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Wednesday Weigh In #18

Jan 27, 2009

Highest Weight: 284
Surgery Weight: 266
Current Weight: 210 (-2)
Total Lost: 74 lbs

4 months out and a goal accomplished

Jan 26, 2009

She told me to just try them on. I was hesitant considering we were not in the plus sized section of the store. And they looked to small. And didn't have a "W" after them. I was skeptical at best. Size 16 pants? An XL shirt? What, are you frigging kidding me?

The pants we a wee bit tight(er than I am used to) in the thigh, but fit my ever whittling waist. The XL sweaters fit a little closer to my body which I now had a propensity to show off as opposed to hide under huge sweatshirts and ill fitting [mens] pants. But I looked good. As good as you can look with tags sticking out from all over the place.

I looked, dare I say... normal-ish. So, 4 months out to the day, I accomplished my pre-op goal of buying non plus sized clothes. Actually my goal was to buy clothes in a non plus sized store, but it was Kohl's so close enough. Now I have to get up the nerve to shop in other places. I have only really shopped at Kohl's and occasionally Lane Bryant - they are so friggin expensive though.

So now we round the corner and head down to the next couple of months. I had a mini goal to be 200 by Valentines Day, but I am not sure if that will happen. I also wanted to be like all the other people and reach goal by 6 months. I don't think that will happen either, but that's okay. I still have 64 lbs to go to that and lose a steady 2 lbs a week. I need to work on better dinner ideas, adding more veggies and better/healthy snacks.

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Wednesday Weigh In #17

Jan 20, 2009

Highest Weight: 284
Surgery Weight: 266
Current Weight: 212 (-1)
Total Lost: 72 lbs

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Update, it's been awhile

Jan 14, 2009

And a long hard road since RNY surgery almost 4 months ago. To recap, I had an infections that landed me back in the hospital 2 days after I was discharged from the surgery itself, have had a wound that started out at 9cm deep from that infection in my main incision site that has had to be packed twice a day with gauze and other healing remedies. I had to go to the wound care center at my hospital every week since then and up until last Thursday when I was told I was 'healed' when the top closed up even though it was still 2cm deep - don't get me wrong though, I would much rather this than have her open it back up. I technically shouldn't have been able to shower since September because of the wound, but found out 'Glad Press N Seal' works on skin and kept it dry. You don't realize how nice it is to do the day to day routine without having to take the time to prep, clean, pack and cover a wound 2x a day plus make sure you cover it up for showering until you have to do it. It sucks.

Weight loss has been slow and steady throughout my journey thus far. In the first couple of months, I was having 4-8 lbs losses a week, but now I lose about 2 lbs a week pretty consistently. I have started exercising a bit again, but have been so fatigued lately it's been difficult. Not to mention I cannot be on my RA meds while I still have a wound because of the possibility of life threatening infection. I got a cortisone shot in my ankle (one of my bad problem spots) and that has just about worn off and I am wearing a brace everyday to help that - again, more hindering of exercise. I still feel like I am up against a wall sometimes - the physical limitations of my RA and fibromyalgia and not being on the disease modifying meds PLUS being on a steroid, prednisone, which can still make me crave sweets, gain weight, etc. Now that I won't have to deal with a wound anymore (knock on wood!) I can tackle all these other problems and really start to focus on my health and my weight loss.

Depression has been a tough thing to deal with as well. In November, I had a staph infection in my wound plus it wasn't healing and by the time it was all said and done, I had 3 staph infections between the end of November and January 1. Those issues, no healing, the HOLIDAYS and post op first timer with that, my family moved to TX (I'm in NH) just made everything bleak. Yesterday I find out I am also anemic, which I am happy to hear I am not fatigued for nothing, however it's another thing tacked on.

So, I am hoping to stay healed, no infection, get on iron supplements to help with the anemia and energy level and move on. I am loving the changes to my body (minus the excess skin that has started already) and really looking forward to being under 200 lbs for the first time in a long time. I love snowshoeing in the winter and went last weekend - I will probably continue with that and I think I am going to start Pilates too.

I get in a food rut sometimes and it's mostly just being lazy... I need to search out good recipes (thank goodness for eggface!) and try them instead of resorting to old eating habits slightly tweaked better.

I am getting there, slowly but surely.

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