off.
November 18, 2005 (nine weeks out)
293
I've been going to the gym doing the treadmill or bike plus the weight machines five days this week.
my engery level is great. Feeling good. I do have some bad days with eating. I forget to chew, chew, and then chew some more.
The other day it happened with a piece of egg. I forgot to chew and the foamies happened and the pain. UGH!!!! I have to REMEMBER TO CHEW!!!!
Sept. 9, 2005------------ 338
six weeks later ---------- 300
Nov. 18, 2005------------ 293
December 2, 2005------- 279
December 9, 2005 ------ 275
January 3, 2006--------- 266
January 16, 2006 ------- 257
March 10, 2006 -------- 242
March 20, 2006-------- 236
April 10, 2006--------- 229
May 3, 2006----------- 226
May 28, 2006---------- 219
July 8, 2006 ------------ 210
July 16, 2006 ---------- 209 10 months post op.
August 8, 2006 ------- 202
August 14, 2006 ---199 2 days shy of 11 months - I broke into the 100's!!!!!!!!! :) :)
Sept. 7, 2006 -----196
Sept. 16, 2006 1 year anniversary
338 lbs. to 195 lbs. and hopefully lower
Oct. 22, 2006 - 190 pounds
Nov. 6, 2006 - 187 pounds
Dec. 9, 2006 - 184
Jan. 8, 2007 - 182
I can’t believe it’s been a year already.
Wow, what a journey. I feel like a new person. I never thought I would feel this way again.
I am living life, instead of watching it thru a window. I can do things. I notice I no longer search for a parking space up close. I take the one that is further away and walk. I enjoy walking anywhere now.
Before surgery I would sit in the car while my husband shopped. That wasn’t living.
I don’t need to shop from a catalog now.
This operation is work. We must work the program.
I have noticed in just this past month that I could eat more, I’m hungry (maybe it’s head hunger) and I have also noticed some after dinner snacking trying to sneak back in. I have also noticed I have been getting laxed with my exercise. One week I’ll go 3 to 4 times then the next week I’ll go one time. I do have to get the exercise back. And I have to control this snacking. That is very important.
Snacking is what got me fat to begin with so I can NOT let that happen again. I will work on these.
I am very happy I did this surgery. I would do it again in a New York Minute. I thank God that everything came out fine.
Jan. 8, 2007 - The holidays are over. This year we made sugar free, fat free Ice box cake so we could have that for dessert while everyone else has the other stuff. This way we didn't feel deprived.
I have noticed that I can eat more now. But I also notice as long as I get back to basics I'm fine.
I'm glad the holidays are over. My schedule was interrupted. I need to be on schedule with my eating. Now I'm back on track and my pouch is working fine.
