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I realized something after putting my newest weight in for my ticker/tracker today.  I have lost 50 pounds since surgery and 75 since I began the program towards surgery!  I know, for some that isn't that big because you hit it much earlier than I did, but my doc even said beforehand that she thought I would be a slow and longer time loser than some patients.  Heck, I can't complain since this weight was going on me for over 41 years, so who complains if you lose it over a bit longer period of time that is still fast?  I am not yet up to my 5 month mark, so I am probably going to be somewhere over 10 pounds per month average still.  I know when I hit the 4 month mark I was figuring around 11 pounds a month was the average.  It hasn't been all that long since I did good if I could lose 10 pounds in a year!

It also doesn't hurt me to post that I went back to TN. this past weekend to sell off my MIL's house full of stuff since she is going into a home where we need to sell her house to pay for it, and while there I heard lots of great remarks.  My SIL and Mother both had nice things to say about how I looked, but my favorite was one of my Brothers.  He came over and as soon as he saw me he was shocked and said I looked 17 again.  His wife was even telling my Mom later that night that it is true, just look at my Senior picture.  He also went to leave and hugged me, but kept doing it over and over because he was shocked that he could actually put his arms all the way around me again and could even cross them at his wrists!  Sure is nice to have others seeing all that is changing. 

I also realized that I am now in a size 20 because all my 22's were falling off me.  That means I am officially just 1 size bigger than my wedding gown from almost 19 years ago!!!!

Wow, wow, wow!

Wow, I put in my new weight and it told my bmi as actually being under 40 for the first time.  I am officially obese instead of morbidly obese!

I went to the nurtritionist.  Thing look quite good on my blood work, except one thing.  My protein isn't where it should be.  I have been staying above the 70g minimum.  I am usually somewhere between 75 and 95 with an occasional time over 100 a day.  Now that she sees it is not being processed as well as needed in my body she wanted to up it, and said 120 grams a day!!!  I have no idea how I am going to do that.  I was wondering if I could change something to make it where I would process it better, eat some different kinds of protein that would process better, etc. but she said no just to up it that much.  I know many in our program who have been told to go up to 80 or 90, maybe even 100...but 120??!!??!!

Today is 2 months since my surgery.  I still struggle to get in enough fluid, but I keep on going anyhow.  I had hubby take pics earlier, now it is a matter of seeing when I will feel like putting them on the computer and looking at them.  I am excited today.  I had a NSV that is finally following one I had last week.  First off, last week I put on one of my husbands size XL tshirts to see how tight it would be and get an idea how much further I had to go for that.  I was shocked when it fit just right!  I began wearing 2x and 3x shirts, now I have to find that ever so soft tshirt hubby bought me in '03 while in Kuwait.  It was the biggest one they had, and I had begun to think I would never be able to wear it.  Today I decided to once again try on a pair of capris that I had tried a few times before.  At first they were about 6 to 8 inches apart from buttoning/zipping.  Last week they were around 3 inches.  Today it was one of those lay down on the bed and make it happen, but they buttoned, zipped, and I wore them out in town!  I also took them off once I got home to be comfy in the computer chair LOL.  They are a size 24 by the label, but I had 24's that I was wearing pre-surgery that are now not able to stay on my body, 24's and 26's that I am wearing, but they are quite loose, and then this way smaller than any other 24 pair.  Next stop will be trying on some 22's once I can get some at our clothing swap or thrift store!  I am almost sure I was mostly in a size 28 if I had gotten any jeans in the right size before, so being in a tight 24 sounds good to me :)

7 weeks ago, I went from hoping for WLS to having had it and trying to overcome the anesthesia of it :-).
I am not being one of the fast losers, but that is fine with me because I am losing!  I lost 25 pounds pre-surgery over a 6 month period (about 6 months and a week or so)  I have now lost 22.4 pounds in the past 7 weeks, plus whatever I gained in fluid and all in the hospital!  I am so excited to know that I am almost to the point of being able to say I lost 50 pounds!!!
I have some pants I can't keep up anymore, and am able to wear some that I couldn't before.  I don't know if I have flat out changed a size or not because I have pants all in the same size that all fit like closer to 3 different sizes.  The skin under the arms is hanging more, the glasses are getting closer to fitting my face without digging into the sides, and just this morning I noticed that my (ahem) "chest" is getting flatter.  I was afraid that would happen.  Going to have to begin an account towards plastic surgery sometime this year LOL! 

It is a good 7 weeks, hoping for the next 7 to be even better :-D

I am doing well and loving that things are changing.  I had my drainage tube out at the 1 week mark, hurt nicely, but it was livable.  Their records weren't up to date on my weight so they think I am doing better than I am since their last weigh in was about 2 weeks before surgery, right at the beginning of my pre-op dieting.  They say I began at about 279, but I know that the day before surgery I was 269.  By one week I weighed right around 262 at home.  I then hit a short stall that drove me nuts since I hit it so early when I thought I would get to lose for 2 or maybe 3 weeks before stalling out.  Saturday, I noticed that the stall has ended YAY!  I was so excited when I saw I had gotten just under 260.  As of this morning I was 258.8 and it feels so good to be in the 250's when I hadn't seen anything below the 260's and above for something like 10 to 13 years!!!  My next goal weight is to see 235.  That was the weight I was when I got pregnant with my now 14 year old and what I got down to within a few months of giving birth to him, then the depression took over and the gaining went along with it.  It will be about 14 years of a difference once I hit that 235 mark.  I have other small goals set beyond that, but I need to get busy figuring out "treats" for myself to go along with hitting my small goals.  Prior to surgery hubby and I discussed some possible ones including mani/pedi and the such, but I never figured out what thing I will get for each goal.  I also noticed that when I began to lose again, my energy level went up some, good thing since it had gotten low for a bit after the surgery.  I actually go out now and do some power walking, now I know it isn't as fast as most people think of power walking, but it is good for me and makes me feel good.  Oh, and the best news about walking is that I haven't had one single time of my calves cramping up and tying into knots during my walks, which they did before on much slower and shorter walks.  I even make my dog put up with the rattling sound of the baggie holder on her leash going nonstop as I swing my arms while walking like this with her now hehe.  I love this!  It is also so nice of a way to enjoy the spring weather these days.

I can't believe I can actually write that I am now 6 days out from having my VSG done.  I just got back from taking a walk in which DH talked about how much better he sees me doing now on walking then I was doing just a few days ago.  I have been out shopping in 4 or 5 stores already and bought some more veggie plants and another flower to plant today.  I have been taking it more easy than I feel like I have to because I worry about the drainage tube all the time, but it comes out tomorrow (yeehaw!).  Once it is gone I plan to do even more because I won't always be worrying about trying to keep it hidden in public or make sure my shirt isn't getting under the top of the tubing which means slight pain because it makes it move some.
I am having some problems making sure I get in fluids and protein, but I just keep chugging along even when a night or 2 I might have to stay up past midnight to make sure I drink enough.  I am going to have to ask some questions on the drinking thing, though.  I am always worried I am counting something wrong here.  I had to stop taking my colace almost as soon as I started it because I don't need any softening for something that is literally running out of me.  I am actually worried that I am "running" to the bathroom enough that I am going to get dehydrated from that soon.
I love not being hungry.  My family can even eat around me...except during the times when it bugs me that they are chewing when I am now really beginning to miss chewing. 

OH, I have to mention.  I feel so good about the decision that I made and about how I am doing on following all orders on eating and exercising (both pre-op and post op) that I found myself looking at earrings yesterday at the store and such things that I thought would be pretty on me.  It suddenly hit me, I felt good and wanted to celebrate that fact with something pretty to wear!  I haven't decided on what I truly want yet, but I am looking forward to finding reasons to wear a bit of makeup and whatever piece of cheap jewelry I decide on :-)

I had my sleeve gastrectomy yesterday.  After a rough night with nausea and vomiting and just not being able to stay awake after the anesthesia, I was released this evening.  I am hoping to get better at sipping, and am looking forward to getting some rest.

I found out my surgery date yesterday, but until I got my pre-op appt. with the surgeon today I wasn't sure we would be able to have it stay the same.  Now I can shout it from the rooftops that I get sleeved on the 24th!
It is going to be a busy week, on top of regular things we are doing, DH and I now go meet with Dr. Olsen tomorrow afternoon.  I then go on the 20th to talk to anesthesia and on the 22nd I will begin a 2 day clear liquids part of my pre-op diet.  I am not focusing much on it yet since I am still just trying to get through figuring out meals with this low carb part.
I could dance and sing "one week, one week, one week"!!!!

We are in the final stretch now.  Psych signed off on me, and now I call on Monday to set up my appt's and surgery date.  She even told me it could be asap since I already began the pre-op diet this past Tuesday and they have the OR's wide open right now since nobody is finishing up and scheduling their surgeries.  Who knows, by this time next week I could be sleeved!!!!