3 week update

Okay, it's been 3 weeks today!

I have officially lost 23 lbs and 15 inches.

I would say that is pretty exciting!

Still hoping for alot more in the next week... I had higher hopes for the first month.. maybe I'll count the month as 8/12-9/12 instead of 4 weeks, just to give myself a little more time to reach my goal! :)

But no matter what.. I'm super stoked! Clothes that I couldn't wear at all before surgery are getting baggy and sloppy! This is GOOD! I was hoping for an average of 1lb per day this first month... but even if I don't quite meet that goal, I'm still doing the right things and walking everyday, and my weight loss is significant for a months time... so I'm a happy girl! :)

All in all.. all is well. I haven't had trouble tolerating any foods so far.

2 weeks!

Well.. it's the official 2 week mark since surgery!

I'm amazed at how much healing a body can do in two weeks! I don't have pain anymore, just little "twinges" that remind me that I'm still healing! (no big deal) And my incisions are now scars... hopfully they'll become less noticable with time (Vitamin E!)... but no more open wounds or scabs! Yeahoo!

I can do pretty much anything these days, I just tire easily still... I guess that's probably normal!

And here's the exciting part:

20 POUNDS, BABY! :)

(doin the dance)

Inches

Update on things lost.. so far :)

19 lbs lost
13 inches lost

WOW!!

So excited!!

1 week Post-op appointment

Well.. today it's been almost a week.

I think about what this day was like for me last week.... (seems like so long ago), I was starving... having been on liquid diet for going on 2 days, my head hurt, I was just not having that much fun. But I was excited for surgery the next day, lots of anticipation, last minute though-processes, etc. They called that night and rescheduled me for a later time which was a let down of sorts, because I really wanted to just get it done! :) But, as we know, it all worked out just fine! :)

Now this week... post-surgery... I'm still on the same diet.. and other than being tired of liquid and broth and needing to "Chew" something... I really am not hungry hardly at all... this little pouch is amazing! I know it grows a little in the healing process and you become a little more hungry... but for right now ..that's where I'm at!

So back to today, I had to be a the doctor at 8:00 am and I drove myself! Yipee!! :) I got there, and they weighed me and then showed me into a room. I was dreading this part to tell you the truth... staple removal .... I was so scared... I was praying! :) But you know what?? It wasn't that bad! It burned and stung a little bit, but she was fast at removing them and next thing I know... all done! (Thank you GOD!)

Then I attended a Nutrition class again, and got my orders for the next 2 weeks... all so much clearer to me than the first time I went... I'm guessing because it's REAL now.. :) I took lots of notes on what gets stuck, what causes dumping, what will make me vomit, etc... So hopefully when I start eating puree' foods tomorrow, I'll make the right choices! One interesting thing I learned was that my opening from stomach to intestins is the size of a drinking straw! Interesting fact!!!

My friend tells me that Taco-Bell Pinto's and cheese was one of her first "meals"... I think that sounds yummy for me too! Beans are a good source of protein, and Taco-Bell's are the right consistency (they must be thin and more runny.. not the type that "plop" on the plate).. So I look forward to that.. wish me luck. I'll try (for the sake of the journey) to post foods that work ... though not all foods are the same for all people.. but I'm blogging MY journey.. so it works for this blog! :)

I saw Dr. Felix after the class, he gave me a good clean bill of health, reminded me about liquid intake, vitamins, care of wounds, etc.... and then told me to come back in 3 weeks! The nutrition instructor told me I'd be on puree for 2 weeks before I graduated to regular eating... but I'm not sure if I'm allowed to go to any new stages unless Dr. Felix clears me to do so.(And I don't see him again for 3 weeks) If I can't get clarification, I'm gonna take the safe route. He said that this stage is to get me used to food, but also to test out my opening and make sure I don't develop "stenosis" which is the closing of your opening from stomach to intestines, due to scaring.

So all is well... tomorrow I get to start a new phase of my diet.. so glad to be done with broth! :)

Total Pounds Lost: 15

(I'll try to do inches again soon)

Day of Surgery!

Well, the day is finally here... we are getting ready to leave the house to go to the hospital for surgery! Please help us pray that all goes well and the doctor does a perfect job! :)

I have a raging headache, and cannot take anything and can't even have a sip of water... so I'm now on a new countdown... Bring on the drugs!! LOL!

I've been on a strict liquid diet for 2.5 days now.. so I've already begun the weightloss journey!

So here's for the record:

Total weight loss: 8 lbs
Total inches lost: 5 in

I'll post as soon as I can after surgery! :)