4/01/09

HI! pretty much back to normal here. i still have days that i want to nap, but i think that is because i wake so early now (and i think my period is right around the corner!) but other than that, i'm feeling wonderful!! My hubby took quite a bit of time off this month since my surgery to help with the littles AND....he was happy that it was during march madness too! LOL


I haven't worn regular clothes in such a long time (back to back pregnancies... and i was in 6's before those 2 pregnancies...my lowest in a LONG time, there was NO way of fitting into those clothes, so i've worn elastic waisted things for quite a while now.... they do LOOK better though. even though i have no idea on what SIZE i would wear!)

Wanna B thin again...is almost there!

4/1/09

I'm sure the closer to goal the slower the weight will come off.. don't you just HATE that! oh well... it's still better than where we started right?!


It IS wonderful to see those numbers go down!! i was at a standstill for a while, but it seems to be moving again!!!

Wanna B thin again...is almost there!

3/18/09

Well, i had my follow up appointment and the Dr. was pleased. 16 pounds down (it is actually 17 because i am so anal, i weighed my clothes and they were a pound of it! heehee) he gave me the ok to start on regular foods (i'm still following his guidelines as to when to add what regular foods). i had fish, veggies, chicken breast...all went down fine.


I have another appointment in 2 weeks and can get my first fill.

they nurse said she could definitely see in my face that i have lost! (i notice that too...can't wait for my mom to see me tomorrow. She hasn't seen me since the weekend after having surgery when i was still so puffy. that will be the test...if she can see a difference)

 I'm sure things will get tougher and i will need it more and more!!

Wanna B thin again...is almost there!

3/14/09

I'm still seeing the scale go DOWN DOWN! that's always a great thing! I was wondering if my scale was right, so i weighed a weight that i have. goofy scale wouldn't register it! SO...i weighed myself HOLDING it, then without it. it is only off by .1 pound! so....it's pretty darn accurate! if the Dr's scale was right, and is the same as mine, i'm now 19 pounds lost!


I have a follow up appointment on Monday, so i will see then, what the scale there says.

Yesterday i was suppose to be able to try fresh fruit, but i haven't done it yet. I plan to do that today. other than cottage cheese, and scrambled eggs with some cheese added, everything else i have eaten so far has been liquid or yogurt/pudding consistancy.

I'm not having ANY trouble with things going down. I have found that i if i forget and not sip my drink, i don't notice anything either.

I'm not really worried about that though, since i'm not yet experiencing bandster hell...i fill up VERY QUICK. i cannot eat more than 1/2 cup of anything without filling full now. a few days ago, i ate 2 cups (not 2 actual cups...but 2 servings..) of pudding...couldn't decide between vanilla or chocolate, so after i ate one, i decided to eat the other! for the next few hours i didn't feel very good... not pain, but uncomfortable. not gonna do that again!!

I was invited to a crawfish boil...i live in SOUTH LOUISIANA... (which i wouldn't be able to go to anyhow...it's 2 1/2 hours a way and i can't make that trip during the week) and realized that i probably won't be able to do that anymore!! if most people have trouble with shrimp, crawfish is a lot like that texture. then, to eat without drinking...yikes....i like my crawfish HOT...very spicy! hard to not drink with that!

I have made the decision to not tell anyone about my surgery and if i lived closer to home, that would make it very hard for people to notice i'm not eating crawfish! they KNOW i love it!! I guess after i am able to try more things, i can try it at home and see how i do. i can just tell them i'm eating less and taking my time to chew and really enjoy my food (and that that is helping me to lose weight also) for the reason i don't eat as much of it as i used to and eating so slow...that's IF i CAN still eat that!

whew...i rambled!
I'm SO happy with my decision!
 i cannot wait to see how my journey goes!!!
Wanna B thin again...is almost there!

3/6/09

as of this morning on MY scale, i am down 12 pounds!!! the day after surgery, I was up 6!I'm still swollen though, so it will be nice to see the numbers once all of that is gone!


I am following Dr's orders because i don't want to screw this up!

I haven't had anything remotely solid to eat, so i'm not sure about my resriction. i've had yogurt and soup (the liquid of it) so far, beside the carnation drink and water.Wanna B thin again...is almost there!

3/4/09

My surgery went great.


I was home before NOON yesterday! I was able to get up and walk (just around the house)
my night wasn't bad at all. i was even able to lay on my side!
this morning, the only times i feel any discomfort is when i stand from sitting, or when i go to sit down. Also, when i try to take deep breaths. even then, it's not bad!
i feel no restriction...is that normal until my first fill?
of course the only thing beside medicines (they are pills not liquid) that i have had is water. I kinda feel like the pills are in my throat, but way up there, like i didn't have enough water to make it go down.
today i can add a carnation istant breakfast.
i'm pretty sure tomorrow i can start a full liquid diet (yogurt, cream soups thinned with milk, etc)
i remember the nurse telling me i probably wouldn't be able to get even much water down, and i'm not having trouble at all.
every one and again, i feel pressure in my chest and i'm burp a little and it goes away for a while.
I'm so excited to start this journey!!

Wanna B thin again...is almost there!

3-2-09

well, tomorrow is the day!
all my pre-op testing done, i'm pre-admitted and have to be at the hospital for 6:15 a.m.
My littles are at my mom's until Friday (this is the first time away from my littlest man...i hope i can make it through this! LOL)
I SHOULD be home tomorrow evening.
wow...this is really gonna happen!! WOO HOO!!

I'm 37, wife and mom (to 4 boys...ages 16, 10, 2, & 1). I haven't always been overweight, but haven't always been thin. until i had my first, i was very tiny. i'm 4'11" and was less than 100 pounds! (my entire family on my mom's side is little...my dad's side on the other hand, are mostly greatly overweight!)


i was a yo-yo for quite a while. i could get down, but couldn't stay there. pregnancy did not help at all.

I divorced after a 10 year marriage and the some weight came off without a struggle, but i could never manage to get to goal. i stayed that way for a while. remarried, had migraines so bad i was put on seizure meds and other various meds, only to gain about 30 pounds. hated them enough to stop them, I tried and wasn't very successful at geting the weight off!



I got pregnant with baby number 3 and when that baby was 5 months old, i was pregnant again! that just added to the weight problem.

I KNOW i'm done with our family, and i have unsuccessfully taken the weight off, only added to it!

I want this so much. i know what it is like to run ( I LOVE to run), to workout (i am one of those nuts that actually enjoy it!) to play with my kids, to be social (because right now, i want to stay in my house and hide!).....

and i want that again.

On March 3, 2009, I will begin my journey to be successful at my dream. I don't weight to be an issue with my children, i don't want them to think mom has self image issues, I want my family to learn to be healthy.

I want to be happy, because if i'm happy, my family is happy, my marriage is happy.... and i feel like this is the first step to taking care of me! (because as a wife and mom, i take care of everyone else and it's time for me to take care of ME first so i can take BETTER care of them!)

whew... felt like a therapy session there!

I hope i can find someone, or several people who are happy with thier decision to do WLS, are successful (or at least trying thier best), to help me through the struggles AND the good times! support is needed to make it through this, making friends and getting/giving encouragment is a bonus!!!

Wanna B thin again...is almost there!