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ann_franc's Blog

A blog by ann_franc in General

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Singing...} Boogie One-Derland!

Just made it to ONE-derland! (Does anyone remember that song, Boogie Wonderland by Earth, Wind, & Fire??) Well, I been singing it all day. Yesterday, I weighed in at 200.0 pounds, but this morning I weighed in at 199.6. To celebrate, I bought myself a cute blouse in a medium (and I must say I look super cute in it); it's off the shoulders with a mixture of blue colors and I'm gonna wear it with my skinny jeans when I cook this Wednesday for my family.   I must add, I didn't get here easily

The right choice for me

The sleeve is the right choice for me. I am currently 224 pounds, down from my highest weight of 265. I no longer have to take high blood pressure pills or the diuretic that went with it, I'm off Lipitor, I no longer need my cumbersome CPAP machine to sleep at night, my plantar fasciitis is resolving (no pain), and I don't believe I will be diagnosed with diabetes. Im staying focused on the right diet and I'm exercising on a regular basis.   When I first thought about surgery to lose weight I

Repositioned

For my brief transitional period, I've nicknamed my sleeve "Eve" and I am learning that she is in control, lol! I tried to eat a cold popsicle, but Eve said no, I'm not ready yet and stomach cramps ensued. I was gonna skip one of my walks for the day, but Eve the sleeve said, No ma'am. I want to want 1 1/2 miles right now. So I got up off the couch (with stomach cramps) and the more I walked, the happier Eve became. I always used to hear that your gut is your second mind, but currently, my gut (

Repositioned

I had my vertical sleeve done with Dr. Kim this past Monday; just got home today because my white blood cell count and temperature were elevated. But now all is well and I am feeling much better. I did a lot of walking in the hospital which I know helped me feel much better. I have 6 sites on my stomach which are closed with staples.   The hospital I stayed at was very nice and the nurses and support staff were great. Had to get up and walk every 2 hours on the day of my surgery. This was a bi

Repositioned: start of my journey

I am scheduled to be at the hospital at 3:30 am and surgery is supposed to start at 5:30am. I'm as ready as I'll ever be. Yesterdayy I went for a 1 hour full body massage and today I got my eyebrows arched and had an indulgent pedicure. When I'm feeling better (after surgery) I'll go to get a manicure. Maybe I'll manage to put on some lipstick in the hospital. I've always thought I was cute so I try to keep my looks up, but I'm gonna have to 86 my old phrase (cute in the face, thick in the waist

Prepared for success

Today I will be able to find out what time I will need to be at the hospital on my surgery date...it's really give close now. I've got my hospital bag packed, I've made a list of what should be happening to me at the hospital (IV start, blood draws, antibiotic on calll to the OR, heparin shot, SCDs on my legs, etc.) and I'm working on a list of what should be happening once I get out of the OR for my husband to checkoff. It's just my way of preparing. I'm also making reminder lists of what I can

Repositioned: start of my journey

My sleeve surgery date is November 7, 2011 and I'm at midpoint with my 2 week pre op liquids. At this point, I don't have any more ambivalent feelings. I have been trying to lose weight on my own for the past 20 years and have done a great job losing, but keeping if off has been a different story altogether (as I'm sure it has been for many of you as well). My last great weight loss effort was with Crossfit...I got hurt doing that and have not been able to participate with full effort since then

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