Time_for_Monica
One Year Post-Op
Mar 29, 2011
Well I'm a little bit overdue for my 1 Year post op update! Its still amazing to think that its been One YEAR! Wow.I finally was able to get my blood work done and everything came back A-OK
As a matter of fact my B-12 was a little high according to the DR. I was taking it 3x a day . . . . just in case
My iron was low so I have to take iron. That would explain my sleepiness and fatigue during the day. But since I started taking the iron I feel soooo sooo much better. I missed taking it for a weekend and on Monday I REALLY felt the difference! So I take my iron in the morning around 7:30am and then I have my 1st dose of vitamins which is 1-multi-vite, 1 calcium and 1 B-12 around 12pm. Then I take my second dose of the same round of vites after dinner around 7pm. I'm so used to taking them now that I don't even think about it anymore. SO, I have lost about 120 pounds total
. I'm not down to my personal goal. . .where I really would have liked to have been at this point, but I'm still a post op baby. . lol. Its only been one year even though it seems like so much time its just the starting gate of my journey, now comes real life. The honeymoon phase is over 
so I have to start working on losing the weight, its not just going to come off as easy as it was. I've started doing exercise! YAY ME
. The weather has gotten a little better so I'm doing my brisk walks on my one hour lunch breaks again. It feels so GREAT! Also I have been walking after work and I did my first 1 mile jog! I never was able to job before but now I actually did it and was able to last for a whole mile!!! My ultimate goal is to be able to run. I see people running all the time and they just look like at peace and so natural . . .lol. I really want to do that, I want to know what it feels like
. I can pretty much eat about anything and everything. Of course not anywhere close to the quantity of what I used to eat. Some days I try to eat that one little extra bite becasue the food tastes so good. . .and I overdo it and feel sick
. And then I don't feel like eating anymore at all. There are still days where I go almost the whole day without eating anything and am not even hungry. I struggle with head hunger and temptations still being a food addict. Especially at work, its SO HARD because I have a co-worker who brings in a huge bag of chips and a bowl of different salsa's every day and puts them out for everyone to eat. . . .EVEN though he's as skinny as a twig
. . lol. Its so hard to resist. I started taking some of my healthy snacks to deter me from eating those chips but I still take a handful or two throughout the day. I have two support groups that I go to which really do help me out a lot, one is POSE LI (Post ops supporting eachother) and the other is LIPO (Long Island post ops). Its really good to have that kind of support system and to have other people to relate to and to help me through my journey. I'm so grateful for them
. My daughter got a Kinect for her birthday with some games and they are so much fun and they really work you out! I play Kinect Adventures with her and you have to jump and duck and hit balls and move from side to side, its great. And then theres the dancing game I don't remember what its called but its really a good workout! I've been thinking of joining a gym also I just have to find one that is not too expensive. And now with my new insurance I get reimbursement for up to $600 if i go regularly. So that is good incentive to go too!
Well I'll be updating again soon, I hope everyone is doing well, losing weight and staying healthy with a positive attitude
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About Me
Levittown, NY
Location
27.4
BMI
Surgery
03/10/2010
Surgery Date
Feb 12, 2010
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