3.5 yrs has flown by!!!

Jul 12, 2011

It has been FOREVER since I wrote anything here... I know.. I fell victim to what I said myself.. people lose weight, get comfy and forget about coming back here. Well I got a reminder to come visit and check in.. so here I am!

What can I tell you? It's been 3 years this March, so we're closing in on it being 3.5 yrs rapidly!! I've lost over 200 lbs and fluctuate between 180 and 160.. give or take. Most of the time those numbers are water weight. I'm pretty well set at 160. It's hard to believe I'd ever see those numbers in my life. Hell I never thought I'd get into the 100s.

Now for the brutal honesty of how I eat... I don't think about how I eat. Well I do, but I don't obsess. I get protein in - I still eat alot of meat for my protein. I eat alot of steak, chicken, pork and the occasional tuna or shrimp. I don't eat fish otherwise. I eat alot of veggies but I'm very careful about them because they can cause alot of internal gas that can cause alot of noise and discomfort internally. TMI.. if I could fart it out, oh how I'd love it!! I still take acidophillus for those times and it works wonders.

I've been bad about vitamins, but I do try to kick myself into gear and take them. I get going good for a while and then fall off the bandwagon and have to remind myself again. I am terrible about calcium though. It's too big for me to take and honestly I can't afford the chewable stuff.  I take Tums in place of it when I think of it.

I've been having alot of issues with my back, neck and legs - I may very well have a problem with my hip. I've been seeing my doctor about all this for a while now and I go back next week to see where things stand. I rarely sleep. I definitely do not sleep normal at all. I throw upon occasion but I think I know exactly why that is. I know it's related to my pouch but it's also related to medication I'm on. It's also related to air in my pouch. I drink soda from time to time and while I know I shouldn't... I just can't help it sometimes. I need that to feel normal sometimes. I don't go overboard, that's for sure. I suffer if I do. Usually I drink maybe 1/4 of a can.

I cook ALOT of homemade good food. It's rare we eat out anymore and fast food is for treats only. We might get fast food once a month if at all. I love Chinese food, but rarely get it. I make alot of homemade chinese, but it's just not the same.

So the biggest question of all... would I do it again? My answer is plain and simple. Yes, but I'd research a different surgery. Had my surgeon offered me more options, I'd probably have taken a different route. I can't go back so RNY is what it is. The only advice I can give to any potential WLS candidates - research research research. This is the rest of your life. It's not just an overnight fix. It's not like 3y rs later my stomach went back to the way it was. I think about food all day long. I'm hungry, I still have to eat 6x a day. And I still don't eat like I used to. Although sometimes I could eat ALOT more than I ever imagined, but most times its just a few bites.  I still can't do milk. Just last night I tried to have milk and threw it and everything else, up! Not fun!!! But I know I take those risks.

Well there ya go.. a quick update. I'm on Facebook for the most part. If you want to talk, have questions, etc.. just contact me there. If I don't have you friended or you try to friend me.. be sure to mention OH so I know where you know me from. I don't friend people that I don't know or don't give me an excuse of how we might know each other.. :)

http://www.facebook.com/angelakammler

I hope all is well and I really do miss the people I met here. I wish that there would be more updates! I'm going to research and see if I can find peoplle around on here and fb.

Keep your heads up!!

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