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on 11/24/18 5:41 am
Yesterday was my one year anniversary and I thought I would come home from work yesterday and send you all a message of thanks, of hope and of wild joy! That was short lived when, at the beginning of a seminar I was taking, my side started to hurt so much I could not breathe or move. I got myself to the hall outside and called 911 after about 15 minutes of the same pain. It took almost three hours for the pain to dissipate and after five hours from onset of pain to the discharge to be told that, yup, gallstones!
I am being seen by a surgeon in the next two weeks and will move forward from there.
Yet still, even after having experienced what was absolutely the worst pain of my life (mother of two), I am so happy. I am 97 pounds down, I move freely, my asthma is in remission, I have not had a single incident of reflux, I sleep better, I flew kites with my grandson a couple of weeks ago and I was the one running around the most! I climb six flights of stairs to work every morning and barely even breath faster. I feel better, I look better, I am better.
Many thanks to this forum for before after and during. Many, many thanks to the staff at the Weight Loss Management Programme at the Civic and many, many, many thanks to my family and friends who did nothing but encourage me and cheer me on!
referred Jan 2016 intake May 2016 left programme returned June 2017 final pre-sx class Oct 2017 surgeon appt Oct 2017
Opti Wt Nov 4/17 226 lbs BMI 45 Sx Wt 212 lbs RNY surgery Nov 23/17 M1 -18 M2-9 M3-10 M4-8 M5-6 M6-7 M7-6 M8-3 M9-1(so far) Down to within one pound of my goal and 99 lbs down from my highest weight. I was not a fast loser but who cares as long as you get there! I know the newbies check the trackers and the signatures so although I kind of lost track of how the rest of the weight came off, you should know that it was not fast and furious but it was slow and steady!
current BMI 24.7 that, my friends, is NORMAL!!! Strong is the new pretty!
Which surgery will you be having? Sleeve, lap band, D'S, or RNY?
Which surgery will you be having? Sleeve, lap band, D'S, or RNY?
Thank you Meg. We miss him all the time and his little brother misses him too. It sounds like Ruby feels she is the alpha dog, lol.
Power failures cause havoc so you don't need to be accountable on those occasions. I'm sure with the pups and the Little Nugget you had your hands full when you had no power.
CENTURY CLUB MEMBER at 6 months post-op.
Referral to Guelph Feb/13, Sleep study and all bloodwork and ultrasound May/13, orientation July/13. Nurse, NUT,SW Sept/13, 2nd NUT, nurse and SW, 3rd round and cleared for surgery Dec/13. Pre-op Apr 7/14, Surgeon May 2/14, Opti Jul 3/14, surgery Jul 17/14.
Ginny I love your dog's questions.
CENTURY CLUB MEMBER at 6 months post-op.
Referral to Guelph Feb/13, Sleep study and all bloodwork and ultrasound May/13, orientation July/13. Nurse, NUT,SW Sept/13, 2nd NUT, nurse and SW, 3rd round and cleared for surgery Dec/13. Pre-op Apr 7/14, Surgeon May 2/14, Opti Jul 3/14, surgery Jul 17/14.
The doctor cleared me so next is the social worker and dietician. The doctor said if everything goes fine with the other two.I would be going for surgery before the end of winter. how has the process been for others? It makes me nervous and excited. One thing I have thought about is, will people treat me different ?
Good morning :)
Today we are going out with my grandma. We also went out with her last night to get her a new cell phone. I just helped with the purchase part and my cousins are going to help her set it up and learn how to use it.
Accountability: yesterday was a fail. We lost power in the morning unexpectedly and that threw off the whole day. We didn't end up eating dinner until 9pm.
QOTD: cc I'm sorry about your cat, it's so hard to lose pets because they are totally part of the family. I think Ruby would say that we need to stop bringing more pack members home. First we brought home barley as a puppy and then the little nugget. Ruby would prefer to be an only child ;) lol. Barley is the sweetest little guy and would just tell you how much he loves you.
Post-op three years and eight months.
Breakfast - oatmeal bites
Snack - protein bar
Lunch - chicken and something
Snack - carrots and PB
Dinner - pork, ham, and beans
Snack - protein shake
All water and vits.
Good morning everyone!! Awesome to see the sunshine even if it is pretty cold. Milder temps on the way, and some rain tomorrow, what the heck. A short cardio workout this morning. I debated about going and my guilt won out. Even a little bit is better than nothing. I had time to sit in the sauna, it was nice.
Nothing planned for the weekend. Maybe get some of the Christmas decors out, I couldn't care less but my Trucker wants a tree and all the swag this year. UGH
Accountability: I'm so far off plan I feel like a lapped car in a Nascar race. Nothing in front of me so I think I'm in the lead!! 
QOTD: Oh, they would say so much. Like, why are you leaving again today. Why does Chloe always get Dad's lap, why do I have to be in the crate and Chloe doesn't? You smell different than you did 5 minutes ago, were you playing with another dog? They would have so many questions.
2 yrs 7 mos
B - 2 egg cups
S - oikos banana
L - not sure - free pizza lunch here at the office, but I'm supposed to meet a friend too, maybe eat the toppings off a slice and then have a bowl of soup or salad out with my friend
S - if I need it, deli turkey, cheese stick
D - no clue, maybe leftover lasagna
Have a good weekend everyone.
Over 100 lbs lost! and 13 lbs below goal weight!
Good morning Menu Peeps. Welcome to your weekend. Yesterday was busy but productive. I have a feeling it's going to keep being like that until I leave in a couple of weeks. Today I'm going swimming and then errands, errands, calls, paperwork. Blah.
The boards have been really quiet lately.
Accountability: There was a late night snack of cheese and bacon
Question of the day: If your pets could talk, what do you think they would say to you? I think mine would say, when is my friend coming back. We lost one cat in April.
The eats today at 4 years post-op:
B. Rivers of decaf - I am already swimming in the decaf
L. After swimming, turkey sausage and scramble eggs
D. Turkey sausage stew
Have a great weekend everyone. Try to get into some trouble ;).
CENTURY CLUB MEMBER at 6 months post-op.
Referral to Guelph Feb/13, Sleep study and all bloodwork and ultrasound May/13, orientation July/13. Nurse, NUT,SW Sept/13, 2nd NUT, nurse and SW, 3rd round and cleared for surgery Dec/13. Pre-op Apr 7/14, Surgeon May 2/14, Opti Jul 3/14, surgery Jul 17/14.
Congrats!
Ref to Sudbury July 4/17 Sleep study July 29/17 Orientation Sept 13/17 1on1's Feb 2/18 OTN Feb 27/18 Pre op Mar 13/18 Surgery Mar 22/18 St. Michael's w Dr. Grantcharov Opti-10lb M1=-24lbs M2=-11.5 M3=-7.5 M4=-8 M5=-9 M6=-8.5 M7=-6.5 M8=-8 M9=-5 M10=5.5 M11=-2.5 M12=-5 M13=-4
