WLS Support Meeting in Moncton Details

Hi Jessie,

Things have slowed down considerably because I have not been able to exercise due to this bad cold that refuses to leave me.  If I exert myself I end up coughing which hurts my tummy like you wouldn't believe.  But I am still losing a little bit each week.  I am currently down 20.8 pounds from surgery and 37.2 since my consult on June 30th.  However, after the consult I gained and then lost so total from my heaviest weight this summer past I am down 51.2 pounds but the clinic will not count that since I lost it the extra that I had gained again before the info session in September. So officially  have lost 37.2 total and 20.8 since Dec 2.

I am not unhappy with that and am very proud that I have not started gaining even though I have not been able to exercise.  I am hoping to try the treadmill today and see how that goes.  If I can do even 5 minutes without coughing then I am on my way.   We are going on a cruise at the end of February.  We sail in 43 days so I am hoping to lose a bit more in about 20 of those days so that I can get some new clothes for the trip.  And in order to do that I have to exercise. 

I am weighing and measuring my food, trying to get lots of protein in each day and keeping the water intake up.  My incisions have healed nicely.  I started tanning a while ago for the cruise and it sure helped my infected incision dry up and heal nicely.  I still have some soreness when I turn the wrong way or bend quickly in the wrong direction but its not so bad that I can't handle it.  It sort of feels like a bruise.  Not bad at all.  I can also feel my port and sometimes that hurts like a bruise too.  

I am back to work and doing well there.  I just need to get moving more to excelerate the weightloss again.  It works out that I have lost an average of 3.45 pounds per week in the nearly 6 weeks since my surgery.  Not bad in my books.  I am doing just fine and hope to continue to do so.  

Thanks for asking,
Ann

Anne , Thanks for sharing . In my books you are doing great too.  I hope that you enjoy your cruise & have some stories  to tell when you return.  Thanks again. Jessie

Hey Ann, Speaking of cruising, I just got a new book on cruise ships. Which ship are you on, I will copy the info on that ship for you. If I don't get the name in time or if I don't go yo Moncton, I will drop it in the mail for you.

Hi Anne,
You are really tackling this so well.  And your posts are a godsend for those coming behind you. 
Best of Luck to you when you get your fill, but I can already sense you will be a roaring success!
Catherine