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Down 3 lbs. this week.  Yeah, buddy!  I am now at 191.  I'm just praying it's not a dream.

Oh, and I measured my waist today.  36 inches.  say WHAT?!?!  Oh yeah.  36. 
The biggest measurement I have tracked for my waist is 46.75.
My hips??  Today are 44 inches!  The biggest I have tracked for my hips is 56!

That is 22 inches in just those two areas ALONE!  I think I need to measure all over and compare...what'cha think?

AND...just 7 more pounds and I'm no longer overweight!  I couldn't ask for a more blessed way to start my day!!!

I finally made it!!!  Today I hit 198 and comfortably into ONEderland!  I have lost a total of 78 lbs. now :)  Man, what a great feeling!

Tomorrow is my 3 month 'Surgiversary' and as of this morning I have lost 60 lbs.!!!!

I have lost 47 lbs. so far and just posted some comparison pictures! 

I am now a total of 26.5 lbs. lost so far, and have been that weight for about a week.  So I'm just waiting for this to pass! 

I have made a promise to myself to get in at least one mile per day this week.  I will up that amount weekly from here on out. 

It starts today!  <3

Whew, how good this feels!  I had my appointment this morning to have my tube removed.  I was scared to have it pulled out, and the Dr. goes 'think of it as we're starting a lawnmower, YANK!!!'...hahaha...and that is totally what they did!  Well, not quite THAT fast/hard, but it came out in a second and so was not a big deal.  It's such a relief not having that thing hanging from my side anymore!

I am down 12 lbs. from my surgery date a week ago.  AMAZING!  So I'm now a total of 23 lbs. lost from the 1st of this year when I started my liquid diet to prepare for the surgery.  23 un-beFREAKING-lievable POUNDS! 

I was cleared to eat whatever works for me.  No structured 'full-liquid, puree, soft food' stages.  I am just to start on full-liquid with some puree here and there and if I tolerate it, I can add other things as I see fit.  I love that they have given me that freedom.  The same with exercise.  Whatever I can tolerate.  Walking, light aerobics, etc.  I can't wait to get back to the Wii Fit!!!  Everything is left up to me and how I feel when doing these things.  I love that.

 

My RNY surgery was Thursday the 7th and I got home on Saturday the 9th.  The surgery went perfectly with no complications and the whole time I was in the hospital I was told over and over that I was the perfect patient.  LOL.  It was just because I really had no pain and no complaints.  I even took a quick shower as soon as I was put in my room after the surgery.  They were a little stunned that I felt up to it, but I felt so gross after surgery that I just wanted to be clean.

Anyways, I was sent home off of ALL of my diabetic medications which was my main goal in having the surgery.  Now the bonus of weight loss can begin!  I still have my drain tube in and it will be removed this Friday the 15th.  I'm also still on clear liquids until Friday, then I can start on full liquids.  Everyone thinks it's crazy and don't know how I'm doing it with not eating, but after being on liquids for 11 days now, it's really not a big deal anymore, I just fill up with fluids.  Speaking of, I'm having no trouble getting in all of my fluids either.  Yesterday my total fluids was 68 oz.  And today it's going just as smoothly.

So to put it simply, things are going much more smoothly than I had anticipated.  If your surgery is coming up, please believe me when I say, you have nothing to be worried about.  It will be over before you know what happened, and just listen and do exactly what the doctors and nurses tell you and you're going to do perfectly!!!

Well, I have survived the liquid diet.  It really was not bad at all.  I didn't cheat one time, and except for the very first day, smelling pizza, did I even really crave anything.  Mind over matter, right?

I just received my surgery time and I'm the first case, so I have to be there by 5:30 a.m. with surgery being at 7:15 a.m.  That means we have to leave home between 3:30 and 4:00 a.m.  Good thing there will be plenty of sleeping for me after surgery! 

I will update after surgery as soon as I'm up to it!!!

I'm on day 2 of the liquid diet and it's really not as bad as I thought.  The only things giving me trouble is not taking a bite of whatever I'm cooking for everyone else, or the smell of food cooking kills me that I can't taste it. 

Other than that, it's going good...just 4 more days!!!!

The surgeon's office called yesterday with my pre-op info.  I have to be there next Tuesday and Wednesday for pre-op testing and then Thursday is the surgery day.

Tomorrow I start my liquid diet (...do I know how to ring in the New Year right, or what??) and I have my 20 cartons of Atkins Advantage chilling in the fridge, and a cupboard full of chicken & beef broths, decaf tea bags, Crystal Lite, SF popcicels and SF Jellos. 

Still can't believe this is actually happening.  My biggest fear right now is the being put under for the surgery.  Is this normal?  I am excited about every other aspect.