Jadeyesmiling

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I really thought I was either at a plateau or that I was stalling.  I was so worried about gaining..and after weighing in I am just saying that WOW does the mind play tricks!!

I am down to 386 pounds.  A loss of 12.4 pounds from my last weigh in! I dont know what I am doing but I am going to KEEP doing it!! MORE water, MORE moving, MORE healthy snacks!! YAY, to the p3 snacks that have kept me sane during times when I wanted things I couldnt have!! (right next to the lunchables in most stores!) 

Back to tracking food as much as possible, this is one happy camper!! 30 pounds to my next goal!! I would love to hit that in the next six weeks! :)  Going to UP my game!

Listen...if this 528 pound chick can get her head out of her butt, lose 60 pounds to qualify from surgery, and then be successful even though im a single mom of three teens that live on pizza...you can do this too!! 

Love to you all!! :)

I am only 30 pounds heavier than when I met my husband in 1997!!  I started this journey at 528 and today I weighed in at 398.4!! A loss of 130 pounds since last July, and 70 pounds since WLS on 2/8/2016! So if you look at the 12 weeks its about 5.8 pounds down a week!! :) 

I wont lie, every day is still a struggle to make sure you are eating the right things, enough, hitting the protein mark (65g a day or more), and trying to get some kind of exercise in. But when you see results its ALL worth it!! I worry so much about my sleeve stretching and not working.  I worry that I will be stuck in the same spot forever because with all the yo-yo dieting I did, that was my past result.  I would work really hard, do everything I am doing now, hit a certain amount of weight down and then I couldnt break past it.

I hope this post cheers someone up, shows everyone if someone like me at 528 pounds who is in a wheelchair can lose, than you can too.  Lots of love and hugs out to my fellow losers!!!

Not a bad week.  I am making changes as I was losing WAY TO SLOWLY for someone who just had surgery at least IMHO. So, I looked at what I was doing and checked to see what I could fix.  I was not drinking enough water, I was not weighing all my food, I was eating things that were too greasy and shouldnt be considered for a new patient and I was not exercising enough.

Changes this week... Food logging every meal, exercising as often as possible, weighing meals, and upping my water.  Already feeling better and I hope it shows up on the scale when I weigh in next.  The last weigh in was four pounds in three weeks which did not make me happy.  I hope to double that amount in the next three weeks so we are shooting for eight pounds in three weeks!!!

I am also active in a few support groups and I think that is helping, I am making "to do" lists so I am getting much more accomplished on a daily basis which is lowering my stress level.  I am attending church much more regularly which is lifting my spirits and helping me feel like I have something of value to share with others.  So all in all things are going well. :)

Not thrilled with life yet but not wanting to jump off a cliff in dispair so I call that a win, LOL.

So 8 weeks out and at the 6 week weigh in I was down 58 pounds. (not counting the 60 pounds lost pre-surgery)  If you average that out its about 9.6 per week.  Now I think I am stalled and not moving and super stressed at the moment.

Here is what has been going on..

So, three weeks in everything was going just fine and then just about the beginning of week four the bottom dropped out.  Suddenly all the foods I had been eating and the new ones they allowed me to eat were making me sick to my stomach just to look at them.  Chicken made me sick to eat right off so I didnt try that again but foods that I tolerated suddenly NOPE.  So no to yogurt, shakes, cottage cheese, roast beef, turkey, cheese..I am running out of things that I can eat that are easy.

So I called the Doctor obviously worried after about 3 days of this and the calorie intake about 200, protein 30 or less on most days, previously at about 80 a day.  They figured I was suffering from reflux and took my reflux med and upped it from one time a day to 3, before each meal.  So, im still not able to eat all the things mentioned and if I dont take the med three times daily I get a really sour mouth.  Im trying to drink a ton of water but also hard when your mouth tastes funny.

I was wasting so much food shopping that I started ordering food like eggs and whatnot and giving 90% to my three kids and just taking the bite or two that I can stomach.  The other day I got steak tips from LongHorns and it lasted like three meals and that was with giving a little to my mom and son.  Literally two bites and I felt like a starfish.

I dont know if this happens to anyone else but I usually get two bites maybe three out of whatever I am having.  Sometimes because it tastes so good I go in for another bite and start to chew and my brain says spit it out and there is nothing I can do to fight that.  If I dont spit it out immediately I feel like I will be physically ill.  Am I alone on this?   I wish I knew what the "norm" was for each stage.

Hoping things continue to improve, I see my doctor next Wed, weather permitting.

So I am 9 days out and its not a cake walk but also not the worst thing in the world. The one thing I will say is do NOT listen to anyone who tells you to not drink your water just drink the protein shakes because they have enough fluid. Why??  You will become constipated and there is nothing worse than being constipated and afraid to go because you could injure your internal staples.  The premier shakes may not be the yummiest but with 30 grams of protein, two a day really just about hits the mark.  Drink one for a few hours and then have an hour of all clear liquids like water, a popsicle, broth.  Then go back to the shake, and just keep doing that...yes the schedule says that but often it  takes more than one hour to have a few sips off the shake.  In a few days you will get into a routine.

Dont be surprised if you sleep through a few meals, especially if you overdo it.  I went out and drove to Walmart to cash a federal check and it took me two days to recoup.  I washed my hands really well when I got home and thankfully no issues with being out in public.

Last night I finally slept about two hours on my stomach, I was OUT COLD, it was awesome!!! Nothing feels better than a normal sleep but most of my hours are still spent in a recliner.  Weight is coming off, which is expected when I am under 400 calories a day.  I am trying to find a way to up my calories but not quite sure until we go to creamy soups on monday...cant wait...very bored of eating shakes and broth.  The only highlight of my day are the two sugar free popsicles.  But I am keeping busy too which I think helps. :)

So my surgery date was February 8th and the doctor said all went well.  I woke up in extreme pain and was later told that they do the surgery with you in an almost standing position. (this from the surgeon)  So my back was spasming until they ordered me a heating pad and that with pain meds really helped.

Its hard to sleep because I am a stomach sleeper but do catch some Zzzzs in a recliner and sleeping on my side in the bed.

Its a lot harder to get in all the protein than I thought it would be.  I am currently 3 days from being discharged and only getting in about 40 grams of protein a day. Im trying, and its better than the first day which I think was in the 20s.   I would recommend not worrying about water, broth, popsicles or anything else until you get the protein in there.  Today I struggled with being awake a bit so I missed my anti reflux meds (which they never mentioned in class) and my second dose of calcium I think it was. 

Its a lot to schedule but its a learning process, so give yourself time to adjust and dont stress about everything.  If anyone has questions about the process feel free to IM me, I will answer all questions honestly and to the best of my ability.  And oddly enough I dont even care about weight loss at this point, I just want to heal and be able to drive and not be stuck in the house. I can tell however that I have lost some weight even just in this first week.  I see the doctor again for a check up on the 24th of this month. I see nutrition on the first of next month and hopefully at that point I will get moved to soft foods so I can eat an egg or some cottage cheese because no matter how you slice it this all liquid stage is really boring. But like any detox for addicts it does not allow you to lean on food which I found this week struggling with depression...your best friend, your crutch...is gone.

Thankfully God is still here... looking forward to positive results ahead!! :)*

OKAY so update, the old man walked out and is living with the gf which I found out was actually an ex GF...good luck is all I can say.  Things between us are very friendly and calm for the kids.

So, now about me :)  I have a surgery date!!  I am down 60 pounds from my highest weight and hopefully more in the five to six weeks before my surgery!  I am so excited, nervous, freaked...so many emotions I can barely contain them!!!

In 16 days the love of my life walks out of my life, and the lives of our children.  He has yet to sit down and talk with them man to man and tell them that he loves them or that he is sorry. 

He said I could go forward with my surgery and for support he would "figure it out."  GREAT.  He is moving one hour away and his girlfriend is moving in with him, so really do you think she is going to allow "HER" boyfriend to come care for his wife when she is handicapped and fresh home from surgery?  I ask him this but he can never answer any questions, just says he will figure it out.  Wonderful, I feel so safe.

I have no one else to help, and counting on him is making it hard to maintain weightloss and lose more.  I seem to be either eating next to nothing or feasting.  Its hard with this emotional rollercoaster to even know what to do next.

Weigh in was today along with meeting with the surgical intake DR. (again, this is the 3rd or 4th meeting as I have been in and out of rotation here for 4 years)
Well, I lost another 6 pounds, nothing spectacular but going in the right direction.  Thirty three pounds left to lose before I have surgery so we talked today about the next step. I am going to start the programs group classes.  I did these before with another hospital so I know the drill, they will go over dietary intake, protein, ways to exercise and that sort of deal.  The hospital I went to before didn't charge, the classes were free or covered by insurance, this one is $350 so I guess that will take all of the people that aren't serious right out of the loop, right? So, I have to say I am looking forward to classes as I am hoping it will educate my family.  My huge concern is a lack of a support group after surgery.

I also saw the exercise coach today which was VERY helpful as I didn't know that a exercise I was doing was bothering my back.  I went home with lots of new things to try to help strengthen my core. YAY! :)

All, in all it was a good appointment.  When I get the cash for the class they will book those and I will be starting the NEXT STEP!!! :)