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3 months post op and I am down 51Lbs... that doesnt even seem possible... and I don't feel like I have lost that much... Yes my pants are huge and i have to wear a belt with everything but looking in the mirror I don't feel 50Lbs lighter.... or feel I look like I'm 50lbs lighter... My friend tells me I have fat syndrome LOL where my mind still thinks I'm a lot bigger then I am. She thinks my mind is playing tricks on me.. when look at pics side by side I still don't think I look that much smaller... a few of my friends cant believe how much I have lost and they think I shouldn't loose any more.. Ha! I think they are just saying that to be nice... I'm not even half way to my goal yet. 

I'm still training for the Mudd Run in August. I have been slowly building up the running, going a little further everyday! I have got to be able to do at least 5 Km by August.. and I'm no where near that yet. But I'm trying! 

What a difference 39 Lbs lost since surgery can make! I have been working toward being able to do the 10Km Mud Run in August but just started Jogging last night, I didn't feel like my legs and ankles could handle it before. Up until last night I have been walking and working out at home on the elliptical to work on the Cardio. Last night I hit the gym and spent time jogging on the treadmill not a lot but I still cant believe I was able to jog at all! I also worked on strength training and after me and my friend hit the indoor walking track and did 2Km Its oval shape so we jogged on the short sides and walked the long sides.

So total last night;

30 minutes of fast paced walking and jogging on the treadmill 2.9Km (PS the Treadmill said I had burn 305 calories!)

10 minutes on the bike (PS I hate the bike my butt falls asleep LOL) 

30 minutes of strength training 

2 Km on the indoor Track Walking and jogging. 

Every day getting closer to that 10 Km. 

Hitting back at it for the same work out tonight and Tomorrow night. Thursday I am going to change it up and hit Lap swim for cardio then hit the Gym after! 

So.... I think I might be crazy... or at least some people think I am. 

So here in New Brunswick(well actually its all over Canada)  there is this obstetrical course race called Mudd Sweat and Tears the course ranges from 6-12 Km. The race day is August 15th, of this year 164 days away! 

I decided to start training for it this week. I need something to motivate me to workout. So far its working. 45 Minutes on the Elliptical daily! Instead of the 15 minutes of torture here and there I was getting. I'm really kind of enjoying it now. My husband is also training for it, so my motivation is kicking his butt LOL That might be wrong but he talks a lot of smack. 

Here's the down fall I will have 6 weeks during these 164 days that I cant work out and train for this. That's approximately 45 days of no training. Someone suggested that after 3 weeks or so I would try doing 5 minutes on the elliptical twice a day, but others say that's too much.  Most say listen to your body. I'm a little worried that it might be too much so soon after surgery.... March 19th to August 15th, that's 5 Months surely it should be fine right? everything should be healed? 

Here is a link to the event, Some of my friends did it last year and said it was amazing! They are all training again this year. http://muddsweatandtears.com/

Originally was booked for February 19th, 2015 but minutes before wheeling me down to the OR they canceled my surgery because apparently the hospital ran out of beds to put me in. 

So I am now re-booked for March 19th, 2015. 

I also got a call from my family doctor she wants me to come in and see if I have sleep apnea. They mentioned it at the hospital that they might have to keep me in the ICU just in case. I dont think I have it but you never know. So I'm going in on Thursday to get checked out. 

I just have to get through work today and tomorrow. Then Thursday I will be in the OR finally. 

I am a little worried about getting through the day tomorrow on just clear fluids, I have been on the full fluid diet for 7 days today so I'm not really running on a lot as it is ... I'm thinking I should have taken tomorrow off too and slept the day away so I wouldn't feel like I'm gonna starve to death LOL. (I say this because I'm a nervous eater) I originally decided to work thinking it would keep me busy and my mind occupied. Here's to hoping that I can make it. 

1 Day 19 Hours and 25 minutes but who's counting...

There is no turning back now, all the paperwork is signed. I have done my Pre-opp shopping all stocked up on everything I will need for the Pre-op diet and 2 weeks after. 

I go for Pre-Op testing on the 11th at 9:30am 

Then Surgery for February 19th, 2015 at 7am! eek!

Ok so Let me start from the Beginning.....I put in my referral with Dr. Boisvert in spring of 2013. I got the call from to start the procedure in June of 2014. Filled out all the paperwork and was given a huge packet of info including what the diets leading up to and after and how long they would be etc. They told me to take it all home read it thoroughly and quit smoking. Dr. Boisvert will not do a surgery for any smokers and you have to be 6 months quit. The receptionist told me that from this point it was up to me how far away the surgery was she said "you could be 6 months from tomorrow if you quit today" and she made it clear that cheating here or there was not an option for this Doctor. I will be honest I went home and cried because I didn't think I could quit. I began cutting back right away and decided that if i wanted this then I needed to quit, I friend suggested I try Vaping for the transition and WOW! It worked, Vaping is so much better I moved to vaping and just kept telling myself its the same thing the same thing... and it tastes so much better... over time I find I'm using it less and less but still dependent on it. I know its not as good as quitting and please keep your negative comments to your self if you not a Doctor... I have heard them all. I'm not inhaling tar and 3-4,000 chemicals. Just 4, 2 of which are in asthma inhalers, nicotine and food grade flavoring. I watch the local guy make it I know whats in it. I dont know how other do but this is what I know.  My aunt is a respiratory therapist as she said its about 80% better then smoking. As you can see I am a little defensive about it because I have been raked over the coal by many many people. 

So anyway back on track, I wanted to take the time to be sure that I was not going to pick up smoking again and just keep delaying myself. So after a full week of vaping I broke and smokes a few cigarettes and it was good, But I didn't find that all that different. Except my flavorings like watermelon, chocolate cheesecake, apple jolly rancher... taste really really good and I still feel like I'm fill my urge and I'm not add extra pounds like I normally do when I try to quit. The last time I smoked was August 2nd ......79 days ago! Well then I was worried that maybe the Doctor wouldn't consider it as Quit all together.  So I didn't call back tell last week, that was when I found out for sure that it was ok. 

So here is why I'm freaking out..... I have blood work this week and see the dietitian next week, I spoke with her on the phone today and she wants me to begin the food journal this week and bring it next week. I'm so nervous about seeing her that I could puke. I am an honest person except when it comes to food... I can justify anything I eat but when i have to be honest with someone I have a really hard time. I know I need to make some big changes and I'm ready to but I'm nervous about all the unknowns.

Tomorrow I am seeing my surgeon for the second time, I have been booked to be sleeved on February 19th, 2015! OMG I'm so excited.

What I have done since this last post...

I met with the dietitian twice, I feel like I have the knowledge to be successful after seeing her. There were so many things that I was doing that I could have easily been doing better with very little change (in some areas), after seeing her I have dropped 15 Lbs! Now I think because I have a hard time avoiding salt (hence the high blood pressure) I have been going up and down 6 pounds. Catherine the dietitian felt it was salt in my diet. Catherine is amazing, she tells it like it is. She told me pretty much instantly not to tell her what I think she wants to hear. she said she cant help people that are "already doing all the right things" 

So after that I had to complete a full fluid diet, everything had to pour like milk no chunks/lumps/seeds etc. I had to do this diet for 7 full days and track it all. Before I could meet with the doctor the first time. I did that the week before Christmas. I didn't want to wait because I knew the longer I waited to start the longer I would be stalling myself. So I jumped right on it. 

The first 3 days were the worst 3 days of my life! Well maybe not that bad but almost! After that I had fallen into a great routine and it was awesome. The reason you have to do it is because you cant slip the week before surgery, you don't have the option of pushing back the surgery because you decided to eat a jar of peanut butter or go out to dinner with friends on the weekend. (I was temped don't get me wrong) I just kept telling myself that you already made it though 3 days if you slip now you just wasted 3 days for nothing. So if you cant get through these 7 days you wont be able to the week before surgery. One of the girls that I work with did it with me, It was nice and helped keep me going. 

I met with the Doctor finally after the holidays, he went over everything the procedure, the diet, the different types of surgery (although I'm not sure why he only does VSG) pros and cons, the risks and he was detailed. I told him he didn't tell me anything I didn't already know or anything I had not already researched. So I asked about when I could book my date? He did want to book me at all he wanted me to go home and think about it more. Be 110% sure this is right for me and my family. And I have spent the last week doing a bigger dive into research and YES I am ready! 

I did get my date at that appointment but it took some persuasion ;-) and he says the appointment is only "held" for me till I come back, which is tomorrow!

I am so ready for this!