My 2 Year Check-up

Hi there to all my friends here on this Message Board. First Happy Holidays to all! Second........ Happy New Year to all also!!! I went on December 28th for my 2 year check-up. All my bloodwork is great. My hemoglobin is great. My glucose is fine. I am happy for that. I was a very brittle diabetic. I have not been to my Dr since my 18 month check-up. I weighed in at 145 lbs. I have gain a few pounds. My BMI is 23.4, and its still normal. This the first time I have gained weight in 2 years since my WLS. I am still wearing my Size 8 clothes, but I feel the added few pounds. My Dr says I am fine. At 5ft6 I still am tall and slim. I will try to take it off after the New Year. I now will have to maintain this Weight Loss. Isn't it funny when I was near 300 and then before my surgery at 245lbs, I would gain alot of weight and not even feel it. I am sure glad I feel it so I can try to correct it. Again Happy and Healthy Holidays to all Happy New Year..... beer: Lorraine

Dear Lorraine, I haven't been to the site in awhile. First I wanted to say the news about your daughter is WONDERFUL. Thank you for sharing it with us. Two degrees! My Lizzie (Lizzie and Jaime are 17) has always wanted to go to college. Since she was a little girl. She works hard in school and is in honors classes and she says all of her friends have some idea of what they want to do and she is the only one who doesn't. She is a worrier-type person and now that she is a junior she is getting more and more nervous about it. She hates math and excells in English, but not in creative writing. I have no idea how to guide her or what to suggest. Jaime also does very well in school. She has honor classes and cosmotology and has always loved doing hair and make-up. I haven't even made my doctor's appointment yet. I haven't gone to the dentist in years and have been doing that. It is far to the dentist and I have this cap that has to be redone that requires 2 more trips and then the braces ordeal starts. I am down to 141 pounds... 25 or so more pounds to go til I am in the high normal for my weight. I try so hard. It is so slow and I feel the same as I did when I dieted before except it is so much easier then it was then to not eat. My stomach doesn't growl like it did. The cookies and cream puffs around the house call to me, but so far I haven't given in. I got this new cappachino ( I don't know how to spell that and I am too lazy to go look) protein. I add it to my decaff coffee. It is low calorie, no caff and I believe it is 28 gms of protein for one scoop. It is kinda sweet at first, but when I get to half a cup of coffee I add more coffee and that it is really good. Cinnamin taste to it. It is made by the same people that I got my fruit protein from. I will try to check in more. As I write I am setting up to exercise. I don't feel like doing it at all today, but once I am done with it, it is such a relief. God bless and I am always so happy to hear about you and your life. Happy New Year to you and Nona and Diane and Jesi! (I hope Diane is okay) Allison

Happy New Year Lorraine.... Glad you had a good checkup and all your labs were good. I know how you feel..... I haven't weighed in a week and I just "feel" like I've gained a few pounds. At my 2 yr. checkup my surgeon said I could gain 10# and be good around 130, but I am so afraid of gaining that much. I am sure we will both be back "on track" soon and once again lose those added few pounds. luvitsunnyv

Hello Lorraine, Hope you had a nice holiday. Glad to hear you are doing so well. I am doing ok. Still having troubles with my shoulder. I hear you on the weight gaining thing. I"m constantly worried I will regain. So I weigh often. When I go above my own 'set' weight of 200, I back off fast. I never can seem to get below 191, no matter how hard I try. But, I am healthy, happy and active, and that is what counts, right? You, however, look incredible. I know you'll be fine. We all will. Nona

Awesome work girl!!...How funny is it that I was thinking the same thing. I put on say 7lbs and I feel like a chunk. I am healthier and happier and I must say I agree though. I weighed in at 400 and couldn't tell it from 350. Go from 199 to 207 and I feel like a fatso. Oh and happy new to you too!!! mark

Howdy everyone! Glad to hear you had great labs!!! Mine are funky still....even after having the hysterectomy I am still running anemic now I am back on prescription iron.....TAKING A LOT of coffee to keep me regular now!!!! Also even tho I take daily b12 sublinguals.....I am on the low side of normal.....the range is like 200-1300 for normal and I always run in the 300's or something like that.....and I think that is what affects my energy even more than the anemia My PCP says if I have another LOW blood draw (on the b12) than he will prescribe me the shots.....my next blood draw is the begining of Feb so we will see!!!! I totally hear you about feeling the extra lbs......I am up a few too, and I hate it....got up 10lbs and now back down 4 of them But my pants even felt tighter and I felt bloated....YUCK!!!! I too am wishing the best for all of us in 2006!!!! Take Care Jesi