Happy 4 months!
Today I was about a pound short of my 70 pound goal :o)
BUT I got an awesome gift in the mail... my lab results from my 3 month check up!
My cholesterol is NORMAL!!! (172)
I haven't seen anything below 200 since high school.
AND my triglycerides are a NORMAL 97! Down from a-heart-attack-waiting-to-happen 317.
I'm pretty stoked at gaining a healthier me!
I have got to up my exercise to get my HDL up a bit but overall, I'm very happy with my progress!
Happy Healthy Lipids to you all!
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Thursday, May 12, 2011
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Week 9 Post-Op Weigh In
Wow what a week this has been!
I am now the proud Aunt to the most PRECIOUS little girl in the world. Miss Carly Kate was born late Tuesday night, on March 15th. I'm sure Mommy Renea will be posting more about this sweet Miracle sometime soon :o)
On to the scale... I wasn't surprised to see that the scale didn't move this week. That's right- 0 pounds-- zippo. The past 2 weeks though, I lost 10.6 pounds. That's a bit crazy. But I know that I haven't been as diligent this week in getting in my protein and water. I have to make a conscious effort to do that. Also, I haven't been getting in much fiber, Benefiber, or ground Flaxseed. With all the cheese I've been eating-- well, let's just say that things aren't moving regularly like they should.
I've averaged over -5.6 pounds lost each week here at week 9. My Mom was so sweet and took me shopping on Tuesday. (I love her by the way!) I've lost 5 pant sizes in 9 weeks... although I noticed most of it was in my legs! But I actually bought several XL shirts (down from a 3x). {Old size vs NEW size above!} I'm looking forward to the time when I can shop in the normal women's section. One thing's for sure, if you don't shop at Lane Bryant... a lot of the clothes look old lady-ish in the big women's section.
Right now foods are trial and error. I've noticed more error here lately, but that's not a bad thing. One day a food will be fine, then the next day it won't stay down. It's the strangest thing, but it's very common and normal for RNY patients. When something doesn't agree with me now, it's painful. The best way I can describe it... it feels like you have a ping pong ball sitting at the bottom of your throat OR your stomach feels like it's trying to turn itself inside out. This doesn't happen often but when it does, oh me. Rich knows when I say 'bathroom', he moves out of the way ;o)
Some of my favorite food staples at 9 weeks post op:
Ground Beef (meatballs, meatloaf, hamburger patties)
Turkey Pepperoni
Laughing Cow cheese wedges (my fav is Garlic & Herb)
Cheese cubes
Seedless Hothouse Cucumbers (love this spread with laughing cow)
Soy Nuts
Protein Bars (low sugar - mostly Kashi & Snickers Marathon)
Eggs (fried in Pam & deviled eggs)
Fish (baked fillets of most kinds)
Tuna Salad
Skim MILK (I love this stuff!)
Chili (I make big batches at a time)
Broccoli (tender) in light cheese sauce
Peaches
Kashi Go Lean Cereal
Beans Beans (taste like fruit, the more you eat... the more you SMILE!)
things I avoid like the plague:
chicken :o( bread, pasta, rice, peanut butter, nuts, popcorn, chips, coconut, tough meats, stringy meats, hot dogs, fried foods, bologna, pastries, pies, cookies, junk food
I am now the proud Aunt to the most PRECIOUS little girl in the world. Miss Carly Kate was born late Tuesday night, on March 15th. I'm sure Mommy Renea will be posting more about this sweet Miracle sometime soon :o)
On to the scale... I wasn't surprised to see that the scale didn't move this week. That's right- 0 pounds-- zippo. The past 2 weeks though, I lost 10.6 pounds. That's a bit crazy. But I know that I haven't been as diligent this week in getting in my protein and water. I have to make a conscious effort to do that. Also, I haven't been getting in much fiber, Benefiber, or ground Flaxseed. With all the cheese I've been eating-- well, let's just say that things aren't moving regularly like they should.
I've averaged over -5.6 pounds lost each week here at week 9. My Mom was so sweet and took me shopping on Tuesday. (I love her by the way!) I've lost 5 pant sizes in 9 weeks... although I noticed most of it was in my legs! But I actually bought several XL shirts (down from a 3x). {Old size vs NEW size above!} I'm looking forward to the time when I can shop in the normal women's section. One thing's for sure, if you don't shop at Lane Bryant... a lot of the clothes look old lady-ish in the big women's section.
Right now foods are trial and error. I've noticed more error here lately, but that's not a bad thing. One day a food will be fine, then the next day it won't stay down. It's the strangest thing, but it's very common and normal for RNY patients. When something doesn't agree with me now, it's painful. The best way I can describe it... it feels like you have a ping pong ball sitting at the bottom of your throat OR your stomach feels like it's trying to turn itself inside out. This doesn't happen often but when it does, oh me. Rich knows when I say 'bathroom', he moves out of the way ;o)
Some of my favorite food staples at 9 weeks post op:
Ground Beef (meatballs, meatloaf, hamburger patties)
Turkey Pepperoni
Laughing Cow cheese wedges (my fav is Garlic & Herb)
Cheese cubes
Seedless Hothouse Cucumbers (love this spread with laughing cow)
Soy Nuts
Protein Bars (low sugar - mostly Kashi & Snickers Marathon)
Eggs (fried in Pam & deviled eggs)
Fish (baked fillets of most kinds)
Tuna Salad
Skim MILK (I love this stuff!)
Chili (I make big batches at a time)
Broccoli (tender) in light cheese sauce
Peaches
Kashi Go Lean Cereal
Beans Beans (taste like fruit, the more you eat... the more you SMILE!)
things I avoid like the plague:
chicken :o( bread, pasta, rice, peanut butter, nuts, popcorn, chips, coconut, tough meats, stringy meats, hot dogs, fried foods, bologna, pastries, pies, cookies, junk food
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Nip/Tuck & ER Visit
Strange title? Yep! It helps me keep my posts organized ;o)
I was feeling great on Thursday. Had my doctor's appointments, and that evening went to my Weight Loss Surgery Support Group at WFUBMC. It was Nip/Tuck night at Group. The guest speaker was Dr. Andrew Schneider, MD from Forsyth Plastic Surgery in Winston-Salem. I'm only 6 weeks out from surgery so I'm far from even thinking about extra skin and some of the unflattering results of extreme rapid weight loss BUT it was good to hear about the options and see what could happen in the coming months and years.
The reason people have excess skin is because the skin has lost it's elasticity, and is not able to bounce back into place after weight loss. According to Dr. Schneider, the longer a person is overweight, the less elastic the skin may be. So the younger you are, the better.
Several people in Group have had the 360 Body Lift (I can't remember the medical term for this). Which is an incision all the around the body at the hips. The skin is then pulled up and down, and the excess is removed. In short, it is a way to iron out the wrinkles.
Another common surgery is an abdominoplasty or Tummy Tuck. This helps to get rid of excess skin in the lower abdominal area.
According to the doctor, there is little you can do to get rid of flabby skin after weight loss. Exercise will tighten the muscles but it does nothing for the skin. I found this interesting because this is the opposite of what I've been told and read among WLS blogs.
Plastic surgery is one of the procedures that is usually not covered by insurance. I was (pleasantly) surprised to hear that in this area of NC, plastic surgery starts around $7,500 and goes to $15,000 depending on the procedure and complications.
So that's the long and short of what was covered in Group. Informative but not something that's on my radar right now.
Yesterday (2/25) I woke up at
I was feeling great on Thursday. Had my doctor's appointments, and that evening went to my Weight Loss Surgery Support Group at WFUBMC. It was Nip/Tuck night at Group. The guest speaker was Dr. Andrew Schneider, MD from Forsyth Plastic Surgery in Winston-Salem. I'm only 6 weeks out from surgery so I'm far from even thinking about extra skin and some of the unflattering results of extreme rapid weight loss BUT it was good to hear about the options and see what could happen in the coming months and years.
The reason people have excess skin is because the skin has lost it's elasticity, and is not able to bounce back into place after weight loss. According to Dr. Schneider, the longer a person is overweight, the less elastic the skin may be. So the younger you are, the better.
Several people in Group have had the 360 Body Lift (I can't remember the medical term for this). Which is an incision all the around the body at the hips. The skin is then pulled up and down, and the excess is removed. In short, it is a way to iron out the wrinkles.
Another common surgery is an abdominoplasty or Tummy Tuck. This helps to get rid of excess skin in the lower abdominal area.
According to the doctor, there is little you can do to get rid of flabby skin after weight loss. Exercise will tighten the muscles but it does nothing for the skin. I found this interesting because this is the opposite of what I've been told and read among WLS blogs.
Plastic surgery is one of the procedures that is usually not covered by insurance. I was (pleasantly) surprised to hear that in this area of NC, plastic surgery starts around $7,500 and goes to $15,000 depending on the procedure and complications.
So that's the long and short of what was covered in Group. Informative but not something that's on my radar right now.
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my ER visit...
Friday morning I bolted out of bed at 5am with severe back pain on my left side, and was sick to my stomach. (Not good for someone who doesn't have anything in their stomach.) I took a 25mg Phenergan - my surgeon gave me a prescription after surgery to use as needed to help with nausea. The Phenergan helped for about an hour by the pain in my back escalated. I took some Lortab Elixir (a pain med I was also given) and it didn't even take the edge off. At 10am, I told Richard something was not right, and he took me to the emergency room. My bp was up, and I was running a low grade fever. They did some blood tests & I was diagnosed with a severe kidney infection. ER for a kidney infection = embarrassed. So I got some meds, and I've been holding the couch down since then.
Even though I wasn't diagnosed with it... I think I may have had a kidney stone. This same thing happened back in October, and they called it a kidney infection too. The sudden pain seems to add up better with a stone. Anyway, I'm going to talk to my doctor about it at my next appt. For now... I'm on the mend :o)
Friday morning I bolted out of bed at 5am with severe back pain on my left side, and was sick to my stomach. (Not good for someone who doesn't have anything in their stomach.) I took a 25mg Phenergan - my surgeon gave me a prescription after surgery to use as needed to help with nausea. The Phenergan helped for about an hour by the pain in my back escalated. I took some Lortab Elixir (a pain med I was also given) and it didn't even take the edge off. At 10am, I told Richard something was not right, and he took me to the emergency room. My bp was up, and I was running a low grade fever. They did some blood tests & I was diagnosed with a severe kidney infection. ER for a kidney infection = embarrassed. So I got some meds, and I've been holding the couch down since then.
Even though I wasn't diagnosed with it... I think I may have had a kidney stone. This same thing happened back in October, and they called it a kidney infection too. The sudden pain seems to add up better with a stone. Anyway, I'm going to talk to my doctor about it at my next appt. For now... I'm on the mend :o)
Yesterday (2/25) I woke up at
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Unlady-like Topic
There is no lady-like way of bringing up this topic. But I assure you, it is the reason I have not yet done a Week 4 Post Op - Weigh In Video or update.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words... so:
This is now going in EVERYTHING that I eat and drink. And I do mean EVERYTHING.
I did weigh this morning, and I had lost about a pound. Let's just say, "it's been a while" if you get my drift. A LONG WHILE. I'm hoping the BeneFiber is going to help correct this problem of mine.
They say that "irregularity" is normal after gastric bypass surgery, and I'm doing my best to fix the problem. Me and God have even had a few talks about it ;o)
In other news... my follow up appointment with my surgeon was scheduled due to "snow" for another two weeks. BUT I have been talking with my nutritionist, and I have now graduated to "solid" foods. I use the word "solid" very loosely as my food choices are still very restricted. Strangely enough, I'm VERY excited that one of the foods on my permission list is shredded lettuce. WOOT! I haven't been able to eat any fresh veges in over a month, didn't realize how much I missed them. So tonight, I plan on trying out a bite or two of salad for dinner.
I promise to post a video soon :o)
They say a picture is worth a thousand words... so:
This is now going in EVERYTHING that I eat and drink. And I do mean EVERYTHING.
I did weigh this morning, and I had lost about a pound. Let's just say, "it's been a while" if you get my drift. A LONG WHILE. I'm hoping the BeneFiber is going to help correct this problem of mine.
They say that "irregularity" is normal after gastric bypass surgery, and I'm doing my best to fix the problem. Me and God have even had a few talks about it ;o)
In other news... my follow up appointment with my surgeon was scheduled due to "snow" for another two weeks. BUT I have been talking with my nutritionist, and I have now graduated to "solid" foods. I use the word "solid" very loosely as my food choices are still very restricted. Strangely enough, I'm VERY excited that one of the foods on my permission list is shredded lettuce. WOOT! I haven't been able to eat any fresh veges in over a month, didn't realize how much I missed them. So tonight, I plan on trying out a bite or two of salad for dinner.
I promise to post a video soon :o)
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Optometrist Halitosis
Holy Cow.
{While I was in the hospital, I managed to lose my glasses. Poo. I need new ones, and for some crazy reason, I thought today would be a great day to do my annual eye exam.}
I am SO thankful that the optometrist assistant did most of my exam. The Optometrist walked in a bit later, said "Hello, my name is _____." OH MY WORD. I seriously almost offered him one of my mint flavored Calcium chews.
I was told before hand that my sense of smell would be heightened. UNDERSTATEMENT. Richard often says, "Now Granny, put your sniffer away." (My Granny I'ese had the nose of a hound dog!)
Thankfully the exam only lasted about 10 minutes. I don't think I could take much more of his bad breath. Whew!
I did get to sport these fabulous digs for a couple hours. Move over Ray Charles! ;o)
{While I was in the hospital, I managed to lose my glasses. Poo. I need new ones, and for some crazy reason, I thought today would be a great day to do my annual eye exam.}
I am SO thankful that the optometrist assistant did most of my exam. The Optometrist walked in a bit later, said "Hello, my name is _____." OH MY WORD. I seriously almost offered him one of my mint flavored Calcium chews.
I was told before hand that my sense of smell would be heightened. UNDERSTATEMENT. Richard often says, "Now Granny, put your sniffer away." (My Granny I'ese had the nose of a hound dog!)
Thankfully the exam only lasted about 10 minutes. I don't think I could take much more of his bad breath. Whew!
I did get to sport these fabulous digs for a couple hours. Move over Ray Charles! ;o)
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