I Will Not Weigh Myself Every Day

Jun 25, 2011

I *mean* it this time.  I won't.  You can't make me.

After today, that is.  hehehe  

I'm actually down 2 lbs - huzzah!  But, seriously, I need to make Mike (my husband) hide the damned thing.  It just sits there on the bathroom floor, singing its siren song - "Step on meeeeee ... Steeeeeep on meeeeeee!"

So.  Mike and Leah and I went to the Tigers game last night.  Poor Tigers lost, but then we got to see a really great fireworks show after the game, so that was cool.  I ate half a ball park hot dog with mustard and it was yummy.  

This morning, I experimented and made the most heavenly protein shake ever.  8 oz skim milk + 1/2 ripe banana + 1 tbsp low fat peanut butter + 2 scoops ON Gold Standard 100% Whey Double Chocolate Protein Powder.  Plopped it all in my Ninja and whizzed it up.  Mmmmmm.  59.5 g protein.  Bam!  (Yeah, I've heard it - "You can only absorb 30 g protein at a time and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah...")  Whatevs.

Just got back from taking Cooper for a nice walkie in town.  What a nice day it is here!  

That's all for now.


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16 Days Out

Jun 22, 2011

Boy, it seems like it has been longer than that! 

Ok, so it has been over a week since I wrote, so I thought I'd update.  I'm feeling just a bit discouraged, because it seems that I have already hit a stall.  I know, I know ... it's to be expected and all that, but it is still a bitch.  I initially lost 13 lbs in the first 8 days after my surgery on 6/6 and I was so excited.  However ... Since then - in the NEXT 8 days after surgery, I've lost only 2 more lbs.  How can this be?  I'm averaging 741 calories per day (I track my intake using the nutrition tracker on this site).  I'm averaging 45% (83 g) protein daily, 38% (69 g) carbs, and 18% (14 g) fat.  That seems reasonable and in the expected ranges.  So why the stall?

Crud.  

I know it has to pass, but it is hard.  And I'm not weighing myself every day.

In other news, my baby girl (16) left today for a school trip to FRANCE.  I'm going to miss her like crazy while she is gone, but I'm so glad and grateful that she has this opportunity.  It really is a once-in-a-lifetime kind of trip.   She'll be gone for 11 days and will be in Paris (Versailles, Eiffel Tower, etc.), Normandy, The Loire Valley, and then down to the French Riviera for a couple of days.  She'll be seeing things most people only dream of seeing in person.  She's such a cool, good kid.  She deserves this.

We are getting some wicked storms here today!  Tornado warnings and the whole shot.

That's all for now.



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Feeling Good

Jun 13, 2011

Today was a good day.   The weather is beautiful, and I spent the day out with my daughters, Leah (21) and Sarah (16).  We went and saw a matinee showing of "Super 8", which was freakin' awesome, then we went to Partridge Creek Mall.  Partridge Creek is a new, open air mall, just made for walking.  In the past, I had to rest frequently because walking made my back kill me.  Today, I walked all over that mall and my back was fine, and I didn't need to stop to rest and catch my breath.  

So that's what being down 40 lbs from my high weight has done for me, and I'm feeling really good about that!  La la la la la!  

And I'm looking forward to how much better I'll feel as this journey progresses!

That's all for now ...
 
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Progress and Stream of Consciousness

Jun 08, 2011

So, this morning, my fasting blood sugar was 146.  That, my friends, is progress.  I no longer am taking the Metformin, or the Amaryl, or the Lisinopril, or the Crestor.  My Levemir insulin dose has been decreased from 240 units (!) per day to FORTY.  I don't think it is too much to hope and expect that I will ultimately be completely off of that, too. 

Nectar brand pink grapefruit-flavored protein drink has been mislabeled.  I don't think, though, that they'd sell very much of it if it were correctly labeled as being monkey-balls-flavored.

ON Gold Standard 100% Whey Chocolate flavored protein drink is deLISH, even mixed with water.  Now, perhaps if I'd tried it after I'd just had a full-on chocolate malt, I wouldn't be as enamored of it.  But after the above referenced monkey balls ... well, I'm enjoying it.

I'm getting intermittent crampy pain in the area of my stomach.  While the pain is there (approx 5 seconds each time), it makes it difficult to take a deep breath.  Normal?  I think I recall Dr. Kole mentioning this.

I feel thinner already.  Is that possible?  

I don't think I'm going to weigh myself here at home.  I don't want to become a slave to the scale, and it'll make the weigh-ins at the office that much more exciting.  

Isn't the background on my blog lovely?  It is a photo I took at Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland during our vacation last year to nearby Ocean City.  Assateague is where the wild ponies are.  I love that place.  Best place I've ever been to stargaze.  It literally took our breath away - the infinite inky blackness with countless dots of light, and we could even see the Milky Way.  Awesome.  

That's all for now.
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Home Sweet Home

Jun 08, 2011

Today is my first full day at home post-op after my VSG on Monday.  I'm sore.  I feel "blown up".  But I'm still excited and I kind of can't believe I'm actually on the other side of this surgery.  I did it.  Now, to see what the future holds for me.  

I have to say that St. John Oakland Hospital surprised me in a very positive way.  I have nothing but good things to say about my experience there.  They have this bariatric surgery thing down pat, and everyone was so nice.

That's all for now.
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The Countdown

May 29, 2011

Tomorrow I begin the liquid diet in preparation for my surgery, which is scheduled for June 6, 2011.  I'm excited, nervous, hopeful, and so many other things.  I'm trying to get over a nasty respiratory infection.  Glad I went to my family doc and got on an antibiotic right away.  I don't want anything to stand in the way of getting this chance to become healthy again.  I'm looking at it as a new lease on life.  I went to Kroger's tonight and got all kinds of "full liquid" foodstuffs .  Boost high protein drinks, plain oatmeal, applesauce, SF Italian Ice, Yogurt, Fruit2O, etc., etc., etc.  Should be an interesting week.  

My last "old life" meal tonight (also our Memorial Day Weekend get-together meal) consisted of:  steak, corn on the cob, macaroni salad, seedless watermelon.  Just had an ice cream sandwich, too.  And it was GOOD.  lol 

Things I am so excited about and looking forward to as I lose weight:
                    Buying clothing off the rack at a regular store
                    Getting off some of my freaking meds - especially the diabetes meds
                    Having more energy - not always being exhausted
                    Being able to walk on the Orchard Trail, or even -gasp- run!

                    Dare I hope to some day be able to cross my legs?  Never mind that I never could even when I was thin!
                    I would like to be able to play softball again.
                    I want to be able to ride my bike.
                    I want to go to Disney World and walk ALL over the place all week without having to stop to rest all the time.
                    I want to feel comfortable in my own skin again.
                    I want to be able to play and sing in the band without embarrassment.
                    I want my kids and my husband to be proud of me.
                    This list is subject to change and/or addendum at any time.  

That's all for now.
 
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