Lianne C.

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Soo, I guess it has been too long! It is March now. I gave birth to a happy healthy very alert baby boy on Feb.4th! I had a very uneventful pregnancy. I gained a lot of weight (65lbs) throughout the whole pregnancy. I am one of those people that does not believe that I should be feeding the baby artificial sweeteners, so I know what caused me to gain the weight. I was induced at 39 weeks due to gestational hypertention although I have been under a load of stress. In the long run, baby and I are both in great health! Plus it has only been 7 weeks since I had the baby and I am now down 35lbs! So only 30 more to go before I get to my pre pregnancy weight! So I am going to start a workout rogram....... We'll see how that goes ;-)

I haven't updated in a while, but I thought I should share. I just found out last week that I am pregnant! We are very happy about this, and can't wait to see the doctor. I am going to see a high risk doctor due to the surgery and other medical issues that I have. I just want to take percausion. I will update again when I see my doctor.

WOW!!!! I cannot believe it has already been 1 year sense my RNY! Just to think at this time last year I was in a hospital bed with the worse gas pains in my life! LOL

I am so blessed to have made it through the surgery with no major side effects. I have lost  154lbs to date! I was in a tight 26 jean and wore some 28's and now I am in a 10! I was wearing 3x shirts, and I am in a M/L! I wear a size 10 dress, as for before, I did not wear dresses! So a lot has changed.

I have finally hit a really long stall! I say finally because I never had one last over a week, now it is almost a month and a half. I guess the body is making up for the time I did not have stalls. I did however do a 5 day pouch test and I lost a few pounds, but I am back to that darn stall. I did spend a lot more time at the gym yesterday, and I drank A LOT of water, I have a bad cold and I think I am retaining water, because I feel like I am so thirsty ALL the time!!! I did come down with this cold the day after my pouch test so it could be causeing the stall who knows. Plus I have been having some major fruit cravings, it seems lately like I cannot get enough, again could be the need for some extra vitamin C, not sure on that either. Well I am going to go out and play in the snopw with the kids, sense there is no sign of letting up! :)

So I have been noticing a whole lot of extra skin the past few weeks! I don't know when I will be ready for plastic surgery physically, but mentally I am ready now!!! I have the feeling when I am in the gym that my arm flaps will spring up and knock someone out! I had a consult, and the surgeon said I would benefit now, but I told him that I am still losing and I want to lose another 20-30lbs before I go ahead. until then I will just duct tape everything into place to bar any serious injuries to anyone running next to me on the treadmill at the gym! LMAO!!!! My breast (term used lightly!), well there is not much left at all. I told the surgeon that I am afraid to had the lift because if he takes away all the skin, I will have nothing left to put in a bra! least right now I can roll them up and stuff them in ( I know TMI). HAHA, well just stressing and venting about how bad I look now!

HAHA, Not for real but in my blogging I am behind! I am 11 months out from My RNY and I am down 152lbs!!!
I jumped on the treadmill today and I ran @8mph!!! Never would have thought that I could do that a year ago!
I really need to get some new pics up!  Don't be to shocked when I do, I went back to dark hair for winter ;)
I was just looking at my profile and noticed I was really behind on my updates and pics so I just wanted to say......
New ones are on their way.

On another note, I was craving some pasta for a while now so I broke down and went down "THAT" isle at the store. I noticed that Barilla has put out a "PLUS" Pasta. It is a multi grain and has protein and fiber in it. So I thought, heck I will give it a shot! IT WAS AWESOME!!!! I made a meat sauce with Laura's lean beef, and I still could not eat a lot, but I got my fill on pasta for a while I hope. I am trying more things now, which for a while I was in the rutt of eating only string cheese for 3 meals out of my 6. It is good to have a change in foods sense I am less scared of trying new things.

OK, well maybe I am just a few days over 9 months post op. I am so excited. Today my husband took Pictures of me, and I could not believe the difference from just 2 months ago! I would have them posted, but I seem to be experiencing some technical difficulties with my camera (it is giving up the ghost). So I also got around to getting up the nerve to actually get family photos done, and I am so excited to see how they turned out (still waiting for the proofs). The funny thing is that I have a family portrait right next to the front door from quit a few months prior to surgery, and I look at that picture and think "who is that in there with my family". I do not believe that is me, it is NOT who I saw in the mirror, or what I thought I looked liked before. I knew I was big, but I think that is outrageous!!!

Other than that, I know the Holidays are on their way, the only thing that I am worried about really is the idea of having to be around some people that I do not wish to be around. I know that sounds bad, but not everyone gets along with their families right?

So I am down 138lbs in 9 months, and  I am feeling very accomplished! Not to mention, I am under 200lbs now too.... Such a short amount of time to accomplish such a HUGE task!

I have been surrounded by family and love ones through this whole weight loss experience! Friends and family everywhere are so inspired by me, that almost everyone has started losing weight. I am so excited, I kind of at first was feeling like everyone wanted to steal my limelight, but I am so happy for everyone! The best part is that I am inspiring everyone to get healthy. It is a great feeling when som eone tells me that they have lost 10lbs or 15lbs, and that I am the one that inspired it! I can truthefully say, that I have never before inspired anyone to live a healthier life. My own husband was so inspried to start eating healthier and exercising more, he said " I don't want you to lose all the weight and look sexy, and me be frumpy" So he lost 15lbs on his own sense my WLS. This is just an amazing feeling, that I am not just focused on myself, but I can focus on helping others too! I have actually thought about going to school to be a personal trainer and specialize in the people who have had Gastric Bypass and the M.O. I love the feeling of helping people, even though I am not their with them, it is a great feeling to know I can change someone elses life by the way I am living mine!

Let me start off by saying that I still would not trade my RNY for the world! Although this has been a bad month though for my digestion. I have a problem with constipation, like nothing I have ever had before. I get the pressure and bloating and know it has to come out, but then...... NOTHING!!! I will go 4 to 6 days feeling this way, all the doctors and pharmasist tell me is that I should keep doing what I am already doing, taking a dose of Miralax with a warm/hot drink. Still no luck :( I also have a problem with every time I feel like this it seems like I gain about 1 1/2 lbs before I finally go. That is when you know it is bad.

On the other hand, I am going to be 8 months post op on October 9th, and I have already lost 123lbs!!! We will keep giving or taking for the pound and a half every 4 or 6 days LOL. My weight loss has slowed down quit a bit, but I am not worried, I knew that it would happen, after all I am still losing! I have yet another 60lbs till I hit my personal weight. I am still waiting to hit Onderland! That is about 13.5 lbs away! So once I am there I will be even happier, I have not seen that sense I was about 12 years old. I am however so excited that I can do alot more with my kids, I know that they are loving it, and so is the husband!

Today I hopped on the scale and I am finally down 100lbs!!!! I feel amazing! Plus I decided to pull a pair of jeans out from highschool, and they fit!!! I finally fit into a size 18! and I can sit down in them too!!! That is a great feeling. I went from a tight 26 to an 18 in under 6 months! I am really happy and the best part is how active I am to be with the kids and play with them!

Yesterday We bought a trampoline! Yeah It is a lot of fun, but it is also great exercice!I am really happy that my daughter talked me into it! We were out there about an hour today and I was sweating like a roasting pig!!! On a Good not, I am starting to look less like one :)!!!

I am 95lbs down, and one of my goals was to lose 100 by 6 months, and hopefully I will not hit another stall between then! I have had at least 3 stalls so far, and They are one of the hardest things to go through. I even gain a couple pounds when I am on my monthly cycle! So that makes things hard on me. I always have to remind myself that I am going to get out of it!

I am feeling more like a human again! Anyone that has been obese as long as I have knows what I mean! I went blonde, then I treated myself to a pedicure! Next I plan on a manicure and a haircut! So I am wanting to do more. Tonight my husband and I are going to the movies, and I hope this time to be comfortable in the chairs!