191 lbs - November 27

191lbs.  Down 19lbs since Surgery day Nov 9.

I have been living off of Isopure Protein drinks.  I found my favorite flavors are Blue Raspberry, Grape, and Coconut.  I have to set an alarm to go off every 15 min to remember to drink 2oz.  When I get behind on my protein I feel so tired, I could just lay down all day.  When I stay on top of my protein I feel really good.

Yesterday was Thanksgiving.  I knew when I scheduled my surgery I would be on liquids for Thanksgiving. That was OK with me.  I wanted the surgery more than food.  I made a Chx tortilla soup and that went down pretty good.  I tried a small amt of mashed potatoes, covered it in gravy, and added lots of chx broth.  Even watered down, they wouldn't go down my new little tummy.  But the soup, I was able to take a couple bites a few times.  That tasted so good.

For the first 18 days I lost a pound a day.  Now that I've added chx broth and soup I'm not losing that any more.  I'm not worried, who can sustain a pound a day??

Since when I had surgery my liver was so large and fatty, I need to really watch carbs.  I'm trying to do more research on what that means I CAN eat :)  Dr told me to keep carbs to 40g or less a day. That is not an easy goal.

I have started having some protein shakes that made with milk or OJ but need to really limit those due to the carbs.  Just wanted some change of taste.

FAST FORWARD

I had to re-visit my old blog this week.  Took a little work to get back into it, but here I am.  SO my last post was Feb 2009.  In December 2009 I had my lapband removed.  It had caused increasing issues with absolutely nothing going down. When I got to the hospital, I was back to 126lbs and looked terrible, felt terrible and knew something had to change.  I continued to tell my family that I would live miserable and skinny anyday over fat!  I fought tooth and nail to keep my band, but in the end my body rejected it and I couldn't keep anything down, not even clear liquids.  I was was checking into the ER about twice a week to get rehydrated and try to keep getting liquids in.  Measuring 2 oz of fluids an hour to stay hydrated.  It really was miserable.  My Dr said, if you were my daughter I would admit you tonight and remove your band.  That was exactly what we did.

I regained rather quickly despite the Dr telling me I would have to take it slow, I was that malnourished.  I knew I would.  When I reached 175 lbs I decided I had to stop.  That I hadn't went through all that to just blow it away.  I dropped to around 145-150 for about a year.  I worked hard at controlling food and getting exercise.  I had accountability partners to help me get there.

In 2014 I started an antidepressant that had a side effect of weight gain.  I ballooned to 200 lbs in 6 months.  So frustrating.  I stayed around 200-210 until Oct 2015.

I researched getting a sleeve since I got my band.  I was finally able to afford the surgery!  Insurance wouldn't cover it again.  So I decided to go to Mexico again and pay 1/4 of the cash required in the US.  I had a GREAT experience the first time in Mexicali and I knew it would be great again.

So here I am. November 9, 2015 I had my sleeve surgery by Dr. Juan Arellano in Mexicali Mexico.  I weighed 211 lbs when I went to the hospital and today, November 14, 2015, I'm at 203.

I'm sipping 2 oz of Isopure Clear Protein every 15 min (I have to set a timer or I forget).  My stomach is healing and I feel 50% better than the day before, everyday.

Thanks for reading this and I hope that my journey can be an encouragement to your journey.