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Today I went and bought my first pair of pants since my surgery. I was wearing(squeezing into) a size 28 at my highest weight. My niece gave me some of her size 24 pants. I actually fit into a size 18. I was floored. Even though I can't seem to see myself as having lost over 100 pounds at least I can see it in my new clothing size. Also on a side note/update for my foot pain. I scheduled me and appointment but at the time it was going to take me a few weeks to be seen. In the mean time I went to my PCP. Tylenol was doing nothing for the heel spur and plantar fasciitis. My pcp prescribed tramadol which also did nothing. I finally got to my breaking point with the pain that I took Ibuprofen Yeah, I know, BAD JAMIE. But OMG what a relief it was. I was able to see my Podiatrist and he have me a shot of cortisone in my foot. Then he did molds of my feet to make orthotic insoles. During all this I couldn't stand to walk. I dreaded it. So I also slacked off with my exercise routine. I am finally back at it. 

Ever since I have been in pain with my foot, I have not been able to exercise. I have tried a few times but I was in so much pain afterwards. It makes me afraid to even try to exercise. Now I am afraid it's going to make me not want to be motivated to exercise. Like I will lose the motivation through this. I haven't gained weight, but I haven't lost any either. That makes it even more frustrating for me. That is why I have set a new goal for myself to be 200 pounds before my birthday!! Hopefully my podiatrist can help me next week with my foot pain. I already know that i have heel spurs and plantar faciitis. Hopefully he can do something because tylenol is not helping with the pain at all. Neither does tramadol!!

I have been having pain in the heel of my left foot for almost a month now. I have had issues with heel spurs for a while now. I have had shots in my feet . cortisone shots made my feet feel wonderful. Now I am in pain again with it and it hurts to exercise. I usually walk for 45 minutes at the gym then work out on the weights. My foot has been hurting so bad that I have avoided the gym all together. My doctor did tell me that using the elliptical may solve the issue of walking on the treadmill hurting my feet. Of course working out on the weights do not hurt my feet and I love doing it. It was just even the thought of trying to walk anywhere even around my house makes me cringe. I had been trying to just use tylenol for my pain but it didn't even make a dent in it. I have an appointment with my podiatrist on november 14. I talked to his office and was explaining to them what was going on. Because it had been over 6 months since I have seen them they could not call me anything in or prescribe anything. They had me call my regular doctor to at least help me out until I see him on the 14th. My regular physician seems to think that I have plantar fasciitis with heel spurs. But she wants my foot doctor to finalize that diagnosis so she wouldn't give me a shot in the foot. She wants to see what he says. She did give me stronger pain medicine called tramadol. Anyone that knows me knows that I do not take pain pills because I just don't like the feeling i get from it. But I am in so much pain that I was ready to try anything. This is where i miss taking Ibuprofen. It knocks out my pain in a flash. I broke down on saturday after walking for 4.5 miles. That night i couldn't walk without feeling like I was being stabbed in the foot with a knife. I just can't stand not being able to exercise. That's why I tried to exercise through the pain on saturday. Did not work out to well in my favor. Then I'm told that if I try and push through the foot pain that it could make it worse. So low impact exercise is for me right now. Sounds good as long as it doesn't hurt.LOL

I have been in a stall for the past month. I am bouncing around the 230 mark. But this week I have been feeling pretty good. For a few weeks I have been like I have been soooo tired and drained. My labs were checked and my vitamin d was low. So I am upping my vitamin d by taking yet another supplement. Maybe that is why I am feeling so much better than I was before. 

I have not been on OH in a while but I have been seriously busy!!! BEtween kids starting school on monday, working out, church, and several other things my time has been pretty occupied. When I stepped on the scale this week, I weighed 234.8 pounds. OMG I have not weighed less than 245 in 8 years or more. I am just amazed at the progress I am making. Not only am I feeling better but I am more active with my kids now. I can do things I have never imagined I would be able to do again. Who would have thought I would miss crossing my legs. Tonight I tried it and it felt amazing!!! Even my shoes are fitting differently. My son asked me one time why did it look like I was walking on the sides of my shoes. Well morbidly obese people understand that not only are you big in places that surely most people can see but also in places that are usually not noticed like your feet. I could not even look right in wide fitting shoes. It did look like I was walking on the sides of my shoes but that because my feet were so big. I think that I have also lost weight in my feet. I surely can tell it in my hands. I had to buy a ring snuggy because my ring was falling off. Many scale and non scale victories going on!! YAYYYYY!!!

I'm counting the days down. I'm getting more excited and more nervous in the same time. Wednesday I will be changing my life!!! I have been waiting for this for a long time. I can't wait to see what my health will be like next year. Changes for the good!!!

In 9 days and a couple of hours I will be heading to the hospital for gastric bypass surgery. I am so excited right now. My husband has been expressing his concern to me about my surgery. He is scared now, but i'm not. I'm sure the morning of my surgery my nerves will be in full force. It feels like it has taken forever to get to this point!!! But I am thankful for the wait. I have had time to do my research on gastric bypass. I have been trying out different protein shakes and different kinds of yogurts and sugar free syrups to go into my plain non fat greek yogurts. I look at labels like an insane person. I know these people at the grocery stores are thinking I am crazy for looking at all the labels I do pick up. I also have bought small bowls, food scales, and small spoons for portion control. I am just wanting to be a success in my weight loss. I don't have time for failure.

In 10 days I will be waking up and getting ready to go to the hospital. I new life waits for me in 10 days. Yes, I am scared. I'm not sure if I am more afraid of the surgery itself or the changes that come with it. BUT I am so excited. I have never been skinny in my whole adult life. Yes, I do want to feel good about myself, but I am mainly doing this to be healthy. I am wanting to live a long life to see my kids grow up and have kids of their own. I don't want my kids to know their mom as morbidly obese. My doctor is only expecting my hospital stay to be only over night. I so hope that's the way it will be.

I got my surgery date today!!!!! It's go for my surgery march 27th. I'm so excited!!!

I am so excited!!! I had to do my "just in case" 7 month weigh in today. This morning I was feeling pretty bad. I had not heard anything from my insurance authorization. I was really hoping to hear from it before my appointment so I wouldn't have to pay for another dr's appointment. After getting home I received a phone call from my surgeon's office asking a few questions because the insurance company needed to know more about my depression issues. Then I get another phone call this afternoon from my surgeon's office telling me I was approved. YIPPPEEEEEEE!!!! I am so excited. My surgeon's office will be calling me soon to set up my pre-op appointment and set up my surgery date!!! I feel so much better now that the insurance has let me know something. I was beginning to to think it was not going to happen for me. I guess I thought wrong.