Shawnna W.

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Well, this months weight loss has been an incredible 0.  Yes, my weight loss has come to a screaching halt this month.  In fact I have gained 2 pounds and am at 188.  I know I have lost inches because I was able to button a size 12 jeans.  That I couldnt even get close to putting on last month.  I think I am just in a stall.  But I am also on leave seeing family in the states for the past couple of weeks.  So I have not been making the most wise food choices but I am doing better.  Well thats all till next month.  Hopefully I will have good weight loss to report then.

Okay, I am four months out.  I am a few days late for the post but that's okay.  I am down 56 lbs to 186.  Yea me.  I have been going by the motto as Goofy says, "Slow and Steady, Steady and Slow that's the way we always go."  I have been losing very consistantly.  I am very happy so far.  I have not had any bad reactions to any food.  My doctor has not excluded any foods so I have been eating protein first and everything in moderation.  Some one told me the other day that I need to go and buy new clothes.  That all of my clothes are just hanging on me.  That was really cool to here.  Since hubby is deployed the kids and I are making a trip to Ohio this summer to see family.  So I am going to stock up on clothes from Walmart and yard sales.  Hopefully the clothes that I buy will last me for a while.  My goal is for the clothes to last until next spring when hubby comes home.  Well we will see.

Well today I am three months out.  I am down to 200 lbs even, which makes a loss of 42 lbs.  My clothes are falling off of me but I am determined to wait for new clothes until I visit the states this summer.  Hubby is gone now.  He left for Iraq last mont and will be gone for 15 months. It will be a long hard road but we have a love that will last the test of time.  I would wait as long as it takes just to hold him again.  On a lighter note, I went to the doctor yesterday.  All of my levels came back fine.  My protein was a little low but He said just to eat more protein and everything should be fine.  I no longer have high cholesterol or high blood pressure.  My blood pressure was 110/75 when I went to the dentist.  I was so excited.  So I may be loosing a litte slower that some but I am very pleased.  My health is much better than it has been in years.  I would do this over again a million times. 

Well I am two months out of surgery today.  I am really pleased so far.  I have lost 33 lbs so far.  I have been losing a little slower that some but that is okay.  Maybe that will give my skin a chance to bounce back.  I am thrilled to have changed this much in such a little time.  I am a little sad right now though.  My hubby will be leaving some time this week to go on his thid tour to Iraq.  Not to mention he will be going for 15 months instead of 12.  I can only hope that will change.  Dh doesnt want any pics of me when he is gone.  He wants to see me in person when he comes home.  I think that will be exciting.  Well until next time. 

Well it has been two weeks now.  I am down another eight pounds for a total of 16 lost.  How exciting is that?  I have been menstruating off and on since I had the surgery so it is beginning to be a real pain in the @$$.  Well, that is all for now.  I will update more next week. 

Well it is one week post op and  I feel great.  It is hard to believe just one week ago I was laying in ICU recovering.  I haven't had any trouble eating anything.  I just take my time and chew, chew, chew.  My doctor doesnt give you any guidlines of things to eat.  He just says eat what you can and take your time.  .  I started the day before surgery weighing 242 and as of today I am 234.  Eight pounds in one week.  That is really exciting.  Well I will write more later. 

Well,  I am all packed and ready to go.  I have to be at the hospital tommorrow for pre-op and stay the night and then my surgery is first thing on Wednesday morning.  I am full of emotions.  Part of me is at ease, because I know this is the best thing for me and I have chosen a great doctor.  I talked to another women who had her surgery last week by the same doc.  She gave me the low down on what to expect and I was extremely grateful.  She definately helped me with the nerves.  But I am still a little nervous but I guess that is normal.  This is the first time that I have had surgery of any kind.  The only time I have ever been in the hospital is when I gave birth to my two kids and then when I was five I broke my arm.  But that's it.  I guess there would be something wrong if I wasnt nervous.  But I am going through this for me and for my family, mostly for me and my health. 

I just received a call from my patient liason.  I was approved.  It was such a relief to get the call.  I knew that it was a really good chance everything would be fine but just the waiting made me nervous.  Any way I am thrilled.  Only 3 weeks to go. 

Well, finally after many phone calls to my patient liason, tricare, and more patient liason, I finally have a date.  I called because it is the first of the new year and my dh is set to deploy in March and I still did not have a scheduled surgery date.  I talked to my patient liason and asked if there was anyway they could go ahead and call the doc and set a surgery date because of the short time frame.  I have already jumped through all of the hoops we are just waiting on the final approval from Tricare.  So she tells me that I will have to talk to the tricare rep about it.  So after busy signals for hours I finally get through to tricare and I explain my story all over again.  She tells me that they should have scheduled my date to begin with because they can always cancel it if a problem arises.  So she says that she will check on it and locate my paperwork and call me back.  She calls me back today and tells me that I go in for pre op on Feb 5 and surgery is the next day.  I cant believe it is so soon.  I have to be honest.  When she told me about it I was excited, relieved, but kind of nervous all at the same time.  Now I guess I am just playing the waiting game. 

Well my husband is such a wonderful man.  He just called.  I talked to him about my plans to check into having the surgery.  He said," Honey if that's what you want to do it is okay with me."  He is very much into working out and keeping his body looking good.  So I was afaid he would tell me that he rather me not get it done.  But he didnt.  Sometimes I feel so bad because he wants to go to the gym so much.  And when I say  why dont you not go today you have went everyday this week.  He always says well honey I just want to look good for you.  Which makes me feel back because here I am over 200 lbs.  He always says that he loves me not matter what and he still finds me attractive, but lets face it if I would be about 50 lbs lighter he would not be able to keep his hands off of me.  Well thats all for now.