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8-7: Meeting with nutritionist, etc. all went well. I have 8 days and learned a ton about things I still have to get done. I feel more directed and eager and am starting to get excited.- 412 pounds
8-10: Finished all pre-op testing and it went fine. Next step is Saturday pre-admit.
8-12: All pre-admit and bloodwork is done and I have started liquids only. Day 1 was not so bad. Looking forward to Tuesday.
8-20: Well, I am home. The surgery started 6 hours late, and I was in a lot of discomfort when I came to. The next night I started bleeding profusely during bowel movments. Turns out staple went where it shouldn't have and I had a procedure where they went through my mouth and it looks like it is fixed. I am feeling better the more fluid I drink. Follow-up is Thursday.
8-23: Holy Shit....I had my first follow up, and I weighed 386 pounds. Down -26 pounds. Feeling great. Doctor said protein of 126 was probably unreachable, so try 80-90.
8-29: 376 pounds. Feeling pretty good. Moving to pureed foods.
9-4: 370 pounds. I have stopped taking my blood pressure meds.
9-5: 368. My doctor is making me take my blook pressure meds every other day. Feels better.
9-8: Have actually gained a pound since Monday. I think this is my first plateau.
9-12: I continue to be in this plateu, varying between 367 and 369 all week.
9-18: After nearly two weeks without losing, I have started again, hitting the 50 pound mark this morning. 362
9-22: 359
9-26: 356
9-27: 355
9-30: 353
10-7: 351
10-10: 349
10-13: 347. Yesterday I bought a pair of pants (46 waist) that was 8 inches smaller than the last pair I bought.
10-15: 345
10-17: 343
10-18: 341
10-20: 340
10-22: 339
10-24: 338
10-29: 335
10-31: 334
11-2: 333
11-5: 330
11-18: 322
11-22: 321
11-24: 319
11-26: 318
12-2: 316
12-7: 312. Now wearing size 44 pants, down from 54.
12-9: 311
12-19: 307
12-22: 305
12-31: 301.8
1-5-07: 300
1-12: 299- I hope this starts the end of a slow down, likely due to holidays. I am wearing size 42 pants.
1-17: 297
1-19: 296
1-26: 295
2-3: 290
2-9: 288
2-22: 287- Been slow going lately. Stepping up exercise, but it has been difficult with hip and back pain usually associated with weight loss.
2-24: 286
3-4: 285
3-7: 284
3-8: 283- Wearing some size 40 pants and XXL shirts. Increasing running and hip and back pain are decreasing.
3-11: 280
3-17: 279
3-25: 277
3-29: 275
4-6: 273
4-8: 272
4-22: 270
4-28: 269
5-5: 267
5-9: 266
5-16: 264
5-18: 262
6-4: 261 after a long plateau
6-6: 260
6-9: 259
6-24: 257, hopefully breaking another plateau
6-30: 256- Wearing size 38-32 pants and some XL shirts
7-4: 254
7-24: 253- broken toe limited exercise. Back at it 2 days and loss is starting again.
8-3: 252
8-11: 251
8-16: 250- Yesterday was one year. -162 pounds and only 20 from goal
9-7: 249- Getting over another broken toe and have exercised 1 time in the last month. Feeling better now.
9-23: 248 - Slow going- this is the first full week of exercise for me in a month.
10-10: 247
10-11: 246
2-21: 245
3-21: 244
3-23: 243
4-28: 242
5-16: 240
5-21: 239
5-23: 238 - three pounds from goal
6-19: 236
8-15: 235 - Hit goal on my 2 year anniversary
8-16: 234
8-20: 233 - Not sure why this is happening now, but I'll take it.
8-28: 232
9-13: 231
9-16: 230
9-19: 229
10-10: 228
10-20: 227
10-24: 226
10-31: 225 - My "dream" goal the doctor said might be too low.
11-21: 224
11-29: 223
12-3: 222
12-20: 220
9-23: 218 - moved my running to the morning and have been losing a little weight.
10-14: 216
10-16: 215
