02-01-00- Hi again. It's the beginning of a new month, and I'm glad to update you all that I am continuing to lose and am still very happy with my decision to have WLS. As of this morning, I am down to 250 from 307....I absolutely cannot believe that I have lost 57 lbs. Do you want to know where it really shows? In my self-esteem. People have remarked for most of my adult life that I am a very positive up-beat individual, but lately, people are making those funny comments like 'Something seems different about you' OR 'You just seem so happy and confident all the time'. I just smile and thank them for the compliment, and then I say a million silent thank-yous to my brilliant surgeon who helped me to get to this point. I have this feeling that I just "shine" now. People wonder why I'm smiling all the time lately, and I just keep my little secret to myself. Oh of course, lots of people at work are now noticing the loss and commenting about it, but I still have not told anyone there about the surgery.
A reporter contacted me just before Christmas and asked if they could do a story on me regarding the gastric bypass surgery. I agreed as long as I could maintain my anonymity because even though the newspaper was based about an hour away, I thought there still may be a chance of someone from work reading the article. The story ran on January 9th and it was a wonderful story. I am going to scan it in when I have some time so you can all read it.
Now, lets see...there is nothing really new to report except that my hunger has still not totally returned. I am really having to concentrate hard on getting my protein levels in, because, I really just don't feel much like eating. Of course, I didn't mention, that most of the new year has been spent in ICU's or emergency rooms with my father who is still very very sick. Thankfully today he is doing a little better after a surgery to remove his colon on Monday morning. So that has kept me otherwise occupied and not eating too much. I do still go to the gym as much as I can fit in between hospital and work, but I want to do MORE. I really believe the exercise is helping me no matter how much I hate to admit it and hate to do it. Okay. I will close this entry for now. So I can post it. And watch for the article soon. I will post it as soon as I can scan it.
2/7/00 - I have updated the weight chart with my
new measurements, a
nd I had this picture snapped this morning at work...not
my
best photo, but everyone can have a bad day right?
I finally got the Bloomsburg Press Enterprise article scanned into the system. The article ran on January 9, 2000, so some of the stats (weight loss etc.) are a little out-dated, but it's still flattering to have an article written about you. check it out.
02-28-00 - Well it's been about three weeks since I last updated you on my progress, and that was for good reason...I was stuck. I'm not sure why, because I really wasn't making any terrible food choices or anything, I was just stuck at 244....but today I broke the plateau and dropped to 238. The only thing I will attribute the plateau was my female cycle...but three weeks????give me a break! :) Well, hopefully I'm on the road again to continued loss. The weather is getting so nice that I am back to walking outdoors in the evenings. Around 2 miles per night. I know that's not much, but I'm also going to the gym and doing water aerobics as well. So all this combined should help. I'm thinking of getting my bicycle back in working order so I can ride outside...I'm not sure, but from what I remember the last time I rode it the seat hurt my big ole butt so much that I vowed to never try again. I've found a resource locally that sells bicycle seats for people with bigger behinds, so maybe I'll invest.
Let's see...what else...oh I know....my scar. I'm getting ready to order a scar patch to begin to wear on my scar. I've researched it, and feel that it may be a worthy investment to try to help minimize my scar. I'll let you know how it works if I do in fact get it. It is a little pricey, but will be worth it if it makes this big ole scar a little less noticeable.My eating is now pretty much normal foods but in very very very small quantities. Like lets see...1 hard boiled egg could hold me all morning and afternoon and then a regular dinner of say um 4 jumbo steamed shrimp and about 2 tablespoons of green beans. I've been eating tuna fish and other types of fish like orange roughy alot. I've tried fresh fruits as well with no problems there. Peaches and nectarines have been easy to handle for me. Okay. Enough for now...here's my most recent picture taken this morning. Not too flattering, but I just wanted to keep you abreast of my progress. Hopefully the next pictures I have taken will be a little more flattering.
