purplek78

Send Message

Block

Add Friend

Well, I think I have hit the dreaded weight loss slow down!  I'm down about 80Lbs, but things aren't moving as fast as they were in the beginning.  I am 5 months out, and while I'm not gaining, the scale doesn't seem to move much.  It's a little frustrating sometimes, although I'm vrey happy with what I've done so far.  I have been upping my protein, water, and exercise, and cutting out carbs.    I"m going to the Dr. Monday just to make sure my thyroid and other levels are ok.  I"m also very curious about what my A1C is.   I'll know more Monday.   I am also on a big Salsa kick.  I like everything with salsa on it...eggs, chicken, salads..YUM! 

I am two days away from turning 30, and I am 36 lbs down:) I"m am never gonna be this fat on my birthday again!  WOOOO HOOOOO!  I go back to work next week, and have really enjoyed being off.  I feel like I"ve had time to figure this whole eating thing out.  My blood sugars have been behaving pretty well too.  I can do two miles on the dreadmill at the gym, and I am feeling pretty good...no soreness for about a week now.  

The only problemI had was the whole family coming down with the stomach flu while I was in the hospital.  That really sucked, cause I needed my mom...but my PCA's and nurses were pretty good, although my mom was the best PCA EVER!  She fixed my pillows a bajillion times at the hospital, and at her house.  I even slept in her bed, and she slept in the basement, so I wouldn't have to do stairs right away.   What a mom! She's the best!    

I go see the surgeon again tomorrow, and hopefully I"ll be all set to go back to work, and excersise more.  Gotta meet my personal trainer again to get the weights going again.  Also, I got a new bra, and I feel like my whole outlook on life was better when the girls were where they should be...LOL:)

It is the Friday before Surgery Monday.  I took care of a patient at work who had gastric bypass, and he was kinda a mess.  His blood sugars were at rock bottom, and it didn't sound like he was eating the right things, or enough of the right stuff.    I have the biggest hopes of being able to stick to it, and not push the limits of my new tummy, and I'm sure that this guy did too.  How do I know that I won't be a mess in a few years?   I guess I don't .  But I can't stay how I am either.  I suppose to move forward you have to take chances, and I'm not afraid of new things,  it's the bad habits coming back that I'm scared of.    I think I'm gonna have to work through some issues  as this moves along. I know it won't be all roses, but sometimes the hardest things are the most rewarding.   I'll just put it in God's hands, and trust that He is in control. 

I'm in week 1 of two of the pre-op liquid diet.  I'm doing pretty good with it.  I weighed myself last night and I was down 12 lbs in 5 days.  I thought that was pretty good.  I really struggled on the third day of it, and caved in to a piece of pizza, but other than that, it's been going OK.  I hope my liver is nice and small, so I can heal up fast:)   Only 9 days to go.....Hopefully I can survive the next week at work, because they cut my calories way back again for week 2.  It took me till almost thursday to figure out wat my Lantus dose needs to be, and then starting Sunday, I'll have to fuss with it again.  

  I keep looking at the before and after pictures on this site, but it is still hard to visualize what I might look like.  I'm not doing this for the looks, but I'm starting to get excited about shopping fun:)  and not wearing out on a shopping day:)    My sister and I are gonna go out and get pedicures this week.  I've only done that once, but I want to see cute toesies while I'm stuck in the hospital:)  I bought new pink flip flops too!    

I went to my first support group meeting, and met some cool new people, and saw a few familiar faces too:)  While the doctor's presentation was interesting, I got more info from talking to people afterwards.  Ralph, Julie, and Dan were great resources:)    Bye for now.....

I finally have a date for surgery...April 28!  36 days till the new me!  I'm so ready for  a change! 

I'm done with the Leaf program...and I have my first visit scheduled with the surgeon ( Dr. Verseman ) on the 25th.  I was kinda bummed because part of the leaf thing included the psych end of things, and my insurance didn't cover it, even though at first i was told that they did.  plus...the Leaf program itself cost me $850, and I thought that covered it.  Now I have another $325 bill on top of it.  Hello---I'm not made of money.  I work at a fricking hospital, and I should have better health coverage than this.   anyway....that is my rant and rave of the day.  I'm so excited to finally get the ball rolling on things.