Shut the front door! I'm under 200!

Jul 30, 2011

Yehaw!

Last week weighed in at 196.8!  I will take that as 196, thank you very much.  I was not paying attention to the scales and I was not sure I would already be under 200 before my 4 month mark.  I did it!  I can eat and drink much more now too.  I noticed in the last two weeks that I have been able to eat and drink more.  I seem to be sticking more to mostly protein which I find amazing.  I still sneek in some carbs but was learning that some carbs that seem harmless (fried chicken) were being mean to my tummy.  It took me a few days to catch on that it was happening.  THree days of sitting on the toilet with what felt like my intestines squirting out my butt was all it took to clean up that mess.  Now I am just trying to make sure the vitamin regimen is not affecting my GI as well.  I have been falling off the charts with getting both rounds of vites in each day and even missed some for a few days with the recent heat wave.

I take about 20 pills a day and it sucks.  I just had my blood drawn so I am skeptical that anything will be in a good range.  I have been fatigued so much lately and my head feels so fogged a good deal of the time.  I used to be okay at multi-tasking but lately I am falling off the charts.  I will have to go with it being a vitamin deficiency.  I am assuming b12 but that was not low before.  The surgeon's office has not put me on b-complex but I bought some last night because I suspect I will be needing it soon.  I already need to take extra b1 and b6 from past labs so if I need b12- it would only make sense to get all those in one pill.  At least it cuts down my pills by two a day.

Aunt flow came for a visit again.  Last month she was off track but I think she was on time this month again.  I have had some cramping the first day and some mild cramps continued and still feel some.  Usually its a light flow for maybe three days.  SInce surgery its extended a couple days.  I can't say I will complain because I was so irregular before and this is a good sign for fertility and functioning as I should be.  I know many women would be irritated but I feel grateful in a way.  After 4 months of fertility treatments and not being able to conceive this is a welcome event each month. 

On another note, I have been open about WLS in general.  I don't just blurt it out but I have had my private moments of sharing with people.  I see it as a way to trust myself and be more honest with who I am to people.  As time goes on it will not be an issue where I have to share but I am getting comfortable with who I am and this process helps me with other areas of my life. 

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