philly-phil
I DONT GET IT
Jul 12, 2008
SO....im 5 months out now...ive been at the same weight for about a month now...which is like totally irritating!!!...i eat right and i work out 4-5 days a week...doctor told me i have to eat more!>.like seriously that was one of the hardest things to hear..my whole life people would say to not eat so much now im being told to eat more!!..wtf!>..its stressful..i dont know why i cant be happy with this whole experience like i see others...i see my body and think ewwwww...maybe im not working out hard enough..i see people who look soooo good and i think dang how can i look like that!?..what i dont understand is that im young so my body should be able to tone up faster right??..maybe not..so ive been at 181lbs for a month which seems like forever!.
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to top it off...my mood swings arent getting any better either=*(...so i decided to go see a "doctor" about it..they wanna put me on meds..depression meds..im gonna go ahead and try it..hardest thing i have to admit is that i dont love myself and my body changing and everything..i dont even know who i am anymore...so this big change is makin me irriatable, sad, angry everyday..its getting the point where i cant even hadle myself anymore...so im gonna get myself help..i hope it can level me out and kinda get me bak to my regular self...ive been so mean lately..it sucks=*(...i dont know how to take compliments...and when i look in the mirror.. all i see is a fat person still..is it always gonna be like this?????
well until next time....i shall put up my shield and continue and face the world with my smile...
finding myself
Jun 14, 2008
well any lil advice will help..
oh yea weighed myself yesterday..181lbs now!!>>>crazyness
well...im confused...
Jun 03, 2008
almost 4 months out...
May 30, 2008
now...im starting to slip..maybe cuz work has been sooo damn stressful and school is like kicking my butt. i feel like theres no time to do anything...i hardly get any sleep too..i kinda slowed down on my protein which is totally bad..i can feel it in my body when i dont have it cuz my body just wants to shut down or sumthin its weird..its like i have no energy..but noone is to blame but me..i guess the thought of having to down another type of protein is just starting to gag me out...dont get me wrong ive tried sooooo many different flavors, even cookies and cream,, which is not bad for like a week..but its just gets tiring..so dr suh suggested protein bars..i was like cool..but have you seen the price of those damn things im like wtf!...its bad enough gas is already at 4 sumthin a pot and with my v8 engine it doesnt make it any easier..i swear im gonna buy a big ass bag of beans and call it a day...so ive been just eating alot of things high of protein like tuna and sum white chicken in a can with cashews..its pretty good..eating eggs with cheese and dont forget my ketchup cuz that keeps me sane..alot of people are wonderin why i dont try alot of other things...i just tell them icant...but i could..dr suh said i could try anything now..im just affraid that im gonna pick up bad habits regardless how small the amount is..you know what i mean?..idk..yea i see other people eating..but it doesnt bother me as much as i thought it would..so..ill just stick to the basics still..i dont even eat lettuce im sooo scared i might not chew it well and it will get stuck..im just scared i guess..i swallowed a sunflower seed by accident and i nearly freaked out!>...lol..but im still alive.lol..well im weighing in at 190lbs now..totally fit into my size 14jeans again..im like wowwww....it surprised me...i still havent gone shopping even though i want to..my arms are still soooo big to me though i just hate it.i need to do more arm exercises totally!!..and my scrubs at work..omg!..i have to tie the string like extra tight so my damn pants dont fall offf..lol..it makes me kinda smile sumtimes cuz i know im losin inches more then weight...its kinda cool..im getting hit on by more guys now..my gosh...its like i dont know what to do..but im tryin to ignore it i dont wanna get involved with anyone right now cuz im just not comfortable in my skin yet=*(
sooo..yea...totally not taking any hard classes in the summer..i wanna start goin to support groups cuz sumtimes i feel im on my own on this..it sucks..but ive been through alot in my past...im sure i could over come this too...until next time...peace!
2 MONTHS AFTER SURGERY
Apr 15, 2008
OK..SO ITS BEEN LIKE 2MONTHS NOW...I WENT IN WEIGHING IN AT 247..THAT WAS ON 2/05/08..TODAY IS 04/15/08..AND IM NOW WEIGHING IN AT 207..SO IM DOWN ABOUT 40LBS..WHICH IS PRETTY GOOD..IM BAK AT WORK..HONESTLY ITS BEEN KINDA HARD....I WORK IN A LABORATORY..SO I CANT REALLY HAVE WATER NEXT TO MY SIDE EVERY 15MINUTES..WHEN I WAS RECOVERING AT HOME IT WAS SOOO MUCH EASIER CUZ I WAS ABLE TO DRINK WATER ALL THE TIME AND STUFF...WORK IS DRAINING ME OUT ILL TELL YOU THAT MUCH!....ITS LIKE I WAKE UP..TRY TO GO TO THE GYM, COME HOME GO TO WORK FOR 8HRS..THEN GO TO SCHOOL..BY 4PM..IM LIKE FUCK IM SOOOO TIRED!!..I NEED TO START SNAKING MORE AND STUFF..BUT WHAT!?!
SO THE DOCTOR TOLD ME I COULD TRY ANYTHING EXCEPT FOR PORK,GRAPES,RED MEAT, AND NUTS...UMM..OK??..SO WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST...YEA HE WAS REALLY NO BIG HELP..SORRY DR SUH..SO RIGHT NOW IM BARELY EATING!..I GET MY VITAMINS IN DAILY ALONG WITH ABOUT 60-70 GRAMS OF PROTEIN A DAY...SO AT LEAST I GOT THAT TO BAK ME UP..BUT MY REGULAR DOCTOR (OSANO, WHO I ADORE) TOLD ME I SHOULD BE EATING AT LEAST 3TIMES A DAY...BUT ITS SOOOO HARD..EVERYTHING I TRY..I THROW UP..I GET NAUSEATED ALLL THE TIME...I MEAN DONT GET ME WRONG..IM STARTING TO LOOK GOOD TO SOME PEOPLE BUT I JUST DONT FEEL HEALTHY..THIS IS NOT EASY!...I THINK IM JUST GONNA BECOME A VEGITARIAN...CUZ ALL THE ALTERNATIVE MEAT IS THE BOMB!..LIKE SOY BURGERS AND VEGGIE BURGERS...STUFF LIKE THAT I GET A TRADER JOES!!..IF IT WERENT FOR CHEESE AND THOSE WANNA BE MEATS..I SWEAR I WOULDNT KNOW WHAT I WOULD BE DOIN..I TALK TO SUM PPL IN MY CLASS AND EVEN A FRIEND THAT I HAVE WHO HAD IT DONE...EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT CRAVINGS...THATS JUST SUMTHIN I DONT HAVE..THANK GOD!!...I MEAN IT SOUNDS GOOD BUT I DONT WANNA...I FEEL GUILTY IF I TRY ANYTHING WHICH I KNOW IS NOT GOOD..BUT IM WORKIN ON THAT.....
I KNOW IM CHANGING ON THE OUTSIDE AND ESPECIALLY THE INSIDE!!...IM GETTING FEELINGS I DONT NORMALLY HAVE..IS THIS NORMAL..WHY DO I FEEL SAD WHEN IM ALWAYS GETTING COMPLMENTED ON AND STUFF..IDK..ITS CRAZY!!..IM LIKE SOOO INSECURE..I DONT WANNA BE LIKE THAT ANYMORE..HOPEFULLY ONE DAY...ALL THIS COULD GO AWAY...UNTIL THEN..XOXO
P.S
TOTALLY TRIED KETCHUP TODAY WITH AN EGG...LET ME TELL YOU!<,THAT SHIT WAS GOOD=)
FEB 05, 2008
Feb 04, 2008
WAS THE DAY OF MY SURGERY.....ONE WEEK PRIOR EVERYONE WAS LIKE YOU NEED TO HAVE A GOOD ASS MEAL..I WAS LIKE YEA..THEN I GOT LIKE TOTALLY SICK..SUM STUPID FLU THAT EVERYONE WAS GETTING...I GOT!!..SO WHEN EVERYONE WAS CELEBRATING SUPERBOWL SUNDAY..HERE I WAS HOME....EATING SOUP A WHOLE WEEK B4 SURGERY=(...SICK AS HELL...CUZ I WANTED TO BE WELL FOR MY SURGERY...ONE THING ABOUT ME IS WHEN IM SICK..I DONT LOOK IT=)...SO I LIED LIKE A DUMB ASS WHEN IT CAME TO SURGERY DAY..I WAS LIKE OH ITS JUST ALLERGIES!!..BIG MISTAKE!...IT WAS KINDA SURREAL THE DAY OF SURGERY..FIRST WHAT SUCKED IS THAT I COULDNT PUT ON "ANY" MAKEUP..SO I LOOKED LIKE SHIT ON TOP OF BEING SICK..MY VEINS WERE LIKE TOTALLY SMALL..SO MY IV WAS A BITCH PUTTIN IN...I REMEMBER THEM TAKIN ME TO THE OPERATING ROOM...I REMEMBER SEEING THE BIGGEST SCREENS LIKE EVER FOR A COMPUTER!!..I WAS LIKE "NOW THATS WHAT I CALL A MONITOR"..THEN I WOKE UP IN RECOVERY...FUNNY HOW FAST IT GOES=)
I WOKE UP IN SUCH PAIN CUZ NOT ONLY DID I HAVE THE BYPASS DONE BUT THEY ALSO TOOK OUT MY GALLBLADDER...SO IM LIKE IN DOUPLE PAIN.....OF COURSE MY BODY DOSENT AGREE WITH ALOT OF MEDICATION SO THE ANETHESIA MADE ME SUPER DUPER SICK!..I WAS THROWIN UP WHICH CAUSED ALOT OF PRESSURE ON MY STOMACH AND IT HURT SOOO BAD..ON THE REALS THE PAIN WAS AS BAD AS LABOR PAINS...MORPHIN DIDNT WORK FOR SHIT...EVERY TIME I WOULD KINDA FALL ASLEEP SUMONE WOULD ALWAYS WAKE ME UP....THE ANITBOTICS WERENT WORKIN...DID YOU REMEMBER I TOLD YOU I WAS SICK.!!..SO THIS WHOLE EXPERIENCE SUCKED FOR ME CUZ I WAS ALL CONGESTED ON TOP OF MY SURGERY PAIN!!
I HAD MY SURGERY AT CROWN..I WAS PUT IN 2WEST..SINCE I WAS SICK MOST OF THE TIME..I WAS THERE FOR LIKE A WEEK!.YES A WEEK WHERE EVERYONE ELSE I KNOW ONLY STAYED FOR 2-3DAYS..I DIDNT LIKE THE NURSES THERE ONE BIT!!..IT WAS LIKE PULLING TEETH JUST FOR THEM TO COME TO THE ROOM!!...OTHER PEOPLE I KNOW WHO HAD IT THERE KINDA HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE....THEY SHOULD HAVE A SEPERATE AREA JUST FOR BYPASS PATIENTS..BUT OH WELL THAT WHOLE PART IS FINALLY DONE...FINALLY...THE LONG DRIVE HOME!