Hello everyone!! Well today I'm one week and one day post op!! I am doing well my left side is a wee bit sore but that's because that is where most of the work is done it's manageable but still at moments feels like a donkey kicked me in the ribs but this too shall pass and I will get stronger and better everyday! I made it back to my pre-op weight yesterday so woot woot I was 288 Monday morning when I stepped on the scale but I stepped on the scale today and I had lost about 4 more pounds putting me at 284 how exciting! Remembering I started this journey out in March weighing 325 pounds I am like 9 pounds away from the first 50 pounds being gone how awesome is that???? I will do a comparison picture the day I loose my first 50 and I think that's how I will roll every 50 pounds or maybe 25 depending on my mood but right now with my first 50 being just a hand grab away I'll wait for those 9 pounds to say adios to me. It's amazing how much life can change going from saying you'll never do this to actually doing it. I never saw the surgery as a cop out or an easy way out trust me on that one I just didn't know that I could commit to it because let me tell you there is not one thing easy about this no sir, no mam and if you think it is perhaps you should study up on what we have to do forever and ever Amen in order for our tool to work or maybe you should ask someone to explain how food has to be measured, how we have to stay on top of our vitamins and etc, how we do have to work out and we do have to make right food choices for ourselves.Only after spending about 34-35 years of my life being overweight/obese did I make this choice at the age of 39 to do this, part of me wishes I didn't wait now but the logical part of me says Lori, all things in God's time he had to prepare my mind and me to be ready for this big of a commitment. Make no mistake about it when I decided to go through with this I did so seeking God's wisdom for me and seeking his mercy and grace to get me through it and he indeed did. I will admit at the end of the waiting game when my best friends and pastor had prayed with me and they were getting ready to leave cause they were going to wheel me away fear sat in I almost cried because of that fear of what if I didn't wake up what about my babies and my husband but I remembered that God was with me and that I sought him through out this journey to RNY Gastric Bypass, I remembered that he would never leave me or forsake me and most of all my key scripture that I have applied to my life over the last year Jeremiah 29:11-13. The only things I can recall after thinking all of that is making it to the OR scooting over to the operating bed, being strapped down and breathing in the lovely stuff they put you to sleep with a few hours later I woke up to quadrupedal vision lol seemed like there was four of the nurse and clock across from me ha! I did well with no issues and I have tolerated everything I have been allowed to eat thus far I am looking forward though to being able to have some pureed foods soon man this full liquid diet is getting old but I'm working on getting in all my fluids and all my protein that is needed and I'm getting there day by day it's an adjustment. I have started taking small walks, learning to get use to my nasty breath which let me warn y'all who are thinking about the surgery with scope there is hope lol!!! Please don't breath on your friends, family, pets or other small animals you may encounter cause whew wee! But this is known as ketosis when your body is burning off all that fat so that's why the breath is kickin'! Well I should be writing several papers so I'm going to close this blog out for now have my check up on Friday morning at 10:30 who knows maybe I'll get to add food wouldn't that be awesome some pureed foods yay Lori all things in time though! I'm thankful for this opportunity and I am thankful for all that God does for me and my family and all he will continue to do God is good....all the time!
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