I'm sick of being sick

So everything was going pretty good. I'm losing weight at a rate of about 1 pound every one or two days.  But I was having insomnia and I was only getting about 5 hours of sleep a night until I forgot to take my multi-vitamins camping with me and slept really well! So I stopped taking my vitamins. Now I get sleep but I'm not getting all the nutrients I should be getting. Almost all the solid food I eat makes me throw up. Salad stays down sometimes. All meat makes me sick. I had my 6 week post op appointment yesterday (even though I'm 7 weeks post op) and Dr. Todd's office didn't seem too worried about me not being able to take the multi vitamin or keep solids/proteins down.  But my primary Dr. Said I didn't look good (her exact words were "you look pasty/pale" when I went in today for a blood draw. She gave me some suggestions to get some protein in my diet. I'm going to try taking 1/2 a multi vitamin early in the morning with lots of water and see if that helps.  I ran 1.9 miles today and I'm training for the Snow City Cafe 5k on Aug. 21st. School starts in 2 weeks which means life gets busy again. Time to get out and enjoy the last month of summer!  Thank you to all of you how comment on my blog and support me in my journey.  I couldn't have done it without you. 

6 weeks post op

Today it will be 6 weeks since I had my surgery.  I've been camping for the past 4 days so I've been away from the scale and was really hoping there would be some big weight loss while I was camping since we walked everywhere!  But I jumped on the scale this morning and I had only lost 1.8 pounds in the past 4 days. :(  Oh well.  I did lose 1/4 inch of my thigh and 1/4 inch off my waist.  My boobs are just shrinking like crazy! (I guess you gotta take the good with the bad.)  So my total weight loss for 6 weeks is exactly 30 pounds.  That's 5 pounds a week.  Not too shabby! 

Since I'm 6 weeks post op and everything is going well I can start working out to include lifting weights.  I'm going to a Physical Therapist that is going to help me strengthen my core muscles.  I also want to learn to run.  I know that sounds weird but I know my form is all wrong when I run and I could do better. 

Thanks again to all my friends that have been for walks and bike rides with me.  I couldn't have gotten this far without you! 

4 Weeks Post Op

So today has been 4 weeks since my surgery.  This past weekend was REALLY hard for me.  I went to 3 BBQ/parties and there was hardly anything I could eat.  I didn't really crave any of the food that I couldn't have although there was some very yummy looking desserts but I know they just make my stomach hurt like crazy so I don't even try them.  I tried a few different kinds of meats since I need the protein but none of them stayed down.  The only thing that stuck was salad and some veggie/rice casserole that I made.  Oh well. Today I am going back to the drawing board and eating cream of wheat and yogurt.

Last week I had my husband hide my scale since I was getting a little obsessive about my weight.  I would weigh myself everyday and that's not good.  So I told him to only put it out on Tues.  I stepped on it today and I am down 22 pounds!  Then I tried on a pair of pants one size smaller and they fit! Yeah!!  It feels good!  Today I'm going to try riding my bike.  I need to find a nice flat route to take to work up my endurance.

Some of you who don't see me very often wanted to see pictures of me so today I will try to post a side by side picture of myself from before the surgery and today.

Thanks to everyone for their love and support!  I really need it!  This is a harder journey then I thought it would be.  I'd say its very similar to a roller coaster ride.  It has its ups and downs. :-)