Tereasa R.

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I've been stressing lately that I'm not losing the way I should. According to my husband, I'm like this about everything. So, I've been reading blogs on others' weight loss and it seems I'm right on track. I'm not losing the lbs I lost in the 1st month, but I'm losing inches. I'm not too worried about the rate I'm losing but I just don't want to mess up and stall my weight loss or start gaining. I'm having a hard time finding a protein supplement that doesn't make me gag :( I found a couple of bars by Pure Protein that I like though. Those are my life savers. I also stumbled across an awesome blogger. I'm sure a lot of OH people know about her already, but I just discovered her --www.theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com -- I was SO lost before I found her blog. I'm NOT a creative person so coming up with new stuff to eat was very challenging for me. She takes all the guess work out of it.

So I have learned that I still cannot eat anything that has hamburger meat in it. I can have ground turkey though. That goes down just fine, but something about hamburger meat doesn't sit well with me. IF I eat bread, it has to be toasted or it balls up too much and I get sick :( but for the most part, I stay away from all breads and pasta. It was really hard at first, but now it's like I don't really even miss it.

I've also learned that even after a 40+ lbs weight loss, I sometimes still see myself as I did when I was 267lbs. I FEEL a lot better, I have a lot more confidence and I care less about how other people see me, but when I look in the mirror, I still see the old me.... Not every time, but more times than not. I'm hoping this gets better. 

I'm extremely moody. I know when I'm being an ass -but I can't stop myself. Sometimes, I feel like the world is ending... Nothing has to happen to get me feeling that way, I just wake up like that -or I'll wake up fine and then all the sudden I'm in a shitty mood. I feel really bad for my family lol.

So I'm now 5 weeks and 4 days post-op and I'm feeling really good. I have lost a total of 39 lbs. and my doctor has cleared me for  regular "healthy" eating and exercise. I have gotten through my first "stall" and have started losing again. Yay! Even though I wasn't losing lbs., I could definitely tell I was losing inches. I plan on trying to see if I can get into the next size down on my clothes now. I tried a couple weeks and I still needed to lose more in my belly -time to try again :) My wedding rings fall right off me now so I haven't been able to wear them, but that's a weird feeling :) I still have days when I have absolutely no energy. I'm sure that will be the case off and on for a while.

So far, I've had problems with the following foods:

Eggs, poached and scrambled if they are too dry

Hamburger meat --- even if it's moist, I still have a problem with it

Hot dogs -- Won't be trying those again for a while -- I sure miss chili dogs...

I'm very great full for this surgery. I still can't believe, after all the years of trying to get this done, that it's done! Everything fell into place just perfectly.

My follow up appointment went well. I have lost 10 lbs since the day of surgery :) Super happy about that. Doc said the drainage I was having was perfectly fine and great that it was happening. If it sits inside then it could grow bacteria so it was good that it was coming out. Most of it had leaked out by the time my appointment came around so there wasn't much left when he tried to aspirate the rest. 

So I'm just taking it easy, following all his instructions and trying my best to avoid commercials that involve food. 

I'm 5 days post op and I'm not feeling well today. I feel a little weak. All of incisions have healed up great except for the biggest one that had a drainage tube. It has been feeling sore and "full" and it started leaking last night so I'm feeling really gross. I can't get it to stop. 

I just sipped on some cream of wheat so hopefully that will help perk me up. I over did it yesterday going grocery shopping. I used the motorized cart, but the bumpiness of it jiggled me too much. I won't be doing that again for a while. 

Did anybody else have the leaking issue? I have to make my follow up appointment for Thursday. I've been told that that incision may have to be drained. Yuk!

Surgery was 05/29. It went well. I woke up in a lot of pain though. The gas is killing me. No matter how much I walk, it just isn't going away. How long does it take for it to finally start working it's way out? I'm taking Gas X strips and walking. I get to shower tomorrow and remove all the band aids and the tube. I have a lot of pain in my back too, probably from the gas I'm guessing?

I'm so blessed to have been able to have this surgery.

Any advice on how to get ride of this gas is greatly appreciated!!

The big day is coming up quick and I'm starting to get nervous. There have been a lot of temptations, but I have not given in! My brothers and sister in law had picked up Mexican food the other night, one of my many weaknesses, and I just walked away from it. That was very hard for me to do BUT I want this surgery to be a success more than I want Mexican food. 

So this week I'm just preparing the next 2 weeks being off work to recover. I'm stocking my fridge and pantry with liquids for the next 2 weeks, packing my bag for the hospital, cleaning and organizing so I don't have to worry about it while I'm down and getting a head of my deadlines at work so that I don't have a mess when I get back. 

I'm sure these next few days are going to creep by now. I'm so ready for this. I'm still researching and planning and reading all the materials my doctor has given me. I'm ready, let's do this!   

I have my pre-op tomorrow. It's getting closer and closer to surgery time and I'm having a really hard time losing the last 7 lbs. I'm required to lose before surgery. I started my liquid diet today so maybe this will push me over this hump but I've been on it semi for 2 weeks now. I'll drink a protein shake for breakfast during the week, one for snack, I'll eat a light lunch and then another snack and sometime a light dinner or another shake. On the weekends a cook a good breakfast with egg whites, a piece of turkey bacon and a slice of whole wheat toast and then the rest of the day I do shakes.

Does anybody else have something they do for the liquid diet before surgery that they could share with me? Something that has been successful for them to lose that last little bit?

It's actually starting to feel real now. I met my surgeon today and we set a date for May 28th! I'm trying not to get excited until I'm there getting prepped just in case something happens that keeps me from having it. There's no reason it shouldn't happen, but I prepare for the worst and hope for the best in all situations.

I might let myself get a little excited later

Well, it's been a couple of years since my let down of not being able to have the surgery due to insurance/funding, BUT I finally found somebody that will / can help me. I've been reluctant to post anything as I do not want to jinx it, but I have never gone this far in the process and I meet with my surgeon on Thursday, May 1st to set a date!!! The only thing I'm waiting to do it my sleep study and I should be doing that next week. I have been trying for the past 2 years to find insurance and holding on to my $$ to pay for this and all my hard work seems to be paying off. Thank you Lord for this blessing!