5 month post op update - x-post
Actually yesterday was my surgiversary but Kentucky got hit by a hurricane on Sunday and we are without power, school is out and we are roughing it. All of us are still feeling blessed to have water and no flooding, our prayers going out to those devastated in Texas. We have played so many board games, I have battled throngs of people for the last battery operated lanterns at Walmart and waited for an hour in line for gasoline. We are still doing so well.
Surgery - I am down nearly 60 lbs and more than half my excess weight. Amazing this DS isn't it. I eat what I want including beans, white flour and sugar. I still lose weight. I don't pig out though, I rely on my restriction and stop when my body says full. Some days that's after a few bites, some days I can eat a whole meal. Funny - there is no rhyme or reason to it. I live like I never had surgery and anyone who doesn't know would never be able to guess. I take vitamins and calcuim and I still drink protein shakes. Life is good.
Hair loss is nearing a stop, I can see new ones coming in. Tummy isses are none, I get gassy near my time of the month - my body cleans out and I am good to go for another month. I am no longer lactose intolerant in small 4-6 oz amounts, haven't tried any larger. My whole wardrobe is sitting in a consignment shop waiting to be purchased. Oh, I loved my clothes but I have bought so many new things - even new jackets for the cool weather - now I just need a coat - trying to keep myself from buying a new shearling.
I am happy in my size 14s, I can't imagine ever being smaller than this. When I first got the jeans I wear everyday now, I felt vulnerable, exposed - weird I know but it was almost frightening living in my own skin for a few days while I got used to me. I pull my clothes out of the dryer and wonder how in the world I can fit into them. Hopefully I will be able to see myself in the mirror soon. The only new thing I have noticed is acne so I am headed out to by some zinc on Haley's adivce.
Peace sisters, I love you all - thanks for all the great advice and for keeping me entertained - we are supposed to be out of power for another week to 10 days. It's going to seem like a lifetime. I will take and post some pics when we get back to normal around here!
Surgery - I am down nearly 60 lbs and more than half my excess weight. Amazing this DS isn't it. I eat what I want including beans, white flour and sugar. I still lose weight. I don't pig out though, I rely on my restriction and stop when my body says full. Some days that's after a few bites, some days I can eat a whole meal. Funny - there is no rhyme or reason to it. I live like I never had surgery and anyone who doesn't know would never be able to guess. I take vitamins and calcuim and I still drink protein shakes. Life is good.
Hair loss is nearing a stop, I can see new ones coming in. Tummy isses are none, I get gassy near my time of the month - my body cleans out and I am good to go for another month. I am no longer lactose intolerant in small 4-6 oz amounts, haven't tried any larger. My whole wardrobe is sitting in a consignment shop waiting to be purchased. Oh, I loved my clothes but I have bought so many new things - even new jackets for the cool weather - now I just need a coat - trying to keep myself from buying a new shearling.
I am happy in my size 14s, I can't imagine ever being smaller than this. When I first got the jeans I wear everyday now, I felt vulnerable, exposed - weird I know but it was almost frightening living in my own skin for a few days while I got used to me. I pull my clothes out of the dryer and wonder how in the world I can fit into them. Hopefully I will be able to see myself in the mirror soon. The only new thing I have noticed is acne so I am headed out to by some zinc on Haley's adivce.
Peace sisters, I love you all - thanks for all the great advice and for keeping me entertained - we are supposed to be out of power for another week to 10 days. It's going to seem like a lifetime. I will take and post some pics when we get back to normal around here!
I owed it to myself to research the duodenal switch before consenting to any other weight loss surgery and so do you. Check out DSFacts.com and DuodenalSwitch.com for more information. Remember think twice, cut once, revisions are risky and revision surgeons are rare.
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Bravo!!!! Congratulations on your mahvuhless WLS success. I am so happy for you and the new lifestyle you get to enjoy having had surgery. More than 1/2 way to goal now, you are well on your way to THERE!!! Enjoyed your post and LOVED watching your video again. Hope you get your power back sooner than you think!!! Just think of the power you have found within yourself to make this journey!!! Ya-hoo!!! Jeanie B.
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thanks Jeanie - you're right I have been empowered - too bad I can't power up the TV tonight or better yet my computer so I could check in here more often! lolI owed it to myself to research the duodenal switch before consenting to any other weight loss surgery and so do you. Check out DSFacts.com and DuodenalSwitch.com for more information. Remember think twice, cut once, revisions are risky and revision surgeons are rare.
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