Lovin' Life More Each Day...

My body must be re-adjusting to it's new life because this week I am only showing a .4 of a pound loss. However, I did check my measurements and found that I have lost 25 total inches and my total weight loss is up to 55.6 pounds. I have to feel pretty good about the direction my body is going in. My DH said he can really tell that I am losing. YEAH!

After the first week and a half of being soooo sick I have been BLESSED pretty much with NO sickness or pain to speak of. Thank you Lord. I am not having any problems with foods or liquids, well other than I am not hungry and it is so diferent to have to focus all day long in order to get enough protein & water in. I hope that eases up pretty soon. For me, I just want to get myself to a post-normal routine. Normal is good, right? Almost forgot, exercise is going pretty good too. I am walking on a treadmill about 35 minutes daily.

Looking forward to spending Thanksgiving at the lake house with my DH and girls. Nice & quiet with no food pressures or judgement in the house. Should be good for me this close to surgery and I know that we will love every minute of it. 4 days of the woods, animals, water, sunrises, sunsets, no city noises and no house filled with FOOD. I often refer to it as my "PARADISE IN THE BAY". The place where God wanted us to be after all these years because he put us there for our retirement years. Which it is less than 2 years for DH to retire. I can't wait. Later... Debbie aka Blubird29

3 Weeks Post Op & Lovin' Life Again!

Wow, right now I feel as good as my Hannah Belle is BEAUTIFUL! She is one of the best things that ever happened to me. I say it was fate, that she was meant to be with me. She still at 2.5 years old loves to cuddle in my arms, she wants me to hold her like a baby. She is definitely good for my health! With her and her big sister Lexi how could a Mom go wrong!

Okay, this last week was amazing. NO nausea with minimal dizziness and hardly any stomach pain. Now that is not to say my insides are healed because they are still quite tender. I understand that it can take 3-5 months before the insides heal completely so I have a long ways to go with that.

I am doing much better with eating, it took me a few days to figure out what the full signals were and now I stop eating early, just as soon as I feel it. My proteins come mostly in the protein ice creams that I make with my ice cream maker. I find the cold smooth texture to be soothing on my new tummy and they are good. All of my taste buds seem to have returned to normal the proteins don't make me want to vomit. Thank God, I was pretty nervous that first 1 1/2 weeks with everything that happened to me. All good now. The water is kind of a pain, the sip sip sip literally takes me all day long to hit my 64 ounces and I have to concentrate on it or I will get behind... Don't worry, I am not complaining as I know it too will get easier in time. You know this too shall pass. Oh, MOST importantly I am losing weight. YEAH! I tried a new recipe yesterday, Crab Stuffed Deviled Eggs---MMMMM Good. It was enough to bump one egg from 6 protein to 9 protein so I was happy. I can barely get a whole egg in right now so I take what I can.

Later, Blubird29 aka Debbie

2 Weeks Post Op & Feeling Great!

I am sure I will forever and always have a love hate relationship with this picture following my RNY surgery! The start of a new life along with ending of an old life.

I am feeling much better now a days, thank God. Drs. think I must have had a reaction to one of the drugs which I really could have done without. Hint the red cheeks which only go worse over the next two days and ended up with my face peeling like a sun burn along with major fever blisters on my nose and lip, yuk? WEIRD! There were a couple of days there when I thought "What have I done?" I was just sure I was going to be one of the horror stories you read about. Thank you Lord for getting me by those days and moving me into sheer excitement and on my way to the new me! I can't wait to sit on the losers bench...

I have not had any problems with eating foods yet. My taste buds are just about normal now. Eggs for breakfast, egg bites, refried beans, cottage cheese or deli meat with Shelly's pesto dip for lunch and dinner. I am using my protein shakes or protein ice cream to fill in for the shortage of proteins between meals. All GREAT, this is what I expected following surgery. I don't have all of my energy back yet which is to be expected with the set back I experienced but I am confident that too is just around the corner. I can't wait for the next six months to fly by so I can see a glimpse of the new me! Yes indeed.

Oh, I did have to change my vitamins after 5 days of trying to choke down my Bariatric Advantage vitamins. They were terrible tasting and major grit. Too bad I bought a 90 day supply. However, I won't finish them they are disgusting! This week I will try to focus on my exercise to get back to where I was pre-surgery. Yes, life is good. Debbie

Okay, WOW! I have really been fighting with nausea, dizziness and just plain old weakness since I got home--- YUK! But it is getting better. When I say fighting it I mean like all day every day. Taking a simple, quick shower can send me into a major OMG must lay down now spell. So far today is a little better as you can see I made it to the computer! I am so happy to finally have my surgery complete! Or maybe I should say finally started??? Oh well, my journey has begun and I am losing weight despite my lack of movement which is driving me insane. My silly but wonderful husband will hardily let me out of his sight and checks on me constantly, love him. Monday I got the staples out and a refill for my nausea meds. So with the nausea meds and the gas x strips I am almost back. Foods are going pretty good since Monday, yesterday I finally got enough protein and water in -YEAH. So with that said I believe we are off and running/walking towards the loser's bench, make room because I am on my way! Enough for now, take care, Blubird29