Debra P.

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I have not been here in a while. Life takes off after surgery. I am no longer the invisible fat girl in the room. 

I hit my goal weight at 9 months post op and never bounced back up an ounce. My weight goes up about 2 pounds before my monthly arrives, then goes back down when it passes.

I eat whatever I want... because I can only fit about a cup at the most. I still eat healthy, those lifestyle changes are for life. I abide by that.

I am not saying I don't indulge from time to time, eating an occasional sweet treat... I allow myself a simple pleasure on occasion .

I have found that the things that I craved pre op no longer interest me. I actually prefer sustenance over crap now.

I have trouble with constipation when I eat dense proteins, so I have opted to go "mostly" vegetarian, getting my protein from eggs, dairy, beans, lentils, etc. I do the protein shakes from time to time, but not often.

I have a good amount of loose skin, but not bad... i will not be seeking a plastic surgeon. I will live with the wrinkled skin on my stomach, thighs, butt and upper inner arms.  Hell, I look good in clothes and no one is the wiser.

I have had several people ask me how I lost the weight and I tell them the honest truth. So far, 3 people who asked me have made the choice to have the surgery also and their lives have forever changed, like mine. I feel by telling them the truth, it helps them to make a better informed decision about their own journey.

I wish I had not been fearful so long ago and had the surgery years ago. I no longer have ANY health issues. I am in perfect health and condition, and most of all, I AM HAPPY IN MY OWN SKIN !!

One Last thing.  I was a size 24 and now I am a size 8.

 I was sleeved a week ago and I feel good.  I am getting my stregnth back and I am learning all the new crazy feelings that come with being sleeved, like what FULL feels like. Like not feeling hungry at all for hours.  
I have rid my body of just about all the gas bubbles, from surgery, but the hiccups and burps are common if I eat too much or too fast... along with that piercing cramp at the top of my gut that tells me "enough". 
I loved my experience at Kaiser and I loved Dr. Im !!!  I would do it again in a heartbeat !!!

 March 15, 2012

 I had my surgeon pre op appt. today and because of a mix up at Kaiser they scheduled me with the wrong surgeon. It turned out to be a GOD SEND because I LOVED this surgeon way better than the other one !!  I no longer am having Dr. Park... I am having Dr. Im instead.  He was super nice and down to Earth and personable. I could not be happier.
He looked at my chart, saw how much weight I have lost in the past 3 months and was so pleased that he wrote in my chart that I was at my operative weight goal, even though I am actually 5 pounds from it. 
He asked me which surgery I had decided on and I said.... "the sleeve".  I had been on the fence for quite a while, but now the decision is made and on paper !!
He said that he thought the sleeve would work great for me and that I am a perfect candidate for the surgery. He scheduled me for a psych. eval and EKG and Barium test next week and then I will meet my case manager and get my surgery date !!! 
I expect to be sleeved within a month.  

 Today my scale told me that yes indeed, I have shed 50 pounds. 
I am still 4 days away from my surgeon appt. and I think she will be shocked that I actually did it. I have jumped through every hoop that they demanded and came out smelling like a sweaty rose... lol.
I can't wait to see what happens next...

 I was worried about reaching my pre surgery weight goal, by my appt. date with the surgeon on Dec. 7.
I have been busting my ass for 3 months. Today is the first day of month 4 and I am 6 freaking pounds away from my goal. Can I lose 6 pounds in 7 days? I doubt it... but damn, I can't believe I made it this far.
Kaiser gave me a seemingly impossible goal on Sept.1, lose 55 pounds by Dec.7 and they will give me a surgery date. Well, I think they expected me to give up... 
I pray that I am close enough to the goal in 7 days that they give me my date. We shall see...   

 I am on the 15Th week of my supervised diet. I have been sooo good for sooo long, but today I cheated.   I took my "good foods" to work with me like usual, but It just wasn't cutting it... okay, that's an excuse...  I wanted to try that Outlaw Chicken sandwich from Jack in the Box. I got one and INHALED it !!!   GOD was it good !!  So, I get home and look up the nutritional info so I can log it... OMG!!!   771 calories !!     I sure as hell hope that thing holds me for the night because I only have 50 calories left on my Max calorie allowance...  
The important part is that I did not exceed my allowance  .   I am still losing, so that's a plus, but I will not be having another one of those again anytime soon !!  As of yesterday I have lost 44 pounds.  

 and I am down 40 pounds !!!  I only have 15 more to go and I am on the table !!

 13 weeks and down 37 pounds.   I have a pre op appointment on Dec. 7. I hope to get a surgery date and be down another 10 pounds by then... I need to get back to exercising, I have been lagging.  

 It has been 9 weeks since I started back on this journey and I have been dedicated to staying on track. I am  down 25 pounds and I still have 30 pounds to go before surgery. If I keep it up, I should reach my surgery weight goal by late December or early January.  Right on schedule.