Friday, August 20, 2010
Progression pictures
Here are pictures of me 19 days before surger,15 days after surgery 30 days 2 months post op.
Friday Aug. 20
256.0
Have I said that I don't like taking my supplements? Well I DON'T! And I am ready for food. I have been eating corn chips since Eli's party. Only like 5 Fritos at a time but still. A friend told me to be careful about corn intollerence. I know about milk intollerance but she said that when her kids were little that they became sensitive to milk then corn. So I need to lay off the corn for awhle because I really like it and I don't want to have problems in the future.I had another crab cake yesterday. It wasn't as good as the first one. I had frozen it and the texture was different. I really really really think an important factor to my success is to eat SLOWLY! Right now I have to. I have to chew the crap out of my food. I like to chew so it doesn't bug me.
I am going to try to walk twice today. I hope they approve another form of exercise when I go to my next appointment. I would like to ride my bike. Yesterday I didn't take my supplements till late. I didn't like them. I just don't like them.
Have I said that I don't like taking my supplements? Well I DON'T! And I am ready for food. I have been eating corn chips since Eli's party. Only like 5 Fritos at a time but still. A friend told me to be careful about corn intollerence. I know about milk intollerance but she said that when her kids were little that they became sensitive to milk then corn. So I need to lay off the corn for awhle because I really like it and I don't want to have problems in the future.I had another crab cake yesterday. It wasn't as good as the first one. I had frozen it and the texture was different. I really really really think an important factor to my success is to eat SLOWLY! Right now I have to. I have to chew the crap out of my food. I like to chew so it doesn't bug me.
I am going to try to walk twice today. I hope they approve another form of exercise when I go to my next appointment. I would like to ride my bike. Yesterday I didn't take my supplements till late. I didn't like them. I just don't like them.
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Thursday Aug. 19
256.8
Things are feeling looser. Creepy underwear isn't so creepy. Shirts don't stick to my belly so much. But I asked Eli if I was getting smaller or if I was stil really fat and he said I was still really fat. I laughed. He is right. If you want the answer you want to hear ask your husband. If you want to hear the truth, ask a kid.
Yesterday we had Eli's birthday party here. It was very fun. It was so neat to hear his excitment. He has been playing with his toys for over an hour. The hardest part of the party was fixing all the food without tasting what I was cooking. I did have help. Nathan was glad to taste the frosting for me and Jen tasted the taco meat. I did have a couple of fritos corn chips.
I need to up my walking but I don't feel super strong. 3 protien shakes a day and my vitamins don't really make for a lot of energy. The supplements are disgusting. I chose to go the cheap route. At least I thought it was and it is the gross route. I grind my pills. I pour them into my shake and choke it down. I might switch to chewables.
The other day Nathan and I went down to the pig barn with Lucas. He washed his pig. We helped him get her in the pen. It was fun. Nathan made it comical.
That's all for now. Gotta go make my potions! Awck
Things are feeling looser. Creepy underwear isn't so creepy. Shirts don't stick to my belly so much. But I asked Eli if I was getting smaller or if I was stil really fat and he said I was still really fat. I laughed. He is right. If you want the answer you want to hear ask your husband. If you want to hear the truth, ask a kid.
Yesterday we had Eli's birthday party here. It was very fun. It was so neat to hear his excitment. He has been playing with his toys for over an hour. The hardest part of the party was fixing all the food without tasting what I was cooking. I did have help. Nathan was glad to taste the frosting for me and Jen tasted the taco meat. I did have a couple of fritos corn chips.
I need to up my walking but I don't feel super strong. 3 protien shakes a day and my vitamins don't really make for a lot of energy. The supplements are disgusting. I chose to go the cheap route. At least I thought it was and it is the gross route. I grind my pills. I pour them into my shake and choke it down. I might switch to chewables.
The other day Nathan and I went down to the pig barn with Lucas. He washed his pig. We helped him get her in the pen. It was fun. Nathan made it comical.
That's all for now. Gotta go make my potions! Awck
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Sunday Aug. 15
258.8
This heat is sucking the life out of me. I just want to sleep. Blaine and I are going to Costco to take back protien supplement and get some pork shoulder for Curtis to smoke. Oh my is that going to be hard to smell. Actually, I like smelling things. Sometimes they smell better than they taste.
I am putting all of my supplements that I can take at one time in my morning protien shake. It is awful. Citrisy awful not ground up meat awful but still. Gritty, icky. But I am getting them down. Right now I just finished my shake and I am eating my kids chewable vitamins. And I am waiting for my stomach to settle. Then Blaine and I will be off in Nathan's new car to Costco.
Weight is coming off and it is coming off easily but it is hard to not eat. I don't feel hungry but I sure miss chewing. Those Crystal Light candies are great.
This heat is sucking the life out of me. I just want to sleep. Blaine and I are going to Costco to take back protien supplement and get some pork shoulder for Curtis to smoke. Oh my is that going to be hard to smell. Actually, I like smelling things. Sometimes they smell better than they taste.
I am putting all of my supplements that I can take at one time in my morning protien shake. It is awful. Citrisy awful not ground up meat awful but still. Gritty, icky. But I am getting them down. Right now I just finished my shake and I am eating my kids chewable vitamins. And I am waiting for my stomach to settle. Then Blaine and I will be off in Nathan's new car to Costco.
Weight is coming off and it is coming off easily but it is hard to not eat. I don't feel hungry but I sure miss chewing. Those Crystal Light candies are great.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Thursday August 12, 2010
264.6
Today is my first day on protien shakes. Up until now I have been drinking water, V-8 and diet V-8 splash. I can walk a mile in 30 minutes with my trekking poles. I know what I want to eat when I can start eating. I wonder if it will change. My cravings have never left me after a few days. They stick with me for weeks so this probably will too. I want a temupra onion ring from Kings, a strimp (doesn't have to be fried) dipped in tempura dipping sauce, and crab (perferably in the form of a crab cake). It will be interesting to see if this still what I want in 6 weeks. I am on the protien and juice, water diet for four weeks. Then I go to soft foods. Refried beans, scrambled eggs, mashed potatoes... That last two weeks then I start eating how I will eat forever. My surgeon says NO dairy, NO sugars, NO carbonation. If I eat too much I will throw up. If I eat the wrong foods I could have dumping syndrome. I think the NO dairy ever is a bit harsh but I think he says that because dairy can be high in calories yet not sustaining as far as hunger goes so you can gain weight because of dairy. I plan to stick to that rule rather strictly except for non fat plain yogurt. I plan to use that for dips. A blog that I read World According to Egg Face says she dips all of her meats in sauces because they slide down easier. She has the greatest recipes on this site. http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/
I decided yesterday that I want to be a size 10. I think that will be good for me. I will exercise and still enjoy food and mostly enjoy life.
Today is my first day on protien shakes. Up until now I have been drinking water, V-8 and diet V-8 splash. I can walk a mile in 30 minutes with my trekking poles. I know what I want to eat when I can start eating. I wonder if it will change. My cravings have never left me after a few days. They stick with me for weeks so this probably will too. I want a temupra onion ring from Kings, a strimp (doesn't have to be fried) dipped in tempura dipping sauce, and crab (perferably in the form of a crab cake). It will be interesting to see if this still what I want in 6 weeks. I am on the protien and juice, water diet for four weeks. Then I go to soft foods. Refried beans, scrambled eggs, mashed potatoes... That last two weeks then I start eating how I will eat forever. My surgeon says NO dairy, NO sugars, NO carbonation. If I eat too much I will throw up. If I eat the wrong foods I could have dumping syndrome. I think the NO dairy ever is a bit harsh but I think he says that because dairy can be high in calories yet not sustaining as far as hunger goes so you can gain weight because of dairy. I plan to stick to that rule rather strictly except for non fat plain yogurt. I plan to use that for dips. A blog that I read World According to Egg Face says she dips all of her meats in sauces because they slide down easier. She has the greatest recipes on this site. http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/
I decided yesterday that I want to be a size 10. I think that will be good for me. I will exercise and still enjoy food and mostly enjoy life.
Monday, August 9, 2010
Monday August 9 It is 8-9-10
268.5
I am hight as a kite! I yelled at a guy on the phone and Mark at the same time. I called Direct TV to add a DVR so that we could do on Demand. The kid would not let me do anything because my name is not on the account but I am the ONE who started the account. So I was not happy that he wanted to talk to Mark. So I hand the phone over to Mark and Mark puts the guy on hold to answer the other line. His mom was on the other line and he just starts a conversation with her and I was mad and started yelling when my mother in law was on the phone. Not pretty. So I jump through all these hoops with this direct TV guy and find out that I need the DVR and that it's gonna cost me $50 but they won't let me put it on my bill they want me to put it on my Visa which didn't make sense to me so I told him to get his supervisor. Well I waited too long and was too hopped up on the meds and hung up on him. I am going to give them a sob story tomorrow and tell them that I need the DVR for free now!
Now to the important stuff. I pooped today!!!! Teri came to walk with me adn we walked a mile. Seeing the screen is hard so I am just typing. Please forgive typos.
Mark made me a spread sheet to keep track of my walking, weight, and measurments.
I am hight as a kite! I yelled at a guy on the phone and Mark at the same time. I called Direct TV to add a DVR so that we could do on Demand. The kid would not let me do anything because my name is not on the account but I am the ONE who started the account. So I was not happy that he wanted to talk to Mark. So I hand the phone over to Mark and Mark puts the guy on hold to answer the other line. His mom was on the other line and he just starts a conversation with her and I was mad and started yelling when my mother in law was on the phone. Not pretty. So I jump through all these hoops with this direct TV guy and find out that I need the DVR and that it's gonna cost me $50 but they won't let me put it on my bill they want me to put it on my Visa which didn't make sense to me so I told him to get his supervisor. Well I waited too long and was too hopped up on the meds and hung up on him. I am going to give them a sob story tomorrow and tell them that I need the DVR for free now!
Now to the important stuff. I pooped today!!!! Teri came to walk with me adn we walked a mile. Seeing the screen is hard so I am just typing. Please forgive typos.
Mark made me a spread sheet to keep track of my walking, weight, and measurments.
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Sunday August 8
274.5
3 days post surgery. Everything is going well. People are walking with me. Mostly my family, kids friends (thanks Jay C) and my neighbor Mary. I can only go on slow short walks. Jay C and I walked a mile Sunday though. I am doing 3 or 4 walks a day.
I am still on the pain meds. Don't want to push things. Nikki took off one of my bandages today. I will tak off the rest tomorrow. I had 6 bandages but 7 incisions. I made my own broth today. Took water, onions, garlic, celery, red bell pepper and tomatoes and cooked them. Then I used my wonderful immersion blender and blended it and strained it all out. Then I added some soy sauce and a little worechestershire. It is plenty flavorful and has a lot less sodium than if I bought it. Other than that I am taking my vitamins and prevacid and drinking my water and v-8. I drink a little diet v-8 splash but I don't really like the fake sugar taste. I do eat crystal lite candies to rehydrated my mouth but mostly I drink water. It is midnight now so I can take another dose of my pain meds and it will knock me out so I can go back to sleep.
Andi out
3 days post surgery. Everything is going well. People are walking with me. Mostly my family, kids friends (thanks Jay C) and my neighbor Mary. I can only go on slow short walks. Jay C and I walked a mile Sunday though. I am doing 3 or 4 walks a day.
I am still on the pain meds. Don't want to push things. Nikki took off one of my bandages today. I will tak off the rest tomorrow. I had 6 bandages but 7 incisions. I made my own broth today. Took water, onions, garlic, celery, red bell pepper and tomatoes and cooked them. Then I used my wonderful immersion blender and blended it and strained it all out. Then I added some soy sauce and a little worechestershire. It is plenty flavorful and has a lot less sodium than if I bought it. Other than that I am taking my vitamins and prevacid and drinking my water and v-8. I drink a little diet v-8 splash but I don't really like the fake sugar taste. I do eat crystal lite candies to rehydrated my mouth but mostly I drink water. It is midnight now so I can take another dose of my pain meds and it will knock me out so I can go back to sleep.
Andi out
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Saturday August 7
274.5
I don't know how I gained weight going in for stomach surgery. Well I do. It was all of the IV they pumped into me.
The surgery went very well. I checked in the hospital Thursday August 5 at 7:00 AM and checked out Friday August 6 at around 8:30 AM.
There are 7 incisions. He repaired my hernia. I was given 4 shots of heprin to help prevent blood clots. A few shots of prevacid to reduce the risk of ulcers. They alternated me between oxycodon and hydrocodon every two hours. I am on Roxycet right now.
I walked a lot yesterday but today it's raining. I might have to go out in the rain.
I drink from one ounce medicine cups. I am suppose to drink a minimum of 80 a day. I am on a liquid diet for one month but no portien until I see the Dr. next week so I think I might be pretty week. Right now the best things that sound good to me are water and V-8. I have had some V-8 splash but the sweet doesn't taste so good.
The meds are wiping me out but I don't want the pain to get away from me. But I really haven't felt any.
Time for more meds.
I don't know how I gained weight going in for stomach surgery. Well I do. It was all of the IV they pumped into me.
The surgery went very well. I checked in the hospital Thursday August 5 at 7:00 AM and checked out Friday August 6 at around 8:30 AM.
There are 7 incisions. He repaired my hernia. I was given 4 shots of heprin to help prevent blood clots. A few shots of prevacid to reduce the risk of ulcers. They alternated me between oxycodon and hydrocodon every two hours. I am on Roxycet right now.
I walked a lot yesterday but today it's raining. I might have to go out in the rain.
I drink from one ounce medicine cups. I am suppose to drink a minimum of 80 a day. I am on a liquid diet for one month but no portien until I see the Dr. next week so I think I might be pretty week. Right now the best things that sound good to me are water and V-8. I have had some V-8 splash but the sweet doesn't taste so good.
The meds are wiping me out but I don't want the pain to get away from me. But I really haven't felt any.
Time for more meds.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Wednesday August 4
269.9
I haven't been writing because it has just been a hard 10 days. I have been doing well on my diet and I am down like 12 lbs. Hopefully it will be enough. I really miss chewing. I am looking forward to my soft meals once my liquid period is over. I am looking forwar to a scrambled egg and mashed banana. Who knows how I will feel after the surgery.
I go weigh at the doctors office today between 2 and 4 then he will tell me if the surgery is on or not. Blaine has put me on a wrestlers diet. I think he wanted to wrap my in plastic and he said not to swallow my spit. He is so funny. I love my kids so much and can hardly wait to be able to keep up with them.
I am going forward with the hopes of loosing the pain that I have. Excited to move more. Worried that my kids will think that they never have to clean again.
Thank you all for your support. I am sure I will be on tonight to say weather it's on or not.
Andi
I haven't been writing because it has just been a hard 10 days. I have been doing well on my diet and I am down like 12 lbs. Hopefully it will be enough. I really miss chewing. I am looking forward to my soft meals once my liquid period is over. I am looking forwar to a scrambled egg and mashed banana. Who knows how I will feel after the surgery.
I go weigh at the doctors office today between 2 and 4 then he will tell me if the surgery is on or not. Blaine has put me on a wrestlers diet. I think he wanted to wrap my in plastic and he said not to swallow my spit. He is so funny. I love my kids so much and can hardly wait to be able to keep up with them.
I am going forward with the hopes of loosing the pain that I have. Excited to move more. Worried that my kids will think that they never have to clean again.
Thank you all for your support. I am sure I will be on tonight to say weather it's on or not.
Andi
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