Onederland Imminence

Last weekend, the weekend of July 4th, 2020, my nuclear family took a four day vacation nearby. It was a vacation area where we felt comfortable that we could social distance yet get our three year old away from the house. Given that I’d been having post-op digestive issues for a couple weeks, I was

70 Pounds Down

Looking a this picture is just mind blowing. It’s difficult to see a significant difference for me because I see myself every day. So, I’ve been looking in the mirror thinking – wherein the world is the weight that I’m losing coming off of?! Don’t get me wrong, I see some difference. Plus, logically I

Road Bump

Ugh! I’m 4 months post-op, and I’ve been having some issues the last 2.5-3 days. Things that I have been eating are no longer sitting well with me. In the past three days, I have not held down chicken once and my regular morning medication (without vitamins) once. Every other time I have eaten, I

14 Weeks Post-Op

A week ago today I had my 3 month follow-up. It went very well. I was at about 230. So, a loss of just over 55 pounds. The doc said I had met my three month medical goal and was almost to my six month medical goal. The doc also said that I was at

Seeing the Change

I’ve lost 53 pounds in two and a half months. I know that I’ve lost size. Clothes that I was wearing are loose. Clothes that I couldn’t wear suddenly fit. I’ve also been taking monthly pictures and doing before and after photos. when I look at those pictures, I see a difference but it has

9.5 Weeks Out

An update is long overdue. In these crazy times of the coronavirus quarantine, it seems like everything is being pushed aside – including this blog! I’ll begin with where I left off. I am SO much better than when I wrote my last post. I don’t feel exhausted all of the time. I actually get

It Just Got Real!

I am two days shy of 6 weeks out. Shit just got real! I dropped below 250 pounds. That’s a milestone that I have not been able to achieve since putting on the weight regardless of what diet I tried. It’s been a struggle. It’s still a struggle. My stomach is still healing, I guess,

4 Weeks Out

30 pounds in 30 days but it’s been far from easy! While on purées I was craving “real” food like crazy. The commercials of pizza and ice cream almost killed me! Now that I’m transitioning to soft foods, I’ve got bigger problems. Almost nothing agrees with my stomach! I feel like I’m either starving or

2.5 Weeks Out

I’ve lost 23 pounds, and I’ve transitioned to purees. So, things sound wonderful, right? Nah. I’d say things are moderate at best. While I don’t regret my decision (predominately because I know it will get better), I was not prepared to grieve the loss of food nearly as much as I am. I’m dying for

Week Post-Op

I’m officially a week out of surgery today. the physical pain has mostly subsided. Now the challenge is coming in the form of diminished energy and, even more significantly, the mental aspect of being an RNY patient. I’m still on a full liquid diet, and it’s miserable. I would do darn near anything for some