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Finally pictures!!
Nov 03, 2007
It's about time I posted some new pictures. These were taken on Saturday, Nov. 3rd, 2007. I have lost a total of 82 pounds...Yah!! I'm currently at 145, only 18 lbs to my goal. We'll see how that goes. I'm having other health issues and had some MRI's and Ct Scans done last week, so we'll see what comes of that.
14 weeks post op
Oct 10, 2007
So I am 14 weeks post op and I have lost a total of 70 pounds. 
I now weigh 157 and I have 30 pounds to go. I am now wearing a size 14 in pants and they are starting to feel a little loose. I'm wearing a medium in shirts, which totally blows me away. 
I have never been able to wear a medium. I'm feeling pretty good. My energy level isn't all that high yet. I went back to work after being off for 3 months. I went from full time to part time until I get back in the swing of things. I know it's been 3 months and 2 weeks since my surgery but I'm just starting to feel good. I have been having problems eating. I'm never hungry and when I do eat nothing tastes good and I have constant nausea. It's getting better. Sleeping 
has been terrible. My doctor prescribed ambien, but it didn't work. So my surgeon gave me rozerm and it didn't work. But then I found out that you have to take rozerm for 8 days before it starts working. The doctor didn't tell me that. My labs came back ok, the only thing they found was that my potassium was low. So I went to see my PCP to have more labs taken on Monday, then Tuesday I had an appointment to review them with the dr. and she said they didn't re take the potassium. So I had to have labs done again that day and she said she would call me the same day to tell me the results. Well, the doctots office didn't call until this morning to let me know that my potassium was still low and they want to do some more blood work, so now I have to go in to have more blood taken. I don't mind so much about the blood thing it's just I live about 40 miles away and 3 times in a week is a little much. So I will go in tomorrow to have it done and hopefully they will figure out what's going on.
I now weigh 157 and I have 30 pounds to go. I am now wearing a size 14 in pants and they are starting to feel a little loose. I'm wearing a medium in shirts, which totally blows me away. I have never been able to wear a medium. I'm feeling pretty good. My energy level isn't all that high yet. I went back to work after being off for 3 months. I went from full time to part time until I get back in the swing of things. I know it's been 3 months and 2 weeks since my surgery but I'm just starting to feel good. I have been having problems eating. I'm never hungry and when I do eat nothing tastes good and I have constant nausea. It's getting better. Sleeping has been terrible. My doctor prescribed ambien, but it didn't work. So my surgeon gave me rozerm and it didn't work. But then I found out that you have to take rozerm for 8 days before it starts working. The doctor didn't tell me that. My labs came back ok, the only thing they found was that my potassium was low. So I went to see my PCP to have more labs taken on Monday, then Tuesday I had an appointment to review them with the dr. and she said they didn't re take the potassium. So I had to have labs done again that day and she said she would call me the same day to tell me the results. Well, the doctots office didn't call until this morning to let me know that my potassium was still low and they want to do some more blood work, so now I have to go in to have more blood taken. I don't mind so much about the blood thing it's just I live about 40 miles away and 3 times in a week is a little much. So I will go in tomorrow to have it done and hopefully they will figure out what's going on.
8 weeks out today!!
Aug 28, 2007
Well this morning I weighed myself and I was 178, yah a total of 49 pounds lost. But I thought that would be great if it was 50 pounds in just 8 weeks. So I went on with my day, errands, job interviews, nails, etc. And tonight I weighed myself and there it was 177, 50 lbs lost. 
I was excited. No I don't weigh myself everyday, I thought I would do it twice today just to see. I'm still not getting in all my protein. But I'm trying. I am really trying to drinks some shakes, but it's hard. It was so easy pre op. I thought this whole eating thing would be easier than it is. But boy I was wrong. It's the hardest thing. I hardly eat anything. I'm never hungry and when I am I can only stand a few bites (small bites) and that's it. I don't see my doctor until October. I hope I get some labs done so I can see where everything is at. I'm going to try to post a newer picture this evening. We'll see how that goes. 
yah a total of 49 pounds lost. But I thought that would be great if it was 50 pounds in just 8 weeks. So I went on with my day, errands, job interviews, nails, etc. And tonight I weighed myself and there it was 177, 50 lbs lost. I was excited. No I don't weigh myself everyday, I thought I would do it twice today just to see. I'm still not getting in all my protein. But I'm trying. I am really trying to drinks some shakes, but it's hard. It was so easy pre op. I thought this whole eating thing would be easier than it is. But boy I was wrong. It's the hardest thing. I hardly eat anything. I'm never hungry and when I am I can only stand a few bites (small bites) and that's it. I don't see my doctor until October. I hope I get some labs done so I can see where everything is at. I'm going to try to post a newer picture this evening. We'll see how that goes.
It's about time I added pictures
Aug 07, 2007
So, I finally I added pictures. My before picture is so terrible, I can't believe I posted it. Anyway, today I'm 6 weeks out and have lost 39 pounds. I'm feeling good, but not eating like I should be. I'm going back to work one week from today and I'm not very excited about it. I'm trying to find a new job, but it has been hard because there aren't that many out there. I know if I stay where I'm at I will be very stressed and more of an angry person. The people I work with have no respect for others, they're selfish and only look out for themselves. I can't stand being in that environment. It's going to bring me down and I'll become more of a negative person. Anyway, enough about that. I'm thinking about going to work out (for the first time) on Thursday and see how that goes. Well, I guess that's it for now.
First day home!
Jul 07, 2007
I got home on Friday, July 6th at about 1pm. Only 3 days in. I hated the hospital stay. Keep waking me up all day and all night. I know it's their job. But they would get upset because "you need to get up and walk" well before I could get up I would doze off again. It seemed like I did walk a lot throughout the nightime though. Anyway, I had the weirdest dreams while I was in the hospital. Some violent and some just crazy. I know it was from the meds. It's nice being home now. The time is going by sooo slow.
Tomorrow is almost here!!
Jul 02, 2007
Well it's Monday about 7pm, only a couple more hours to bedtime. I'm still excited and anxious. Tomorrow is coming so fast. I have to be at the hospital at 10am and my surgery is at 12pm. The next time I will post will be when I get home and I'm on the losing side. Yay.....
2 more days!!
Jul 01, 2007
Only 2 more days to go until surgery. Yay....I'm so excited, a little anxious and not a bit scared. Someone asked me that yesterday...if I was scared. And I told them I didn't think I was. One more day left at work. I was only going to work half day, but they asked if I could work all day. Of course I said yes. My doctor wants me to take 6 weeks off, so I'm all for that. Well, until tomorrow................... 
WHY ME??
Jun 27, 2007
OK, I went to GNC today and bought 4 (3lb) containers of protein powder. I got Banana Creme, Orange Creme, Mixed Berry and Chocolate Caramel. I thought, boy these are going to taste great. I heard good things about the GNC powders. Of course instead of buying the 1lb container to try them I was kind of suckered into buying the bigger ones. The buy one get one half off sounded good as well. So I get home and the first thing I made was the banana creme, mmmm...smells good, doesn't taste too bad, then I tried the mixed berry.....not so good, kind of tasted like Pepto and then the orange creme, 
gagged, tastes like medicine. I haven't tried the chocolate caramel yet. My stomache needs to recoup from the others. Anyway, I spent $100 
on all these. Luckily, they said I can take them back if I don't like the taste. I'm going to look crazy 
if I take them all back. They are probably going to think I'm weird.
I guess I should just stick with the Body Fortress for $12.97 for a 2 lb container, to me it tastes great. I just wanted to try something new. Oh well.
Thanks for listening.
Christina
gagged, tastes like medicine. I haven't tried the chocolate caramel yet. My stomache needs to recoup from the others. Anyway, I spent $100 on all these. Luckily, they said I can take them back if I don't like the taste. I'm going to look crazy if I take them all back. They are probably going to think I'm weird. I guess I should just stick with the Body Fortress for $12.97 for a 2 lb container, to me it tastes great. I just wanted to try something new. Oh well.
Thanks for listening.
Christina
Almost there!!!
Jun 25, 2007
Yay.............Only one more week until the big day. I'm excited,
nervous, anxious, etc. I only have 6 days left of work. 
I can't wait. Gee I wonder if the week is going to fly by or is it going to be the longest week ever.
nervous, anxious, etc. I only have 6 days left of work. I can't wait. Gee I wonder if the week is going to fly by or is it going to be the longest week ever. Finally a picture!!
Jun 17, 2007
I finally posted a picture. It's of my greyhound April. It's only temporary. I will add a picture of me in 2 weeks or so. I 'm going to take some pictures before the surgery. Well, I'm going to start my liquid diet on Tuesday. Last week went kind of fast so I'm hoping next week does too. Surgery day is almost here.
About Me
Green Valley, AZ
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26.0
BMI
Surgery
07/03/2007
Surgery Date
Apr 30, 2007
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