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Blog 1645

A blog by shellshell in General

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10 Weeks Out

Wow, I'm officially down 50 pounds as of today! I must admit that I am not eating as much protein as I should, but the shakes are yuck! I am forcing one down as I type this blog entry. I know it's important, and I don't want to be losing muscle vs. loosing fat. My primary doctor ran some routine blood work and it came back that my kidney function was off. I googled my blood work numbers and apparently I am not getting enough protein. So anyway, shakes, here I come, yee haw (as we'd say here in O

One Month Out!

It's hard to believe that a month has already gone by since my surgery. I am feeling great and have lost 22 pounds so far. I'm not sure if anyone else went through this, but I feel a little "down in the dumps" sometimes when I see others eating yummy food, or if I have to quit eating WAY before I want to. How selfish is that, I want to lose weight but be able to eat like I used to. I am very happy that I had the surgery but making the lifestyle change is a little harder than I expected. I am how

19 Days Out

Just wanted to give everybody an update. As of today I'm down 18 pounds! I'm sticking to a low carb meal plan and it's working out great. I am officially free to eat any food that I can tolerate, so far no problems. I did try to eat a bite of toast last week and it felt like it was getting stuck, so no more bread for me at least for a while. I am now feeling pretty much back to normal other than a little tenderness on my left side where Dr. Stewart pulled my stomach out. Food is a little intimid

8 Days Out

I have to admit that each day I feel better and better. I have managed to stay off caffeine for the last week, and I wonder how much of my pookey feelings are a matter of carb and caffeine withdrawal. I bought some of the Greek nonfat yogurt and YUM! I am enjoying that and a half can of tuna fish today for lunch and I am in HEAVEN! :w00t: I forgot how yummy tuna fish tasted. I am trying to stick to a low carb diet, because from what I have read on several blogs, that seems to aid a lot in the p

One Week Post Op

Okay, I made it! I have to be really honest and say that the last seven days have been a little rough. Nothing happened that I wasn't fully aware of (only getting to drink 4 oz. of fluid to start off) but the reality of it all kind of came crashing down on me Sunday. I started to run a low grade fever 99.8 and it made me feel like JUNK! Thankfully when I woke up Tuesday morning the fever was gone and I felt human again. I get to start "squishy" foods today, but honestly, I am scared to try them

Day Before Surgery

Okay, it's the day before my big day. I stopped by Whataburger for a farewell breakfast that included a cinnamon roll and cherry pie. Funny that it wasn't as good as I had expected. I am more excited thinking about making permanent lifestyle changes. I will post "day before surgery" pictures before I leave work today. Thanks to everybody for their wonderful words of encouragement!:w00t:

Surgery Scheduled!

I just wanted to say hello and introduce myself. My name is Michelle and I have decided to have the sleeve gastrectomy. My surgery is Wednesday Feb 17th. I am really excited and ready to have the surgery. It has been a heck of a process getting all my documentation together so that my insurance would pay. I will check back in after I get home next weekend and let you all know how the surgery went. :w00t:  

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