Boy Am I New

[kimora 0]

It's good to be able to share with others who have had weight loss surgery. Everytime I tell someone about it, I can feel their eyes fighting the urge to travel down my body to see if there really is a difference yet.

I chose to do the surgey because I was tired of weight related health issues which were promising to get worse and not better. I wanted to reclaim my body. No matter how often I tried to lose weight it always reappeared with little brothers and sisters attached to it. I got to the point where I hated myself, considered myself a weak person incapable of handling weight issues. I never had problems with weight until my 40's and then due to medication and a bout of depression and giving up on myself and then menopause, I just could not get the weight off. Then the weight related issues started, and I decided I needed something drastic. I began researching weight loss surgery two years ago. I went to seminars, took numbers and talked to patients and just kept reading about it. I must have made four appointments and cancelled each one before I found a surgeon in my area I felt I could trust.

I had the surgery May 23, and returned home the next day to a huge storm in Texas. I took some pain and anti-nausea medication and sat down to listen to the storm warnings on the news and fell asleep in the chair. An hour later I woke up slightly only to hear the storm raging outside, and I fell asleep again. I never heard the city sirens or the hail or the wind or anything. Apparently, it was one of the worst storm in the area in several years. The moral of the story is not to take medication during a bad storm as you may die from the bloody storm and not the surgery.

I feel great. I've not really had problems with nausea and have been able to keep down food. I dislike the Protein Drinks now and have moved into the drinks, Protein Bars and eggs. I've lost 20 lbs only and am starting to think that I really didn't have a portion of my stomach removed as I'm not losing more weight. I am getting frustrated. However, I started walking two miles almost every other day and will be adding Water aerobics to the days I don't walk. So, I'm sleeping well.

Nice to meet you all.

[Lakelady 2]

20 lbs since May 23rd? Be patient! That's great!

[Rev Me Up! 75]

you're doing great!!!!!!!!

welcome!

[Nancy Rivers 24]

Welcome to the forums. If you had your surgery the 23rd of May, you might be in the "normal" stall that happens around week 3 or so. It will pass. You are doing great though - lost 20 pounds! That's fantastic! Plus walking 2 miles! Wow - I would love to be able to say that in the future!

[kimora 0]

Welcome to the forums. If you had your surgery the 23rd of May, you might be in the "normal" stall that happens around week 3 or so. It will pass. You are doing great though - lost 20 pounds! That's fantastic! Plus walking 2 miles! Wow - I would love to be able to say that in the future!

[kimora 0]

I am so happy to be told to relax. I really thought I was doing somethig wrong. So, I will dear ladies, and look forward to more communications.

[KellyL 173]

:welcome:

Hi, congrats on being sleeved!! 20 lbs is awesome, you are doing fantastic! I have to remind myself to relax also, and stalls are very much normal. The support here is wonderful, you'll love it.