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smacbeth

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  1. Major Stall..

    · smacbeth · 02/17/12 09:21 PM

    So, I havent been around in quite some time. Been so busy with the mandatory OT at work, taking care of my now ONE year old son, and going to the gym. Life has been pretty hectic. I'm down 50lbs and people have noticed. It feels good, but now that I have 30 to go- goal is 145 but its seems like its taking forever. I've lost 5lbs in 2 months. wtf. This seems soooo unexceptable to me. But I guess since going to the gym an rebuilding muscle its expected. I guess everyone has their own time frame and goal and some just achive it alot faster than others. I'll be 7 months out on the 27th of this month.. I feel like a slacker lately. I think im gonna kick start my diet again and go back to maybe a liquid diet/puree stage for a few weeks and shock my body back into the ketosis stage. Doing that as long as i get all my protien in and working out, I think will help boost that 30lb goal in a month or two. Just in time for SUMMER! Anyone else go though this or been at this "rut"? I hope im not the only one.
     
    Gonna keep my fingers crossed and hope for the best.
     
    -S

  2. A new beginning...

    · smacbeth · 07/30/11 09:34 PM

    So I had my surgery on Wednesday, July 27th. I'm not gonna lie, i thought it was pretty brutal the first few days. The nursing staff DID NOT listen to me when i was trying to tell them that my pain meds were making me sick... Well untill i started throwing up everything. STUPID STUPID! It really pissed me off. Caused more unnecessary pain and more anger from my end since im miserable and in already alot of pain. But today makes 4 days out- and tmrw i can start my phase 2 liquid diet. Basically "full liquids" so i plan on having some yummy sugar free pudding and some thinned mashed potatoes and cottage cheeeseeeeee! EEK excited. Although it takes me like an hour to eat one jell-o cup. NO MORE FAT KID!
     
    I finally bought a scale so i could keep track of my weight loss- As of today i am 217. 18 more lbs till ONEDERLAND! Yippie! I've lost 13lbs since like the end of May when i had my consultation with Dr. Katz. Also- keep in mind i just gave birth back in January also My lil guy will be 7 months old the 8th of Aug
     
    So I'm really excited i decided to do this. I do have staples instead of stitches... they look pretty disgusting if i might add along with 5 incisions with the biggest one to the left of my bellybutton. I go to get those removed on tuesday morning and will be then going back to work tuesday after my appointment. Hope I do okay Dr Katz called me last night to check up on me- Told him the pain meds they sent me home with were still not staying down so just stopped it altogether. He said to try just regular liquid tynenol. I'm allergic to viccodin so i didnt get sent home with that- they gave me liquid tynenol 3 instead but just smelling it made me nauseous. So I guess im being a trooper Its not soo bad just sore. Definitely cant bend over to shave my legs in the shower- so pants it is for a few weeks LMAO!
     
    Looking forward to seeing the changes coming up! Thanks to everyone for all the support.
     
    -S
  3. So my surgery is fast approaching and im starting to get scared. Wondering if I'm really making the right decision about everything. I've read some posts in the post-op forum talking about how some people have regretted it...and it worries me. I dont want to ever regret this. I want it to be a life changing experience and be there for my family as a healthy person. I just hope everything goes smoothly. I'm only taking a week of work bc i dont have much PTO available and I need to get paid being a single mother and all. Money is kinda tight so i have no choice. But since i sit at a desk all day im thinking ill be fine? Eeeeeeepppppp I'm getting way nervous. I guess I just have to take baby steps towards a new life and realize that first month is going to be pretty brutal, but if i can get through everything else in my life and be okay, I'm sure i can get through this. Maybe a few support group meetings would be nice to go to. One day at a time. *deep breath in*
     
    Oh and i totally gave in on my stupid liquid diet thing and had a hot dog today. No bun just a cut up hot dog i stuck in the microwave. I was STARVING. I dont think it will mess anything up but i feel really guilty about it so i thought I'd vent in here. 3 more days....
     
    -S

  4. Day 3 pre- op liquids

    · smacbeth · 07/22/11 05:08 PM

    So I'm not gonna lie. This crap totally sucks. Today at work i've already been in a pickle with my numbers... haha 96-69 kinda screwed me up... BLEH!
     
    I have a headache... I wonder if its because of my sugars going low and then up when i eat, then low and the up again? Either way it blows.
     
    My diet says 3-4 protein shakes a day... and well i think thats too much and too expensive. So i've been doing 2 a day one for breakfast with a yogert and then one around 2-3pm as a snack to hold me over until dinner. Then at dinner i have oatmeal/ and or soup. Then some pudding for a snack a few hours before bed if I'm awake lol.
     
    I have 4 mor days left then Wednesday i'll be going in for surgery. Hopefully i can keep it together and not cave in. The constant grumble of my stomach total sucks too. Its kind of starting to hurt?... Maybe i should try a snack somewhere in btwn? IDK i just hope that in this week i get a jump start on some serious poundage. haha. 5lbs would be good... REAL good!
     
    -S
  5. Well today is my first day of my liquid diet...
     
    So far its been okay although its only 11:43am.
     
    I woke up this morining and got my lil man ready for daycare dropped him off and went to work. This morning I had some sugar-free oatmeal as directed in my diet book, and a protien shake on ice.
     
    Now that it's lunch time, I'm currently having chicken noodle soup w/o the noodles so its basically just veggies and broth with a light & fit yogert that is also directed by my diet book.
     
    At around 2-3pm I will end up having my last protien shake for the day while at work and when i go home i will either not eat because i have too much to do, i.e laundry, dishes, cleaning, taking care of baby that i wont have time, or make a big pot of soup (broth) for the next few days.
     
    Tmrw is going to be a pretty brutal day since we're having a potluck for one of our co-works since they're leaving to go to another dept. I know i cant eat anything its just gonna suck to see everyone else enjoying themselves. Oh well. I have training all day so maybe i wont even notice? lol... yeah right. its YUMMY food we're talking about here. I'm fluffy for a reason right... lol.
     
    Gotta just think about the end results.... It'll all be worth it.
     
    -S

  6. Got my date!

    · smacbeth · 06/15/11 05:00 PM

    So my day for Surgery is 7-27-2011. I'm SUPER excited but the closer it gets the more nervous I get. I'm not worried about actually "going under" and dealing with pain since i've had multiple surgeries in the past...kinda know what to expect, But my worry is that im not going to be able to keep myself on my strict diet. That when im out with friends/family I'm going to want to snack and eat things that i used to when i know im not suppose to yet. 4 weeks on the liquid diet seems SOOOO long and i want to do this right without having any consequences. Its all mental i think. A co worker and I are doing this together so while im at work for 10 hours a day, mon-fri its going to be nice to have someone who's going through it with me and have someone keep me in check. I know that it will be worth it when its over and its only a short period of time. I have a great B/F (best friend thats a guy that im seeing) haha who is supper supportive and I'm sure he'll be helping alot with this also. My dad doesnt really know about it. I mentioned it to him last year and he kind of flipped out on me, but i did tell my brother about it and he understands...hes actually the one taking me to the hospital
     
    Well just a bit of venting..
     
    Just a few more weeks!
     
    -S

  7. Almost that time..

    · smacbeth · 06/02/11 08:32 PM

    So today I had my Psych evaluation so now I'm just waiting for the Docs to call so I can schedule the day for surgery. Right now I'm feeling really excited with a side of nervousness... I'm so ready to do this and change my life for the better. Its going to be a tough change... but im willing to do it. Just a few more weeks hopefully and I'll be on my way to healthy!
     
     
    -S

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