Week 3 Post Surgery

Hello blogosphere...

Hope you had a Merry Christmas... I did!  I didn't realize roast turkey ground up in the blender and made into a salad along with black eye peas would suffice for Christmas Dinner... it was yummo!!

The downside of this holiday season is we lost power Christmas night... I thank God for the love of good friends... We spent the night in the cold then the next day, my friends came in their 4WD and got us... warm noses and warm toes... good people still exist!

The challenge has been making sure I eat on schedule since I've not been at my home... So I am feeling kind of weak and tired... not able to take in enough calories...needless to say, I am resting alot!

I can't do a weight update this week... no scales here! lol

Oh well... it is what it is... and what it is right now is nap time!

thanks for reading...

Post-op Week 2

Hello blogosphere...

I am now 14 days post surgery... still struggling with getting all the liquids in... feeling forced to eat...nausea daily...

but you know... I won't complain... (or is that what I just did? LOL)

I must say, I am feeling more and more like myself every day...gaining energy while losing weight...

the one thing I notice is that sweet stuff is VERY sweet... even sugar free stuff... and it makes me feel a bit queasy... and savory foods are soooooooooooo goooooooddddd!!!

I am at the stage now that I can eat ground meats, soft cooked veggies, soft scrambled eggs... no more cream soups!!!

Like I said, its a chore to eat... I am NEVER hungry... so making myself eat has been totally mind blowing...however, I didn't realize how much I missed chewing!

Ok... here are the numbers...
Pre-op: 304.5 lbs
Week 1: 293.8 lbs
Week 2: 289.8 lbs
Total weight loss: 14.7 lbs

My clothes are fitting differently...and my face is sooo much slimmer than it was before... when I feel more comfortable, I will start taking body shots... maybe once I'm a month out... anyway... I am glad I had the surgery... even with all the challenges... I don't regret my decision to make steps to be healthier and feel better about myself...

anyway... thanks for reading...

be blessed!

Week 1

Hello Blogosphere...

I am one week post-op.  And I must say that I have done very well... very little gas pain (anyone who has ever had laproscopic surgery knows what I'm talking about)... soreness is at a minimum.... I'm less nauseous every day... but the downside is trying to get my energy back.

I have a co-worker who had the lapband in October... surgery Friday, back to work and peppy Monday... NOT ME!!  Today was my first day back and OMG... when I got in the house, I laid on the bed and snored for an hour before I could be functional LOL

Odd thing about being at work is people have expectation of the surgery as being some miracle deal and were shocked to see that I am not insta-skinny..lol

I am pleased with my progress... I've lost 10.7 lbs since surgery LAST WEEK! Major victory for me!!   I don't know what typical progress is but I am aware that I didn't puff up overnight... and I wont lose it all overnight...

For now, I am finding new ways to enjoy liquid and pureed foods... :)  Next week I graduate to soft foods, YAY!! I am soooo ready to chew!

Anyway, that's all I got... thanks for reading!

...and some say I took the easy way out....

Hello blogosphere...

I know its been a long while since I've updated this blog... and with that being the case... let's get brought up to speed...

...became a scout mom with my youngest...
...finished my MS in Psychology a few weeks ago...
...had bariatric surgery 3 days ago...

yep... you read that right... I had the gastric sleeve on Wednesday December 5, 2012.  Operation Transformation is on and so far so good...

I realized January of this year, I've been overweight to obese all of my adult life.  My knees are degrading, hypertension had come upon me and diabetes was slowly taking hold...AND... I have a young son, turning 8 yrs old tomorrow...

How am I supposed to keep up with a little kid? How am I supposed to make sure he grows up to be fine and have a good quality of life when I am sick and heading toward death? HOW?

I decided I would start losing weight... bough the 6 week body make over... tried Sensa... Weight Watchers... then I developed horrible pain in my knees... the orthopedic surgeon said I would soon need a total knee replacement BUT... not at my weight... At that point, I'd only managed to lose and keep off 17 lbs...

 I've been as heavy as 375 lbs... and I did NOT want to go back to that... BUT at 340, I was still very unhealthy and NOT where I wanted to be as a parent...


I began doing my research and decided that now is the time to take drastic measures... so, after several appointments with my PCP, the nutritionist, a psychiatrist, and talking to my nurse coach, I lost down to 315.  Met my surgeon and we set a date for surgery...

Horrible shake after horrible shake... walking till my knees ached... I lost to 304.5 before surgery...

Post surgery, I am sore, easily tired, not able to eat more than a few spoonfuls of something liquid and not very tasty...BUT, I know I made the best decision for my health and for my son's quality of life.

oh... since before surgery, BP meds are no longer required!!!  Been off them two weeks and I am happy about that...

and today's weight...295.2... hadn't seen UNDER 300 for the last 10 years... I am VERY happy about that...

Of course there are some who say, "you can do this without surgery..." or "surgery is the easy way out...", and to them I say a big fat WHATEVER!!!  Walk a day in my shoes before you judge me or my choices... try and understand me before thinking you know me... 

In the words of CeCe Winans... it wasn't easy... but its worth it... 

Thanks for reading...