amy C.

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So I have gained about 7lbs but my clothes still fit comfortably.   I cant figure it out but I do know I need to do some more exercise...ummm how about any exercise...lol.   My life is changing yet again it should be for the better.   My work schedule is changing so I hope to see my schedule level out a bit. I went on a cruise this year.....it was what I promised my self after I lost weight.  It was awesome...the first couple of days I didnt make the best  food choices but I learned.   My profile pic is where I went on the zip lines in costa rica.....the last time I did this it was in roatan honduras and I had to have an extra harness because I couldnt support my own weight and I got stuck a couple of times.  This time no extra harness and I got stuck one time about 10 feet from the end for shifting my body wrong     It appears Im making progress in my personal life as well instead of the apparent stall ive been in for years with out realizing it.   I cant wait to see what the next year brings into my life.

Ok so its been 14 months since my surgery.  Really????  It seems weird.  In some ways it has flown by and in other ways it has been so slow its crazy.   I still have a hard time seeing me for how i look now .  Im very aware of how I eat now or dont eat may be  a  better way of phrasing it.  I am also aware of the size difference in my clothes----and the cost of purchasing a new wardobe,lol.  I have been told I have mellowed out at work which is a good thin apparentlyt since the promoted me a few months ago.  I ENJOY felling healthier I lOVE being able to breath without medication.   I now feel as tough i can move n inmy career because i will physically be able to do it  .   i just said that....... really?  Many times i have to pinch myself to see if this is me for real, its  hard to believe that these changes have occured and i can feel the way i do.  Its the best decision of my life and i think because of it I will be able to make many more great decisions for many more years.    Now to see where life takes me next.

Ok so things have been hectic.....school, work, family, friends, and life in general.   Im taking online classes and have just finished the first two I got a B in both ...yeah.  Im in my third now which is sociology...so far im not doing so well, partly due to computer viruses and they all are online classes.  My computer is fixed ( thankyou Chrissie)  so hopefuylly im back on track. Its been at least one to two months since my computer has been working correctly so now I hope to get back into things on here as well.  I have been maintaining since jan and am very excited for summer to be here. I am nervous about a bathing suit due to extra skin but it cant be worse than how i felt in the past.  I am doing a bike ride for the ems memorial in may and will be biking as much as i can onthe route from new york to Roanoke ,VA.  I also am going on a cruise next january ( work related ---gotta love that)  Its a refresher at sea and a refresher is required every two years. So I will be working a whole lot of overtime it looks like to pay for all this.  MY asthma still is fantastic......I really dont take my albuteral anymore and only take my advair 3-4 times a week and I am great. Its such a good thing to be able to breathe.

Thank You to everyone on here who has supported and contiues to support me . This site is such a good thing and Im very happy i have found it and the many wonderful people here.

OK so its been 9 months since my surgery.  I FEEL GREAT!!!!! I am at my goal and have been maintaining for a few weeks now.   I actually bought  a sun dress today...who da thunk it?  It was on sale for $5 so i got a great deal too.  WOW.....I do not use my inhaler hardly ever im mean once a month maybe.  I do take my advair most days but thats it besides my vitamins.WOW............I got a new haircut in dec and i really like it I even try to style it and have blow dried it.WOW...............I can climb steps and breath, i can leave my house and not panic when i don't have my inhaler, I dont feel short of breath ever. WOW.......I had someone tell me i was "tiny".WOW.............

I am learning how to shop for clothes again and i can buy off the sale racks..since im now between a size 6 and 8 I was a 22 before surgery.
I still struggle when people tell me I look completely different than before and they dont reecognize me....It s hard for me  to see Ive changed that much, dont get me wrong i know ive changed but it was gradual to me so the shock to people I dont see all the time is difficult for me to comprehend and i really didn't think i would be surprised by that.

I still havent actually been asked out....which i think would be a real awkward moment but a wow moment nonetheless.

I was really hoping a specific man who is somewhat inmy life might change his mind and actually date me but that doesn't appear to be going to happen either. I do have some mixed feelings that I really want to keep what we have its better than not having him in my life at all but should I be willing to take a chance if someone does show interest to maybe find a more fulfilling relationship.....UGGHHH never did i think i would have this dilemma......wow

Ok so things are going well I will keep on keeping on and see where life takes me......WOW

Ok so thank you to the  people who posted ont he main board the sites to change your picture size.  I ve been trying to pu thtis picture on here for my avatar for a couple of months ...now i need to get a new one and update again...LOL  I will work on it....


amy

Ok so i have crossed that 6 months mark.  ANd im down 74lbs......yeah that means im 2 lbs away from my first big goal of raching 150lbs.  Now my decision was to have a goal (150lbs) then to evaluate myself from there and see where i wanted to go. I have decided and my surgeon agreed that around 140 would be good.  She also said i may put on some weight but lose inches as i start into real weight training.  Im ok with that. My pants are now a size 10 and i really think i should be in a size 8 but dont want to spend the money, people have said my pants look too big.  I had someplaces to go and jeans were not appropriate--- so off to my sisters closet to see what i could find ( never did i think i would be looking in her closet) i found a pair of size 9 jrs pants that fit well and off i went with  alook of astonishment.  I had thought i might get to be a size 12 and was happy with that thought, thats what size i was in highschool when i graduated.....but hey im even smaller. I am excited . Now my plan is to buy an awesome dress for new years since im off and even if im just going to my friends house party that night  look my best. 

Oh yeah -- an awesome wow moment--- One of the places i went where i culdnt wear jeans was to teach a class to a group of paid firemen. I have taught many of their classes in the past few years. Well----when they came in i was at the front setting up and they didnt know who i was.  2 of them came to me after class and told me how great  I looked and said there was someone else who didnt recognize me too.  I was so happy that people actually notice ive improved. So thankyou  "B" plattoon for making my day!!!

Amy

Ok So i am currently at a loss of 62 lbs......yeahhhhhhh.  I have managed ot get back on track for the most part.  I have been cheating a very little by having literally a couple of bites of something i want.  I know my schedule is not conducive to me being "good" but old habits are hard to break.  I am currently working about 60-70 hrs most weeks between my different jobs. I am having no problems with lifting or mvoing people which was a big fear of mine.   My breathing is sooooo mcuh better. i used to have to take my rescue inhaler 2-3 times a day now i might take it 2-3 times a week.  I had a cpr last night and did compressions for about 10 min or so and wasnt short of breath. This was exciting for me.
Now i have always been cold and recenlty have been colder than in the past but hey i was told that is normal.  I am wearing 2 pairs of pants to work and i keep a blanket nearby my partner just laughs at me because he loves the cold. 
I cant wait to go shopping and be able to buy clothes tht actually go on sale. I love a good sale. 
Im planning on going shopping on black firday do maybe i can get some stuff then amongst my christmas gifts.
Amy

Ok so Im a few days away from my 3 month mark and I have been back to work for a whole month now.  My life has been hectic trying to get back in the swing of things and they switched my normal schedule on me for this month too.   I go back to my normal schedule on sunday and hope that makes things easier with getting my routine down. Ive picked up another part time job so maybe i was temporarily insane or something.  I now will have 4 part time jobs and 1 full time job-----we will see.  I admit for being so early out Im failing miserably at what i should be doing and im sure at some point my health will show it so I am going to try getting back on track this next week.  I need to do something but am really not sure what will work for me.   I am going to try a few different things and see what works best.  On the positive i have lost 45lbs so far and am more than halfway to my goal.

On friday th 25th I had my 6 week post op....yes those doing the math it was a little late.  I was trying to get my hematologist  appt and my surgery appt on the same day since i live an hour away and they are next door to each other.  Anyway....I had lost 30% and they said that was really good. I asked about a goal i had set for myself and they said it was unrealistic so ok i just took that one out.   I am still getting in all my requirements yeahhh......I am much happier getting my protein in food.  Thanks to Judy c. who told me where to buy edamame so i can take them to work tomorrow to help with my protein.
   Being cleared to go back to work has been really important since financially im done right now and mentally im  going insane since im used to working 60 hrs a week or more and have not been working in 2 months. I am a little nervous....well maybe a lot .  I should be ok though...i work with some really great people.
   It has been a crazy bust week  and i have a sinus infection that was kind enought to share itself with my lungs.....yippy.  This all started wed/thurs while i was in Virginia visiting a friend.  I drove home from there and the next day i drove to pennsylvania for my dr's appts. Teh surgeon really wants me to my pcp and said i may even end upn on antibiotics. Then on saturday we drove to cape may NJ to the zoo with friends ( i spent the forst 20 min dry heaving and spitting up in   a bag while my friend drove). Then today i went to MD to a pig roast  at another friends house. It was a going away party for her son who is in the army and will be stationed in afghanastan ( sp) by december and be there for a year. ( [please keep him and all the miltitary personel around the world in your thoughts)

well I am going to try to be better about updating this Its good to look back and see what has been accomplished and how far ive come.   Wow...i still need to stay awake a while so im ready for my 12 hrs ofnights tomorrow. Off to find somethign to do.

Ok so I am now almost 7weeks out.  I hvae been doing good with gettign everythignin I need .  I have thrown up a few times usually i think its eating too fast.  about 2 weeks ago i hit  a  mini goal for myself.....I hit under 200 lbs and weighed in at 194.  Well that was great and since then ive been bouncing between 194-199.  REALLY FRUSTERATING.   I should be cleared to go back to work on friday the 25th which i cant believe I actually miss.  I hope all goes well Im petrified of getting a hernia lifting someone.   I am really excited to be able to add real food that has made getting protein in so much better. MY fluid intake has improved thanks to the ice tea my brother in law showed me how to make.....its decaf ....I dont even like water anymore. Im ashamed of not liking water i used to love it.  I hope that returns again or thigns could get rough.  Ok its late or early depending on your point of view  but Im gonn astop before I ramble any more.  NIght Night.