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So here it is 4 mths out from surgery and I am down 75 lbs.....and have lost lots of inches as well. I am 3 lbs away from the halfway mark and also 3 lbs away from my wedding weight(10 yr anniversary Aug 2nd)....so basically from this point on my hubby has known me no smaller....crazy to think! I do get upset thinking the scale isn't moving as fast as I would like or think it should, but when you take the big number....75 lbs in 4 mths....thats crazy! I have NEVER lost that much on any diet....the most has ever been about 50 lbs and of course that came back plus more! So all in all things are good. I have to say I have had a bit of an upheaval on the mental/emotional front. My daughter who is 15 yrs old went to Tx to visit my brother and his wife and my Dad. She ended up seeing her father who hasn't ever really been a part of her life. I am fine that she saw him....I just feel really confused about lots of things.....even though I know I shouldn't. I was given his mother's email address(I have never spoken with her) and have emailed back and forth with her and she really wants me to call....which I haven't. Anyways, all in all things are good  and I will get over this lil stir up of emotions I am sure....and I doubt he will keep in touch even though he says he will....so we'll see if that comes to be (doubting seriously). Anyways, thanks for listening there is TONS more to the story, but more than I can elaborate on here. Take care!

And down 50 lbs! Wow.....crazy to think! I am still dealing with my head second guessing myself and stuff, but I try to look past that and give myself a kick in the butt and realize that when have I EVER lost 50lbs in 10 weeks!? I mean thats 5 lbs a week...so not totally terrible. Anyways, just a quick little update.....hope everyone is doing well and enjoyed your weekend!

I am having a hard time with not comparing myself to others around my same time frame....I KNOW that there are so many variables to peoples weightloss.....I just still seem to think "am I doing something wrong?" You would think I would be pleased with a 49 lb weight loss....and I AM....it's just I keep missing my personal goals by a lb or 2....it is really frustrating. I have been soooooo busy with kids and appts and just life in general that my workouts have gotten cut back so that is one thing I intend to work on....I went this morning and I am going to try and make it tomorrow morning, depending on what the kids may have planned. So here I am just venting and feeling sorry for myself I guess, but with no reason really. So hopefully I can kick something into gear.....I have until June 3rd to lose another 19 lbs.....that was my Dr's goal for my next apt(I lost 28 lbs first month and he wants me down another 40 by 3 mths, for a total of 68lbs).....so wish me luck!

Figured I would start logging my measurements here....so here goes nothing! LOL
Starting date 3-2-08(night before surgery)
Neck- 16"
Left Arm-19"
Right Arm- 18"
Chest- 53"
Ribs(bra line)- 44"
stomach(between bra line and waist)- 47"
Waist- 52"
abs- 55"
Hips- 57 1/2"
r thigh- 33"
r knee- 24"
r calf-19 1/2"
r ankle- 10 1/2"
l thigh- 34"
l knee- 24 1/2"
l calf- 19"
l ankle- 10 1/2"
l forearm- 11 1/2"
l wrist- 7"
r forearm- 11"
l wrist- 7"
TOTAL: 573"

One Month Post-Op 3-31-08:
Neck- 15"       - 1"
L arm- 18"      -1"
R Arm- 16.5"  -1.5"
Chest- 50"      -3"
Ribs- 41.5"     -2.5"
Stomach- 45" -2"
Waist- 49"     -3"
Abs- 52.5"     -2.5"
Hips- 54.5"    -3"
R thigh-29.5" -3.5
R knee- 21"    -3"
R calf- 19"       -.5"
R ankle- 9.5"   -1"
L Thigh- 31"    -3"
L knee- 22"     -2.5"
L calf- 17"       -2"
L ankle- 9.5"   -1"
L forearm- 10.25"  - 1.25"
L wrist- 7"       -0
R forearm- 10.5"   - .5"
R wrist- 7"      -0

TOTAL-535.25

TOTAL LOST-37.75" on one month

Two Months Post-Op (4-27-08)-

Neck- 15"       -0
L arm- 17"      -1"
R arm- 16"     -.5"
Chest- 49.5"   -.5"
Ribs- 41"        -.5"
Stomach- 43" -2"
Waist- 44"     -5"
Abs- 50"         -2.5
Hips- 53"        -1.5"
R thigh- 29"   -.5"
R knee- 21"   -0
R calf- 18"     -1"
R ankle- 9.5" -0
L Thigh- 30.5" -.5"
L knee- 21.5"  -.5"
L ankle- 9.5"  -0
L forearm- 10.25" -0
L wrist- 6.75"    -.25"
R forearm- 10.5" -0"
R wrist- 7"         -0

TOTAL- 509.5"
Total Lost- 63.5"



I also happened across some OLD measurements from Jan 1998.
Chest- 47"
R arm- 14.5"
Waist- 43"
Leg- 28" 
Hips- 52"

Well, time does fly thats for sure! It has been 2 months now and I am down 46 lbs. Yay....go me! LOL I  am happy, but have also been "belittling" my accomplisments....like almost 50 lbs is like losing 5 lbs...I have no idea why. I have been trying to snap myslf out of that "funk" if you wanna call it that. Eating has also become a chore in a way.....not that I physically can't, its just alot of times I am not hungry and certainly not hungry for the same ol same ol stuff hehehe It has ben crazy busy around here so I need stuff I can just grab and go. I have been tiringof my protein shakes that I usually like.....they lately have seemed like I'm drinking down a gulp of mucus LOL TMI I know.....sorry hehehehe I was so swamped last week I didn't make it to workout much....I went on Sat as well as the Sat before, but thats it.....but since I wasn't getting in all my protein it probably wouldn't have been wise to. I got my hair all chopped off.....I like it, but still getting used to it hehehe had lots of  compliments, but it as real strange to wash my hair andnot have it all there hehehe So thats about all thats going on right now, nothing real exciting....thanks for readin....I need to go now as I am falling asleep as I am writing.....take care all! Suz

Sorry guys! Didn't mean to leave ya hanging LOL I forgot to post on Tues for some reason...I dunno, still all new to the "blog" stuff. So my check up went ok.....I am down 28 lbs....he tried to argue with me about the weight I lost, but we figured it out so it was alright. He wasn't overly impressed....he said it was "ok"  and gave me a goal to lose 40 lbs more by the next time I see him on June 3rd......so hopefully I can do it! I have been going to the gym everyday and walking on the treadmill.....slowly building myself up. I am going to try to make it to an Aquafit class tomorrow morning and see how that is. Should be fun....I used to do those many yrs ago and I really enjoyed it. There are lots of differnt choices as far as the classes go....just have to figure out a time that is good for me and get my butt there hehehehe I am working myself up for Monday...I meet with a personal trainer that day and she will be able to give me a routine or plan to follow.....so that should be fun haha! I was very proud today......I decided to go in the morning and take my EXTREMELY EXTREMELY EXTREMELY clingy, shy little boy  and put him in the daycare there while I worked out. They said they let them cry for about 15 min and then if they don't stop by then they page you.....so I waited....then I said, what am I doing waiting outside the door....I  better get moving while I can because I may only have 15 minutes LOL So I went and started up the treadmill....kept pulling out my earphones out to make sure I didn't miss anything LOL.....nope....he was a good boy and let Mommy walk the treadmill for an hour....the good lil angel LOL Of course he did the classic cry when he saw me LMAO Oh well....I think if it continues to go well that will be my routine during the week.....drop the kids off at school and head to the gym and be back to pick up the 4 yr old at 11:30.  Well, thats about all I have to report on for now...oh I did go to a local support group on Tues....it was good...it was nice to connect in person to ppl at all stages of their journey. OK...bye for now...it's lunch time hehehe

So tomorrow is the day....I go for my 1 month check up with my Dr. I am hoping he won't be upset with me that I haven't lost more, although the scale did move today...down 5 lbs! So hopefully it will stay off for tomorrow and keep on moving in the southern direction LOL So I will have the "official" number tomorrow morning, but I am thinking its about 26 lbs....which means I met my own goal for the first month....I had hoped for 25-30 lbs, so I met the lower number hehehe I will count that! 
So, I joined a gym today, but didn't get to go work out  I will try to go tomorrow, which is a really busy day for me. I did go and buy some "work out" clothes. They are a lil snug, but figured btter too tight now than perfect fit now and don't fit in a couple weeks or so (see how optimitic I am! LOL) I had my daughter take some pics of me in them tonight and I will post them in a lil bit. I hope everyone is doing well....there's a few of my "surgery buddies" and people who had surgery after me who I haven't heard from so I am worrying about them! Take care, I will update again tomorrow after my apt. Wish me luck!

So I never used to remember my dreams, however lately I have had some pretty strange ones.....last night I was a bit taken aback LOL I kinda had a lil racey dream It was really strange and when I woke up I thought, that guy in my dream looks familiar.....who......Oh MY! It was my Dr!!!! LOL I had a naughty dream and my Dr was the main man! LOL  What's that all about? LMAO Was certainly strange for sure.....not that I minded LMAO
 Anyways, today was a better day...I actually had the chance to meet up with a fellow OHer....we had been chatting online and she suggested maybe we could meet....she lives in the same vicinity for the most part, so that was really cool. We had a bite to eat for lunch and then walked around the mall a lil bit so I could get some exercise in. She hasn't had her surgery yet, but has been approved and is just finishing up the final stages before she gets her date. We have quite a bit of things in common so it was cool! Thanks Jenn...hope to see you again soon! 
So after I left there I went to the grocery store...I called my Dr's office and talked to my NUT to find out exactly what was on the "soft foods" list....I also ended up confessing about my dream LOL but swore her to secrecy LMAO so we'll see if he looks at me funny or if they try to pull a prank on me being my next apt is April 1st LMAO I told her I had been down about my loss so far and she said hey, you're three weeks out...down 21 lbs....thats 7 lbs a week 1 lb a day on avg.......so that put things in a different light for me. We figure maybe part of my problem is I am not getting enough in....I am avg around 60g protein and she wants me at 80-100 and calorie wise I am getting in maybe 700 or so and she would like to see closer to 1000.......so that could be affecting alot, not to mention my water intake hasn't been up to parr either.....so I will do my best and work on it all and see how things go.
 I have been tracking all my food and activity on www.thedailyplate.com and I really like it...shows me the breakdown of my intake and depending on my activity level some days my calorie count is in the negative! 
Well, another day another lesson learned. Hope everyone had a good day and I will write again later! Take care!

Hello, Happy Easter. This week has been good and bad...I did lose another 3 lbs, but tonight as I was reading the boards I stumbled across someone who's surgery was 2 days after me and she has dropped 40lbs!!! I am finding it hard not to be down and feel like I am possibly a slow loser I mean I still am trying to tell myself that when have I lost this amount of weight in such a short amount of time, but I am still finding it a "hard sell" on my psyche. I have had some potty issues that have not been fun and to top it all off my mother-in-law decided to tell my hubby that I don't help him out enough around the house etc. She has been here helping since I had surgery. Mind you we have always gotten along and she really appreciates the fact I will take her shopping and do things with her. I am hoping she is just getting ancy and ready to go home. My husband has been arguing with her and keeps telling me he's tired of it and if thats how she is going to be she can just not come back.....I keep telling him to just relax and let it go, its his Mom and not to say anything he will regret. Today I finally kinda confronted her about it....we were taking the kids to a petting farm for Easter brunch today and she didn't want to go....then I jokingly said, you'll get to enjoy some peace and quiet and she agreed and followed up with she has never seen a family so unhappy that yells and cries and screams so much.....I just said Nice Grandma.....I;m sorry you feel that way. Well, we left shortly after that and when we came home she appologized to me.....I told her believe me if there is anyone who undrstands its me....I live with it 24/7 she just has to deal with it when she is visiting. Anyways, there's other things tht she said and really hurt my feelings....she doesn't know I know what was discussed and I am not going to say anything because it is normally not like it has been....so I dunno if I am just going through some emotional times or what. So we had 6 inches of snow dumped on us on Fri night/Sat morning so we had to have our egg hunt inside. So, I don't really have anything else to say I guess....I had a good day today, but this evening I am feelin a lil down about the weight loss, I know I need to stay away from the scale, I just can't seem to....anyways, take care....hope everyone is well!

Well, I guess I should take some time to update on here. I am now 2 weeks out and doing pretty good I must say. I have to admit I have been a slave to the scale, which I told myself I wouldn't do, yet here I am every morning weighing in....UGH! The scale hasn't moved since last week so I am not quite sure whats going on...I guess my body is now finally realizing somethings up! I was down 18 lbs last week at my 1 week apt. I did take my measurements the night before surgery so I took them again tonight and WOW! Low and behold I am down almost 32" total....couldn't believe that! So thats pretty cool. I guess I will just keep up with the walking and trying to get in all my fluids...I have managed to work up to 3/4 of what they want me to drink(64 oz). I get to start pureed tomorrow....oh joy! LOL I did have a scrambled egg tonight as thats what the rest of the family was having.....it didn't make me sick to the point of puking but I didn't feel quite right after for a while either, so maybe I will not try that again for a lil bit. All in all things are going well, I have been able to sleep on my tummy again which is really good...I have little to no pain at all during the day. I really wish I could stop wearing my binder, but I know it is just there to protect my still healing belly....but man is it annoying LOL So March break is over and the kids go back to school tomorrow!!!! YAY!!!! LOL Except my 4 yr old now has pink eye...so he will have to stay home UGH! LOL So, I dunno if I should go backward and talk about my surgery day leading up til now or not? I guess I will....day of surgery we got up early and left the house probably around 4:45am to be ther for 6 not knowing how traffic and road construction would be. We got there no issues. Walked in right up to the surgery waiting room and I waited to be called back. It was maybe 20 minutes or so and then they called me back and took me to a curtained room...gave me a gown and compression stockings and I got changed. I had to have 2 IV's in my left arm. I am so thankful the nurse was nice enough to numb the spots before putting them in, man did that help  ALOT!  They gave me a sedative and had hubby come back. I really don't remember too much other than a Dr from anesthisia (sp) came and talked to me. They wheeled me away and into the operating room after telling hubby see ya in a bit! The OR was cold and I was shaking as I moved myself from the stretcher to the table. The nurse got me some warm blankets and I remember seeing my Dr there with his fingers pointing to his abdomen like he was counting port sites for the surgery LOL then he said he wanted 12's LOL and then I was in lala land LOL I don't remember recovery at all. I "woke up" if thats what you want to call it in my room. The whole day I was in and out with the pain pump I slept alot LOL The next day I spent alone as the stomach bug had hit my house....hubby had it as well as my 8 yr old and 15 yr old(she had had it the Sun before my op) not to mention it was really bad weather. SO I did my 10 laps in the halls and ate my ice chips and popsicles. I slept ok, seems like I would sleep and then wake up 20 min later. Wed was my discharge day, but I didn't leave til almost 2:00. I had called about 3 times for something to eat(Dr said I could have bariatric fluids...broth etc). I didn't get anything until 1:00 so I was upset by then and feeling very shakey and weak with a headache. It subsided once I got some broth into me thank goodness!  Then home I went. I started my walking regime (Dr's orders) the next day. I walked with hubby to take the kids to school . It was still snowy on the sidewalks, but I made it. I have been walking at least a mile ever since then and I have gotten up to nearly 3 miles on a couple of occassions....walking further than I thought I would be able to....so I am proud of myself for that! Anyways, I have probably bored you enough if you've even made it this far! LOl I am posting some :before" and "2 weeks after" pics...so take a look and see if you can see any difference...I can kinda....maybe? LOL Anyways...I need to get to bed! Goodnight friends!
Suz