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I am 50lbs lighter (forever)
New clothes
Wearing clothes in public without pulling my shirt down constantly
smiling constantly :  )
Hearing compliments
Having more motivation in life
Not having to have to cook a big dinner
money saved on food shopping 
Going to the gym without having an anxiety attack
Feeling beautiful inside  & out

 Downfalls

Jealous boyfriend out of nowhere
friends feeling like losing weight is a competition
intolerance to certain foods that I use to love
having everyone in my house eat my healthy foods before I get a chance to because I only eat very little
Having to have to buy 2 different milks (skim and 2% for the fam)
Belly fat doesnt seem to be going anywhere
i have no bra's because they are all to big now that I wear sports bras which really dont do my body any justice
my skin seems to be irritated all the time
not being able to drink liquor

I was going to blog at 8 weeks but i figured I havent written on here in a little bit so I would give my stat's a little earlier. Yes, i am 7 weeks post op RNY and down 35lbs, I am JUST now starting to feel better about life in general. I noticed that over the past 6 months I havent updated any new pictures to my facebook then all of a sudden this summer I have been not caring and adding TONS of pics. I can see a genuine smile in them now. I dont know how many inches i have lost and I never wear pants with a button lol so I havent really noticed it physically yet. My energy has increased this past month and I am doing well at remembering my vitamins. I go for my next check up next week with the surgeon. I am still having some anxiety when it comes to certain foods, Im still not 100% sure what I can and cant have with certain things but then I just google it or go on here.
Below is a collage of my 1st 4th of July as a WLS patient and I have to say my 1st 4th of July SOBER in a long time! 
My mom and her twin sister with my boyfriend and the other big picture is of me and my hunny Alex (6 years strong)

So this past week has been the best one so far, I began walking the bike path about 2 miles a day and getting a nice tan while doing it ; )  The scale has been averaging almost a pound a day this week and my energy has increased! I am not suppose to start of "soft foods" till Thursday but I have been tolerating them just fine all week infact I feel SO much better physically this week and I think it all has to do with being able to EAT! Getting my protein in by food is much easier for me than the shakes. The only thing I am beginning to notice is the pressure I am putting on myself, I mean it was no secret I had RNY to my freinds or family, and not I have a big 30th bday party to go to this Sat night and i am feeling more self councious than when I was 257lbs! I feel like they will all be exspecting this skinny shannon to magically appear in a mini skirt lol im rediculous i know.. just a thought. I hope everyone else is still going strong, I am experiencing weird things like a single hiccup after I eat sometimes, noises still coming from my belly, certain smells make me wanna puke too. I am excited to meet with my NUT one on one thursday I got lots of questions for her ! 
Keep movin'
xoxo

So today is officially 14 days since my RNY on 5-17-12, and i have been so busy since I have come home from the hosptial. The day after I got home my best friends father passed away trying to recover from a double lung transplant, then last night my other best friend delivered her first baby! A healthy baby boy named Logan Michael.
I developed chest pain over the past week, when I take a deep breathe in, so when I met with the surgeon at my 2 week post op visit i informed him and he sent me to get a CT with IV contrast of the Chest, this was a terrible experience! They couldnt get an IV in my arms for nothing! She said it was probably because I was dehydrated, but anyways she stuck me 3X and then I started to cry on the last one because it was right in my wrist and it really hurt, she then said she was going to get an IV nurse to come and for me to wait out in the hall way, well i booked and ran out the door and as soon as I started my car engine my surgeons office called me telling me I had to get back in there to rule out a pulmonary embolism, so I went back and eventually they got someone who got in on the first try. So yes, 4 holes deep today to add to the bruising. I am hoping this means I can stop giving myself Lovanox injections. I am returning to work tomorrow because I am way to bored at home, and I am looking forward to it-
SO here is the stats  Starting weight... 257lbs   Today's weight ( 2 weeks post op)....238lbs  (19 pound weight loss)
CANT WAIT FOR TWO MORE WEEKS SO I CAN EAT REGULAR FOOD AGAIN!!
Till next time..

LOL i know it's something so rediculous but getting outside today and breathing in some fresh air, driving my car and going for a walk was such an accomplishment! I feel really good today, and blessed. I have decided I need to find a hobby tho, because I am not working and I am out of school for the summer I am really bored all day while my daughter is at school, so rather than dwelling on not being able to eat, or smelling the neighbors grilling, I need to focus on something.. Just need to think of what.. That is going to be my new goal-
Just for the record
5/17/12 (Surgery day)  257lbs
5/23/12 (today)             245lbs  ( 6 days post op)

 So I really have't been able to post much because I have been feeling like *&^%! lol So Thursay came 5/17/12 and I was irritated, hungry, thirsty, and all those great things that come along with pre-op surgery. My surgery was suppose to be at 9am and ended up being at 3:30pm. When I was meeting my anesthesiologist and getting my IV inserted he double checked my labs and discovered I was Factor 5 legein ( which is a blood disorder that causes you to form blood clots much easier than the average person) So i literally went into the OR crying because I was so scared. When I got it it was night time and I remember the doctor saying as soon as you wake up and you know you are awake I want you to move your feet around ( which i did) They kept the ted's stockings on me and the machine that pumps your legs to act as if you were walking to keep the blood circulating. They started me on heparin right away. I got to see my family that night even though I barely remember seeing them. I didnt sleep at all that night, between the blood pressure cuff activatin every 20 minutes, having an IV in both hands, being poked and talked to it was just awful. Not to mention the pain, it was very painful even tho i had a morpheen drip it was painful to move but I was so nervous about a blood clot that I asked my nurse if I could try to walk the night I had surgery. I took about 5 steps and thought I was going to vommit and got back into bed. The next day was terrible too. They took me off the morpheen and started me on liquid lortab. They took the catheter out as well and with the IV fluids pumping I had to go the bathroom every four hours which was difficult when your nurse has 3 other patients and can't get to you right away. My family was not around all day and I was feeling lonely and uncomfortable, hearing other people on the other side of the room have their family with them was making me depressed. My boyfriend finally came and saw me around 4pm and brought me a magazine (which i didnt even read because I couldnt get comfortable enough to read) I was being brought chicken broth and apple juice and barely touching any of it. I had a goal to reach 1500 on the brething spirometer thing and I could barely reach 500. I was walking around a little better though by day 2. The following morning I was released and couldnt wait to get home and into my own bed and get all those wires and tubes out of me! I had myself dressed before they even discharged me. The ride home was uncomfortable (nausea mainly) I depended on the pain medicine EVERY 4 hours on the dot, to help my breating and pain. I give myself my blood thinner injections now twice a day and it's not to bad, today is day 4 and it seems like everyday is getting better and better. I walked my daughter to her bus stop this morning and I actually have the energy to sit at the computer today to blog. This is going to be a journey, but I am prepared. I learned more about puree'ing yesterday, and I refuse to eat baby food ( there is barely any protein in it anyways) I think the hardest thing right now is figuring out a schedule and trying to learn what my stomach is tryin to say? there is lots of traped gas in my belly and sometimes there feels like a 9 month old baby is my belly with all the comotion going on in there.
Starting weight 5/17/12 257lbs
today: 5/21/12 250lbs

So I am offically 2 days Post op and at home. My surgery was Thursday around 3pm and the rest of that day was pretty much a blur. Yesterday was the most difficult day for me in the hosptial, but with pain meds and getting on a schedule I seem to be doing much better. The hardest part for me is getting 48oz of fluids in a day ( this just seems impossible) and trying to figure out what pains mean what? I dont know if im full or im just in pain. I also dont know how much I should be drinking of a protein shake. The visiting nurse is coming tomorrow so I plan on asking her all these questions as well. We found out right before I went into the OR I have a blood disorder, Factor V Leiden which put me at a higher risk to form blood clots, So i was even more nervous, I have to keep my compression stockings on and they up'd me dose of heparin at the hospital and at home. I plan on writing much more about the entire experience, when I have the energy to sit infront of the computer, I will be blogging throughout this entire process, all that matters to me right now, is that I am safe, healthy and home with my daughter