Too Busy to Blog!

Sep 02, 2010

SO you could think of it as a good thing or a bad thing that I just don't seem to have enough time to get on here and blog it out. I bet this is what happens w/ alot of WLS patients. We have out surgery and start living our lives!!!! THAT'S A GREAT THING!!! 

So being so busy is not all exercising and counting protein grams everyday, well not for me at least. I've got a new job, after not working for almost a whole year. Its at a daycare. I have many years of experience working in childcare and I do Love it (most of the time) this one is a little different because its in a Catholic church and although I had worked in a Lutheran Daycare before this new place seems MUCH more strict. They have a ton of rules about cell phones and not socializing w/ other teachers, confidentiality and many more. Not that its a bad thing, I've had all those rules at other daycare BUT this one take it to another level altogether! But the staff is cool and we do get around some of the rules. Like sneaking peeks at my phone while the kids are napping ;-p I'm pretty sure it will work out there and for around these parts, it pays THE BEST by far compared to other centers.

I do however have some issues w/ my surgery :-( I'm loosing gobbs and gobbs of weight, but I am terrible at taking my vitamins and calcium everyday and I know I'm not getting enough protein! I use an app on my phone to track all that stuff, its really cool w/ a barcode scanner and all the info comes up plus you can change the serving size to the amount you ate, down to like 1/8 of a serving in alot of  foods! but  the thing is, I JUST DON'T EAT! I don't want it! I do eat but almost nothing and believe me if I'm only putting food in my mouth twice daily its not going to be a protein shake, that's for sure! I'll eat a Greek yogurt or some meat, or cheese. Its not like I eat a lot of JUNK or anything but 1 serving (or less sometimes) of these thing, even though they are good sources of protein, just isn't giving me what I should have.

As for exercising, I wasn't doing a whole lot up until I started working. Here we can (or I should say- HAVE TO) take the 1 year olds out for a stroller walk everyday, rain or shine (or however the postal service moto goes) Now, for me, this is the best time of the day! These kids LOVE their rides. And if its not too hot outside I'll walk them sometimes 2X a day and about 20 min or so each time. Now that's not a ton of exercise but pushing a stroller built for 4, filled with Four 9-14 month olds feels like a work out to me! And compared to just doing some house work and maybe taking the dog for a little walk each day seem like a difference!

Well gotta get ready to head back to work (I'm actually running a lil late but wanted to blog a lil bit) Oh and as for my weight, I'm 88 lbs down for my surgery weight! something like 103lbs for my HW! THAT IN JUST 4 MONTHS (actually under 4 months, it will be 4 mo. on the 17th!) And old bag of clothes fit that used to not fit me anymore AND a could of clothes that fit me a few months ago are now swimming on me!

Well I gotta run, my jobs too new to be late this soon! Hope to write more soon!!

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2 Months Out Tomorrow

Jul 16, 2010

SO tomorrow is my 2 month surgaversary and  I'm down 57 lbs since the day before my surgery! I don't mean to toot my own horn, but.. BEEP BEEP! According to http://www.clos.net/calc-wt-loss.htm I started at 363 lbs and at 2 months I should have lost about 50 lbs 43lbs being low and 57lbs is high. Well here I am the day before the 2 month mark and I'm at 57lbs down!
I'm so excited!!! And even though I've been having some issues eating I still can say I LOVE MY RNY!!!!!!!

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The 50 Million Pound Challenge

Jul 14, 2010

I'm inviting you to join my team in the 50 Million Pound Challenge. Help us work together with the Challenge community to lose 50 million pounds in two years! Go to http://www.50millionpounds.com/register.aspx to register for the Challenge.
Join my team the Islanders Badunkadunk Busters!


I'm not sure if we're "cheating" since we had WLS but who cares!




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1 month out and on vacation to Mexico!

Jun 27, 2010

So I got here in Mexico a week ago today and its been sort of a struggle. I came here with my sister in law and her kids along with my mother in Law, leaving my poor husband to fend or himself. We Skype everyday and so far his cooking hasn't killed him or burned down the house so I assume he'll make it just one more week.
As for me - I've been exercising and downing the water like crazy!!! I walk down this hill by our house every morning but once. And let me tell you about this hill.. its the kinda kill that if your car is not up to par (which alot of them aren't over here) or your not driving fast enough your liable to start rolling back down! So I practically run down this hill then walk a good mile or so then start heading back toward that horrendous hill!!!! I pant my way up it and thankfully our house is right at the top.
Most days we go to the beach and swim. That seems to be quite a work out jumping in and out, fighting the waves. And sometimes when I am just bored or missing my man I go down to the water and just take a nice long walk. I walk until it feels almost impossible to walk in that sand any longer, knowing that I can't just quit, i have to walk back. then turn around and slowly walk back.
As for food it has been rough. I've been going to Mexico once or twice each year, I know all the good taco places and when and where to find the good torta trucks parked  for the workers that will be going on break. This part is hell!!! I've tried some cheese in a tortilla and if I am very careful it doesn't come back up. As for anything else I can not keep it down. I live off my flavorless protein powder in my instant oatmeal's I brought, along with some peanuts, almonds, and the 4 boxed of protein bars I brought with me. There's this taco here that we can not find anywhere else and I tried it I was full less than half way through and just ended up throwing up what I did get down. So yesterday I went a head and bought 3 of those bad boys, took em to my bedroom and did the ole anorexic chew and spit technique. I know its bad but I was throwing up everything anyways. I was tired of puking my guts out I might as well enjoys my favorite tacos while I'm here, at least this one time.
I haven't weighed myself this whole trip, I'm hoping for 30 lbs although I know that would be unrealistic. I'm just hoping since I'm getting so much exercise and also the whole throwing up thing. Well wish me luck!!!! If I did loose 30 that would be 80 lbs since my highest weight 2 months pre op!!!!
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Someone Hide This Damn Scale!!!

Jun 09, 2010

I need to get off this damn scale already!! I guess its kind of pushing me a little too because I wana see it go down but I can’t leave it alone!!! I have a glass Weight Watchers Scale and I just want to throw it on the drive way and smash it LOL

I guess a secondary addiction of the scale is better than an alcohol or drug addiction!!!!

Maybe its just time for me to go get a job and get out of the house and off the scale.

Wish me luck with this new addiction.

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It Works...It Really Works!!!

Jun 02, 2010

           I am so amazed that this worked for me! I scared myself before my surgery by reading the WLS Failure forums and all that. I was worried because Nothing and I mean NOTHING worked for me before. To date I've lost over 40 lbs!  I lost 28 lbs since my surgery alone! that's LESS than 3 weeks!!! I feel great! I have still had some food issues and NO dumping! (I don't really see that as a good thing!) But all and all its great and I can see the differences already, so can my family, They all keep complementing me on how much thinner I am getting! I can't wait till I hit my wedding weight (which is still a whopping 275!)
    
Thanks God for my RNY! And I hope to hear all my surgery twins are doing just as good as I am!!!
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Just a few complications

May 23, 2010

Well I got home from the hospital today! Yeah I know I should have been out days ago. And I was! But I got dehydrated and had a whole lot of pain. I believe I didn't let my body rest enough once I got home, plus I wasn't drinking enough water, which is insane because pre op I drank water like crazy! But that sip sip stuff don't work for me.
Any how I'm home now and already back to work( around the house) I can't sit still and it don't help when my husband says 'Pescadito (that's what he calls me) I'm hungry!' I just wanna say "well get up and make a freaking sandwich!"
I'm addicted to the scale, I keep saying I'm gonna put it away now and just check weekly or whatever  but I just wanna make sure it worked LOL I have lost like 16 lbs since my pre op in the hospital Friday before surgery. I'll get oved that soon, maybe once I am more Mobile and can focus on other things like working out, which I am so excited to join My two friends doing the spinning class at the YMCA! I told them I wanted to check it out before and they weren't interested then I guess they started doing it instead of the body pump class and they love it they go twice a week and say they sweat soo much! So as soon as I'm clear for it, I'll be there.
Anyhow, I'm getting tired now and sore from sitting up in the computer chair and I guess I'm gonna go rest and SIP, SIP, SIP- I'm not even trying to go back to the ER again!

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Tomarrow: The First Day of the Rest of My Life!

May 16, 2010

So it’s the night before my RNY! There’s was a few big deal things this past week, but if I can’t blog from my phone then I am pretty bad at it! So I went to my pre op at the hospital and they did all the normal stuff then they took my BP.. Well it was through the Roof!!!!! They told me to t relax and this and that and then they checked it again, still high. Then the nurse, who despite the story I’m about to tell, she was very nice, tells me we go ahead and to your EKG and then the X-rays and then check it again. Ok so I go a head and walk the 5 miles down and then back and as soon as I get to my room they check my BP again (as my heart is racing from the walk)  It was still high! Well then she tells me, “go ahead and try to relax and I’ll come check it gain, coz we got to get this down or they can cancel your surgery!” I was like ‘yeah that’s going to help me get it down! Thanks’
Well the anasthealogist told me its probably just stress and they can give me anti anxiety meds and try to get it down (if its up tomorrow) and just as l0ong as the bottom number is under 110 I should be fine.

So yesterday was my “day of last meals” LOL I know it’s not right but, I had, pizza for breakfast, DQ in the afternoon, and a chilies rellenos for lunch. Then on the way home for renting DVDs I bought a shake from Baskin Robins. Oh dang! That sounds like a whole lot of food! Never again!!!!!

So This morning I was supposed to take the mag citrate at 10am but since I had to go to Wal Mart and didn’t know how I’d react to it I didn’t take it till I got home at 11am. I was preparing to chased it down with sprite coz I read how horrible it tasted but I found out it wasn’t that bad!!! It wasn’t that good either but I handled it. Then I took it a little before 3pm. Nothing happened though! I had some stomach rumbling and a lot of nausea but I didn’t “clean out” I called my surgeon to see what I should do. He told me it will eventually kick in. IDK here it is 10:55 pm and still nothing! Maybe I’ll be up n on the toilet at 2am, who knows!

Anyways I haven’t even got packed yet. And I just took my “biggest loser” pictures the ones with the shots and sports bra (that was painful) I did back front and both sides. Now I need to find some where to hide those bad boys LOL

Oh well. So tomorrow’s the big day! Good luck to all my Surgery Twins!!!!  We are on our way!!!!!

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Replying to all my OH friends

Apr 25, 2010

       Hey Everyone!
    I've met so many new positive people on here lately since I've been glues to OH.com and their forums this last month or so before my up coming surgery. You all are great, and even though I may not be the most positive person (could be the fear or maybe just in the genes   ) but all of you seem to be and I love it! 
    I look forward to getting messages and notifications every time I log in, but there's a problem... As you all can see if you've read my forum replies, I'm pretty long winded and have A LOT to say, but lately when I log in and read a message from one of my new friends I eagerly reply but as I type up the closing to reply, or sometimes while I'm changing the font, color or running spell check, my darn computer "freezes" well not freeze but the screen blacks out!! It has to be reset and I loose my entire message!! Its so frustrating! How come this never happens at the start of the message? So anyhow, I kinda wanted to send out a bulk message, or here in my blog just letting all of
you know that I do receive your e mails, and I love getting them (as I'm sure you all would love to get a reply form me once in a while) but after all that typing and loosing it all, I am NOT in the mood to type all of that out again. So, sorry you haven't heard back from me yet but I will, slowly but surly reply to each of you!! Maybe I need to work on being a little LESS wordy so I can hurry and get it sent before my computer blacks out on me
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