I hope your week has been somewhat less stressful than mine. With everything that's been going on in my life lately (lots of doctors visits), I completely missed my 6 month Surgiversary!
It is incredibly hard to believe that 6 months ago I had what I consider life saving surgery. In those six months, I have lost 96 pounds, gone from a size 28 pant to a size 18/20, and gone from a size 4XL top to a size L/XL top. I have gone from a size 13 shoe to a size 11 (losing weight in my feet was a weird bonus). I participated in a 10K walk across the world's longest floating bridge and finished in just under 2 hours.
I have gone from the girl who did everything possible to get out of P.E. in High School (and I was very successful at it) to the girl who couldn't go more than 2 days without going to the gym. I am a completely different person than I was when they wheeled me through the doors to the operating room. I still have a long way to go, but I am more confident than I ever have been that this surgery was the best decision that I ever made.
Tomorrow I have my 6 month Post-op appointment with my surgeon where I find out if I am deficient in any vitamin groups. I have been pretty good about taking my vitamins every day and getting my protein and water in, but I have experienced quite a bit of hair loss, so my body has to be deficient in something. After tomorrow's appointment my next appointment will not be until my 1 year anniversary. I don't know if they will have me set goals, but I am setting these goals for myself:
1. By my 1 year Surgiversary (11/9/16), I want to be at or below 180 lbs.
2. By my 1 year Surgiversary, I want to be able to comfortably jog around Greenlake (3.3 miles) in 30 minutes or less.
3. By my 1 year Surgiversary, I want to have completed the Base2Space Climb (https://www.classy.org/seattle/events/base-2-space-2016/e77086)
4. By my 1 year Surgiversary, I want to have made 3 new friends (making new friends has always been hard for me)
Update on the 10 Day Pouch Test:
The struggle is REAL folks! I cheated yesterday. I know that a lot of the hunger that I have been experiencing is emotional, because I want all the fried and unhealthy food on the planet, even if I am not hungry. It's also crazy how thirsty I have been, especially since I am guzzling liquids all day. My sleeve has also been very "talkative" and has been grumbling non stop. I am determined to stick with this though.
Have a great day!
Jenelle
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