So Critical

Okay, so life lesson learned. In my earlier posts I have been so judgemental and critical of the generous 6 oz of food I was being allowed to partake of a day. For this I say I am sorry, so deeply sorry. As the old saying goes you never knew how good you had it until you don't have it anymore. That's right, treat something bad and it will be taken away from you. Well, since about the middle of November I had been so sick to my stomach I couldn't blow my nose without gagging and dry heaving, brushing my teeth same thing. Didn't really matter what I ate I would be sicker than I had been with morning sickness with my kids and that was pretty bad. Even watching the cooking shows on Food Network made me sick. Well after I had missed 2 days of work in a week I got a hold of my Dr and the Tuesday before Thanksgiving he had me quit food entirely and go to drinking 2 protein shakes a day and keep up the 64 oz of water. Sounds brutal but within a couple of days I was feeling so much better as long as I didn't eat. Went to him the Tues. after Thanksgiving and he thinks it may be my gallbladder. Since then I've had a ultrasound, no gallstones. Then a Hydascan that injects radioactive dye into your liver then your gallbladder to see if it's dumping correctly. Well, went to the Dr today in the lovely snowstorm and tada I have to have my gallbladder out:0( And the only way to do it before the end of the year, when my insurance changes is to do it the day after Christmas. Oh, well, he thinks as soon as it's gone I can start back on soft foods and work my way back up to the foods I was eating. The last week things have finally started smelling good again and I've had a couple of nibbles of things and have done okay if I drink water with them. The protein drinks haven't been that bad, they are chocolate and the first sweet thing I had had besides yogurt since surgery, the only bad thing at 380 calories a day, that's more than the food I was eating so things have slowed down a bit but I'm totally stoked about losing 52 lbs in 9 weeks and 86 lbs total since the end of February!!!!

So life lesson learned, if you love something don't talk smack about it.

Alright Already!!

You have to remember I told you guys I wasn't the greatest at this, it may be a while in between posts. Apparently it's going to be even longer between pictures. I have to let the suspense build for Gina it's been a while since she's been able to come out. Living the lifestyle of the rich and famous and all like she does. JK we've both kind of been hit and miss and as it happens we've missed many more times than hit on the seeing each other the last month. I just haven't known if the pictures would be enough different to post too many. Things have been feeling much more normal for me. I've been able to introduce some more solid foods like chicken and turkey, and some hamburger so I've been trying to be a little creative with the 70% protein and 30% veggies. Not as creative as I used to be. I had such a good imagination before that I could make a handful of cookies and a glass of milk seem just like I had eaten carrots and tomato juice. Didn't quite get the same results as now for some reason. 4 weeks out today and I've lost 33 pounds !!!

You Asked For It!

Ain't nothing glamorous about these shots, Jimmy took on his camera phone.

One of the six holes they delicately rammed iron rods through my stomach !!
Removal of the wonderful, bloody drain, I suggest everyone try it once.

Preparing for the bloody drain removal, I mean bloody in an English swear word sort of way ;o(

The queen upon her throne, about to be dethroned, if I'd only known what I would be going home and learning to make my body adjust to thinking and eating like the squirrels we talked about earlier, because babies even eat more than this. Really the last week has been better I can now eat a slice or so of lunch meat with some cheese on it, also an egg scrambled is about 2 ounces, a string cheese makes a mighty nice 2 oz. meal if you take your time and take the full 20 minutes I'm supposed to take to eat my 3 meals. Big surprise only 3 meals of the healthy 2 oz, not the 6 like I was thinking. Oh well, good thing I don't feel any physical hunger at all and have to keep a constant watch on the clock so I don't drink any of my blessed, drowning 64 oz of water, I have to drink everyday, 30 min. before my meal or 30 min. after. And it doesn't matter how hot you have 2 oz of food, after you've fiddled around eating it for 20 min it's going to be cold. Long gone are the days of absent minded eating anything I wanted, or could fit in my mouth, well I may have not been that bad, but I definitely can't do that now, Aaah, Intervention !!

IT'S ALL OVER BUT THE CRYING

Well, todays my first day of being home for the full day, feeling pretty good !! I went out Sunday night to SLC, they give you some lovely CLEANSING potion to drink and I didn't want to be on the move Monday morning and have things still moving if you know what I mean. Not a fan of the side of the road pit stop. Needless to say things "worked" out fine, but I was glad I wasn't on the road that morning. Got to the hospital @ 8 am, Mom, Dad, Mallary, Treycin, Mandi, Coy and of course my wonderful Jimbo were all there. We gave Jimmy his birthday present as we waited for me to go to surgery. A fun time for him I'm sure ;-) They whisked me away and before I knew it I was about to be put to sleep in the operating room, I made sure the nurse told my Dr. Simper that if I had any say, I requested a size 8 or 10. No harm in trying, right? Next thing I know I'm waking up in my room at about 1 pm and hopefully I divulged nothing inappropriate while heavily medicated. I'm sure it was all lies if I did. Slept alot, everybody got kicked out, except Jimmy by the Til of the Hun nurse in charge, Sorry guys. I was able to have a morphine pump that I clicked whenever I needed it. The main thing that was uncomfortable that day was just some pain in my left chest from the gas they bloat your stomach with, I thought it was big enough to start with. Next day I got up and showered, walked every hour and felt pretty good, just stiff and tired. Got released about 7:30 pm. Thank you Gina for letting us use your house while you've been gone, it was nice to go to a familiar place and be able to relax instead of in a motel for 2 days. Thanks for all the calls and visits from everyone, Everyone has been so great and supportive!! I have some pictures to post later that my loving husband took as they were removing my drain and staples. You can always count on him to be there when you need him the most. thanks for the lovely pictures, Hon!!

No Turning Back Now

Okay, everyone I went to the last of my pre-op visits today. We learned that we will be eating an amount for 1 meal that basically if you tried real hard you could fit on one spoonful !?! Of course we are given the liberty of partaking 6 times a day of the generous 2 oz. portion. Sign me up, luckily they say you normally lose your appetite and don't realize your only eating as much as a small chipmunk. Drawing blood wasn't nearly as traumatic as I thought, the needle was not 6 inches long to get through my fat to a vein. Urine sample, now that's another story, I don't think I needed step by step instructions on a cartoon flip chart in the bathroom, actually the closest thing to porn I've seen in who knows how long. So basically they have my blood, they have my money and come Monday morning @ 8 am 1st step to a new and healthier me !!! (Refer to photo above)

One PHAT Masha

I did have pretty good hair and a nice shirt I must say.

I'm not quite sure what I was allergic to

to cause all that swelling ??

Behind the Camera

I've gotten used to being behind the camera so when the girls tell me I have to put pictures of myself, I have some definite issues with that. Oh well, the day is quickly approaching and as I found this picture to post the day can't come fast enough !! The photo above was in February before I had started using Isagenix. And I thought I looked nice:-( Since that time I've lost 34 lbs. Well, I go Friday and they'll draw blood, I don't know how much but I hope it's not so much per pound or I'm in trouble. Even with the blood and gore I'm totally excited !!

Introducing. . .

. . . ME !!!

Rumor has it I may be going under the knife !

It's time to give birth to Coy's twin that I've been

hosting as a parasite, and not so inconspicuously lately. People have noticed the growth lately, well maybe for the last 15 years and it is the talk of many hushed discussion. To those of you I say #@*! *&#@. OMG JK

Apparently enough of you have contacted the officials and a procedure is scheduled for Monday Oct. 13th. Happy Birthday Jimmy

Against my will and better judgement, this is a blog to document my experience and journey.

Each week I'll try... to keep you updated, on me the incredible loser.