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well its been a couple months since ive posted so i figured id update... i am now down to 202.. thats 66 pounds gone!! i feel really good and not really having any problems. i can eat most foods, and can tolerate some snacks such as candy and diet sodas (in very small quantities) without feeling dizzy or dumping. i have experienced a little bit of the side effects of having gastric bypass surgery.. hair loss and dehydration mostly, but im working on those as much as my new pouch allows me to. i go in march 31st for my first lab results so fingers crossed there. my mind is starting to catch up with my weight loss finally and im not always feeling so horrible about being over weight. ive passed my first plateau in weight loss and survived.. i still try not to step on the scale everyday.. i usually manage about once a week but still glare at it every time i walk by it in the bathroom. im excited that i only weigh 27 pounds more than my husband now, although our wrestling matches are a little more in his favor now.. have u ever wrestled with a soldier?? lmao!! theyre tough! hes been great with the whole thing.. he stays on my ass about exercising which is annoying although its exactly what i need! hes always touching me and saying wow i can feel your ankles and your wrists or is that a little muscle i feel there.. cheesy i know but thats why i love him! and its just the kind of encouragement i need! that and those new size 14 capris i just bought that i can almost button!!! HELL YES!! i havent been in a 14 since i was in high school! im so looking forward to the next year and seeing how things will turn out and finally being able to have some plastics done. a huge thanks to all who have helped me and answered my questions im sure ill have more (WARNING!! lol).

my one month check up is in 4 days. ive purposely stayed away from the scales so i wont obsess about any weight loss, so im excited to finally know how much i have lost in the one month since ive had my surgery. im starting to get excited about having the surgery done, mainly because the pain is all but subsided.. only a slight droning, achy pain in my abdomen, and slight cramps in the morning when drinking my first bit of water (probably due to the fact im still a little dehydrated). so far im down about 1 1/2 pant size, one shoe size, and i can wear some rings that i havent wore in a while. people are noticing changes in my body along with myself... like my face slimming, and i actually have bones in my feet lol!! my husband has noticed the most since he actually gets to touch me.. he says that i dont feel as swollen as i used to. ive been experimenting with adding new foods to my diet and so far the biggest problem ive had is instant mac and cheese. i am looking for ideas for protein snacks, so if anyone has found any good ones id love to hear about them. also ideas for fresh fruit.. ive found a new love for it since my surgery. anyways wish me luck on my first checkup!!

had my second EGD today and the doctor said everything looked normal, so im clear for my surgey on monday! YAY!! im so excited.. its finally here....

Well I started out on this journey in march '09 but kind of chickened out until after my husband came home from Afghanistan. There was no way i could've made it through all of this without him. So I started again in July. I made all the appointments and meetings required, and last week i received my date. November 30th!! at first I was thinking about having the VSG done.. Its what my pcm recommended for me, but i made the decision to go all the way with the RNY. I start my liquid diet on the 27th of Oct and have my scope (EGD) on the 28th. Pre-op for my surgery is the 23rd of November. I'm a bundle of nerves and excitement!! Dr. San Miguel will be performing the surgery along with Dr. Reyes. As always im open for and invite as much advice as possible!! Everyone had been great, and I thank everyone who has answered my questions along the way. See ya'll soon!