6 Post-Op Appointment Today

[Amylou 206]

I'm doing great. I feel great. My numbers are all great - down over 80 pounds since surgery. I'm one pound away from being down 100 pounds since my heaviest weight ever. I am getting all my Protein in, Water in, following the rules to a T. I do seriously struggle with the vitamins/calcium/supplements - I can never remember to take them and when I do, it feels like I'm constantly popping pills.

I've started running. I'm blown away by this but I can run. I can run for 35 minutes straight. I'm not fast nor is it pretty but I can do it and not die. In fact, I feel amazing when I'm done. I don't think I want to be a runner...like in races or anything...but I can do it and it's absolutely blowing my mind.

The other "wow" moment is the inches I've lost in the past year. My initial measurements were taken in November 2014. Since then, I've lost 15 inches around my waist and 8 off my hips. I'm sure my thighs and arms have shrunk but they don't take those measurements. I'm in awe. 15 inches. NO WONDER none of my pre-op pants fit!!!

I can't believe how far I've come in the past 6 months. I cannot wait to see where the next 6 take me.

[James Marusek 5,244]

Congratulations on your weight loss thus far.

As far as the Vitamins are concerned, this is the approach that I use. It may be of help.

Since I had to separate my calciums from my Iron, I take my Multivitamin (which contain iron) and my Iron supplement (because I was iron deficient) at night before bedtime. [i suspect the Calcium in the milk I was drinking brought down my iron numbers.] I put all my calciums (8) tablets in a miniature glass bowl on the countertop when I get up in the morning. These I take throughout the day a couple at a time and try and space them a couple hours apart. Otherwise it would be hard to keep track of these. All the other Vitamins I put in a pill container separated by days of the week. I take these first thing in the morning.

And when I am up and about, I put the Calcium tablets in a plastic zip lock bag and take them with me.