Surgery Day Has Arrived

Tuesday has arrived, it’s 4:00 am and I need to be at St. Joseph by 6:30 am. Back when I started this adventure with my first visit with Dr. Schwartz I weighed 375 pounds. This morning after being on protein drinks for over two weeks I am down to 357 pounds. The 18 pounds lost before surgery is a direct result of the 1200 calorie diet and exercise.

For anyone to ever say to any of us that we took the easy way out in having surgery is nuts. This has not been easy at all. I did have a few bumps along the way in staying on the diet and I am glad I had started a few days earlier. The headaches from not eating are gone but I can’t wait to begin eating real food again. I have switched from doing protein drinks in the morning and afternoon to drinking a protein drink in the morning followed a small lunch then a protein drink in the evening. I have sugar free popsicles and sugar free pudding in the evening to carry me through.

I look forward to the days and months ahead as I watch my body transformed into a new me, a me that I have not seen in 20 years. I look forward to walking and maybe running again once I have the knee replaced.

To be successful you have to exercise. I will be joining a fitness center soon so that I can use the fat as energy to gain muscle. Muscle weighs more than fat so I may not see the weight drop off that I hope to see at the beginning. My energy level drops way off by the afternoon because of the food intake.

Hope to be writing back to all of you in the days following surgery. Thank you all for the encouraging words and God Bless all of you…   Keith

 

Heading Towards 220 Pounds

 

 

 

 

i wish you a fast recovery.

So happy for you Keith! It's 7:22 aM and you're probably in surgery right now and I am praying that everything goes smoothly. Hugs!!

Keith, Best of luck!  We'll be thinkin bout ya!  Lucky Duck!!!

I'm just now reading this post and you are probably out of surgery by now.  I am hoping that all went well and we will be reading your post from the losers bench shortly.  Best wishes to you Keith.

 

~Becky

Keith, Best of Luck to you on a speedy recovery and a continued weight loss on your new journey.  We are all here for you. Deanne

yeeeeeeeeeeeaaaa Keith!  You should be done now!  Fabulous.  Lyns

Congrats! and my best wishes for a quick recovery.  Hopefully everything went perfectly and you'll be up and about in no time. Rebecca

Hey Keith, Congrats and welcome to the Loser's Bench!  I wish you and uneventful surgery and a speedy recovery!