Day 9 Part II

I couldn't get my bike last night, so I picked it up tonight after class. They didn't have the sale one anymore...so I sort of had to settle for the cheap one, which isn't really a problem, sort of. The seat hurt my butt big time, even with the gel seat. I didn't last as long as I thought I would, 30mins tops. We'll see, baby steps!

Eating-wise, all I had tonight was a small greek salad, I've caught myself munching/grazing a lot today, I don't even realise I'm doing it until I've already stuck something in my mouth. Like tonight I'm hungry, I'm debating whether or not to have a bowl of cereal this late.

Here is this week's chart, not sure i'll be able to update tomorrow, I have my support group and then meeting friends for coffee.

Day 91

Tuesdays are my crazy busy work and school days, so this will be fast.

• -4.7 lbs again this morning, this brings my total to 56.7!
• My grandmother came to the office this afternoon and almost walked right by me.
• I *almost* got sick at work today for the first time, I had to run to the bathroom a couple of times. Thanks god it passed without my getting sick. I had maybe 3/4 of a Subway wrap, felt very full. I waited 45mins so I could drink water...but took a bite of watermelon instead. That did it for me. Super-foamies for like a half-hour.

TTFN!

Day 90

I fell asleep about 5 seconds after last night's blog entry, just before 9pm. I woke up on the couch at 1:30 and barely got myself to bed and then slept all the way through until this morning.
I got to work and just so happened to find a Canadian Tire flyer to find that the bikes are all on sale this week. I've narrowed it down to 2 models, both half price, and I'm heading there after work to try them out and hopefully take one home! It's a lot of money for me right now, but hopefully I'll use it a lot for some good exercise. I haven't owned a bike in years, at least 6-7.
I'm doing pretty okay with protein so far, I'm up to almost 35, so I should hit at least 60 before the day is over. I'm good for water too, I've already got over a liter, so less work for me to do tonight. After this bike ride I should be drinking up a storm.
Big week 13 weigh-in tomorrow...and I haven't weighed myself since last Tuesday. ZOMG!

Day 89

Day 89 is coming to an end and I had another productive day. I woke up early, cleaned out my car, and headed towards Plattsburgh to do some SF, LF, LC shopping. I got to the exit and police cars were blocking the highway, so I turned around and went aaaallllllll the way back the other way and made it into Massena instead. I got stuck in gridlock traffic again, but thankfully it didn't last too long. I got quite a few goodies, lots of South Beach stuff, lots of Crystal Light, some Boca Burger breakfast wraps, SF salad dressings. A bunch of good stuff to last me a few months.
I got home early enough to go swimming, or should I say floating around on noodles in the pool. After supper (which I took 2 bites of, which was more than enough), I attempted to go on a bike ride, but seeing as I don't have a bike, I had to use my brothers which is way too intimidating. I got my finger stuck in the wrench while trying to adjust the seat...and that was the end of that.
Now I've got a huge headache, I'm exhausted, and my finger is pounding...so no more exercising for me tonight.

Day 88 (I think)

I think it's day 88...or 89. These numbers are getting too big to keep track of.
Today was a very productive day. I woke up pretty early and decided to clean my room. My room has gotten to be so messy in the past couple of weeks. Papers all over the place! So I cleaned that, and then went into my brother's room to get his bedsheets off the bed. I almost killed myseld just walking to his bed, so together, we decided to clean his room from top to bottom. Underneath his bed, we emptied all his drawers. I was exhausted, so much so, that on an empty stomach I started feeling very faint. I did start cleaning my other brother's room, but time ran out and I had to meet some friends for supper.
I jumped in the shower and headed to a friend's BBQ. It was nice but for some reason I was in such a horrible mood all of the sudden. Like last week, I just couldn't get over it. I don't know wtf kind of mood swings I've been hitting lately but they're getting really out of hand. I can't stand myself in a bad mood. I look like such a bitch! I didn't eat much, just 1/3 of a slice of lasagna with whole wheat pasta and lots and lots of lean beef. After dinner we headed to the last firework show of the summer. #1 sign summer is almost over: La Ronde fireworks finish :( I can't believe school begins in a month. Some of my friends go back in 3 weeks even.
I came home after the fireworks and headed straight to the treadmill for a run, just to get my mind off things. I feel a lot better now at least. I ran/walked just over a mile in 16 minutes. I should start logging my exercise soon too.

Anyhoo, tomorrow is another day!

Day 87

Well it's now day 87 and I am feeling better since last night. I did get foamies a tiny bit when having lunch, which was a plain chicken patty. They passed quickly and I didn't get or feel sick. Today I focused on water, water, water and it's gone very well.
For supper we went to a chicken restaurant with the family. It was probably one of the best accommodating places I've been to in a while. I ordered an appetizer of 3 baked-not-fried chicken tenders. I only ate 1 1/2 pieces of the chicken, then a couple of bites of potato salad, a couple of olives, and 2 corners of watermelon for desert. I felt very satisfied, but not so full that I thought I was going to die.
Aside from having to pee every 15 minutes, I'm feeling pretty good today, hoping to get some exercise in tomorrow and Sunday.

Day 86

What a weird day today has been. I'm now 12 1/2 weeks out and I got sick today for the first time in about a month. Even for lunch I got some foamies, but I stopped eating, tried 15-20mins later and I finished my chicken patty fine. Then for supper...we had these really moist hamburgers, I ate slowly and chewed well, as usual, and bam. Foamies and I eventually threw up, more violently then before even. Thank god I'm feeling better now, but what a weird eating day. Hopefully it won't last.
That was my day...class was cancelled tonight!

Day 84

As you've noticed I've been trying to change the blog around a bit, I'm getting bored with the limited themes here and none of the skins I want work!
I am doing pretty good. I had my 3-month follow-up yesterday at the hospital. I got there late because I totally read my appointment card wrong, oops! They weighed me, and then I saw Dr. Court. There was nothing to say really, he asked what I was eating, I told him. Said all was good...and then sent me to the lab downstairs, which of course was closed. So I have to go sometime this week, pain in the butt I tell ya! It was great to see my roommate Bob again since the surgery. He's dropped 85 lbs and I hardly recognized him. He weighs now what I did when I started, 273 lbs. Next appointment is in 3-mos, in October.
Besides that, yesterday wasn't the best eating day, today isn't either. I wish I could just eat cereal all day long. So simple, so delicious. I almost threw up today eating a low-fat stuffed pocket-type thing today too. The texture of the chicken was so gross. Oy. Aaaaand our water machine is out of water at work and I hate the tap water here, so I'm not feeling fantastic. I'm going to need to invest in a couple of bottles before I head to class. Maybe I'll order a salad before I leave.

Last week: 224.3

This week: 220.8

Loss: - 3.5

Total: 52 lbs!

Day 82!

First off, I am feeling a lot better than I was on Friday! This weekend has been CRAAAAAZY though. It all started when we decided to go to La Ronde (Six Flags) yesterday. We got there pretty late, around 4pm) and the parking lot was full, closed off even. With traffic it took us an eternity to get off the island, but once we were off, we decided to head up north and try Alpine Luge (or would it be Luging?). Anyhoo, we had a total blast! We'd ride up on the ski lift and get on these luge type things then race down the mountain on this hilarious race track. So much fun!
We got home really late, then I went back out again, came home, slept 4hrs, and went back to the theme park. It was really fun, we rode EVERYTHING and I am completely exhausted. Eating was definitely a challenge. I ended up having a grilled chicken wrap, which I didn't like that much, with some french fries. And then later on I had a few bites from my friend's subway sub. It was really tough to keep hydrated too, we must have gone through 10L of bottles today!These 2 days have just flown by and I can't wait to sleep 12hrs tonight!
I'm glad to report that I am done those b12 shots until next month. Such a relief, my poor arms couldn't handle being shot any longer. Tomorrow I have my 3-month follow-up appointment too. I'm looking really forward to meeting up with the people who had surgeries on the same day as me. Hopefully Dr Christou will be there also!

That's the update folks :)

Day 80: Moody, moody, moody me

I've been such a cranky pants in the past couple of days, I don't know what the heck has gotten into me suddenly. All this time I've been going on and on about how I've had little-to-no stress, I've felt fantastic, I'd never been so happy. Then BAM. I hate everyone and I can't snap out of it! It may be the weather, it may be PMS, whatever it is I hope it passes...and soon!
I haven't really been making the required effort to eat since Tuesday. I did have about half of a Subway Atkins wrap for lunch, and then I had some pork chops for supper, but aside from that, my appetite just isn't there. The scale hasn't been moving either which may be why I've been feeling crabby. So much for the "stepping on the scale every morning doesn't affect my mood"-thing. For the first time, I think it is. No weighing-in until Tuesday is my goal for the rest of this week. I need to hide that scale!

Anyhoo, I'm off to try and enjoy myself tonight!

Day 77

So here I am, day 77. I am doing soooooooooo much better than I was last week. I was finally able to boost my protein and my water today. We went to Wendy's for lunch, so I got a small chili and a grilled chicken sandwich since I knew I was going straight to my class after work. I had just the grilled chicken patty which was really good, and has 22g of protein. Wendy's is great with having all nutritional info available, for each individual item too!
Besides that, today was Tuesday WI day and I lost 5.5 lbs this week, my best week so far! This bring me to 48.5 lbs lost so far, hopefully I can cross that 50 by next week. Woohoo!
I started running on Sunday also, I didn't last very long, but I really wanna try working my way up. The bellydancing DVD I got SUCKED! It was very short (just over 27mins) and didn't really have any movement in it, at all. At least I only paid $7 for it.
I also started my b12 injections today, it burned, a lot, but it was over very quick. I go back tomorrow, the day after that, the day after that, and...you guessed it, the day after that too! I go until Saturday, and then it's once a month. The nurse giving me the shots was very interested in what my experience was like. She knew of Dr.Christou...she was almost starstruck when I told her he was my surgeon.

That's it for today, what a difference a few days makes :)

~Day 75*

I woke up this morning and it hit me...once I hit 50 lbs lost, which should be in the next week or 2, I'm going to be halfway to my personal goal weight of 170!!! I thought about this all in bed this morning, I got up and decided I was in need of some retail therapy. I called my best friend and off we went.
I'm a self-proclaimed shopaholic, but when it comes to clothing, it stresses me out a lot. I hate shopping for clothes with friends mostly because I usually end up sitting outside the waiting room while everyone exchanges clothes and I'm stuck watching and wishing I was in bed with a big tub of ice cream. Today I was trying on everything...even a pair of SKINNY JEANS. I love the style of them, but could I pull them off? OH YEAH. I was shocked at how I didn't hate myself in them. Even my butt was smokin' in them. I bought the skinny jeans, 2 XL shirts (from a normal store, yay!), 2 pairs of shoes, jewelry, and a cardio bellydancing dvd which I will attempt to do tonight, before my long dog walk. Oh and the jeans were 15$ from Old Navy after my store credit discount, and the shirts were 2 for 35$. I reeeeeeally needed some new splashes of colour in my closet.
I think I'm coming down with a flu or something, my throat has been really scratchy, almost feels like *gulp* strep throat a little. Now would not be the time to have strep throat.
Eating has been good today, I had a SF latte at the mall, a lot of water, a granola bar...and tonight I had some super moist chicken, which went down so well I was shocked. I had a couple of small roasted potatoes too, I can still feel them in my pouch :( So not worth it!

I was looking through some pre-op pictures I took right before my surgery and my jaw dropped. It's amazing to see the difference 10.5 weeks has made. I put on the same outfit and it fits so differently now, compared to how it used to fit. I shall post them tomorrow!

That's it for day 75 :)

Day 70-something

I'm too sleepy to count. I'm glad to report that my mini-rut seems to have past and I'm doing way better than I was last week. I still don't feel like eating, but my attitude seems to have changed a bit and I'll take it!
Last night was my best friend's birthday and we went out, again, 3rd time in 5 days. I really love going out and feeling so confident...it's a long time coming. I was looking at the pictures my friend took and there are some of me and my girlfriends dancing ON THE TABLES. Oh boy! Worst part is, we looked hot doing it. Never thought I'd see that and not want to die of embarrassment! We had such a blast...and the waiter, totally hitting on me all night. I don't even know how to handle male attention because I've never really had it. I was probably blushing and giggling all night...what a dork I am :)
Aside from that, the scale is moving again and even though I try not to weigh myself in between Tuesday mornings, I think seeing the numbers move downwards has helped me get through this rough patch. It's really been a motivation thing, but no scale-stepping until next weigh in I've decided.
Anyhoo, that's been my fun-loving table-dancing weekend :)

Day 72

I am feeling somewhat better. Supper last night was pretty bad, I ordered a garden salad with a chicken breast on top...I had 2 small pieces and just wasn't feel well. I didn't feel like I was going to be sick or anything, I just felt like another bite would be pushing it. I came home and had a few noodles, that was that.
Today was a little better. I made an avocado, chicken, bell pepper, onion salad, had about 1/2 a cup. All was good. I left for school and was starving by the time my class ended, so I ran across the street and bought some almonds to munch on. Water-wise I did pretty good today. I shouldn't say good, but I did do better than I have all week.

Anyhoo, I gotta get to bed!

10 weeks today

Another Tuesday, another week begins...

As I've mentionned before, I'm stuck in a rough patch right now. Not that I'm physically sick or anything, I just haven't been in the mood to eat, at all, since Saturday or so.

I never know what to eat, and whatever I do decide to eat I have no apetite for when it comes to meal time. Everything makes me almost nauseous, it's so weird.

All I had today was a SF hot chocolate, 1/2 devilled egg, a few teaspoons of soup, 1/4 a pickle, and maybe 2 protein grams worth of ham. That's it! I don't know what kind of funk I'm in but I really hope it passes soon.

I'm going out for supper tomorrow with the family so hopefully i'll find something on the menu that my pouch will agree with. I'm sure I'm getting dehydrated too.

Maybe it's the crappy weather, whatever it is...I hope it goes away soon. I was doing SO well and so happy and now I'm just blah.

Here is this week's WL chart:

69

Day 69 is coming to an end, tomorrow i'll be 10 weeks out! Today's been a crappy day. Actually, I've had a crappy time since Saturday. Weekends throw me off completely and I just don't know what to eat, so I settle for either nothing, or something bad (ie protein-free). I probably got 50g of protein all weekend :(
I thought today would be better but I was just so sleepy all day. My lunch consisted of 1 hard boiled egg. That's pretty much the core of what I ate yesterday. I snacked a lot and it was just a blah day. I came home and slept for a few hours, then had whole wheat melba toast with some peanut butter. I feel sick now, 2hrs and a bit later. Just nauseous, I don't think my pouch likes peanut butter. Just thinking about it makes me feel ick. Even water today was so hard, I didn't even finish my first 1/2L bottle.

Tomorrow needs to be a better day!

Day 67

I posted some pictures on facebook (because I am a self-diagnosed facebook addict) and I got a message from a saying asking me if I had lost any weight because she said (in her words) I was ****ing hot. Yup. I am ****ing hot :)
Now to answer some questions about my last post...
Atkins granola bars: I got them at Wal-Mart, they were in the pharmacy, by all the other protein bars and shakes. I had had the regular Atkin's bars before, but they were horrible to me. These are really good, I know they have other granola bar flavours...probably at GNC. I will definitely need to check those out this week.
B12: My surgeon prescribes 2 x 250mcg a day, in pill form. Since my surgery, I've had an awful time swallowing pills, which I am sure is mostly in my head, but I just haven't been taking my B12 as I should be. This could explain the lack in energy I've had in recent weeks. It hasn't been too bad, but I know I couldn't do any vigorous exercise feeling the way I do.
I asked my surgeon about the b12 shots and he told me my GP could set me up for them.
B12 deficiency can lead to certain types of anemia...just like iron deficiency does.
So the plan is, I go for bloodwork this week, before starting the injections, and then I have blood work in 2wks, after I've done a week of injections to compare results.
I got 5 viles of the liquid B12 and I'm going to have to go to the clinic every morning for 5 days and get the shots, and once those 5 days are up, I go once a month. I know there are some people (according to what I've read on OH's May 2007 board) that inject themselves once a month, or even once every 3mos. I'm hoping this will take my energy above and beyond what it has ever been...we'll see!
Pictures from my crazy night last night....

Day 65

I found a yummy protein bar! I found a yummy protein bar! I found a yummy protein bar!

Finally, I have been hunting for a good, low-sugar, low-carb, low-fat bar for what seems like forever now (see May 31st blog entry). I had tried the regular Atkins protein bars, but they tasted like cardboard. The only one I liked I can't find close to home anymore.

Peanut Butter Granola bar has 200 calories, 8g of fat, 19g of carbs, 1 g of sugar, and 17g of protein! Good deal if you ask me. It tastes like peanut butter and honey on toast.

I also found individual protein powder packs by Weider. I got the iced tea flavour, and I'll probably hate it, but with 20g of protein, I might as well give it a try.

In other news, I went to my GP this morning for my annual. She didn't know about my RNY...we had talked about it a couple of years ago, and then she gave me the referral last year, but that was it. She didn't know much about the surgery, so I told her everything I was taking and she seemed genuinly interested in what I knew. It was a fun appointment, my blood pressure was the lowest it's ever been in the 3-4 years I've been seeing her too. It's never been high, but this morning it was excellent. She also gave me the prescription for b12 injections. I'll be getting the same doses as the pills, 500mg a day roughly. For the first 5 days, I have to go to the clinic every morning, and then it's once a month. She gave me a years' worth of prescriptions and the best part is, my co-pay is $2.78 a month! I was expecting much worse. Aside from that, we also talked birth control...I had been looking into Nuvaring. Something post-ops struggle with is malabsorption, making BCPs potentially ineffective. So Nuvaring it is, this too was cheaper than I thought it would be, cheaper than pills anyway!

That's my big 9 week update. I made a mistake of weighing myself this morning, I gained 2 lbs. How? Who knows! It's all good though, no more scale-stepping for a few days.

Day 64

It is day 64 and so far so good today. I haven't slept much in the last few days so I've been falling asleep all day, despite a giant cup of coffee this morning.
Last night I got home from school at almost 10pm, and was too tired to make a big meal, so I ended up making frittata, with whole wheat linguine. It was good. For some weird reason the texture of eggs has really been bothering me. They taste/feel/look nasty...but last night I added garlic, onions, and lots of cheese. It did the trick just fine.
Tonight I have my support group meeting which I'm really looking forward to, and tomorrow morning I have my annual check-up. I haven't seen my doctor since last fall, so she doesn't even know I've had the surgery, should be interesting. I have to ask her about the Nuvaring and the b12 injections I hope to get very soon.
Anyhoo, I gotta get my sleepy butt dressed and out the door. Fun :)

9 weeks

I have to study...just wanted to post this week's official chart :)

Day 60 Pt. 2

Just adding a picture of my delicious, super spicy chili from this evening :)

Day 61: I AM OBESE :)

Who ever thought I'd be so happy to say those words? I realized yesterday while checking for my BMI change that in the past 2 months, I've gone from morbidly obese to just plain old obese. Next stop: overweight!
Yesterday was a fabulous day for eating/drinking. I got in nearly 3L of water and made the yummiest meal I've had so far. I marinated and grilled some flank steak, let it rest, cut it in at an angle and it was delicious! So moist, it gave me no problems at all. I had that with some sauteed veggies and egg noodles. I hardly touched the noodles or the veggies because the meat was so yummy. I plan on making a ground turkey chili with some added vegan sausages!
We have relatives/friends from Italy visiting all this month and last night we decided to take out this guy, who just so happens to be a Prada model. Ya. Major. Hotness. We had so much fun!