7 month check up and a NSV

Monday I had my 7 month check up with the surgeon and she said keep doing what I am doing and then Wednesday I had my 7 month check up with the bariatric center and to get my lab results. I was happy because after 2 months off my bp med my bp was at 110/70, (Monday bp was 118/72). Whoot!

My labs are all right in the middle of the healthy range on everything except my sugars which is in the upper range of normal, but still normal (92) and my cholesterol was up. I thought that was weird but the bariatric NP told me that she sees many people whose cholesterol rises a little around the 6 month mark and then goes back down. I was thrilled with my lab results because I was doing really, really well taking them all every day like clock work since surgery (with a few slips) and then for some reason I got slack for about 3 weeks/1 month. I was worried that would screw me up but I've been working on that and working on getting back on my regular schedule with them.

I have lost 95 lbs since my RNY on 11-5-12, for a grand total of 112 lbs down. I am going to start upping my calories tomorrow to see if it will help me lose a little more quickly because I'm doing more and more each time I go to the gym. I can now do an hour on the elliptical, which makes me feel like a total badass . And I am doing more on the weights as well so I think an increase in calories is in order.

And lastly, my (now) favorite NSV, it came yesterday. A coworker of my husband told him she saw me at the gym the other night and I was killing it (on whatever I was doing at the time) & that she was so impressed, she wants to workout with me cause she thinks I could really help her work hard too. That seriously made me so happy! I have been working really hard lately at the gym and I am going most days of the week. And for someone to notice me at the gym working hard really meant a lot to me. I feel like a freakin' rock star right now, lol!

I think what is really helping me continue on with the gym like I have been is the fact that I only have 120 more lbs to get to where I want (149 lbs). And really? 120 lbs? I got this.  And I have been visualizing the other major reason for this surgery while I am cardioing it up. (1- was to get off bp med, check!)  & #2- to have children. I try to imagine myself healthy and pregnant & when I start to get tired I try to visualize the birth plan I want and I can't have what I want if I am a high risk pregnancy. Sounds hokey but it really helps me stay the exercise course. The other benefits also help- better sleep, better mood, more energy, etc.

What is weird, to me, is that the farther out from surgery I get the more motivation I get. I think it is because I see how far I have already come and how much farther I want to go. I am so happy with where I am at now but I can't wait to keep getting stronger, leaner, and healthier.

And lastly, I just want to thank everyone of you on this board for your support, your comments, the help and sounding board you provide to me and everyone else who posts. I get so much more out of this forum then I do any other forum & my support group at the local hospital. Being here really makes me strive to be as great as I can. So, thank you!

That's so awesome, Kendra. Congrats!

Thank you!

*****Just checked my labs from Jan vs this one and my good cholesterol went up by 15 points and the bad down by 4 points which led to the overall increase in cholesterol

Congratulations on all your hard work!

Thanks, Kate

Excellent news - it's always good to get validation on the scale, in your lab work & at the gym!

Thank you, thank you!!!

Sounds like you are doing great. Are you seeing the NUT as well? For me that was important. I know we all know what we were told about surgery. I wish I had handled adding calories better. When my body was adapting I overshot and stalled weight loss at the year mark. Thinking that maintaing a lower intake would have helped me until I found my new equilibriumto support exercise and continue towards my goal.

Keep up the good work!

I was seeing the dietician but my insurance only covered 2 visits postop so Im going to see if I can get a referral from my PCP so i can see her again to see what she thinks i should adjust.

And thank you!