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At 5'4 my highest recorded weight, I was 258 pounds. That was the weight taken at my annual physical with my general practitioner – who was at least 300 pounds himself. I wasn’t sure how he could help me but I felt that I had run out of options. I had been to Weight Watcher six (yes six) times. I had tried: The Blood Type, Sugar Busters, Body for Life, Fat Blocker, GI, The Maker’s, You on a diet, Scarsdale, Mayo clinic, Eat-only-grapes, Atkins… the list goes on and on. I was tired, and sick. I had to have a blood test in order to be considered for bariatric surgery. The blood test showed what I had suspected – at 31 years old, I was borderline diabetic, had high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high triglycerides and my stroke number was more than 5 times what it should have been. I decided to have Roux N Y gastric bypass.

 

I had to go through a series of meetings and consultations. Had what felt like a million pre-tests run. Finally, on 4/21/ 2009, I had my surgery. Over the course of a year, I lost 90 pounds of my excess weight. I was steady at 165 pounds. I knew I needed to lose more and I had more energy than I had at 258 (who wouldn’t). I also started to watch the scale start to creep up. Instantly, I reverted back to my old ways – get thee on a diet. I counted every calorie, gram of fat, ounce of carbs. I lost a pound, gained two; I lost two pounds, gained one back. It was maddening! Had I gone through allllll of that only to gain it back? Would I be banished to a life of low fat micro-meals, protein shakes and calorie counting?? I ended up gaining almost 20 pounds back in my efforts to loose weight – again. Enter my newfound lifestyle…

 

After some convincing from friend (angel) a who had switched her entire family to this lifestyle, I decided to give it a try – for 30 days then I HAD to have my protein shakes. The first week was hard. The second week was BLISS! I felt a burst of energy that I hadn’t felt in what seemed like YEARS. At the end of my 30 days, I stepped on the scale and discovered that I had lost 15 pounds! WHAT??!? You mean I feel great AND lost weight?  I had to stick to it. Among those lovely benefits are these:

• My skin has cleared up – I was a lifelong sufferer of eczema. I have noticed that my eczema has been under control WITHOUT the use of corticosteroids! This has to be a new record for me!
• The tendinitis in my Achilles has vanished
• My asthma - gone!
• My hormones are back in check. Prior to being Paleo, my cycle was so out of whack that I was told that I would be on the pill for the rest of my life. NOT! Now it’s like clock work – and not a cramp in sight.
• I wake up before the alarm clock daily – with energy to spare!
• I am currently a size 2/4 and the scale says that I have successfully lost  over 125 pounds  – and kept it off! I am on this bandwagon for LIFE!

I had my 3 month check up and my doc said that my T3 (Thyroid) was low and my T4 was high and my protein was low. UGH! Well what is causing this? Who knows... my thyroid has been wacky since i was preggo with my daughter and i consume AT LEAST 100g of protein a day... so i came home to look up an alternative to medication (besides the doc doesnt wanna put me on meds yet) I found L-Tyrosine. This is supposed to help the functioning of my thyroid...

I also read a few articles here on OH about probiotics and the benefits (including protein absorbtion) to us post-op. So i thought, what the hey - lets add some of those too... i mean i take a thousand pills as it is so two more aint gone hurt... I found some Probiotics with CoQ10 and added them right in (hehe that rhymed)

Well i am glad to report that within a week of beginning my new regimine, i am more regular (was only going every other day - now once or twice daily),  i have much more energy, am in a much better mood AND (this is the best part) my scale moved DOWN 2 lbs! It was stuck for almost a week (booooooo)!

Needless to say, i'll be keeping these new supplements!!! We'll see what the test results say in 3 months but something tells me that they will be MUCH better! 

I went to Costco to buy new capris and jeans and bought a 14 and a 12 - thinking i'd be in the 12 in a few weeks. Well to my suprise the 12 fit and the 14 was too big... thinking that this HAD to be a fluke, i went to TJ Maxx to try on a few 12's  to see if i was really in a size 12 and....

YEP! Tommy Hillfigure - 12, Levi's - 12!!! I bought the Tommy's!!! WOO HOO!!!

I have recently noticed that I have been able to get my wedding rings off... i havent been able to do that since they were put on 7 years ago! LOL! WOO HOO!!!  I my RNY!

I was happily in Onederland and then my mom brought over a block-o-cornbread. I LOVE cornbread and have not had any since having wls so i thought - i'm at home - i should try it... i had 2 pieces and it was SO good!!! it didnt make me sick but it DID make me gain TWO POUNDS! WTF?!?!? Nothing else changed so it HAD to be the Satan Cornbread!! 

 Now i'm back at 200 as of this morning. I'm not eating carbs til i get (a LOT closer) to goal! Carbs are the devil!

For the first time since I can remember, I weigh LESS than 200lbs!!! I stepped on the scale yesterday and it said 199.6. Then i stepped on again this morning and it said 199.4!!!! WOW! Now on to my next goal - 175 (1lb less than my husband!!) Thats my happy dance ---->

I had to laugh at myself this morning (and share with you all) because I stepped on it and it said 199.6!!!!!! OMG!!! ONDERLAND!!!!!!!!!!! Let me go get my camera!!!!! 

I stepped back on and it said 200.0! WTF! This thing must be on crack. I stepped on it again. and again. and again. Then it said 200.2!!!! OMG!!! Get off! Get OFF! Its making me gain weight!!!

Then i had to laugh at myself -- i mean did i really think that stepping on the scale 10 times in 10 minutes was going to make it go down??  

Step away from the scale and nobody will get hurt... I promise i wont get on that scale again....until tomorrow when i go in search of Onderland again!

Let's just say now i know what it is...

I am chalking this one up to PMS. I always craved carbs/sugar/salt and here it is rearing its ugly head... i had a hankerin for corn chips so i had a few - which made me want more. So i had some tuna. Didnt quiet down the craving. So i had some Pringles. That corn chip/tuna/pringles combo WIPED ME OUT! I slept for almost 2 hours!  and still felt like crap when i woke up... i then wanted something sweet so i grabbed some honey nut cherios... i dont even like cereal. This is when i KNEW it was PMS.... hopefully the scale will be my friend tomorrow and not charge me for all the crap i ate today... *ugh*

I went on a field trip with my son's preschool to a local park. I was loaded on the yellow school bus with the kiddos and seated with two kids... Three to a seat... no problem... WAIT A FREAKIN MINUTE?!?! I made it down that narrow aisle without beheading anyone AND I sat with two other people on a yellow school bus and 90% of my ass was on the seat and NOT smashing a child! OMG!!!!

just thought i'd share :)

I have recently come to the realization that i simply CANNOT eat sugar-free popsicles! *gasp* They make me nausious! I did a little experiment to see if this was the cause and on the days that i don't eat popsicles, i dont feel sick. On the days that I do, i feel like vomiting and the more i eat, the sicker i feel! Odd but what the pouch wants (or doesn't want) the pouch gets (or doesn't get) LOL!