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I have had my three month check up and all I can say is that I feel awesome.  I have lost over eighty pound and I feel great.  Dr. Stewart was impressed by my weight loss and he said that everything was great.  I have been cleared for working out with weights so I am going to tone up some of the flabbyness that I still have.  I have told several co-workers that are looking into weight loss about Dr. Stewart and all that I have achieved but the proof in the pudding is seeing how well I have done.  The DS has truly saved my life.

I am coming up on my two month surgiversary and I am doing great.  I am 8 lbs. away from having lost 25% of my excess weight.  I can't believe that I am doing so well.  All of the people that I work with are so impressed and I even have talked to some people about having the surgery done themselves.  I did the surgery for me but if I can help one person on their journey then I will be even happier.  I said it once and I will say it again, I wish that I had this surgery years ago. 

I finally went back to work tonight and I feel so out of it.  I have been gone for six weeks and I don't even feel like I used to work here.  I am in a daze and I seem just to be going through the motions.  I hope that it will get better as I go on.  I love my job and I can't wait to get back in the swing of things.  Got to get back to work so I will say Ta-Ta for Now.

I know that it will get better but it seems like I am the Energizer Bunny for about four hours and then I have no energy for about two or three hours and then I can go again.  I know that it will get better but I have to go back to work in about a week but I am scared.  I have to work twelve hours a day and I can't work half days.  I know my co-workers will help but I hope that it will get better soon.  We will see soon.  TTFN.

I am now over two weeks post op and even though I practiced it before surgery, I find myself eating too fast.  My meal as, as small as they are, only take ten minutes when they should take at least 30.  I am trying to slow down but bad habits are hard to break.  I will keep trying because it causes intense pain if I eat too much too fast.  It feels like someone has punched me in the chest.  I will work at it and it will become second nature because it has to.

I had my first post op visit and things are about right.  I have lost 16 lbs. but the problem is that I have lost some muscle tissue.  I was told to increase my protein as much as possible.  I have been taking water well but his scales state that I am dehydrated.  I was told to have a drink in my hand as much as possible.  I feel much better though.  I can do things now that I haven't been able to do for months or even years.  I can't wait to see all that I will achieve.  Keep watching.

Well, it has finally happened.  The anxiety is starting to set in.  Here I am, eight days from my surgery and I am finally starting to get nervous.  I think it is more money anxiety than the actual surgery.  I will be off a minimum of four weeks and even though I have leave to cover it, I am scared about making bills.  Sometimes I wonder if I am really scared about the surgery and I am using my money woes to cover it.  Oh, well, I have been in worse straits and I will make it.  I have friends and family to support me and when I loose the weight, I will be able to work more and make back what I need to.  Thanks for the vent.

I had a bad fall on Saturday and I messed up my shoulder, elbow and wrenched my back pretty badly.  I had to go to work the next day and I had the worst patients on the floor.  I wanted to call in but the hospital was full and I would have felt bad so I went to work and what do you know, they let two people stay home because we didn't have enough patients.  I was so mad at myself.  Next time, I will take care of myself first.

I am starting a bucket list of things I want to do when I loose my weight.  So far, I have the following:

1. Do a 5K walk/run

2. Renew my scuba certification and dive on a shipwreck.

3. Dive on the Great Barrier Reef.

4. See Ayers Rock in Australia.

5. Get a Black Belt in a Martial Art

6.

I have number 6 open for a new experience that I haven't thought of yet.  I will get it done.

 


I can't wait.  It seem that time is rushing by.  I know I will just turn around and it will be here.  I just can't wait.