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Topic: FIGTING INFECTIONS AND DIET
It has been a while since I posted. I have been in the hospital 3 times this month and on home antibiotics for the rest.
I have been fighting trying to keep my weight managable , protein , vitamins .. etc .. but when I am sick sometimes I neglect those things.
I am here to tell you that no matter what is going on with your health , you still must be aware of your bariatric needs.
So in saying that .. I started my protein shakes again this week , as in the hospital , they do not have any protein suppliments.
I came up with the yummiest recipe ..
1 Cup of Greek Yogurt
4 packets of equal
1 scoop of Caribbean Cooler Nectar
6 Strawberries
1/2 a cup of Skim Milk and 1/2 cup of water.
And 2 cups of Ice .
I put this in the blender and it makes the best protein shake ever . It is almost like a meal for me .
I tried to get through to the nurses that I had to have my vitamins and other suppliments , but they just did not hear me .... so I had to have my husband bring them to me .
I am scheduled to go down to the University of Va to a Dr. Shrimer . I have several pieces of mesh in my intestines that needs to come out as it is causing a blockage. No surgeon here wants to touch me. However Dr. Shrimer has agreed atleast to meet with me . I just want all this over with .
How is everyone doing ... I Hope you did not think I abandoned you ...
Love and Peace ,
Tink
I have been fighting trying to keep my weight managable , protein , vitamins .. etc .. but when I am sick sometimes I neglect those things.
I am here to tell you that no matter what is going on with your health , you still must be aware of your bariatric needs.
So in saying that .. I started my protein shakes again this week , as in the hospital , they do not have any protein suppliments.
I came up with the yummiest recipe ..
1 Cup of Greek Yogurt
4 packets of equal
1 scoop of Caribbean Cooler Nectar
6 Strawberries
1/2 a cup of Skim Milk and 1/2 cup of water.
And 2 cups of Ice .
I put this in the blender and it makes the best protein shake ever . It is almost like a meal for me .
I tried to get through to the nurses that I had to have my vitamins and other suppliments , but they just did not hear me .... so I had to have my husband bring them to me .
I am scheduled to go down to the University of Va to a Dr. Shrimer . I have several pieces of mesh in my intestines that needs to come out as it is causing a blockage. No surgeon here wants to touch me. However Dr. Shrimer has agreed atleast to meet with me . I just want all this over with .
How is everyone doing ... I Hope you did not think I abandoned you ...
Love and Peace ,
Tink
Proud Obesity Help Bariatric Life Coach
Proud Obesity Help Support Group Leader
Fighting Daily the Disease We Call Obesity !
www.obesityhelp.com/group/LifeStartsWLS08
www.vawlsevents.com
Helping Others Find Their Way to a Life They Deserve!
Topic: RE: "I May Not Be Where I Want to Be, but I'm Not Where I Use To Be!"
Thanks!!
HW 611 Pre-opW 580 LW 302 GW 238
Topic: RE: "I May Not Be Where I Want to Be, but I'm Not Where I Use To Be!"
I kept looking for the facebook "like" button. Awesome job! Keep it up.
Topic: "I May Not Be Where I Want to Be, but I'm Not Where I Use To Be!"
I weighed over 600 pounds here.
I was about 310 in below picture in Feb 2007 and today I weigh 346, so I am trying to get back to 310 and even lower, one day at a time.
"I May Not Be Where I Want To Be, but I'm Not Where I Use To Be!"
I still have a ways to go but I will get there one day at a time :) I love reminding myself that I have come a long ways even though I have a ways to go still.
My goal this year is to get under 300 pounds. I have 5 and half more months to lose 47 to 50 more pounds. Success is never giving up.
I was about 310 in below picture in Feb 2007 and today I weigh 346, so I am trying to get back to 310 and even lower, one day at a time.
"I May Not Be Where I Want To Be, but I'm Not Where I Use To Be!"
I still have a ways to go but I will get there one day at a time :) I love reminding myself that I have come a long ways even though I have a ways to go still.
My goal this year is to get under 300 pounds. I have 5 and half more months to lose 47 to 50 more pounds. Success is never giving up.
HW 611 Pre-opW 580 LW 302 GW 238
Topic: RE: 3 days from RNY....HELP
I am needing encouragement and words of wisdom. Am I crazy? How do I deal with all this emotion? What are the things I need to truly focus on before I show up at the hospital Tuesday morning at 5:30am?
I don't know what to do or how to feel...I am stressed and scared and just a jumble of emotions....excited...nervous....
HELP!
ArianneArianne ,
I am sorry I was not here to answer your questions. Please check back in with us and let us know how you are doing . You will still go through a barage of emotions even now that the surgery is over.
Please do not hesitate to wrtie to me if you need help .
Take care ,
Natalie
On May 28, 2011 at 8:55 PM Pacific Time, arianne9573 wrote:
I am three days away from my RNY on 5/31/11 and I am just so emotional. I nearly cancelled the surgery today! I have just been pushing people away and just almost sabotaging myself and I don't know what to do. That has been the pattern of my life...start having success and then sabotage your success...I am needing encouragement and words of wisdom. Am I crazy? How do I deal with all this emotion? What are the things I need to truly focus on before I show up at the hospital Tuesday morning at 5:30am?
I don't know what to do or how to feel...I am stressed and scared and just a jumble of emotions....excited...nervous....
HELP!
Arianne
I am sorry I was not here to answer your questions. Please check back in with us and let us know how you are doing . You will still go through a barage of emotions even now that the surgery is over.
Please do not hesitate to wrtie to me if you need help .
Take care ,
Natalie
Proud Obesity Help Bariatric Life Coach
Proud Obesity Help Support Group Leader
Fighting Daily the Disease We Call Obesity !
www.obesityhelp.com/group/LifeStartsWLS08
www.vawlsevents.com
Helping Others Find Their Way to a Life They Deserve!
Topic: Don't Drink The Water ,,,
Well , I returned home from my cruise only to catch a food borne bacteria . I have been in the hospital for 2 weeks. I am now on home antibiotics that I have to give my self by IV treatment .
It seems the Civiche I ate in Cozumel had a bacteria in the shrimp that did caused it to attack my kidneys and my UTI ,
I am now finally up and on my feet and not as weak , It took the infectious disease doctor about a week to culture the bug ti find out how to treat it , I ran a high fever and vomited a lot . Never again will I eat food from a foreign country like that .. Especially Civiche . And I love the stuff,
We have some new members as well ,
jtst83318
lookin4mydestiny
njoyner
marsaglia
I want to take time to welcome them to our group .
I hope everyone had a great holiday weekend and enjoying the sunshine.
Take care ,
TInk
It seems the Civiche I ate in Cozumel had a bacteria in the shrimp that did caused it to attack my kidneys and my UTI ,
I am now finally up and on my feet and not as weak , It took the infectious disease doctor about a week to culture the bug ti find out how to treat it , I ran a high fever and vomited a lot . Never again will I eat food from a foreign country like that .. Especially Civiche . And I love the stuff,
We have some new members as well ,
jtst83318
lookin4mydestiny
njoyner
marsaglia
I want to take time to welcome them to our group .
I hope everyone had a great holiday weekend and enjoying the sunshine.
Take care ,
TInk
Proud Obesity Help Bariatric Life Coach
Proud Obesity Help Support Group Leader
Fighting Daily the Disease We Call Obesity !
www.obesityhelp.com/group/LifeStartsWLS08
www.vawlsevents.com
Helping Others Find Their Way to a Life They Deserve!
Topic: How to Get Rid of Your Pesky Weight Obsession
How to Get Rid of Your Pesky Weight Obsession
By Katie Jay, MSW, Certified Wellness Coach
Director, National Association for Weight Loss Surgery
www.nawls.com I'm supposed to have an answer for this--how to get rid of
the seemingly hopeless obsession with food, your body, and
the scale. Actually, I do have an answer, and it's not popular. The
answer is to allow yourself to feel uncomfortable as you
change, and to allow the time it takes for change to happen. A NAWLS member shared with me, "I didn't think it would be
this hard for this long!" What I have noticed is that the people I have met and worked
with have changed significantly -- over time. Sometimes someone will have an epiphany, but even then it's
the result of months and sometimes years of relentless effort. Sometimes someone will know they need to address an issue
in their lives, but they aren't ready for it. So they
dabble, and retreat, dabble, and retreat -- but eventually
make progress. Sometimes someone will push, push, push, and still self
sabotage time and time again -- and then, over time, start
to care deeply for themselves. All this, before any regain
comes off. Really, the only answer is to never give up. In my workshops, I ask people, "What do you do when you fall
down?" They say, "Get up!" But then I ask them again and
again and again, until they are sick of saying it. And then
I ask them some more. The point is, we always have to get up, even if we don't want
to. Getting up must be our main habit -- physically, mentally,
emotionally, and spiritually. So, that's the answer. How do we get rid of our pesky weight
obsession? We learn to tolerate the discomfort of change,
allow ourselves TIME to change, and we get up every time
we fall. Wishing you the courage, determination, and patience to
overcome. It's possible!
By Katie Jay, MSW, Certified Wellness Coach
Director, National Association for Weight Loss Surgery
www.nawls.com I'm supposed to have an answer for this--how to get rid of
the seemingly hopeless obsession with food, your body, and
the scale. Actually, I do have an answer, and it's not popular. The
answer is to allow yourself to feel uncomfortable as you
change, and to allow the time it takes for change to happen. A NAWLS member shared with me, "I didn't think it would be
this hard for this long!" What I have noticed is that the people I have met and worked
with have changed significantly -- over time. Sometimes someone will have an epiphany, but even then it's
the result of months and sometimes years of relentless effort. Sometimes someone will know they need to address an issue
in their lives, but they aren't ready for it. So they
dabble, and retreat, dabble, and retreat -- but eventually
make progress. Sometimes someone will push, push, push, and still self
sabotage time and time again -- and then, over time, start
to care deeply for themselves. All this, before any regain
comes off. Really, the only answer is to never give up. In my workshops, I ask people, "What do you do when you fall
down?" They say, "Get up!" But then I ask them again and
again and again, until they are sick of saying it. And then
I ask them some more. The point is, we always have to get up, even if we don't want
to. Getting up must be our main habit -- physically, mentally,
emotionally, and spiritually. So, that's the answer. How do we get rid of our pesky weight
obsession? We learn to tolerate the discomfort of change,
allow ourselves TIME to change, and we get up every time
we fall. Wishing you the courage, determination, and patience to
overcome. It's possible!
HW 611 Pre-opW 580 LW 302 GW 238
Topic: 4 Weeks Post-Op
Well, as of today, I am 4 weeks post Gastric Bypass 
Other than the incision site infection, only other complication is that today, I found some of the suturing material poking through the largest incision (where the infection was). No issues with it other than it's annoying (after I snipped it down flush). So far, I've lost 35 lbs and am still losing happily. The thing that's bugged me the most post operatively is that I feel as weak as a toddler and want to take naps regularly. Do realize that is part of the healing process, but it's completely opposite from my personality to HAVE to ask for help to open/lift/carry things. Today, I also did my first official 'work out' at the gym as well! 40 minutes/9.5 miles on the recumbent bike 
Am being good about no abdominals, but am REALLY wanting to do weights to stop the muscle mass loss!
Guess I'm done babbling for now.
Thanks for "listening"!
Other than the incision site infection, only other complication is that today, I found some of the suturing material poking through the largest incision (where the infection was). No issues with it other than it's annoying (after I snipped it down flush). So far, I've lost 35 lbs and am still losing happily. The thing that's bugged me the most post operatively is that I feel as weak as a toddler and want to take naps regularly. Do realize that is part of the healing process, but it's completely opposite from my personality to HAVE to ask for help to open/lift/carry things. Today, I also did my first official 'work out' at the gym as well! 40 minutes/9.5 miles on the recumbent bike Am being good about no abdominals, but am REALLY wanting to do weights to stop the muscle mass loss!Guess I'm done babbling for now.
Thanks for "listening"!
Topic: 3 days from RNY....HELP
I am three days away from my RNY on 5/31/11 and I am just so emotional. I nearly cancelled the surgery today! I have just been pushing people away and just almost sabotaging myself and I don't know what to do. That has been the pattern of my life...start having success and then sabotage your success...
I am needing encouragement and words of wisdom. Am I crazy? How do I deal with all this emotion? What are the things I need to truly focus on before I show up at the hospital Tuesday morning at 5:30am?
I don't know what to do or how to feel...I am stressed and scared and just a jumble of emotions....excited...nervous....
HELP!
Arianne
I am needing encouragement and words of wisdom. Am I crazy? How do I deal with all this emotion? What are the things I need to truly focus on before I show up at the hospital Tuesday morning at 5:30am?
I don't know what to do or how to feel...I am stressed and scared and just a jumble of emotions....excited...nervous....
HELP!
Arianne
Topic: RE: COMMIT TO ACTION
Great advice!! Real Choices, real decisions... we can't act and be the same when we received such a great tool to help us change for the better. Lord knows, its not immediate but continually working on yourself and challenging ourselves to do different, be different will have great rewards at the end...
Nobody can make you do it..you just have to be one of those people who believe that hard work will be rewarded...
Nobody can make you do it..you just have to be one of those people who believe that hard work will be rewarded...
