Veronica B.
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Veronica B. 23 years, 3 months ago
01/29/03 - It has been awhile since I posted but I am now 9 weeks post op and feeling great. People comment all the time about how good I am looking. I have lost a total of 37 lbs since surgery. Pre-op weight was 261 and I am now weighing 223 lbs. I will go back to see Dr. Wongsa on Feb 24 and hope to be at 200lbs or below. Goaling myself to be at target weight of 165lbs by May 30th although my doctor wants me down to 150lbs. I have been loseing an average of 4 lbs per week. Still eating lean meats and vegetables and trying to drink all the water I can. My clothes are falling off of me and that feels good. I have not been exercising been very busy doing so many other things. I am unemployed at present and dealing with all the stressors that go along with it. I have come from a size 24 to sizes 16-18. More closer to 16. So I know what I have to do when I get my pay check - buy more clothes. In the meantime I guess I will be pulling out my trusty sewing machine. Have not had any hair loss but just in case I have resorted to wearing a wig that everyone is going crazy about. They tell me I look 10 years younger. But as soon as the window of possible hairloss time lapses I intend on wearing my natural hair cut very short. Have not posted any photos but plan to do so as soon as I can. It feels good getting into cutsie bras that I could not years ago. Looking in the mirror and seeing a shapely body coming back. I am ona roll of getting all this fat off and can't wait to see what the final me will look like. Till later! Veronica I have had a few incidents of being out and around others where I have tasted cake, a few chips,a marshmellow, taste of rice, sipped punch, chewed a piece of hard candy but I constantly eat tuna, chicken and ham salad as well as other lean meats. Religiously take my Flintstone vitamins and chew 2-3 tums a day for calcium. When people ask me what I did to lose the weight I proudly tell them about my surgery and my wonderful surgeon.
Veronica B. 23 years, 4 months ago
12/12/02 Weighed in at my regular doctor's office 244 lbs. Still gauging my food intake and fliuds. Eating 1-2 ozs of food is weird but I get full and I am satisfied. I can feel when I don't get enough water inside me so I work daily to make that happen. 12/14/02 Ate lunch today and I felt so uncomfortable after my third bite of food. I chewed my food very well but apparently I had eaten too much or did not allow enough time between swallows so I had to go and walk to help the food digest. I have been reading others journeys and thank God I have not thrown anything up and I am being careful not to. I do not try two different foods at the same time. I may introduce only one new type food into my diet for a couple of days at a time periodly. I cont to steer away from starchy carbs and processed sugary foods. I found that I can tolerate low-fat cheese and peanuts as long as I chew them very well. In fact I find myself correcting my family about chewing their food well and drinking enough water. I am loving those sugar-free popsicles and jello. Have been looking for a good tasting protein drink to ensure I am getting my proper amount of protein into my system. I chew 2 tums for calcium and 4 Flintstone multi-vitamins with iron daily. 12/19/02 Went into my closet to get something to wear and I actually found clothes that were hanging off me. Clothes I had just worn last month that fit!! My home scale has me at 240 lbs and it feels good. Just need to work on this abdominal area. I look forward to learning how to swim and doing aerobic exercises. My goal weight by May 2003 is 155-160 lbs. Dr. Wongsa says that I should be losing approx 4 lbs a week. 12/22/ Got anxious today because I was able to fit into some more clothes so I weighed myself. Still at 240 lbs but I can feel some inches gone. My butt has really shrunk Yippee!! Need to increase my water intake because I have been feeling abit dehydrated. My urine is bit yellow. My goal is to consume 3-26 oz cups of water daily. 12/25/02 Had the family over for Christmas dinner and I was so proud of myself. Everyone else had their large sectional plates and were heaping on all the wonderful food I had cooked and I used my little dessert chinet plate and put 1/2 tsp of four items on it and sat and savored each bite. It truly took me 30 mins to finish my plate. I felt full when I stopped so I walked around abit to help my food digest. Later that evening the family sat around eating some of the delicious sweet potato pies I had made and so I simply took a small knife and reached into my husband's plate and picked up a thumb nail size of pie - chewed it well and savored it as it flowed down my throat. I had no problem with sugar. But I know that I can not and will not push the issue on that one. I have instructions from Dr Wongsa to eat mainly lean meats and vegetables. I have been true to that regiment. However, another doctor tells me that I should trying different foods that I plan to eat for the rest of my life - yes lean but also some low-fat carbs etc. I have walked alittle bit but not nearly as much as I should. I have been dealing with alot of struggles with my family and that has zapped most of my energy. My husbands asks me everyday if I am already he says that I look spacey at times. I try to tell him that I am fine but I too am getting use to my outer appearance as well as my inner appearance. Maybe he's reacting to the comment that people make to him "Man you're gonna have to slim down too to keep up with your wife." But it's all good. 12/28/02 Visited my oldest daughter today and when I walked into her home she stared at me and said "mom you look great". I had on a navy blue knit stretch pant set and a light sweater over it. She asked me to turn around and just said "wow". Then she jokingly said don't lose too much you'll waste away. My comment was - No Way! She was clearing out her closet and had about 16 boxes of shoes she could no longer fit due to her increase shoe size after her baby 2 months ago. I asked her if I could try on the shoes and she said yes. Now, my feet have always been fat and chubby and I could never fit any shoes that she owned and she owns beautiful comfortable shoes. I tried on one pair and they fit like a charm. I was in shock but pleasantly surprised. I had just told my husband that if my feet shrank I would have to go out and buy new shoes - well I went shopping that day in my daughters closet and walked away with 14 of the 16 pairs of shoes. Over half of them were brand new. I could not believe that 2 pair were too big - Whoopi! I know that ultimately I will need to get myself a new wardrobe because everything in my closet will be too large but I am having fun getting into my dream clothes that I have had for some years. 12/29/02 I Weighed myself - 236 lbs. For some reason I felt like I should have lost more but I am now 34 lbs down forever. However, I am down in inches because I wore a pair of cream colored (lined) slacks with a navy doubled vested jacket that fit very comfortabley with room to spare size 18. Just think, I was wearing sizes 22-24 before Nov 27. I could even fit into this size 16 dress hanging in my closet. I had my husband to take a picture of me today after church. My daughter said I should take a picture at least twice a month to document my weight loss. I think I will do that. My scanner is not set-up so I have not posted a picture but will do so later. I am just on cloud nine watching this new body emerge. I am loving it. Will start walking 3x's a week. I go back to see Dr Wongsa for a 6 week follow-up 01/10/03 and I am excited about my results so far.
Veronica B. 23 years, 4 months ago
12/12/02 - I am now two weeks post-op and have lost a total of 16 lbs. To some that may not seem like alot but for me that is great. I have lost some inches because I can feel and others see the difference in how my clothes fit. Although I am still abit tired I feel good. Still pacing myself with the small amount of food and trying to get enough water into me.
MommaAngel 23 years, 4 months ago
HI VERONICA I just want you to know that I am praying that you will have a quick and smooth recovery to the losing side. LORD BLESS