As of today I am 248lbs! Woo! My goal was to be under 250lbs by August 28th. Well here is it May 21st and I have hit my goal! I am so very excited. Some of my new clothes are already getting too loose! That I really can't believe.
I am really trying to keep realistic in my goals so I don't end up setting myself up for being disappointed. My next goal is to be as close as I can get to what I was when I got married by our trip to Disney World after Thanksgiving this year. I was about 215-220 when we got married. So I really want to be able to wear those clothes again since I barely wore them at all the first time around! We honeymooned in Disney World, so it would be a great anniversary present! We will see.
Hugs everyone!
Friday, May 21, 2010
Thursday, April 29, 2010
New Clothes Came Today!
Well I finally broke down and got some new clothes from JcPenney. I couldn't find anything any other places that I liked. So it all finally came in today. I tried on a bunch of things, and I was pleasantly surprised that about a third of it all didn't fit! Like too big! Woo! I could NOT believe that a size 20 dress was actually too BIG for me when just a few months ago I was wearing a size 30! That is huge change!
So I have now gone from a size 30 (4X) all the way around, to a size 18 (1X) on my tops, and a size 22 (2X) on bottom! That is really amazing. It is also really shocking.
I can see the differences in my face and every where. I now really want to get a whole new look to go with these changes. So I am thinking about doing something really different with my hair. I am still thinking about it, but we will see.
I am just so happy to have some clothes options again! I was totally running out of things to wear! I had like two shirts that didn't even look very good, and like 2 pair of pants that didn't fit right. So now I have a few more things to wear now and a couple things to wait a bit on.
So over all, everything is going great. I am healthy and doing very well. I had blood work done a couple weeks ago and it all came back normal. So all is good.
Sunday, April 25, 2010
4/25 Update
Well it has been about four months since my surgery now. I am feeling good physically. Mentally things have been hard though. It is hard to see all your clothes going away and now you have nothing you can wear. I also didn't realize before that that there might have been part of an emotional piece to why I gained the weight. I have had a lot of other emotional things going on these days so that makes it hard as well.
I still am very glad I had the surgery because things would be even tougher for me right now if I hadn't. Things are slow going, but I knew they would be at times. Being that I also have Bipolar and other disorders that effect your energy I knew my progress would likely be a little slower than others. I can't get out as much as I would like to or should, but hopefully that will soon change since my service dog is coming home in about 6 weeks. He will be part of what is going to help me get through these things that are slowing me up, and help me have the tools needed to keep going forward.
So the stats for right now are:
Weight is 255lbs.
Size is still about 22-24 for pants, and 20 for shirts.
I did have my labs all checked a couple weeks ago, and they are all normal. So things are still going well. What is the old saying? Slow and steady wins the race? Well that is about what I am going for these days.
I still am very glad I had the surgery because things would be even tougher for me right now if I hadn't. Things are slow going, but I knew they would be at times. Being that I also have Bipolar and other disorders that effect your energy I knew my progress would likely be a little slower than others. I can't get out as much as I would like to or should, but hopefully that will soon change since my service dog is coming home in about 6 weeks. He will be part of what is going to help me get through these things that are slowing me up, and help me have the tools needed to keep going forward.
So the stats for right now are:
Weight is 255lbs.
Size is still about 22-24 for pants, and 20 for shirts.
I did have my labs all checked a couple weeks ago, and they are all normal. So things are still going well. What is the old saying? Slow and steady wins the race? Well that is about what I am going for these days.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
3/24/10 Update
Well things are going pretty well physically. I am within 15lbs of my summer goal so I am very happy and excited about that. I have almost totally out of clothes to wear which is both good and bad. I am having issues pretty badly with lactose. So I have had to change some of the things I normally eat a little bit, but luckily there are a lot of other choices out there these days. Over all things are going great. I am very blessed and happy for that.
I wanted to write more in this blog than I have, but I have been really swamped with other things going on that I just haven't had the time I thought I would. I hope this much of an update is good for now. Hopefully more soon.
My Stats for 3/24/10:
Current weight is 265lbs! Yay
Current pant size is 24.
Current shirt size is 20-22 (depending on the shirt).
Total pounds lost so far is 39lbs since surgery.
Total pounds lost since starting the program in October is 63lbs!
Total pounds lost since January 2009 is 103lbs!! Woo!
Total pounds left to lose to over all goal is 105. About half way there!
I wanted to write more in this blog than I have, but I have been really swamped with other things going on that I just haven't had the time I thought I would. I hope this much of an update is good for now. Hopefully more soon.
My Stats for 3/24/10:
Current weight is 265lbs! Yay
Current pant size is 24.
Current shirt size is 20-22 (depending on the shirt).
Total pounds lost so far is 39lbs since surgery.
Total pounds lost since starting the program in October is 63lbs!
Total pounds lost since January 2009 is 103lbs!! Woo!
Total pounds left to lose to over all goal is 105. About half way there!
Saturday, February 6, 2010
My stats....
So here are my stats for anyone interested:
My highest weight ever was- 387 lbs in 2006
My weight in January of 2009- 367 lbs
My weight when I entered in the weight loss program in Oct 2009- 328 lbs
My weight the day of my surgery- 304 lbs
My weight the day I went home from surgery- 317 lbs
My weight today is- 278 lbs (2/6/10)
So far I have lost a total of 26lbs since my surgery, not including the water weight I gained in the hospital. So I am almost at 10% of my weight lost since surgery. I feel pretty good. I am able to eat more foods now and walk a little better.
I am really happy I had this surgery. Not just for me, but for my family too.
My highest weight ever was- 387 lbs in 2006
My weight in January of 2009- 367 lbs
My weight when I entered in the weight loss program in Oct 2009- 328 lbs
My weight the day of my surgery- 304 lbs
My weight the day I went home from surgery- 317 lbs
My weight today is- 278 lbs (2/6/10)
So far I have lost a total of 26lbs since my surgery, not including the water weight I gained in the hospital. So I am almost at 10% of my weight lost since surgery. I feel pretty good. I am able to eat more foods now and walk a little better.
I am really happy I had this surgery. Not just for me, but for my family too.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
February '10 - Updates
I had my one month appointment with my surgeon, and he said I am doing good. I had hoped to be doing a little better, but I ended up having a stall in my weight. I was stuck at like 284 for two weeks! I even went up a couple pounds for a few days. Finally today I dropped down to 281. So I am happy for that. All my clothes are getting really loose on me. I did finally find a pair of pants in my closet that I have actually never really worn. I bought them over three years ago in hopes to be able to fit into them, but it never happened. So they are almost brand new, and don't fall off! Yay!
It is a weird thing having all your clothes fall off you. On one hand it is really great to know you are losing weight and getting smaller, but frustrating on the other hand because you have nothing to wear and everything is constantly falling off. So I feel much better having some pants that I don't have to tug at all the time. I am sure in another month they will be falling off too, but by that time I will have two other pairs of pants I can wear. I might need more shirts by that time though as I had gotten rid of a lot of things a few years ago of my smaller clothes. Not the smartest choice I suppose. Oh well. I will just have to get something else! lol
I am glad to be right on track with where I wanted to be though. Ultimately I would like to be at or below 250lbs by this summer. I joined a gym, but I need to call tomorrow as I got an email saying something went wrong with my enrollment. I want to do some water aerobics and some other things. I need to regain some strength in my arms and legs. I am hoping to be able to help my knees to be strong again, though I suspect I will have some problems with them because of the damage done to them.
So overall things are going well. I am doing good with just about every food I have tried. I am making good food choices and trying everyday to make sure to get enough water and protein in. So far things are going pretty good.
Stayed tuned as things progress. Anyone who is reading this, feel free to ask me any questions you have. I am more than happy to answer questions.
It is a weird thing having all your clothes fall off you. On one hand it is really great to know you are losing weight and getting smaller, but frustrating on the other hand because you have nothing to wear and everything is constantly falling off. So I feel much better having some pants that I don't have to tug at all the time. I am sure in another month they will be falling off too, but by that time I will have two other pairs of pants I can wear. I might need more shirts by that time though as I had gotten rid of a lot of things a few years ago of my smaller clothes. Not the smartest choice I suppose. Oh well. I will just have to get something else! lol
I am glad to be right on track with where I wanted to be though. Ultimately I would like to be at or below 250lbs by this summer. I joined a gym, but I need to call tomorrow as I got an email saying something went wrong with my enrollment. I want to do some water aerobics and some other things. I need to regain some strength in my arms and legs. I am hoping to be able to help my knees to be strong again, though I suspect I will have some problems with them because of the damage done to them.
So overall things are going well. I am doing good with just about every food I have tried. I am making good food choices and trying everyday to make sure to get enough water and protein in. So far things are going pretty good.
Stayed tuned as things progress. Anyone who is reading this, feel free to ask me any questions you have. I am more than happy to answer questions.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Update! I did it!!
Well my surgery went off without a hitch! It went just a little over an hour. I barely remember any of the pre-op stuff. There were two minor complications. One is that the gas they pumped into my abdomen some how caused a pinched nerve in my left shoulder. It was probably the worst pain I felt in my whole recovery. The second was that upon finishing up my surgery, one of the tools they use caught on some stomach muscle and cut it. This required the surgeon to put in "lateral stitches" to pull the skin tissue close to the muscle to stop the bleeding. So I had a bit of a divet at that incision site. That incision was the only one that hurt me in my recovery.
After my surgery was over, I went to a recovery area for about an hour or two. The only part of this I remember was waking up with horrible pain in my shoulder and the nurse telling me why. The next thing I remember is seeing Joel briefly in my room. I was originally supposed to be in a shared room, but a private room became available so they let me wait for that one. It was really great to see Joel even if it was just for a few minutes. I was truly blessed to have that private room though. I don't think I would have done very well in a room with two old men in it. So I was very thankful for that.
My recovery in the hospital was filled with a lot of sleeping, some walking, and lots of swabs for my mouth. I was not allowed anything to drink at all for 24 hours after my surgery. Then I went to x-ray to do a swallow test to be sure there wasn't any leaks in the new pouch. Once I passed that test I was cleared for clear liquids. When my "meal" of 1 oz of chicken broth, 1 oz of sugar free jello, and 1 oz of apple juice came to me, I was so excited! It tasted like the best thing I have ever eaten. The second day of recovery was better than the first. After my swallow test, my pain pump was removed and replaced by liquid Loratab. I also got my catheter taken out, which was great! I had to write down all of my liquid intake so they could be sure I was able to get in enough liquids. I was able to walk more easily without the catheter.
In the afternoon, Joel and the kids came to see me. It was great to see them, but it was harder than I thought it would be to have them there. The kids wanted to be on the bed with me, but I was much too sore for that. Joel also bought me some beautiful roses, but I was worried about them tipping over so asked him to bring them back home. It was very sweet of him though. He knows how much I love flowers. So they didn't stay very long, but it was great to see them.
That night I was able to get some pretty good sleep. The next morning was filled with lots of different things to get me ready to go home. They called me in a script for some anti-nausea medication since I was having some problems with nausea. I saw my surgeon again, and he said I was doing really well. My drain came out the night before but leaked several times, so it took a while to get a good enough bandage on it. They got me some supplies to make sure I could change the dressing on that drain site as needed. I was able to put some normal clothes on again and get my IV taken out. I got weighed again before coming home. Joel and the kids showed up at about 1pm. I decided to walk to the car myself. I had asked for another dose of my pain medication since I knew my time for that was coming up and the car ride would be long, but they could not give me anymore until 1:30pm. We couldn't wait for that. So I just had to suffer through it. That was the worst car ride of my life! Half way home my pain meds wore off completely. I was so glad when we arrived at home so I could just pass out on the couch for a while. And pass out I did! After some pain meds of course.
That week was very hard at home. I was having real trouble with anything resembling anything sweet, even sugar free things. This really limited the things I could have so I wasn't getting in enough protein at all. I was at least getting in enough liquids and trying to get protein in when ever possible. Then once I passed the one week mark things started to change for the better. I kept retrying things to see if they could be tolerated, and finally some things could be. So this opened up a lot of options again. Just in time too as I was getting really sick of broth!
I went in on the 6th for my post op appointment. I was back to what I weighed when I went in for my surgery. I was happy with this as I gained 13 lbs in the hospital from all the IV fluids. Things are going well with my recovery. Eating is also getting better.
Today I decided to get on my scale just to see because I was curious. I was so surprised by the number that I had to check it several times and have Joel witness it. I had gone down from 304 on Wednesday the 6th to 293 lbs! That is really incredible! I am really encouraged by this. Now I know I can do it.
So that's my update for now. I will try to write more than I have been.
After my surgery was over, I went to a recovery area for about an hour or two. The only part of this I remember was waking up with horrible pain in my shoulder and the nurse telling me why. The next thing I remember is seeing Joel briefly in my room. I was originally supposed to be in a shared room, but a private room became available so they let me wait for that one. It was really great to see Joel even if it was just for a few minutes. I was truly blessed to have that private room though. I don't think I would have done very well in a room with two old men in it. So I was very thankful for that.
My recovery in the hospital was filled with a lot of sleeping, some walking, and lots of swabs for my mouth. I was not allowed anything to drink at all for 24 hours after my surgery. Then I went to x-ray to do a swallow test to be sure there wasn't any leaks in the new pouch. Once I passed that test I was cleared for clear liquids. When my "meal" of 1 oz of chicken broth, 1 oz of sugar free jello, and 1 oz of apple juice came to me, I was so excited! It tasted like the best thing I have ever eaten. The second day of recovery was better than the first. After my swallow test, my pain pump was removed and replaced by liquid Loratab. I also got my catheter taken out, which was great! I had to write down all of my liquid intake so they could be sure I was able to get in enough liquids. I was able to walk more easily without the catheter.
In the afternoon, Joel and the kids came to see me. It was great to see them, but it was harder than I thought it would be to have them there. The kids wanted to be on the bed with me, but I was much too sore for that. Joel also bought me some beautiful roses, but I was worried about them tipping over so asked him to bring them back home. It was very sweet of him though. He knows how much I love flowers. So they didn't stay very long, but it was great to see them.
That night I was able to get some pretty good sleep. The next morning was filled with lots of different things to get me ready to go home. They called me in a script for some anti-nausea medication since I was having some problems with nausea. I saw my surgeon again, and he said I was doing really well. My drain came out the night before but leaked several times, so it took a while to get a good enough bandage on it. They got me some supplies to make sure I could change the dressing on that drain site as needed. I was able to put some normal clothes on again and get my IV taken out. I got weighed again before coming home. Joel and the kids showed up at about 1pm. I decided to walk to the car myself. I had asked for another dose of my pain medication since I knew my time for that was coming up and the car ride would be long, but they could not give me anymore until 1:30pm. We couldn't wait for that. So I just had to suffer through it. That was the worst car ride of my life! Half way home my pain meds wore off completely. I was so glad when we arrived at home so I could just pass out on the couch for a while. And pass out I did! After some pain meds of course.
That week was very hard at home. I was having real trouble with anything resembling anything sweet, even sugar free things. This really limited the things I could have so I wasn't getting in enough protein at all. I was at least getting in enough liquids and trying to get protein in when ever possible. Then once I passed the one week mark things started to change for the better. I kept retrying things to see if they could be tolerated, and finally some things could be. So this opened up a lot of options again. Just in time too as I was getting really sick of broth!
I went in on the 6th for my post op appointment. I was back to what I weighed when I went in for my surgery. I was happy with this as I gained 13 lbs in the hospital from all the IV fluids. Things are going well with my recovery. Eating is also getting better.
Today I decided to get on my scale just to see because I was curious. I was so surprised by the number that I had to check it several times and have Joel witness it. I had gone down from 304 on Wednesday the 6th to 293 lbs! That is really incredible! I am really encouraged by this. Now I know I can do it.
So that's my update for now. I will try to write more than I have been.
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