Today is my Weigh and Measure Day ..11 days Post-Op......ONEDERLAND!!

Post Date: 4/17/09 4:41 am

Up early today, the sun is shining and my clothes line is calling my name...LOL

SO I am going to hang out laundry....with caution.....not overdoing the lifting and pulling part.

DRUM ROLL PLEASE.......................

SW 225     CW199.6     LOSS 25.4 lbs.............ONDERLAND!!  ohmyfreakingGOD !! 
SI 209        CI 196.5       LOSS 12.5 inches

I measure my neck, bust, waist, upper arm, hips, thigh, & calf to get SI & CI (Starting inches and Current inches)

All my steri strips are gone except for the two bigger ones, and when I say bigger I mean like an inch...LOL  The other 3 holes look like a cat scratch....no joking, they are so very small and clean.

I get to enjoy more pureed food....which is great, except I have to figure out how to measure my food intake as protein.  I am going to measure the meat in oz as novascotiadawn suggested.

Meds-no problem.  Protein-no problem.  Liquids-no problem.  Now don't take that to mean that I just stand there and do it.  i work at getting them all in, and just make dang sure I do.

There will be no dehydration for this girl...and no lack of anything I can control with supplements at this point. (hoping for minimal hair loss...god that is vain...lol)

My mom and stepdad come for a 2 day visit tomorrow....first time she has seen me since my VSG.....lets see what she says.    She is a wonderful mother and friend, she will be excited for me.

I hear my washer buzzer.....off to the clothes line.

Cheers......Jane

CONGRATS! 

and isn't spring the best?  I'm looking forward to doing laundry this weekend, just so I can hang it out to dry.  :)

Congrats Jane!!!!  You are doing an amazing job!!!!

You are doing amazing..I hope I do as good as you. Congrats..

I don't know if you were told this but remember to take any of your iron (in multivitamin or separate) at least 2 hours separate from calcium, dairy, or tanins (coffee, even decaf and tea, even herbal) as calcium and tanins compete for the uptake of iron and iron loses. I am amazed at how many people are not told this and end up with a low iron level six months to a year out from surgery. It requires timing but it's really important. I ended up not drinking more than one cup of decaf in the morning and no teas because I couldn't get the two doses of multi with iron in otherwise in that 2 hours on either side.

Great job you are doing. You should be so proud of yourself.

Yes LR,

I take my multi with iron at night, and my Cal Citrate 3 times with meals throughout the day.

My Dr was very specific with telling me to keep them apart for absorption

Thanks for the thinking of me though.

Jane

CONGRATS!! Your doing great!

Congratulations Jane!

Isn't onderland great!!!   You sound like you are doing so well! 

Meg

Congratulations Jane,

You must be so happy.

I hope I do as well as you.

Kevin