irishkat

The one thing I noticed the other day was I could tie my shoes and breath at the same time!! Whoo HOO!! Went to the movies and I fit into the seat with room to spare!! Yeah!!

I found my hip bones!!! Bad news is I had to flop my saggy gut out of the way to find em,but they are there!!!
HW 312, pre-op (RNY) 255, current weight 206.8

http://youtu.be/CZAyfIFIlu8
update 6 months

Still having issues from hysterectomy and starting, actually starting is long over with. I'm so sick n tired of it.
I am at 140 now. Size 6 pants, small tops. Thankfully I only lost 1 cup size. I was worried about that loss. I'm having difficulty eating dinner at night. With stress and all, I'm just not hungry. I get all the Protein in each day, could do better on Water. Monday I have my 6 month follow-up and am worried how my lab work results will turn out.
On the ex note, still fighting they lawyers. He drained our 401k. He is remarried, yippee for him cuz I'm done caring. I have sole legal and physical custody of my daughter. He lost all rights to her. The courts gave her the authority as to her having contact w him. Exactly what I wanted, so that's good. He can't see her or talk to her unless she contacts him. I'm happy she was given the control. Ex owes me over 30,000 with what he stole out of the 401k. Plus 11,000 in back support. Also 3 months of 1/2 his retirement checks. I can't believe this is the man I was married to. It is just unimaginable what he has done and is doing!!! Not sure if I will ever see a dime of what he owes. He's also hiding assets, which my lawyer knows about. I can't believe how messy this has become. It is so much unneeded stress.
As for my personal life: my friend from HS and I are doing very well. Even though it is a long distance relationship til he moves up here, we video chat, text, and call all the time. Who knew I would find someone that I was such good friends with over the years for most of my life. I loved him as a friend and only feel it getting greater. I pray that he's the one. My true friend becoming my true love. He is my dream come true. He says I'm his too. He told me I should have told him about my feelings for him years ago. I wanted to but just couldn't.
I hope everyone is doing well in your personal lives as well as health wise. You all have become good friends and thank you for your support thru everything I have been thru these last 7 months and pray for me that this issue with the ex will finally have an ending soon. <3 :-)
Gen :-) 12/15/12

5 week progress! I have lost 25-26lbs, so five lbs a week average. I will take it! Also 4 inches from my bra line and waist(around my belly button) 6 inches from hips and 2 inches from my arms. I have to admit that when I stalled for almost 2 weeks or only lost 1 lb I was disappointed but looking back and realizing I'm on on week 5 and have accomplished so much already is a great feeling. My work scrubs are all fitting much looser and coworkers have noticed! My sister out these pics together for me.

Well, I'm 10 days post-op and feeling really good. In fact, other than the "crazy glue" on my incisions, I do not feel like I had surgery!
I am sensitive to cold beverages so they have to be room temp or hot. I have no problem with that. I cannot do pureed foods. Out of the question. Just the smell of any foods pureed makes me dry heave.
I am existing on grits, oatmeal, refried Beans, yogurt, liver sausage, eggs (and whatever else the surgeon's office gave me in lieu of actual pureed food).
I feel so good, I'm ready to go back to work now. Watching tv all day is driving me nuts! Cant resume bowling for a few more weeks and the season starts in August but I've decided to wait until the beginning of September to start my 4 leagues and I've told all the people who need to know that.
I'm trying to avoid watching my family eat. I cannot cook for them. I nibble. So I told them right now, its about me and I have to avoid foods that will block me from losing weight so for the foreseable future, I will NOT be cooking for them. Hubby will either be forced to cook for himself and the kids or they will be "take out food junkies" for awhile.
Whatever, I dont care. Getting them fed is what brought me to this drastic stage (bypass) in the first place! My son is going back to college in a few weeks and I'm glad because he's Mr. pizza and that is one of my weaknesses. Daughter will be in her 4th year of nursing school and will be very busy so I won't see her much and have to watch her eat.
I just have to get through these next few weeks and then I think I'll have it made with the "food temptations".

My Dr. wants me to eat around 600-700 calories focusing on 60g Protein though. My personal experience (a whole 6 1/2 weeks out like I'm a guru :-) ) is that my weight loss stalls when I don't get the 60g protein and plenty of Water (at least 48 oz). So, if you wanna lose weight faster, you gotta get the protein and when that gets up there the calories will follow.

95 since surgery 120ish total

I was stalled around my 5th week. I found drinking more fluids and increasing my calorie intake gave it a jumpstart again.

Finally after stalling for two weeks at 203, I am finally under 200lbs! I haven't been under 200lbs since I was 14 almost 10 years ago! I am definitely on a high right now!! I am 9 months post op, HW: 322 CW:199 GW: 165

33 more pounds to go!

Here's a pic of me before and after surgery

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Crystal Light fruit Punch has been my savior. Plain Water tastes weird to me now. I used to love to chug water. :'(
SD: 6/10/13 HW 305/SW 259/CW 231/GW 160 <br />Sent from my SCH-I605 using RNYTalk

Mine is named Pearl... And recently she has been a fussy little b*tch....
:-/ ah well.

I just had leftovers from yesterday. Crab stuffed mushrooms with cheese. Gosh it is so good. They give you six but I only can eat one at a sitting. Yummy!

Mines Mr. Doompa... Lmao

Mines Mr. Doompa... Lmao

Mines Mr. Doompa... Lmao

It's funny how I have to pat my pouch sometimes, like you would pat a baby on their back, in order for me to have a good belch, lol...after eating or drinking, I'll pat my pouch and next a nice burp, I call my pouch, my little baby, lmbo

I am visiting a friend. She just made me a delicious smoothie! It's vanilla Protein Shake, 2 sugar free fruit popsicles, 2 tbls sugar free cool whip, and frozen peaches! Very yummy!

I think in getting better with my willpower. I have an enormous sweet tooth I literally could have lived off of birthday cake before surgery. But today I was walking around the store and saw the Voortmans sugar free Cookies. A whole rack of them. They were calling to me. I checked out the nutritional info and picked up the oatmeal cookies. I took two steps away from the rack and turned around and put them right back. I knew if I got them it would only lead to bad things. Same thing happen when I found hummus chips. They aren't as bad as the cookies and they actually have some Protein but I CANNOT have them. I am an addict but my willpower is stronger.

I want some king crab legs so bad but they're like almost $18/lb!!
HW:358 DOS:338 CW:275 SD:1/28/13