| Post Op Journal, Let the Journey Begin... |
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| July, 8, 2002 - (Monday) Well, we are home from the shore and boy we were gone a long time. It feels like a realllllllll long time. We left Friday, June 28th and came back today. I did land up having to work a few days while I was there, which wasn't too bad, it enables me to take other time off later and I got to finish up some financials that were due to upper management. Soooo, all in all, a great week was had by all. We did have a heat-wave while we were there, hit 106 degrees and boy is that hot!!! (lol, no kiddin')... Got home today and weighed myself....even though it was 4:00 in the afternoon, scale is showing down 2 pounds, so that makes 97.5 pounds. Maybe by some luck I will be down a little more tomorrow...but I doubt the 100 pounds that I had hoped for... :( Oh well, gotta be happy for the 2 pounds!!! Sheesh, I'm soooo addicted to the scale, wish I wasn't but I am. Right now I'm still in the losing phase and it matters to me so much what the scale is saying. I know I'm doing well with the eating and the water and the exercise and I so want to scale to prove to me that I'm doing great....but it is slooooooooow going and I have to be patient (and that is definitely something I'm lacking). Hope I have more to report during this week, like getting to my 100 pound mark!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm going to FL on vacation on Thursday evening. I will also work from there for a few days (thank goodness for laptop computers and cable modems!!!). Jack and I are hoping to get to go to Disney for a few days (since he got me a yearly pass for my Birthday..gotta get some use out of it!!!). Hope the weather improves there (it's been raining an awful lot there lately). Oh well, gotta finish unpacking and get ready for work tomorrow...got lots to do. Will update again when I hit my 100 pound milestone (so when you see another update you'll know it's great news!!!!!) LOL, if I don't hit it before I leave on vacation...see ya after July 22nd (sheesh, I'll have to have made it by then that's weeks away)...Ugh..I torture myself *wink*....ok all, till next time, keep your fingers crossed for me :)... July 10, 2002 - (Wednesday) I've LOST 100 Pounds!!!!!!!!!!! I am soooooooooo thrilled you can hardly imagine...well, I'm sure you can imagine if you have had this surgery, gonna have this surgery, or struggled with weight for a long period of time..OMG, I have attained my No. 1 goal, to rid my body and my heart of the first 100 pounds...and I'm so excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So many wonderful things have occurred since this surgery....I feel more alive, I feel that I am a part of the world again, a real participant, not a spectator, I want to wake up every day and start a new, I feel that it's now OK to be seen in public and not want to melt into the wood work, I feel good buying new clothes in department stores and knowing that the "L" will fit...I remember all too well, going to the ladies department and even the 3x's wouldn't be big enough, I'd be stretching them out at the belly and the butt so that they wouldn't cling to my body. In the 7 short months since my surgery, I have such an appreciation for the life altering surgery I have had. In short, this surgery has given me my life back...it has given me A life..period! I was so absolutely hopeless a year ago and now there is a glow around even the most mundane tasks of life. Going to get the garbage cans at the bottom on the driveway on garbage day used to be a chore to roll them up the hill we call a driveway, now I can pull both cans up at the same time and I'm not out of breath at all when I put them next to the shed (I used to be huffing/puffing/sweating after getting them!!!). I just do not mind doing anything. I used to go nowhere...absolutely nowhere. I hated to be seen in public, would make excuses not to go everywhere...oh boy, I'm out and about now and couldn't be happier. I am just blessed with so many things and I hope that you all find happiness and fulfillment in your choice with WLS or dieting the old fashioned way...Either way, the end result of a slimmer/healthier body is sure rewarding. I can't imagine what the next 6 months will bring, but I am so thrilled and overwhelmed with the process thus far. Until next time... July 11, 2002 - (Thursday) - Happy 7th Anniversary to MEEEE - 100.5 pounds GONE!!!! Just a quick note to mark my 7th Anniversary!!!! After getting to my first milestone, just yesterday, I realize that the next 6 months are going to be more difficult with the scale slowing down a bit each month (however, this month, I did have a 10 pound loss). I vow to continue the exercise, vitamin and water/protein regime and do everything in my power to be as successful as I can be. I'm off to Florida on vacation this afternoon and will be returning on Sunday, July 21st. I hope I have lost a few additional pounds by then. I will try to walk everyday and just packed up all my vitamins...I will try to post my 7th month post-op pic later this afternoon, so please check back. Oh well, have a great week and I'll update if I can...until next time... |
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