Suzanne- I WISH I was losing weight before surgery. Dr C wants me to, but the scale hasn't budged. I'm holding steady and nervous about facing him DOS with no loss. He is nice, I really like him and I know he's a great surgeon... I've just seen him get "tough" on folks and really want to avoid that.
Nuva-Ring- tried it, hated it. I could FEEL it all the time.... not cool in my book. But thanks for the suggestion, I appreciate it. I think I need to just cool my jets, relax and ride this wave- see where it takes me after surgery and let things happen as they will. Ya know? My man isn't going anywhere because of a little abstinence...... I think it will be fine. AND- I was thinking about it all this morning after he went to work... I think a LOT of my libido problem could also be that I am SO uncomfortable with my body. I feel gross, ya know?
Last year when I lost 40 lbs on HMR, my bf lost almost 90lbs with diet and exercise. He looked DAMN GOOD.
Then August hit and some health problems (his) and a lot of craziness later.... he has gained back about 60lbs. When he was at his lighter weight though, I still weighed 70lbs more than he did.... I've always been the heavier one in our relationship (how icky is that!). Anyways, he is now sharing his feelings with me quite often about being "left behind" once I have surgery. He refuses to consider surgery for himself, but is obviously not looking forward to working as hard as he did to previously lose weight either... I'm just hoping that my increase in energy and optimism will jazz him up enough to help him get fit too. We love to be outdoors and hike and backpack and take our dogs fun places and all of that is one of the main reasons I am doing this. I am READY!!
Whew. 5 Days Left.