California dreaming...

Apr 28, 2008

just returned from a week's vacation on the west coast and "only" lost a few pounds....(now THAT"S something i've never said about vacation before)

My closet

Apr 12, 2008

I'm ready to start cleaning out my closet...i have lots of size 4830 pants...maybe they'll fit someone on the way down...let me know...i reached the 60 lbs down mark this week....it feels sooo good :-)

Fashion News

Apr 05, 2008

i went shopping today....and i can't believe what i bought.....size 42 pants & a size xl shirt..i'm almost crying i'm so happy....

Great news today!

Apr 03, 2008

today is my one month anniversary (there's a $5.00 happy thought at rotary).....co-incidentally i had a visit scheduled with my primary care dr...and guess what??  he took me off my blood pressure meds! Yipee!!!!!

Blue

Mar 29, 2008

I took the kids to Boston last nite to see Blue Man Group....what a show..we all loved it...before the show we went for supper at the food court...the kids had mall food and i had a cup of soup (took all the chicken chunks out & threw 'em away..that was hard for my sense of yankee thrift (and my mouth..lol)....my desire for munching is a pain in the ass....it takes a lot of work....(and sugar free popsicles, pudding, jello, etc) and i'm still not quite perfect.....but getting there...

small milestone

Mar 26, 2008

when i weighed myself today, i found that i have reached the 50 lbs lost mark....about 1/3 of the way there. i can't rest, though...this initial time is a gift that i don't want to waste....


Two weeks

Mar 18, 2008

I went for my post-op appointment today. I've been feeling really well since the surgery. I was thinking that it would be a good accomplishment if I were able to be "ahead of schedule" on my diet, and so I was tempted to "test" myself, to see if I could handle some "more solid" foods. Boy was I wrong. I wasn't even thinking about the possibility of causing serious injury to myself. It was pointed out to me that there is a real danger of perforating my pouch, or popping my staples, and that either of those could put me back into the hospital (or worse.) I don't know where I was when I heard that lecture before (probably out to lunch,) but I heard it loud & clear today, and won't soon forget it. Other than that the appointment went well. I still can't say enough good about Dr. Ameri & his staff.

Catching my breath :-)

Mar 10, 2008

I can't believe how the time has flown since my surgery last week... ..I was never so glad to leave anywhere as I was that hospital bed......we stopped at the grocery store on the way home and I walked a little there......I spent the rest of thursday on and off the couch..and walked downtown friday morning to visit a friend.....friday afternoon we left for nh (wifey drove) we socialized at the ski lodge friday evening, but I was pretty tired by 9:00...on saturday the kids went off to the mountain and I stayed at home...it was rainy so i did not walk...last night I walked about a mile, and this morning I walked another mile to work.....I cannot believe how I feel...better than I have in years....now, I'm looking at what I'm writing and saying that everybody is different....don't measure your healing by me, but at the same time, what the dr told me was to walk....keep busy...don't just sit around and be an invalid.....and that seems to be working for me....i have a new lease on life, no longer condemned to walk the path i was on......it's funny, but as i was walking around the malls, or the ski lodge, i realized that i wasn't feeling like a fat guy anymore just another "regular sized" person....it was weird, but at the same time it was great

I'm back home

Mar 06, 2008

i'll update shortly....

And we're off.......!

Mar 02, 2008

4:45 am....on my way to the hospital..thanks in advance to my wife for all her support and every thing she does for me :-)

About Me
Rockport, MA
Location
37.1
BMI
RNY
Surgery
03/03/2008
Surgery Date
Feb 02, 2008
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California dreaming...
My closet
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Great news today!
Blue
small milestone
Two weeks
Catching my breath :-)
I'm back home
And we're off.......!

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