5 month update

Apr 10, 2009

Well, I hit the 5 month mark last Sunday, April 5th.  It was also my daughter's 7th birthday!  We went to an Easter egg hunt and did all kinds of fun activities.

So, my WL update:  down 48 pounds!  Whoo hoo!  It seems like it's taking forever, but I'm at 50% of excess weight loss - right on target to hit 100% by 12 months.

The inches lost - not so many:  only 6 inches, with 1.5 from my chest and 1.5 from my hips!  I am now into a size 14, and actually bought a pair of 12/14 shorts from Walmart.  (Okay, I have never heard of a 12/14 - usually it's a 10/12 and a 14/16 but Walmart does wierd sizing)!

My girls are continuing to shrink, although my bra band size has shrunk to a 38 and am still in a comfortable C cup.  I was wearing a 40B but when I went down a band size, the cup size came up, hurrah!

My eating is mostly good although I've been having more candy lately because of the dreaded Easter bunny!  I need to up my protein also - I'm not as vigilant because I've been eating more, but I need to continue with the shakes.

The vomiting problem still comes up occasionally - I puked last night over some chicken.  I am less sure now that it has to do with a mechanical problem then with what it is I'm eating.  i've been keeping a "vomit journal" and it seems that when I have vomited I've had some sort of bread/pasta product.  So I suspect that the bread may be the issue - it's expanding in my stomach and making me too full.  Last night we had a cheesy-buttery pasta with chicken.  I mainly at the chicken but ate a few peices of pasta (it was soo good with parmesan and butter!) and I threw up.   Dr. Crookes wanted to do a scope, but I haven't heard back from him in a few weeks and apparently there are major changes goign on in the hosptial since it has changed hands.  So I'm not in any pain or worry, so I'm hanging out.

The other semi-bad news is that my diabetes is not getting any better.  It's sooo much better than pre-op but I don't think I'll ever get "cured."  Even taking 45 mgs of Actos, my fasting sugars are in the 130s - they're supposed to be under 90.  I could increase my meds, but I am afraid my docs will tell me I have to go back to injections, and I am really really afraid of that.  Oither random blood sugars have been good though.  I wonder if my night snacking has been negatively imapacting my morning readings.  I have been tempted to wake myself up for a 3 am reading to see if what I'm having is bounce back from a low (aka dawn syndrome) but just haven't had the motivation.

Overall, I am 100% satisfied with my surgery - I just seem to be taking longer to reach goal, which is true for a lightweight, and my diabetes is not 100% gone.  I keep hoping that with more weight loss, it will finally go away.  I keep reminding myself that with the slow weight loss, I have less problems with skin!  

Oh and my hair, my poor poor hair.  Falling out by the clump, and it doesn't seem to be letting up.  I'm hoping some starts to grow back in soon, or I'll be bald before I get to the 9 month mark, when everyone says the hair loss stops.

So there you go!  I <3 my DS!

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