1 week Post Op

It's been one week since I was sleeved. And it has been an interesting journey. Pain has been very minimal. I stopped the pain pills around day 3 or 4. So far meals have consisted of protein shakes, diluted juices, and other clear liquids along water. It's been a little rough just because I would like a texture change, but I have not been hungry. I am tracking my water and protein intake and am successfully up to about 10 ounces of fluid each hour.

Today I also added in nonfat re-fried beans and pudding with protein powder mixed in. It was a nice change up.
My scale this morning showed 260! Which Means I am down 17 lbs since my preop visit on 10/19. I am so excited to see the scale moving!

Activity wise I have been walking around the house. My energy level has dropped a bit since I stopped taking pain meds. This mornings shower wore me out a bit. I think one more week of recoup and I will be moving much better.

Anywho, If there is anyone left out there in blogland, I hope you are well. I hope your turkey day is full of blessings and yummy food! My kids are home from college this week! Exciting stuff is happening!

Think positive and get rid of the negativity that surrounds you!

Cheers
~Chris

I've been sleeved!

Yesterday I had my sleeve surgery. All went well. I did reach my goal of 269 as requested by my doctor. As a matter of fact my official weigh in was 268.4. Meals consist of 4 - 1ounce cups of fluids every hour for the next week and then I add in soft foods.

The diet is very similar to that of the band. Despite the problems I had with the band I have no regrets. I was a great experience and I highly encourage anyone that has the band to continue on and keep working on it.

OK I am still pretty groggy so I am signing off for now

Cheers
~Chris~

Thank you!

Happy Veterans Day!!

Day 6

Today marks day 7 of moving. My moving is currently in the form of painting. I am painting my kitchen. Lot's of climbing up and down on the ladder. It's been a project but I am super excited. I've re-textured the walls with tissue paper too!

As of this morning I am down 2.8 pounds! YAY! After painting and climbing 5 - 7 hours each day I am ready to stop by dinner time. I have been logging all my food and drinks on myfitnesspal.com too.

One of the hardest things I have faced over the last few weeks since I have pressed the reset button is giving up Starbucks....I love Starbucks, I am a chai tea drinker. I love Chai. And with the holidays coming I really love Chai with pumpkin spice added. So I have turned to DaVinci Sugar free chai concentrate syrup and I am in the process of trying a DIY sugar free pumpkin spice syrup.

One day at a time. My doctor wants me to try to get down to 269 by my pre-op appointment on the 8th for insurance reasons. That is my current goal. So 3 more lbs in the next 5 days. One day at a time. 12 days until surgery!

Happy Thursday bloggers!
Cheers,
Chris

Is there anyone out there?

It has been such an incredibly long time since I've been here..... 1 year 2 1/2 months to be exact.... Back then I was banded (with a 10cc Lapband) but that had to be removed.... I changed the name of the blog and am pressing the rest button...But I am leaving my previous posts as reminders...

Where do I begin? The most common question? Why did you have your band taken out?
Back in 2013 I started having problems swallowing, swallowing anything, including water. So I would get fills followed by unfills. I was loosing zero weight, as a matter of fact I was gaining wait, no matter how much I exercised. So after 3 years of fighting with it, I had my band removed March of this year. I have gained 13 lbs since my band was removed which puts me back at my original weight from 2012 before I was banded. 

For the last 6 months I have been working through the hoops required by insurance so I can have a sleeve surgery. I am now two weeks from my scheduled sleeve surgery and keeping my fingers crossed that nothing goes array.

So yes, I am discouraged. I never thought I would be here again. But I am beginning again.... And it is a painful beginning, my feet hurt so bad that crawling would probably be better. My back hurts when I walk, and breathing when working out is ever so difficult. But, I am beginning again....

 

Today marked day two of moving. I walked 1/2 a mile yesterday and 1 mile today.

What can I say about this past year....It's been year of hard lessons, painful changes, coming to terms, and rediscovery.

A year ago I had to make the decision to stop communicating with my mother and my sister due to constant problems. That decision has been bitter sweet. All in all it was one of the best decisions I have made, but emotionally and mentally it has been a struggle I am still working on.

I am in the process of rediscovery, trying to figure out how to love myself. So here we go...off to the races. I am determined to be successful!

Cheers,
Chris

Day 43....check!

Believe it or not, I have no workout pictures to post over the last 4 days! I must be slacking! But!! Today was day 43 in a row of moving!

Let's see....last post was this past Wednesday. What have I been doing?

Thursday was awesome! I went to the gym and swam 1500 yards (60 laps) in the pool. Took me 37 minutes, and I felt great afterward! Friday I repeated week 3 of the C25K program. Saturday was a light day. I walked 2 miles at a fairly brisk pace and today (day 43) was personal trainer day.

This is totally me when I run. Totally a low runner! But I'm moving! And that's a fabulous thing! And the bonus is I feel awesome!

 

Weight is good. My official weigh in day is Wednesday. as of yesterday I was down 12 lbs. We will see what Wednesday brings.

I really like the Fitbit app for recording my workouts. I had almost 6 hours of work outs last week and over 8 hours the week before. 

My Mio works great for calorie burn counting. I love the heart rate monitor feature and the fact there is no strap! Last week I burned 3898 calories with my workouts!

I have never been big on sushi, but I have been trying new things. I sushi is pretty healthy in moderation. I love California rolls. Although I recently found out they use imitation crab... :(. But I like salmon rolls too. I am not a big fish eater. But this is working for me. And 3 - 4 pieces of sushi fills me up for like 5 - 6 hours!

Friday night I went and saw Shania Twain with a friend of mine. She puts on a great show and she totally has still got it! And with all the dancing I had over 14,000 steps!!



Tomorrow is a run day. Day 44!

I hope everyone is great out there! Keep moving and keep up the good work!

Cheers!

~Chris

Chugging along!

Happy Hump Day!!

College orientation - Check!
Day 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, & 39 check too!

Still going! As of last Wednesday I was officially down to 249.4. Tipped those scales past 250!

This week I weigh in today at 250.1... No worries....

College orientation was good! I am sure my daughter will love it there. The hard part is about a month away, but she is here for another month.

Despite the travelling I am happy to report I didn't use it as an excuse to sit around! The hotel had a super small gym. A stationary bike, ellipticals, treadmills and weights. They were pretty cool! Awesome TV screen with awesome course scenery! So we did different stuff daily!

Bicycled...

Elliptical....swimming.... Even go the kid to play along!

 And sweated!

 

Then when I got back.....my trainer kick the S&%t out of me!

He pushes me hard...

 

Reached this milestone today!! Totally by accident! I thought I was repeating week 2 day 3. Turns out this was less of a struggle than I thought it was going to be! YAY ME!!

 

Food has been pretty great too....Most of my lunches look like this! Has been working so well!



I most certainly hope everyone out there in blog land is well and happy!

See you soon!
~ Chris