3 months

I had my 3 month appointment the other day. It was a little early but, I lost 6lbs! I was glad! I also had my measurements taken and I lost an inch from my thighs, and an inch from my hips, and 2 inches from my chest! So my body is "morphing" very nicely. I am still going to Zumba twice a week, and on the other days I walk/run. I have never ran before, unless my life depended on it. I decided to run my last half mile the other day after walking, so I did it! I felt so good about myself. And just so we are clear, there are no marathons in my near future! I am going to go get my 3 month pictures taken next week, maybe I will put some on here, maybe?

Star of Star Valley

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At my last Doctor appointment I set a goal of hiking to the Star of Star Valley, by the end of June. So last Saturday we just finished dinner and Russ said to me "lets go on a hike" So we set out to hike. We made it to the star. It took me 45 minutes to get up to it, But I made it! I was so excited, I wanted to tell the whole world. Here I am proud as ever that I made it.

My 6 year old son made it. That little blue thing at the top is him.

 This is the view of Star Valley from the star. It was very beautiful. We live in such a great place.

 Here are my men that made it with me! Russ was a great tour guide and Brad was a trooper, he ran almost the whole way!

She was our only hold up, About 3/4 of the way there she sat down and just refused to go any further! So I wasn't going to stop that far so I told her to sit there in the shade and we just kept an eye on her. We could see her the whole time. This is how she was when we came back down. Hands on her hips and all!!

Here is a view of the star from our house. As you can see it is quite different from up close. It was a great hike all in all, But if you asked me to do it again anytime soon, I would have to say no. It was straight up. That was hard. But I am glad I did it and accomplished my goal.

Now......drum roll please, my next goal is going to be a 5K on August 4th! I am excited to go. I have asked my dad to do it with me. Lets see how many other people I can shame into going with me!
I will post more when I get to that day. 

I'm Back

Well here I am back again. I haven't been updating lately. My son just got finished with kindergarten and Summer is in full swing. I am feeling so much better, full of energy, and happier. I am down 5  more pounds. So that is a grand total of 35 pounds. I put on a size smaller pants today and they fit really good. I even have a little wiggle room in them! It feels great.
My birthday is on Monday and my husband is taking me out this weekend for it. I don't know where we are going or what we are doing but I bought a smaller shirt to wear while we are out. I have to admit, while baggy clothes make me feel good about the weight I have lost, nice fitting clothes make me look better.
I attended Zumba last week. I was told to do what I felt like was possible for me. I felt so good compared to a year ago when I was going. I stayed the whole hour and a half. I just made sure and kept it low key. It feels good to get out and do some good, fun exercise. Then on days I don't have Zumba, I walk on the treadmill for around 20 minutes.
As for my eating habits, I am always craving salty foods. Weird huh? I love cottage cheese. The amount of food I am eating is around 4 ounces. That fills me up just great.  I am taking my Vitamins everyday, and my fish oil capsules. They have really helped me all around. If I would have known about the benefits of it I would have started taking them a long time ago.
Well I think that is all for today. Any questions? Let me know.
Thanks for your time.

Insulin numbers!

I had my insulin checked right before my surgery. My number was 75 (that's high) so my surgeon was worried about that number, so he had them check my number last Monday. I just heard from his office and my number has gone down to 11!!!!! I am so excited. Now I don't have to do meds for it. I am still holding at my 30 lbs but I am exercising more now and hopefully I will be dropping more soon. I am on most regular food as long as I chew enough and choose healthy options. Everything is going well.

30 pounds!!!!

I stepped onto the scale today and I have officially lost 30 pounds! I am so excited I am going to buy myself a new shirt.

Week 4

I had my Dr. Apt. Today. Everything looks good. I only had one concern, I was putting vitamin E on my stomach one night and I felt a little rough stuff on my incision above my belly button. I thought it was a scab taking its sweet time to fall off. So I kept an eye on it. It didn't go away but it snagged on my clothes, it was annoying. I had my husband look at it and he said he thought it was a stitch. Well I didn't have stitches on the outside. Well I talked to a few people and they said it probably was a dissolvable stitch from the inside. Of course it was and my Dr. Told me its fine and just keep it clean and eventually it will go away. Other than that I'm doing well. According to the scales I have lost 29 lbs. a really weird place I have noticed it coming off is my shoulders I can't keep my bra straps on to save me, and my shirt collars are much looser. It's just not a place I thought weight would come off. Anyway the soft foods are going well. I tried a hard boiled egg the other day and I was very uncomfortable for a while. I don't know if it was just not chewed up enough or I don't know. My favorite thing I have tried is cooked carrots. Oh they were good! I walked my first mile since my surgery, yesterday. It felt good, so I did it again tonight. The weather is so nice I can't resist. I like walking. People stare at you quite a bit when your walking down main street with a double stroller and two kids singing. But hey it's kind of strength training, together they are 80lbs! My clothes are really fitting loose. I am not down a size yet but I love peoples reaction when they haven't seen me for a week, they are surprised how good I'm doing. It makes me feel good, and I love telling people about my whole experience. I think people need to know about it, ther are so many misconceptions about weight-loss surgery. Thanks for reading today.

Soft food stage

Well today I am supposed to start my soft diet. I have been looking forward to this stage for a while now. But the closer it got, the more nervous I got. I know it sounds weird, but I waited to eat anything in that category until lunch. I never thought I would like protein shakes but they have become my best friend. For lunch I ate some chicken. It wasn't bad but of course I didn't chew them enough. It was a little uncomfortable for a while, but I'm fine now. I finally broke down and bought me a food scale. I know I should have had one by now but I just measured everything in a measuring cup. The scale will be easier with more soft foods. All of my steri strips are off now. My incisions look really good. I found some vitamin E oil at family dollar for cheap. I am going to use those on my scars to help minimize them. Not that I plan on showing off my belly a whole lot. I just don't lie scars on me. I am feeling really good. I still get kind of tried around 2 and I have to rest for a little while. I would recommend this procedure to anyone that has had weight issues their whole life. I am glad I did this. My next Dr. Appointment will be next Friday. I am looking forward to see how I am progressing. I will update then.