My weight this Monday was 194.4, which means I'm down 34.8 from my highest weight and 26.6 from the day of surgery. I'm consistently losing between 2.5 - 3 lbs. per week, which I'm very pleased with. I don't want to lose too much too fast, because it's not the healthiest way for the body. Since surgery, I've lost almost 4 inches in my waist. I will be hitting the clearance racks at Kohl's this weekend to see if I can score some good deals on new pants. I'm tired of looking all saggy in the rear. Most of my work pants are almost falling off of me!
Other than currently having some sort of allergy/sinus crud, I am feeling great. I'm working hard to get enough fluids in me, though. A couple of weeks ago, I became dehydrated and ended up going to the ER for some IV fluids. It was a little scary, but fortunately I wasn't severely dehydrated. The fluids "refilled my tank", so to speak. I had a follow-up appointment with the nutritionist last week. We talked about what foods I'm eating, how many calories and how much protein I'm getting each day, and ways to fit exercise into my super-busy life. She wants to see me eat around 1100-1200 calories a day. I think I'm currently getting in just under 800 per day. Perhaps in a few months when I'm supposedly going to be able to eat more at a time, that will be a possibility.
Only two more weeks until my birthday and I'm hopeful that I'll be under 190 by then. I want to look good on my 34th! I'm already feeling so much better about myself. Another WLS post-op commented recently on her success by saying that her hopelessness is gone. I think that pretty much sums up how I'm feeling now, and that's only after two months. I am finally feeling positive about myself and I no longer fear that I'll live my life as a morbidly obese person with an infinite number of health problems. I have already started to prove otherwise!
On an interesting note, I was put in touch (by my surgeon's office) with a local reporter who is writing a story about weight loss surgery. She is trying to cover all aspects of it, from pre-ops just starting their journeys to people who are several years out and living their new lives. She is writing about each surgery type, and that's where I come in! I spoke with her about my history of obesity and why I ultimately decided to have surgery. I told her why I chose to have the sleeve and explained what recovery was like and how my lifestyle is different now as a result of having the surgery. I want to help educate people about the sleeve and let them know that there's more to WLS than bands and gastric bypass. I also told her that I'd recommend the surgery to anyone considering WLS and that they shouldn't be ashamed for turning to a surgical procedure to treat their obesity. All in all, I think it was a good interview and I can't wait to read the entire article. It's supposed to be published sometime in August.
OK, as promised, here are some new pictures. I'm continuing to take them (for now anyway) in the same pink cami and black pants. Maybe later I'll switch it up a bit and wear regular clothes for them. Anyway, these were taken on Tuesday, June 29, 8 weeks post-op. Thanks for reading!
