2nd-day post-op

May 03, 2007

One smart thing I did was to make protein pops prior to sugery. I took flavored proteins and sugar free drinks and made ice icicles out of them.  I also bake chicken breast put cream of Chicken and Cream of mushroom soup and baked it for 2hours.  Then put the chicken n a blender and freeze in ice cube trays. So one has the option of making chicken soups or sucking on chicken ice. Sounds gross but effective. I hope this can help someone.

 The last few days have been much harder that the “picture presented from the Pamphlets and doctors.”  I am not going to sugar coat this thing.  My goal for the next 6 weeks is to not throw up. 

I have read about people not having any pain post op, that’s just not me. I had trouble talking although my throat does not hurt. I am having trouble bending over and it’s tremendously painful getting out of bed.  I also have a lot of gas.  I am glad for those who can walk a mile the day after surgery, that’s just not me. Optimistic and realistic I keep dreaming about love and food. 

 

 

 


May Day Anniversary

Apr 30, 2007

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May Day Sugery

Apr 30, 2007

Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket Tomorrow is surgery. So I have taken 2 bottles of Phos-phos (sp) and set my Notebook up with me on the royal thrown flushing away fear. It’s time to, “take off my big girl panties and deal with it.” Well if I to have surgery in May, we ought to get it over with on the 1st. On May 1st, people in Hawaii celebrate their own version of May Day; they call it Lei Day. People give Hawaiian leis to each other. They put them around each other's necks and sometimes give a traditional kiss. It’s also what people say when they are calling out for help just before crashing a plane. I like the first visual better. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Day

May Lei Support

Apr 30, 2007

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Mother...

Apr 27, 2007

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This weight has taken a toll on my personality; I am struggling not to let it change me permanently. Dying, I feel like a potted plant that was put outside in the spring too soon. 
I have felt so totally alone. 
All attempts at normal happy living at have been sabotaged by this ball and chain that imprisons me. 
Is success possible? Is pain and suffering necessary to reach some nebulous goal?  I reach out for a ray of light.
I need comfort in knowing that ICAN do this. 
I long for some encouragement; some support. 
When it seems like I can't make it one more day, at the most critical time your warmth comes to me. Finding hope and rest from my worries, I am one step closer to being the whole and the happy woman you have wanted me to be. 
These beliefs fill me with optimism until I am truly joyful. You help me to realize that I can do it. I am not a failure because you have kept picking me up time after time, after time. 
I can keep going and have not given up. 
Your care puts me back on track so I can move on, and that your strength will last until another freeze clouds around my head. 

No longer frozen, you help me keep fighting the good fight. You teach me

its a never ending process. Because of you, summer is near.  Your light has never failed me."
Thanks you and love always, Susan


A tool to believe again....

Apr 27, 2007

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What Life is like thin?

I am no longer isolated afraid to go out of the house

I can touch my toes

I can fit my clothes and wear smaller sizes

I am not ashamed when people call me fat

I don’t feel disrespected when thin people at work talk down about overweight

I can walk upstairs to my bedroom without breathing hard

I can walk my dogs and feel more energy

I can look forward to going to the gym because it gives me more energy

I can fix myself up and feel sexy again

I can go out with my friends

I can feel social and not isolate anymore

I don’t have to feel as alone

I do not have to hind from myself

The real confident self can come forward

When playing tennis I can get to the ball and not be target as the fat girl who can’t get the to the ball

My knees won’t be in constant pain

My arthritis wont be as bad

 I won’t have to protect from the world myself with fat anymore

I can practice self-care

I can have a date

I am compentt to succeed in the world

I am Sure

Certain

Confident

Positive

Secure

I have hope in the future

I am no longer depressed

I see the potential in my relationships

I can ski without fear of being hurt

I am upbeat

I can keep my house clean

I am not overwhelmed because I am so preoccupied with my fat

I am a proud woman

People come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetim

Apr 24, 2007

People come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person.

When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally, or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away. Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

Some people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn has come to share, grow, or learn. They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it, it is real. But only for a season.

LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons, things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person, and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.

Thank you for being a part of my life.


Take the time to believe in yourselft.....

Apr 24, 2007

It’ is a rainy spring day in KC; I am trying to finish up my work before next weeks sugary,

I went to the store instead for the prep to get items for the 10 day cleanse. The doctor said wasn’t necessary but I would feel a lot better. The key to the 10 day is low sugar; I must have spent an exhaustive 3 hours reading labels. At the end of the day, I came to understand that if it’s not on the outside isle of the grocery store, it’s probably full of sugar. It’s the cost and curse of reality. A friend told me about this great web site, http://www.mountainwings.com/. 

Believing in the miracle is the key.


Gods message today--May the spirt travel with GoodSpeed

Apr 23, 2007


Say "I Love you in the mirror each and every day."

Apr 23, 2007


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