Newme17

Status updates are back! 

These past few weeks have been a roller coaster...  So in 18 day (march 10) i will be divorced.  In the mean time i, as you all know, have been dating.  And yes there have been many, i wanted to play the field for a while.  Few significant people:  Blaine, he was a guy i dated 30+ years ago, we reconnected, but he is not "available" so that's out of the picture.  Then there is Danny, he and i have been friends for about 30 years also, we never dated, but i did date his BF for a short while.  And Tim... Wow.... Tim and i have been dating for 4 months and i have to say, i thought men like him were existent. You know the kind, the ones that open all doors, pulls out your chair, helps with you jacket, holds your had, kisses you so passionately that your toes curl.  ahhhhh.  Here lies the the problem... Danny.  Danny and Tim are both head over hills in love with me.  Before Tim came along i spent most of my time with danny.  But, danny played it cool... pretended like we were just friends with benefits.  Now that he knows about Tim..... omg, the emotions have come out...  I hate hurting his feelings... but with Tim is where i want to be.  I told him this last night again... and he started to cry.  A 62 y/o man crying.....  This is all so crazy......  So at the end of March im going to meet Tim's family in GA.  I'm very excited about this.  I just simply just hate hurting peoples feelings.....  That's all Rant over...

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Totally off sleeve topic, but a lady ran into me with her car yesterday.  I cannot workout now, because I've got pretty bad shoulder pain.  I was buckling my little one in to her car seat yesterday when the car door started to shut on me (I thought it was wind--gets pretty windy here), so I stand up only to turn around and see a car crushing me in between the door and the frame of my car!!!! The older lady finally moved up and released me.  I didn't realize the pain at the time cause I was in shock! She was too and she was sorry.  Because it was on private property, the police wouldn't go out.  So, I got her insurance info (which wasn't her car, btw) and I filed a claim.  The insured called me. I thought "Okay I don't have to talk, but I'll be civil"  and I told her what happened.  She all of a sudden didn't believe me when I told her I was on the way to the urgent care center to get my shoulder checked at the advise of her insurance company.  She started asking questions offensively.  She says "well, I'm going to call the school (our kid's go there) and get the video since they have it." I told her go ahead, I'm telling you everything you'll see.  Anyway, the school only has video of the inside so there's nothing there.  The adjuster called and asked info.  She's nice enough.  I told her about the phone call, she says I do not have to talk with the insured at all.  I also told her she thinks I'm lying.  A little later, the adjuster calls me saying she's getting a different story.  SMH! I told her that I had a feeling that would happen, but it doesn't take away from what really happened.  Anyway, I'm home today, my shoulder is hurting me pretty bad.  I reenacted photos with my husband to show the position I was in for my injury and submitted that.  I even did a diagram of the parking lot to show how the car was hit, etc.  (Man, I should be in Judge Judy, eh?) LOL  So, the only thing that is carrying me through is this:

Teach me your way, Lord. lead me in a straight path because of my oppressors.  Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, spouting malicious accusations. I remain confident of this, I will see the goodness of the Lord....." Ps 27:11-13

God's got my back!

Totally off sleeve topic, but a lady ran into me with her car yesterday.  I cannot workout now, because I've got pretty bad shoulder pain.  I was buckling my little one in to her car seat yesterday when the car door started to shut on me (I thought it was wind--gets pretty windy here), so I stand up only to turn around and see a car crushing me in between the door and the frame of my car!!!! The older lady finally moved up and released me.  I didn't realize the pain at the time cause I was in shock! She was too and she was sorry.  Because it was on private property, the police wouldn't go out.  So, I got her insurance info (which wasn't her car, btw) and I filed a claim.  The insured called me. I thought "Okay I don't have to talk, but I'll be civil"  and I told her what happened.  She all of a sudden didn't believe me when I told her I was on the way to the urgent care center to get my shoulder checked at the advise of her insurance company.  She started asking questions offensively.  She says "well, I'm going to call the school (our kid's go there) and get the video since they have it." I told her go ahead, I'm telling you everything you'll see.  Anyway, the school only has video of the inside so there's nothing there.  The adjuster called and asked info.  She's nice enough.  I told her about the phone call, she says I do not have to talk with the insured at all.  I also told her she thinks I'm lying.  A little later, the adjuster calls me saying she's getting a different story.  SMH! I told her that I had a feeling that would happen, but it doesn't take away from what really happened.  Anyway, I'm home today, my shoulder is hurting me pretty bad.  I reenacted photos with my husband to show the position I was in for my injury and submitted that.  I even did a diagram of the parking lot to show how the car was hit, etc.  (Man, I should be in Judge Judy, eh?) LOL  So, the only thing that is carrying me through is this:

Teach me your way, Lord. lead me in a straight path because of my oppressors.  Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, spouting malicious accusations. I remain confident of this, I will see the goodness of the Lord....." Ps 27:11-13

God's got my back!

One day post-op and feeling good so far!

So, I have been faithfully going to the gym these past few weeks and I feel great.  I have more energy during the day.  I'm dog tired at night and fall asleep fast.  I am stronger, I feel stronger, I look stronger.  Actually feel like I'm making a difference (which I'm sure I am).  I don't weigh myself, so I'll be surprised when I go see the NUT on the 22nd.  If I gain, it'll only be due to the heavy weights I'm lifting, cause my clothes aren't any tighter.  If I lose, well, good, that'll be nice.  I don't care of numbers though.  So, anyways, I'm doing a great job.  With that being said, my "great job" mentality goes down the drain when I walk by that darn full body mirror along side of the whole gym.  UGH! I do my best not to look.  Today, I didn't. So, kudos to that! One day I'll look over and see a different person and probably enjoy it.  I'll just be sure not to look so much that I'm looking all conceited about admiring myself. haha

You LOSE weight. You don't LOOSE weight. Almost everyone has a stall after the third week or so (and this will happen over and over again). You have to change your relationship with food to be successful in this journey long term. There. That ought to cover it...

So, I log on most days to see what's going on. Perchance there might be a question/answer that I haven't seen yet. I'm not complaining, everything is informative, but a lot of it is redundant, simply because there are new people everyday and they're all getting started as I did too. I probably asked the same questions that has been answered over and over. I guess at this point (even though I'm not even post op) is to help with my new found knowledge of the gastric sleeve surgery. But it'll mostly be on the surface since I have yet to experience the surgery and post op life. Only then I'll be able to share in depth. Not sure why I wanted to share this, but I hope I can be of some assistance and that it will be sound advice, not advice made without educating myself first and sharing experiences. Ya'll have a great day!

So, I told my boss I'm having surgery. The only reason why I chose to tell her is because it's only me, her, and her husbad (the owner) in the office, AND me having to be out for a couple of weeks maybe, I think she should have at least know something. I completely misjudged her!!! She's always eating right and doing fitness competitions. I thought maybe she might have the attitude of "why can't you just eat right and exercise?" But she didn't. She lit up and was super excited for me. She also knows all about it. Apparently her sis-n-law had it done. What a big relief!

So, I told my boss I'm having surgery. The only reason why I chose to tell her is because it's only me, her, and her husbad (the owner) in the office, AND me having to be out for a couple of weeks maybe, I think she should have at least know something. I completely misjudged her!!! She's always eating right and doing fitness competitions. I thought maybe she might have the attitude of "why can't you just eat right and exercise?" But she didn't. She lit up and was super excited for me. She also knows all about it. Apparently her sis-n-law had it done. What a big relief!

second orientation today.... i get to drive two hours in a rain storm yay.. the things we do to get healthy

The countdown is on...one week till my operation! I'm so excited!

Did anyone ever dream of their surgery? or daydream what life will be like after you hit you goal weight?

Well I just worked out so hard I threw up. Go me lol

Two years out, no weight lost. Was losing weight rapidly prior to surgery and then lost only 23 pounds just after surgery which quickly returned. I have no restriction or losd if appetite. I do diet and exercise like prior to surgery but my metabolism is destroyed. Has anyone else experienced this- total surgery fail?

Pre-op diet, day 10: No hunger, no cravings. Feeling great. Is this normal?

I really have no idea where I should be posting my journey. There is a forum that says "tell us about your journey" and then there is my profile page, which doesn't seem the best place to post since I want this to be helpful for someone else someday. On other sites/forums I've been on before when we start a thread about our journey, we keep that thread. I thought it might be the same here, but it looks more like people just post questions and "the moment" experiences. I'm not complaining, I love what I'm reading and it's all helped out. But no one has a full journey listed. I'd like to read something like that, but my own. But anyway...so, do I stop my A NEW ME thread and post here or what? Any suggestions??? I'm leaning keeping the thread but I'm not too sure at the moment.

Day 3 of pre-op diet and feeling good! Already lost 3kg, which is good, since that's what I gained due to some "food funeral" type eating in early January. :-(

My initial consult was great. Surgeon was super sweet, nice, and funny. He asked me all kinds of questions about my health. I've been at the mercy of God for not developing anything other than obesity and heartburn. So, the surgeon wants an endoscopy done which I was happy to say I just had one done last Nov. My current insurance requirements are 4 visits with a nutritionist and 1 behavioral health exam. That's it! Then a 2 week pre-op and ya'll know the rest....First NUT appt, next Wed. Yay!

199.6!! Hello ONE-DERLAND!!

Is riding the bike at the gym good for you?

Sitting here, 12 mins before my appt starts, kind of nervous actually. It'll be my first appt of many....been in the making for way too long. Feeling guilty for scarfing down Chik-fil-A before coming too. Sure hope he doesn't ask what I ate for lunch. On another note, my hubby had a dream a week ago that we were discussing possibilities of getting skin removal done.

Took a nice break; back to read some info; I have my first consult/appt next week on the 19th. FInally coming around. On the downside, my insurance company is requiring me to do all the weight management part again, because there wasn't a CONSECUTIVE documented doctor visits. Ugh. I went from March 2016 to Dec 2016; and only Sept was documented in between. But I'm trying to stay positive. It shall pass.

Happy 9th anniversary to me and my husband today!