LizofAloha

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Well hello everyone!  Its been some time thas for sure!  I had my surgery December 07 and I have only lost 75-80pounds a bit dissapointed but I guess better than nothing. I went from a size 24 to a size 12-14 and I am still struggling to lose to weight. Id say my weight loss stopped at 13 months.  So for those of you out there thinking that this could be an easy way out . Think not! Yes, it was a faster way to get back on track by doing the surgery and we are blessed that we do have this option today but once your weight loss stops thats the battle.  I will say of course I am much happier at this weight. I dont have to go to fat people clothes anymore, I can go to an event and dont feel like I am the only fat person there, I feel great dressing up and getting bargains now. I dont have to wear tshirts to cover me, now I wear fitted clothing which is great. Generally, health wise is fantastic.  Ive had no problems with my surgery thank god, I feel fit as a horse.  The only problem I had was a month ago when I didnt chew a piece of chicken well and that got me in ER doing an Endoscopy to take that bit out. I was blocked! After this all is good. I didnt chew it that much maybe twice and thats it..I didnt realise i did this because there was so much going on that day , I was going from here to there and wasnt thinking of what i was chewing. I thought I was over that stage but I guess not. that gave me a wake up call. I will say I can eat everything now without really feeling full. I still dont have that hunger feeling like I used which i am glad for.  Anyways, got to run. wishing you all the best if you are considering this surgery. Just do it, dont be a fraid. Much Love,

Hello, its been a while but i will keep it short. Well, Feb 4th will be 2 months post op!  Its seems just like yesterday. So far, I think the first month is the hardest and its true it does get better. I think in the entire process we will learn what our stomachs like and dislikes.  You will be amazed of what you can and cannot eat. You willbe thinking "thats weird how can this go down really good and this doesnt".  Yes, thats the phase I have been going through for the last few weeks. But all is going well. As of today, I have gone from 240pounds down to 212. Generally, I do feel better and I am grateful for that. I cant wait to shed another 70pounds but I hope i shed it slowly but surely due to skin elasticity. So far, my skin is great with almost 30 pounds off thank god.  But not sure how my body will look with another 30 off.  Its great to fit in a size 1x(16) instead of a size 3x.  I started to realize how big I was when i first started and to what i am today. I didnt realise I was that big but of course I am still not at goal weight and look forward to that.  Surgeon says I will be a size 4 when i reach my goal weight due to how my body looks with just the 30 pounds off. Well, I never wanted to be a size 4 maybe a size 10 is good for me.  who the hell is going to complain actually!  Well, got to go. If anyone has any questions, please drop me a line. Aloha

So where do I begin! Last post I said I was having problems with protein well yesterday I finally found a great light chocolote shake that doesnt taste like medicine or makes me sick afterwards.  Its from GNC called Gold Standard 100% Whey (i paid $20 for  a huge tub) prices vary state to state. Its a light taste not thick and heavy like some. So far so good. I don't have to gag drinking the shake anymore.  As far as my eating! Thats been a challenge. One day I can eat a boiled egg the next I am throwing it up because it wont go down no matter how I make it.  Ive had same problems with Tuna, chicken, etc..but do you believe Ive had no problems eating crackers! Go figure. I would think crackers would be a problem but no. Also, my last nutritional visit she told me to move up to soft foods which i thought great but not so great. I tried and I wasnt really ready for it. Sometimes, we know our own bodies better than anyone else, so I went back to purees and some soft foods but  not much. Its true what they say, taking a shake down, is so much easier and less stressful and you know for sure how much protein you just had too. Of course, I eat the food too but i try and have 1 cups of milk and 2 scoops of chocolate powder protein at breakfast which gives me a total of 56grams so that out of the way, then the rest i do tuna, eggs, and whateve else i can think about for the day to eat.  I must tell you the truth it hasnt been easy as far as what to eat!  I don't have hunger but i try to eat every 2 hours..as far as the surgery is concerned I've had no problems as of today thank god. All is good there!  I did experience some weird things after my  3 1/2 weeks but the surgeon was right he said it was an inflammed nerve that all i had to do is put an ice pack on that area and it was gone within 2 days.  So I guess I can deal with the food part , it gets better everyday but sometimes there are days that i get a little fustrated with trying to find something different to eat and something that I like but I get over it quickly.  Well as of today I have lost 25 pounds and I am hoping in the next month i can lose another 15 pounds. My bras are very loose and my underwear...my shorts are loose too but not much because its elastic waiste but around my legs and butt its a big baggy but not as baggy as i would like them to be LOL.  I pray everyday that i wake up and a years gone by already but I guess I better just enjoy the process.  I must say I have gone through some emotional problems asking myself at times if this was really the right decision for me and sometimes I still don't know if it was eventhough I am losing the weight. I sit and think when times are tough if I should have done this on my own and if I could have given myself another chance to drop the weight. Sometimes I believe I could have if I would have followed the diet of eating every 2 hours and eating only 3-4oz at a time. I think personally, before anyone goes through the surgery to try the gastric diet plan first! I think eating every 2 hours and drinking 8 glasses of water every day with exercise anyone can lose the weight. I get sad sometimes to think that I didn't try this before my surgery. I hope none of you feel this way about your decision to have surgery.   Have a blessed day. Liz

Well, today finally I went to my 2 week check up and after getting my vital signs they ask me to hop on the scale and boom,,I lost 15pounds since my surgery Dec 4th.  It truly put a smile on my face. They say every 10pounds is one size down so I guess I am one and half sizes down.  I don't actually feel it too much in my clothing yet but generally I feel great. I still don't have leg or lower  back pain which is amazing. What I don't understand is that even when I lost weight before surgery I still had my leg and back pain!  So I don't get this difference yet.  I'm not complaining trust me, I am blessed.  All I want to see is me in a pair of skinny jeans!  I hope every morning when I wake up that I've lost 2 pounds, that would be awesome but I know this isnt a miracle surgery either.  Now I am allowed to move onto soft foods thank god! No more purees!  Now i can cook pumpkin with garlic without pureeing it...i love pumpkin!  Also, I am no longer taking those 3oz Protein vials from GNC. I don't care they give 25-42grms of protein. I told my Dietition/Nutritionist if its okay i get my protein through milk and she said that would be great. I think gals having surgery now shouldnt waist money like  I did buying unflavored protein powder and these protein vials...I went crazy on making sure to get this and that. We can get protein through foods. I guess in the begining stages you can buy Isoprene which is a protein drink but I wouldnt buy alot. Generally, best to get protein through foods like Yoghurt, milk, lentil soups, refried beans soup etc... well, i better get going for now...Liz

Hi everyone, lately i have been feeling generally good. I have been experience some cramping above my belly buttom in the middle of my stomach. Not sure what that was all about but I thought maybe my stomach is saying "feed me". So I got some tuna and ate some and it went away. I guess when I am cramping it means maybe I am not eating enough or not eating on time. Well, I am glad the cramping is gone not a nice feeling to have. Other than this my weight isnt coming off the way I like but i have to be patient.  I have lost over 10pounds already since surgery so I guess I shouldn't really complain. I guess what I think about at times is, that I have gone through all this and not lose the weight. I think this is something we all worry about...especially after taking a drastic step in losing weight.  I think I would have major regrets of the surgery if I don't lose weight. I wonder sometimes even now if I should have given it one more shot in trying to lose the weight on my own. I am probably saying this right now because I want to lose more weight and haven't. Alot of people have been saying to be patient and thats all I can really do.

I had surgery Dec 4th and got released Dec 7th. All went pretty good as far as the surgeon and I feel okay accept for the sutures and a bit of pulling and tugging around my belly area.  I am still not walking or moving very well, still am  a little slow but getting there.  This has been a huge experience for me. I still wake up thinking " I cant believe out of all people I did it".  When I first arrived at the hospital it was almost like I was someone else or going for someone else...weird but thats how I felt. After they started to prepare me for surgery my heart started to race and my blood pressure started to get up there. Ive never had a problem with blood pressure till I got to the hospital and they all said its because of my nervousness. They were right about that. Also my heart rate hit 115! Yes, nervous!  After this it was one thing after the other till they gave me a sedative in my iv as they were rolling me to surgery...I dont even remember going into OR at all. I was out!  All I remember is someone having a hard time trying to wake me up. Apparently, i took longer waking up than usual...in fact I was sleep for like 3 days.  Since I got home I havent slept the whole night, not sure why yet.  I am hoping tonight I will get some true sleep.  The staff was excellent which makes a huge difference when having major surgery...go Queens Medical! Right now its been like 2 days at home and I haven't had a bowel movement but gee have I been gassing up alot..its killing my kids and husband! Its truly deadly. As far as bowel movement...i dont have constipation yet I dont feel I have to have a bowel movements. Strange. I want to take colace which is a stool softner but scared too in case it may get stuck...i will give this another day.  As far as food, all is good there. Protein drinks all day long and eating 2-3oz every 2 hours. For example. Breakfast at 8am, then snak at 10.30 then lunch at 12.30 give or take...so far its not that bad. I was really overwhelmed about this before surgery.  All i care about right now is to have that damn bowel movement and where the pulling and tugging stops around my belly area where the sutures are.  I am hoping that being that i had a successful surgery and experience , Im praying that there will be no other surprises later.

Well, well , well, tomorrow morning is the day!  How am I feeling? Mmm.... not sure. I guess it doesn't seem real to me yet that Im having surgery tomorrow morning. I have felt lots of anxiety in the past knowing that I am moving forward with this surgery but I think i have tired myself out that I'm like get over it.  I think after talking to so many post op patients and reading so many blogs and doing research, my surgery should be a breeze accept for the pain that I will be surely be feeling after surgery. I also know that the pain will eventually go away (I hope!) and that I have a second chance in taking care of myself mentally, spiritually and healthwise. After 1 year I will be going back home to visit my family and will show up in a Limo..I will ask everyone to meet up at moms house...usually they pick me up at the airport but this time it will be different. I will look forward to this.  Aloha.

What can I say!  It's almost around the corner and not sure if I am excited or nervous! Right now I am thinking about the Hepra shots for one in the morning and one at night. I hate needles especially when i can see and feel them. Ouch!  Then Im thinking that I am going to be away from my kids for 3 days, maybe I should consider it a break from all the whining we as mommies have to hear on a daily basis. LOL! I will truly miss my babies. Then Im thinking about the pain I am going to endure after waking up..i truly dread that. For those out there, thanks for being honest. You have given me a 10 as far as the pain being the worst...well thanks for being so honest!! LOL. You could have lied, darn it. Shall write more,,I want to keep this short and sweet.