3-month surgiversary

[QuilterGal 216]

Today marks three months since I had RNY. I have lost 75 pounds (pre and post op) and dropped 3 or 4 sizes (depends on if its a top or pants). I feel really good. My blood pressure is normal. My joints don't hurt. I can walk briskly and up flights of stairs without getting out of breath. And I feel like I "fit" in this world better.

A few observations:

* This has been a huge learning experience. While I would do it again, it has not come without its hiccups. I am still testing and trying foods that I used to be able to eat. If anything makes me feel bad, I don't eat it again.

* I am losing about 3 pounds a week, consistently. I have not had a significant stall.

* Anything high in sugar makes my heart race and causes me to sweat. Anything high in fat gives me diarrhea. These are HUGE incentives to not eat those foods. I HATE how they make me feel.

* I love, love, LOVE fresh fruit. More than I ever did before surgery. Holy moley, love it!

* I can eat different quantities of different foods. Example: I can eat a lot more Soup and salad at one sitting that beef.

* I have had the foamies three or four times. They lasted for about 10 minutes. Way not fun, but you get through it.

* I have tried alcohol. I don't like how it makes me feel, at all. So, no more. Just not worth it.

* I decided to stay off caffeine. It was so difficult to get off caffeinated coffee before surgery that I never want to go through that again.

* I still can gulp Water. Yummo!

* I have NOT exercised intentionally. I make a point of walking more, but I'm not someone who loves to exercise for exercise sake. That said, I did go out canoeing with my hubby this summer and had a blast. A kayak is on my to-buy list for next summer.

* People (e.g. spouse) may get sick of your pro-active weight loss updates. My husband has been hugely supportive but telling him every other day that I've lost another pound gets old after awhile. I've stopped doing that, and let him ask me how I'm doing (which he does).

* This really is an individual journey. You have to find what works best for you. What one person can eat, you may not be able to eat. And no matter what others think about your weight loss journey, the most important opinion is yours.

[SleeveandRNYchica 1,155]

Great post! Congratulations. You sound like you are self reflecting and are learning so much through your process.

[dhrguru 1,238]

I hear ya on people getting tired of updates on the weight loss. I gradually stopped texting my core group of supporters daily (not about weight specifically-- anything interesting I've experienced) cause I figured they were growing wary of it. I now only update them once a month with photos.

Keep evaluating where you are and how you are responding to experiences on your journey and adjust accordingly. This is what I think evolves in great maintainers.