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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2007 |
Location: wa |
Surgeon: Dr. Landers |
Age: 43 |
Posts: 101 |
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3 months surgeon follow up and stuff....
well i had my 3 month follow up with the surgeon last week and he was pretty pleased with my progress. I was very proud of myself, which is a wonderful feeling to have over and over again instead of the years of feeling ashamed and disappointed in myself. I am only 4 lbs away from my mini goal of being below 300lbs....I have 3 days to go,,,chugga chugga,,,I feel like the little engine that could! lolololol I doubt i will loose that 4 lbs but thats alright i have still lost 68 lbs since surgery and that i am most grrateful for!!
My lab work all came back normal which is wonderful as well. I have noticed more hair falling out,,,eeeeek but in this last week i had 2 of our oldest kids we havent seen for awhile tell me how great i looked and wowed at much weight i have lost in a short time,,,boy i felt like a million!!
so i am finding more creative ways to fluff it up a bit to help cover it,,,,somedays i feel like Donald Trump doing the comb over,,,lololol
I am going to visit family and friends in Arizona this weekend and am looking forward to showing off my weight loss so far! I am interested to see how I will fit in an airplane seat,,,will i need the extension or not? hmm we shall see,,,we shall see......I am exercising now with no restrictions 4 times a week and i love my resistance bands they are great and i can take em with me on my trip and not miss out on my work outs !
I was called back to work after being laid off for 3 months,,ohhhhh glory be I am happy to be getting back to work ! Boy my coworkers are going to see a smaller, more confidant me! At church yesterday my husband put his arm way around my waist and held me close to him,,,,I grinned because i was soo happy that i fit nicely UNDER his arm for once! as usually he had to strain that arm around me before....I winked and thanked God for that moment and feeling and my job back!!
I seem to be wanting salty things lately,,,,hmm weird,,,,i am trying to be really careful, so that I dont gain alot of water weight either..I did find to my delight although not salty,,,that Dannon fit and light now has sugar and carb concious flavored mini yogurt buckets,,,ohhh they were good! nice little treat for breakfast!
I went to lunch today with a friend of mine and fellow WLS patient who is here on business this week and she looked amazing!! we shared a tuna sandwich,,,i picked at the tuna off the bread and had a slice of strawberry and a cube of melon and it was great everything went down nicely and we laughed at what "cheap dates" we have become...Then we were really giggling when we talked about our "hormone" surges and how happy our hubbies are during those "surges" lololol we also realized how much we are getting our "sexy girly" feeling back in our appearance! lololol I am checking out sexy strappy sandals again and skirts for spring,,,,and even checked out some cute babydoll type pajamas and thought wow i will get into that by late summer and look half way decent ,,,lolol its a great feeling! we compared notes on what we find to taste good and what we find to not work well with our new "pouches". she is 14 months out and down to her goal weight...i am so proud of her she is amazing!! I am starting to cross my legs again which is such a nice feeling to be able to do once again! Its been a long long time! My energy levels have been good once again which i am very greatful for. In this past 3 months i have increased the types of solids i can eat, carefully...I don't want to gain and don't want to go back to any old bad habits,,,,It's very interesting that my once beloved Italian food I cannot taste it well therefore i don't really care for it anymore,,,,and pizza which was once my can"t live without nor could I be in the same room with and not have some has now become something I don't like the taste of and don't miss at all....I pick the veggies out of chinese food now and maybe a couple slices of thin chicken breast if i still have room.
I am increasing my protein slowly but surely...I am staying on the downslope of loosing and fitting into smaller sizes, I have more and more wow moments! I am feeling more and more confidant and realize as i get smaller to be compassionate to others around me who are as big as i once was and offer a warm smile or helpful way, because i know how they feel. This trip back to visit family will be interesting as my family (meaning) my mom and brother have never supported anything i ever did and always teased me about wanting to be a health nut,,,,,yeah i know weird,,but it is what it is,,,,mind you they both have type 2 diabetes, joint problems, weight issues, back problems and take numerous meds for all sorts of health issues and think nothing of eating a 1 lb box of See's Candies and then suffering from it,,,,,,geeesh,,,,,and i am the nut?? lololol I have noticed that I am becoming more outgoing and feeling less self concious around others. I am relearning to buy clothes that "actually fit me now" not the old heavier version of me. Each day I am grateful for this journey!
Last edited by rdy4life; 01-28-2008 at 06:15 PM..
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Way to go!!!
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