scogmom
June 2011 - 4 Years Out
Jun 29, 2011
No issues on the bariatric side aside from the medications I take for my thyroid and issues from it's removal. I don't absord calcium (parathyroids never woke up after the surgery) anymore so with the bariatric surgery getting medication right is tricky since most of it is absorbed it the intestines. Being a good bit of my proximal intestines are gone I take much more than most, just something to think about if any of you have issues. Well, really that's about it for 2 years. See in 2, that will be 6 years! I can't believe how fast it's gone. I now have friends and co-workers who have never known me any other way.
June 2009 - 2 Years Out
Jun 28, 2009
April 2009 - GOAL!!
Apr 27, 2009
May 2008 - 3 Pounds!
May 26, 2008
Ok I missed a month. It's true, you become less dependant on this site and you start to slip on your posts. I must do better; people do read these for support and guidance. I did and was starving for information on people you looked like me, had the same body type as me, my age and they all seem to stop after the surgery so I have to do better.
Well I finally dropped 3 more pounds. It really is coming off extremely slow now but is coming off. The tone of my skin scares me. I have no tone. I have the thighs of a 70 year old. I'm not sure if all the stairs in the world would get them back to "normal". Sometimes you feel that at least fat you filled out and you didn't jiggle as much.
My hair is still falling out.
I am eating 6-8oz at a time so all in all my eating is doing well.
I'm in a size 10 bottom and a 12 top or large. I did get measured for a bra finally and was told I was a 34D. OMG a 34D at Victoria Secret. I only dreamed of getting things from that store!
We go to Disney World next week. I cannot wait. I will actually be able to fit in rides with out the fear of needing an extender! I also get to go on a plane for the first time since surgery. I cannot wait to see how the seat feels now.
More next month, I promise!
March 2008 - NOT ONE POUND!
Mar 26, 2008
This has not been a good month. I have not lost one pound and my best friend for the past 16 years died this past Sunday morning. My Shih Tzu, Barkley. He hasn't been well the past couple of years and it was time. I miss him terribly.
I need to cut carbs and get back on the elliptical. My appetite is greater than it has been. I can almost eat a normal size meal portion and it scares me. I know I can't stay at eating 4-6oz for the rest of my life but I hoped I would. I can do around 6-8 oz now depending on the type of meal. Heavier meats I tend to eat less but fish I do more.
My hair is still falling out although not as bad but more than normal. I get in around 50 grams of protein a day (and that’s hard). Milk saves me. I can drink a gallon a day!
Well until next month! Maybe I can lose better.
February 2008 - 110lbs Down, 30lbs to go!
Feb 26, 2008
We are going to Disney in June so every time I see clothes on sale I have bought them, some are already too big.I bought a dress from Macy's this past weekend. It was on sale from $139.00 to $4.99. It's my new "goal" outfit since I passed my original "goal" pants. I don't know if I'll ever get there (size M) but it will be fun to try.
My hair is STILL falling out although since I switched shampoo to Lush I have noticed less. Still I honestly have 1/2 the hair I did.
The amount of food I can eat is going in cycles. Right now I'm doing good to get in 3-4 oz at a time. If I try I feel bloated and sick. Guess thats a good thing if I want to get in that size M!
Andi190827 chastised me for not posting the pics I promised so I bit the bullet and took some. I don't know what I was scared of, nothing could be as bad as the before.
The skin is doing better. I feel like my lower abdomen is starting to look somewhat better. I don't think I'll ever do a two piece but it's getting there.
I will have 27lbs to go until goal but I would love to get to 130lbs that would mean 47 more and I seriously doubt that will ever happen, but a girl can dream.
So long for now, see ya next month!
T
January 2008 - 100 Pounds Gone!
Jan 25, 2008
I'm doing very well these days. I still cannot eat pork or cream but other then that I can eat anything. I have found I can eat more these days and it scares me a bit. You get use to eating 4 ounces and when you can eat 6-8 it freaks you out.
I am a size 12 now and a large shirt. This may be TMI but my boobs have not gone down that much so I don't know when I will get into a smaller shirt or if I ever will. My arms are stubborn also. Most large shirts fit well but some are snug on the arms. I am starting to see the loose skin, it's not that much but if you grab my thigh and pull up on my leg it would look soooo much better and my lower tummy.... you just don't want to know. Clothes do wonders!
I know I've been awful about posting pics but I promise I will be better. As soon as I find the battery charger to my camera I will do some more!
Well 'till nest month!
December 2007 - Onederland!
Dec 23, 2007
Christmas is tomorrow (this is why I am posting today) and I am so thankful to have been given this chance to feel normal. I know I still have about 50 more pounds to go but it doesn't overwhelm you like 137 pounds did.
MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR, I know I will have a great next year!
November 2007 - 85 Pounds Gone!
Nov 25, 2007
I bought a size 33 (14) jeans the other day. A pair of Lucky Jeans. OMG I cannot believe I fit into a pair of lucky jeans. It's been about 12 years since I could do that!
My hair is still falling out. I wish it would stop. I am so worried about losing too much and not growing back.
I'll get my hubby to take pics tonight and post soon.
Well, I will post again next month. See ya!
October 2007 - 4 Months Out
Oct 27, 2007
I can eat about 4oz and then i'm done. I still get full quickly. My hair is falling out like crazy. Thank goodness I had thick hair, but at this rate I will be bald by 6 months.
Well I guess i'll update again in a month!
