MELMEL308
1 year appointment Today...
May 02, 2012
May 16, 2012 will be my one year surgerversary...I haven written in awhile..but I do want to make this brief and a quick note on my progress.. I have been dealing with a major Plateau since December...up and down the same 5-7lbs since then..Let me jump back 2 weeks ago before I discuss my one year... I finally decided i am going to try the best that i can to jump out of this major depression, and start being motivated again..for myself..and for my daughter...which we all know how traumatic life has been for me these past 6-7 months..I am trying to hold onto the fact that i had surgery and cut 85% of my stomach out to be healthy, and i am not going to let myself fall into bad habits..which I have been..I have been finding comfort in food...and i will say again, Thank God for the sleeve because I probably would have gained 50lbs by now...
ANYWAY...
I started trying to go to my gym at work..and I was even motivated enough to run on the treadmill..I never...NEVER ran without almost dying, but before i knew it, i was able to run a mile without even hardly breaking a sweat...I attempted this a few times and was feeling good about my accomplishments..but then the pain came...I mentioned before about a hernia that i have found once i started losing so much weight.. well, it is now bothering me bad.. cramps, shooting pains, pressure all in my lower abdomen..so when i exercise for a day or two, i have 3 or 4 days of pain..
So...I finally called the plastic Surgeon...I met with him and in the next few months, i will be having the hernia repair and skin removal..
Back to my one year appointment today, my doctor was completely devastated about my tragedies... He told me to stop being so hard on myself...Losing 100lbs in a year is still above average for the sleeve, and to give myself credit for what i have already accomplished while even going through major stress, depression, and loss.... He put me on an exercise restriction and told me to do sedentary bikes, or weight training on my arms until i have the hernia repair...no running because of the pounding and pressure it puts on my stomach..He and the plastic surgeon agree that now is the right time to fix this hernia, and skin removal because it will boost my motivation again, give me a chance to start exercising without pain, and then i can continue to lose more weight.and with the surgery, i could lose 15-20lbs from removing skin and scar tissue from my C sections... and even if i lose 20 more lbs after the surgery, my stomach would never get to the point that it is now, and exercise would tone up any leftover flab... I want to be under 200lbs.. I am on my way, but very slowly at this point.. but I am definitely moving forward...
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05/16/2011
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Feb 22, 2011
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