Paula B.

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Well it has been a long while since I was on here.  I am down to 200 lbs.  I have had many problems in the last 2 months caused by myself not listening.  It all started with a real bad tooth ache.  So painful the tylenol which is what we are only to take was not touching it.  So I began to use advil and excedrin.  I thought I would use this and if I took over the counter zantac for stomach it would be ok  well I was wrong.  I ended up in the hospital with what I thought was a heart attack and turns out I gave my self an ulcer and have a hyanial hernia and raw esophagus from acids.  Now I am back on some meds I thought I would never be on again.  I still feel tight in the chest and fell bad if I drink anything but water.  I am back to only eating a fist full of food or 1 cup verses a meal.

It has been a while since my last post.  As some of my friends know on here I was going through some time with my father in law being diagnosed with terminal cancer.  well on Friday march 14, 2008 at 1:00 PM my father in Law passed on.  I experienced something in my life that day I never want to experience again.  He is my hero with his courage.  But I watched him as he struggled for every last breath as he searched the room with his eyes and trying to speak to all of us but words would not come out.  He was suffering so bad every breath was filled with a sound of breathing under water and girgling the water.  It was the most awful thing to watch and not beable to help him while he struggled.  I did now hit 230 lbs.

It has been a while since I added update information but I have had a bad 6 weeks,  I was sick for 6 weeks straight did not get to the gym, missed work, was at doctor 3 times for just being so sick, everytime I went they claimed it was viral.  My last visit to the doctor I was so weak, dizzy and just so sick and again she said it was viral did not give me anything I went to leave the office and passed out fell headfirst into a door at the office got a huge goose egg on my far head some bruises and got an expensive 1 min ride to the hospital in an ambulance.  They ran all kinds of test and still no answer on why I was so sick or even why I passed out.  It was very frustrating.  I have been at a standstill the entire time with weight I am down to 239 but it has been that for 7 weeks now.  Now that I am not sick anymore I want to get back on track, Get to the Gym, get drinking more water and that protien.  I can not update my ticker cause I forgot my password to do so.

Happy New year everyone!!!  I joined the gym after my surgery.  November 13, 2007 the gym I joined does fitness evaluations upon request.  I am having these done especially so i can see my progress.  I am going to log my progress on here for everyone to see.  

Nov. 13, 2007 BMI - 51.8 Jan. 4, 2008 BMI 46.7

Nov 13, 2007 Resting Heart rate 78 Jan 4, 2008 78

Nov 13, 2007 blood pressure 134/88 Jan 4, 2008 114/74

Nov 13, 2007  body fat 46.7  Jan 4, 2008 40

Nov 13, 2007 fitness score 19  Jan 4, 2008  33

Nov 13, 2007 weight 283  Jan 4, 2008 255.5  -27.5

Nov 13, 2007 waist  51.25  Jan 4, 2008  46.75  - 4.5 "

Nov 13, 2007 chest 55.12  Jan 4, 2008  51.25  - 3.87

Nov 13, 2007  Hips 62.37  Jan 4, 2008  58.75  -3.62

The skin fold test where they use this thing to pinch the fat

Nov. 13, 2007  tricep 46  Jan 4, 2008  36  - 10

Nov 13, 2007  suprailium (hip) 50 Jan 4, 2008 40  -10 

Nov 13, 2007 thigh 62  Jan 4, 2008  44   -18

My new years resoultion was to make it to the gym just about every day.  Increase my water intake daily and increase my protien.  Now I have a problem with my left side at my shoulder blade and around my side that I have pain all the time.  I dont know if it is muscular, maybe a start of shingles but I think I need to see my doctor for this because it is hindering my ability to exercise because it just hurts all the time. 

I am now at 258.8 today.  I slowed down on my weight loss alot.  This was discouraging.  Especially when I am only eating 1/2 cup meals.  I researched a few things and one thing I think is my problem is I am not drinking enough water.  I find it very hard to get in the liquid.  It seems like when I can drink after eating (waiting that hour) then I start to drink and then need to stop in order to eat again.  It just seems like I dont have enough time in the day to get all the fluid in.  I also need to make more time for exercise.  I get to the gym only 2-3 times a week and I need to pump that up a little and work out harder when i am there.  But I am still loosing just not as fast as I want to.

I have been very busy with the holidays approaching.  I have developed a problem which has me afraid to eat or drink very much.  This actually started last Thursday when I attempted to eat a burrito with refried beans which is on my list of foods that I am aloud to have right now.  I ate only 2 bites and got this horrible pain right under my rib cage and the pain would radiate into my back I felt as though I could not breath, I could not swallow, it was horrible it almost felt as though I had to leave out the biggest burp ever and just could not.  This was horrible for over a half hour.  From that point on whenever I drink anything, or eat I get this pain then on Sunday I thought I would make home made chicken soup with wheat bow ties I only ate maybe 8-10 small little bowties and got this horrible pain again but this time in the half hour I vomited.  I felt so much better but now I am afraid to eat and for the most part I found out the only thing that does not hurt me to drink is skim milk this seems to go down and sit there and I have no pain from it.  So tomorrow I am going to the hospital for a scope to see if I have ulcers or if I have a stenosis.  Or maybe I have nothing.  We will see.  I felt like I was this great surgerical success with NO complications and bam this happened now it set me for a loop.  I am craving soda, and sweets now.  I hope this comes to pass.  I seem to be at a weight loss stand still.  I know I need to get back into the gym and increase my exercise but my energy level has died my hair is falling out.   I need encouragement and a boost.

It has been a while for my update.  Holidays make my life busy.  All is going well.  Still never have gotten sick. Went to the gym this morning to work out on the tread mill and weighed in and I was 273.6.  The pounds are not dropping down much but I think inches have been.  I am now in a size 24 pants I was in 28/30 pants before surgery.  My tops are fitting looser.  I am happy with this.  I want to get into a new type of work out.  I hope on Monday after I see the doctor they say I can now do some weight training and some biking. I am board with walking on a treadmill.   Good luck to all that have upcoming surgeries.

So far things are going great for me.  I am feeling better everyday.  Last night I had to drive my husband's truck to the gym to do my work out which consists of only walking on the tread mill, but I was happy when I got into his truck.  When I used to drive his truck the seat belt that you click into well this used to cut into my butt.  I was uncomfortable the whole time I would be driving.  Well Last night when I got into the truck I turned to my daughter and said to her oh my god my butt fits into the seat.  I am no longer sitting on the seat belt latch.  It was a wonderful feeling.  These are the little things we begin to appreciate and be proud of. 

Well today I am 279 lbs.  yea starting to loose weight.  My steri strips are falling off well 2 incision sights came off.  I am beginning to beable to bend over and pick things up that are on the floor.  I tried to eat a real fluffy scrambled egg today.  This hurt,  when it hit the pouch I got pain.  This happened last night with mashed potato's to.  so I guess I am not ready for those foods yet.  Darn i am looking for anything that has a diffrent flavor than cream of wheat and cream of chicken soup.  I added some new pictures one of my stamache after surgery and my babies (meaning my dogs.)

Well had my first post op appointment today.  I started out my weight loss journey at 331 lbs. This was in May of 2007.  Surgery was October 30, 2007 and I went into surgery weighing 296lbs.  At my appointment today I was 288 lbs.   They pulled my drain tube.  I thought this was going to be a horrible experience don't let the tube scare you I am a big baby to do anything awake  and they pulled that and I did not feel a thing.  The thing that hurt was locating the stitches and cutting them.