Detour from Weight Loss
· kristikay · 03/25/2013 01:11
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It has been quite awhile since I checked in here. About three weeks after my WLS I started a bout of cluster headaches. I had not had cluster headaches for 18 years and not sure why they started up again. I did some research and my two best guesses are that the weight loss released a large amount of hormones stored in the fat the somehow triggered the headaches or they were caused by using morphine in the hospital. Cluster headaches are headaches that hit in a cluster, mine were hitting about four to five time a day and they are extremely painful, The nickname for cluster headaches is suicide headaches. Anyway i worked with my doctor and used different medications and Oxygen therapy and now they are much better but the strange thing was that during the whole headache ordeal I did not lose any weight. I was not eating much at all and trying to stay on my program although was not exercising at all. Now I feel like I am so far behind were I should be and were everyone else is, I know I shouldn't compare myself to others but s is hard not to. I even stayed away from VST because I was feeling like such a failure. I have lost a couple more pounds since the headaches lessened so trying to take that as a positive sign. Now if I can start exercising I can make up some lost ground.
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Random Thoughts
· kristikay · 02/08/2013 00:05
Well its been 10 days since my surgery and these are my thoughts so far.
1. It has been better in many ways then I thought it would be, no vomiting, no nausea, no gas pains, no bathroom issues,
2. It has been harder in that I still want to eat, I miss food! I feel depressed and so much of my social life revolved around food and drinks I not sure how to balance the changes with being in those situations.
3. I am off work for two more weeks and don't have the energy I want to exercise and getting some small projects done while I am home. I feel like my butt has been glued to my recliner and have started to go a bit stir crazy.
4. I have not been drinking enough water or exercising enough.
5. I have lost 22 pounds since I started my preop diet a month ago. I stalled at a week out from my surgery and the scale hasn't budged in a few days.
6. I didn't hide the fact that I was having weight loss surgery so I feel like when I do start back to work and being out in public everyone will expect me to have dropped a ton of weight. That is what my boss asked me a few days after the surgery "have you lost a ton of weight?"
Changes to make:
1. Exercise 30-60 minutes of walking or exercise bike a day.
2. Weight resistance exercise 30-60 minutes a day.
3. Plan out snacks and meals and water and track on MFP.
4. Plan out projects to work on while I am home.
Hopefully with these changes I will see the scale move once again and feel less depressed
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Six days post surgery
· kristikay · 01/28/2013 05:27
Well I think I may have turned the corner on feeling better. I took a long nap this afternoon and woke up feeling more like myself. I also stopped the pain meds today. As far as the surgery went I can't say it was a piece of cake or I was up and going the next day but it definitely wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I was afraid of being sick to my stomach and vomiting but had no issues in that regard. I have mostly been tired and had pain with my largest incision. I can't tell if the pain is from just the incision or from inside where the staples are located .Tomorrow I have an appointment with my surgeon and my nutritionist. I am looking forward to seeing how much weight I have lost. I am missing food and eating and will be glad when i can add a few more things to my diet. I think the next stage is called the pureed diet and includes eggs, mashed potato, beans, soft fruits and veggies that are blended.
My husband has a job tomorrow so my friend is taking me to the hospital, so glad I don't have to go alone. I will Post my weight loss tomorrow!
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Two days from now I will be sleeved!
· kristikay · 01/21/2013 03:08
My surgery is Tuesday. I had my pre-op visit on Thursday so everything is all set. I didn't expect the visit to be so long, I met with two surgeons separately, the physicians assistant, the nurse and the dietitian, I had a ekg and a chest xray and blood work and then met with the anethesian. (sorry spelled that wrong) I got so much information my head was spinning but never once did I feel like not going through with it.
I have been on a blended diet for two weeks and today was about the worse day I have had, but it probably because I wasn't eating enough nor getting all the protein I needed. Had a greek yogurt and some mashed potatoes and doing better. I miss real food and know it is going to be quite some time before I eat chewable food again and it was getting to me. I just keep telling myself being thin and healthy is worth it.
Tomorrow I have to go to Walmart and get my prescriptions filled for after the surgery and the "food" I will need, call my family doctor to get her okay to go off my blood pressure medicine and get my house clean.
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January 22 is the Day!
· kristikay · 12/20/2012 04:35
I got my date January 22 which is exactly seven months from my first appointment and five months to the date of the day my daughter gets married. I am so excited but also so scared. My eating has been horrible since I got the date especially eating way to much sugar! I feel terrible and I have to much time between now and when I start my pre-op diet to keep this up. You would think I would learn but quess that what has lead my to needing this surgery.
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Deciding On Wls?
· kristikay · 08/18/2012 01:16
where to begin.... I am a 52 year old women, married with two daughters, twins that are 21 years old. One of my daughters is getting married next summer. I also work in an area I had never set out to do but I manage a retail store for a company that does not make plus size clothing. I feel my weight is holding my back from being the person I really want to be and at 51 it is now or never. If I give up and don't lose the weight my life will never be everything I want it to be.
I have had my first appointment with the surgeon and found out I had to be on the pre-op diet for six months. I also originally went in for the lap band surgery but my surgeon isn't a big fan of that surgeryl He said he would do it if I insisted but recommended the gastric by-pass. The first month I did pretty good on my diet and when I had my meeting with my dietician and had 10 pounds. The second month hasn't gone as well. I got on here tonight to get my mojo back and focus on what I really want. I have not fully committed in my mind to the surgery but I don't want to miss my chance!
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The Night Before My Journey Begins
· kristikay · 06/22/2012 01:18
Tomorrow is my consultation at the University of Iowa. I have to be at the hospital at 7:45 am. I better not spend to much longer on the computer because I need a good nights sleep. I did not sleep well last night.
It is a strange coincidence that my appointment is exactly one year to the day that my daughter is getting married. I think that it is some what of an omen that this my be the path I should be on. I totally panic when I think about buying a dress for the wedding at the size I am now because it would look like a mumu and that is so not the look I am wanting!
I named my blog "Looking Forward" because I am so tired of beating myself up for my past mistakes and failures. I just want to look forward and feel postive about the future. Tomorrow I will find out if the lapband will work for me.
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Tomorrow starts my preop diet
· kristikay · 01/02/2013 02:44
Just got back from vacation and spent the last few days eating everything and anything I wanted knowing that tomorrow it would end. I have to be on a liquid diet for 2 weeks before the surgery but tomorrow I am going back on the diet I was on with my nutritionist. Don't even want to know how much I weigh but I am over it and ready to get going, My husband isn't really on board with the surgery as he thinks there is no reason I can't do this on my own. But he did initiate getting rid of the candy and cookies left from Christmas. I know I have to get used to being hungry and not think I am dying when my stomach growls.
On vacation we went to a bowl game and spent ten hours in the car getting there and 10 hours getting back. While there we did lots of walking and standing. I have more aches and pains than an eighty year old should have. My right foot hurts so much I am wondering if I have a stress fracture. My knee is really hurting also. I go back to work tomorrow and am worried about being able to stand and thinking I may have to go to the doctor.
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Christmas Day
· kristikay · 12/26/2012 03:58
Well just had my last Christmas with out my future sleeve. I enjoyed it but looking forward to next year when I am much thinner and healthier. I loved the good food and eating as much as I wanted but now I feel terrible, bloated, no energy. It seems like I always have an issue, stomache, headache, knee pain, ankle pain and/or foot pain. I can't wait until I start feeling better. We have a trip planned over new years eve and then I am starting my pre preop diet which starts Jan, 8th.
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