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desertmom's Blog

A blog by desertmom in General

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My sleeve journey

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Pain!

For 4 years I had constant pain in my hip and upper leg.Since buying my tempur bed and 3 months post op,no more pain!I sleep so much better and well,no pain.   Every time I exercise my "bones" ache so badly that I just want to quit.Execised again today and now the sides and front of my lower leg has this deep ache.I hate drinkng pain killers but for a while at least I suppose I will have to take 2 panadols to help me with the sleeping at night.Since I have started sleeping better for the first

Finally,i Am Exercising!

Yes,last ***ht I had the fright of my life and decided to really start exercising.   I exercised yesterday and today.Still play a mean game of squash even with no energy!   Also did some arm and leg circuits and I can feel it!   Of course I immediately wanted food afterwards but had a cup of tea and will have a nice protein dinner!

O Sh&@!

i just read the scariest thread on OH.   A lady,4 years and 8 months out and gaining rapidly.Feeling lost and having no idea how to get out of the mud.She is back to not really knowing how she will lose the weight again.   This scares me senseless! What if what I think is mindful changes is just a matter of not being able to eat a lot?What if the WANT to outeat the sleeve starts in me too?How am I going to do this in the long term?I dont want to be on diet for the rest of my life.   I can

Protein Drinks?

I have started tracking my daily calorie and even though Im hitting 60g of protein most days my calories have been around 450 to 600 which kind of explains to me why I just cannot even play badmington with my 11 year old.I realized that during the holiday I dropped my cals just automatically without even noticing.I have not even attempted to playa game of squash as even the thought of it made me tired.   Today I decided to eat more.Back to 1000 when I need energy to exercise.   The thing is

The Way We Lose

I read a lot of posts and I see that we all have the same issues at some time or another.   Of course,every time I lose even one pound I am positive and when I dont I doubt.   Today is a positive day.hehehe   I am 217 today and I am happy!   In this blog I process externally (I dont really know how to be an internal processor..lol) The ups and downs of this journey is very real and when I have down time I read about my up times and then I can breathe again and wait....the weight losses c

Hair Loss!

So,we have been back in the UAE for 4 days and we are totally housebound.I mean completely.   It is ramadan and whereas the malls are open you are not allowed to eat or drink anything in public.It is over 103 degrees most days up to 110 some days (50 degrees celcius) and I cannot go out without drying out like a prune within an hour.So we have watched every single olympic event there's been (with the kids legs going back and forth in front of thr tv as she is on her beam the whole time,she's a

Struggling

Owe have been back in this country for 4 days and 1.I am sick as a dog with a cold ( just finished with SA cold and flu,now Middle eastern cold and flu...lol) and 2.I am struggling my butt off with the food issues ,just like before.   It just seems that there is some issues that I sTill have to battle and overcome.And I will.Its funny how wanting to write about my failure right now made me decide to fight to overcome these issues.   1.At home,here in Dubai,I seem to be able to eat more.My

New Stats

i noticed a while ago that I weighed 133kg when I saw the surgeon a week before surgery.I decided to ignore that and keep my stats the same but when I came out of the hospital after surgery I weighed 5 pounds more.   Today I decided to fix this on my ticker.Why not?I have lost more than I thought initially.   So it was 292.6 a week before surgery and 297.6 three days after.   Today I weigh 218 which is a loss of 79 pounds which is a lot more.   I am flying back to Dubai tomorrow and for

Yes!

225......I have stopped obsessing as it is a holiday after all.Also the hair must fall out,what can I do to stop it anyway? I am happy about the weight as we eat out a lot but I am being as smart as I can be with my choices.I have a bad cold and am drinking all kinds of meds (i never noticed before how much sugar the bronchodilator/cough mixture I take actually contains..4g per 5 ml and I take 15ml 3 times a day)   Anyhoo,Im a happy camper tonight.   xxo

Great Suggestions!

hi,thanks for the great suggestions!I have had a good food day and I tried to drink more water.I now have the lipbalm and that seems to help as well.   I counted a little calories (hehe) and found that I was drinking 5 cups of coffee or tea with milk every day.That didnt help.The carbs also went over 100 every day.What stumped me is the fact that my weight can go up when I eat 1300 cals a day.It petrifies me to think I will have to eat this little for ever.HOWEVER,I have realized that if I exe

Holidays And Winter.

when I arrived 2 days ago in SA I weighed 227.My folks live in a retriement village and this year my mom cant walk a lot at all.She needs a knee replacement.This is a tough one.I can see since she's stopped exercising she has gained weight.The thing that I thought would help keep me on track is exercise.But we will do a lot of sitting down just being with them.lol   Food is a nightmare.It is winter and I cannot figure out how not to constantly feel like something warm when it is cold.The food

Stall

......and since the 25th of June Ive been in A dreadful stall again.   I am exercising 5 days a week now.Hard cardio and weights.(sometimes weights!)   Will keep chugging away and not complain too much.   We are going on holiday on thursday and will see what the change from 105 degrees to 50 do for us.Worry about wanting more food when it is cold...lol   xxo

Observations 3,5 Months Post Op

Today I am 229 pounds.O my goodness this makes me happy!   Some observations now that I am 3 and a half months out:   1. When I exercise and take a multivitamin I am a lot hungrier than usual.   2. At night,I can eat way more than in the morning.   3. Snacking of any kind stalls my weight.Who knows why.It seems that my body reaches a homeostasis quickly whe I give it little bits of food all the time,even though my calories stays at 800 per day.However,when I snack it is easy to go up to

By Our Own Choices...

we will live and die!   As I am losing weight my life is getting better and worse.Isnt that just crazy?   How different could life have been if I was just able to get thin 15 years ago?What use is feeling like this anyway?   What I do know is I never would have allowed myself to be in the situation I am in now.Then the question of did I need to stay fat to keep myself "good" to be here comes up all the time?Which isnt useful either, I know.That I should have taken responsibility for my own

Getting Closer!

today I am 232 pounds.   I have realized that I am gerting closer to half way than I ever thought possible.All in all I am much more realistic in my expectations.   With the band I got to just under 200...198 to be exact.And I didnt have a vision of losing it all.I just couldnt see it happening,and because of that,it didnt.   This time I will do what ever I have to, to lose it all.I will not obsess as much as I used to.I will not count every calorie to the point of going insane,I will not

I Should Keep Quiet!

Hehehe,every time I mention who good I am with the eating I have to prove myself wrong.   Had a horrible food day yesterday.I kept on wanting to eat something every 2 hours.And I ate carbs.Little bit but all day long.   Today I am puffy and swollen and I had horrible joint aches all night long ( first time in a while).Dont know what the relationship is between what I ate and that but I am back to my better eating pattern today.   Going to dinner at friends house tonight but I will make goo

Throat Issues

one major issue I've had constantly is this horrible,thick,furry feeling in my throat every day.The dental higenist suggested I look at my meds for the asthma.Well,I skipped the alevesco yesterday and am confident that my throat will be better now.I seem to have a problem with oral cortico steroids as the previous one gave me thrush in my mouth.   Now to find something that works without side effects.Or better yet...get thin and get fit so that I dont need the meds anymore,wouldnt that just be

Losing Faster

I am weighing 234 this morning.   The weightloss have increased a lot in the last few weeks.Have not had losses like his since the initial 20.I am super happy.   A the moment I must confess I am eating very little.Hope it is enough proteins though.   I see a lot more hair everywhere but where it belongs lately..lol.What can you do about it?   Had a vit D jab and some blood tests last week.My B seems to slowly be coming down so I will take the sublinguals.D is still super low...struggling

More!

237 this morning! Thats 50 pounds!   On the downside I had a little very diluted wine last night and heartburn at 4 this morning.So,I am now finished with alcohol.Dont need it anyway.BUT I also added acidophyllis and a B12 sublingual and a folic acid to my vits last night.That,with the wine and a not low in fat pork sausage,might have just freaked out my poor stomach.   Will wait 1 day then start back,one by one,the following:   1.multi vit in the morning with acidophyllis. 2. Calcium + m

3 Months Post Op

I saw the physician today.My blood pressure is still high.It i because I am smoking.Yes,I became a secret smoker again thia months.Will stop this week.Stupid to start again as It really doesnt help for the stress.At the moment I feel it is adding to my stress levels.So,I will make a day and just quit cold turkey again.Serves me right to suffer through this.   We did my bloods and I got my Vit D injection as it was very low way before surgery.Will do B12 sublinguals but he says injection is bet

Rebound Acid

Since having my one day bout of acid after forgetting my nexium I started doing research in how on earth am I going to get off the nexium without suffering from acid.   This whole thing about rebound acid is really scary to me.How on earth does the stomach learn to make less acid while being blocked?   Usually I take my calcium citrate at least 4 hours before or after my nexium.Hopefully the bone density wont be affected.Will go for check up soon.   At month 6,at the latest, I am goning to

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