Tuesday, July 28, 2009

My interesting walk tonight











It's been 3 weeks since I had WLS done from the day I had it done all the way up to now I have been told that I need to walk. Right now I can't go to the gym yet because I'm still healing from the inside out and outside in so all I can do is walk so that is what I have been doing. I had blank as to what I was going to blog about, I don't want to bore everyone with my WLS story everyday of the week don't get me wrong I will still blog about it I want to share that with everyone. The person that gave me the idea what to blog about was Gori Girl she was looking for idea's for her blog so I gave her one about travel, which got me thinking about where I was going to walk tonight. I set goals as to have far I'm going to go each week I have this goal by the end of summer that I would walk up to the Jim Thorpe memorial, I started walking up Center St wondering where I was going to go was I just going to walk all the way up or just to the park or walk over to North Street to end up walking down the other streets then home. I made it all the way up center street so I kept going just walking enjoying Begin outside see what was going on, along with wondering what I was going to see tonight who I might meet as I walk. As I was walking along I saw this deer at first it scared me because I did not think that I would see any wild animals at all tonight, I knew enough to be careful because sometimes deers can attack you for not reason but this one was just baby so I knew that Mom & dad were close by,they don't travel alone I was able to get photos of the deer it's not real close one so you have to look when you see the photo I didn't want to scare them or have them come after me. As I was taking the photo this couple in car came along they saw I was trying to get photo of it so they stopped so I could get one & the deer could go to the other side of the road where they want to go I was luck enough to get few photos of them, it was nice of that couple to let me get some photos of them, not everyone would have been that considerate to do such thing anymore it seems like. As I walked on I took more photos of different things I have them posted on my space page, to my surprise I made my goal before summer I walked up to the Jim Thorpe Memorial tonight I was so happy that made me realize that I can do anything, had I not had this operation I would not have been able to do all of this!! These walks also have me wanting to travel as well before I go back to work even when I'm back at work on the weekends to travel. One thing on my walk that bothered me was seeing these young teen girls maybe even preteen walking around with such short shorts on with very low cleavage tops to add to that, don't get me wrong I remember what it's like to be that young because I'm not that old but I would have and never will wear something like that, I know they think it's the in thing to do but it only encourages bad things to happen sometimes. Sorry I know that I went into rant about somethings but I just have to share them with all of you at time LOL. As I was walking along I did come across people that you say hi or hello in passing which I thought was nice to see, in case some of you are not sure what I'm talking about it's called begin friendly I do say hi to everyone I see in passing just to see who will answer me, here I thought this was lost in time but to my surprise it is still going on. My dogs wanted to come along tonight but I would not bring them because of having my operation I can't handle them right now plus it's to hot out their today! If you want to see more of them just go to http://www.myspace.com/no99

toe and nail polish

This is more for the chicks then guys but them their are men that do that to so here goes. I do hate to polish my toe nails because it ends up looking like little kid painted my toe nails and not me,normal I would go to the nails salon to get meanie & peddie done but with the way things are going up just like everyone else I have to watch I spend my good old green backs on today. Once in while okay twice years I will go get peddie done but thanks to thinks like the Peddiegg I can now maintain the looks of peddi at home but not the polish part of this,maybe I'm the only one out their with this problem if not then it's good to know that I'm not alone in the world about this then!!! We have all kind of ads out their in the world to help us with this and that, things people like vince tell us we need[which by the way I love shamwowo it dose work!!!] but none of them have thought of something to make womans life eayser to polish her nails. I know I will end up on Thursday going to get my peddie done but I'm trying not to right now as I'm out on medical leave from work. Maybe have my operation done made me little touch who knows but I know I'm not the only one out their that feels this way...... The same way it comes when you polish you own nails you usually end up making one had look not too good or sometimes both some of us even smug our polish before it's dry because we don't have UV light at home to dry our nails plus every time we try to polish them something comes up like the phone rings the mobile rings or some one is at the door or needs something and some how you are the only one in the house that can get this done. If we do manage to make the look great like we got them done some how they chip or peel off which makes me mad! Come on,on fake nails they don't and I want to know why! I don't want my polish on my own nails to chip or peel either! Okay enough about that am sure you are sick of it by now. I know their now lot going in the world right now so I will let you get back to it.

Sunday, July 26, 2009

WLS PART2

I'm not saying the choice that I made was an easy one it was not, I did have to go for more test before the inurance company would even look at claim we sent them. I went for test upon tests I never thought that I would see the light at the end of the tunnel but I did. July 6,2009 I ended up having my lap band operation I was happy to get it done I know that may sound nuts or strange to most people but I know it's tool to help me make better choices in my whole life. As of today Monday I'm 3weeks post op the one thing that scares me the most is stretching out my new pouch I know it can happen but I'm trying not to let it happen to me. I don't get fill yet till Aug 13,2009 so I'm taking things as they might come.I'm on regular diet but have to be careful as to what I'm eating which I'm doing but it seems like at night I get hungry still I'm fighting that urge to eat something by drinking some water,I have seen some of the benefits of losing weight all ready I have lost 11lbs so far 10 the first week and last week another 1lbs I know that dose not sound like much but my total so far pre opt and post opt weight lost is 33lbs. I do have to take multivitamin and iron pill everyday to help me I only on 2 prescribed meds any more which happen to be for my high blood pressure which has been running normal since the operation,I'm not long on anything for my diabetes which I no long have thank GOD for yes I used the word GOD if you don't like it sorry but we all have some kind of GOD

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

WLS

HEY YOU yeah you I see you doing that I know what you are doing right now so put it down!LOL I know that I have not posted in while but I need to focus on me! What I'm about to share with the world is not an easy one but needs to be talked about. Most of you that are going to read this will be thinking that I took the easy way or lazy way, hip new thing to do or thinking I'm getting quick fix but I'm not. WLS Weight Lose surgery is not an easy choice or even quick fix by no means, where to start I guess the being would be good place but we will get to that in few minutes,I had WLS done two weeks ago I don't regret getting it done or making the choice to go through with it even if it did take 4 tries to get it done [will exp as we go along] .This is my journey to new healthier stronger person! The problem with my weight began when I was just kid I can member people giving me food telling, me I was to thin as child along with getting told that I need to clean my plate before I could leave the table, or even people just handing me food so they did not have to deal with me or something. I remember when I started kindergarten I was not fat[yes I use the word fat their is nothing wrong with that word],but chubby something along those line but not considered overweight, I was happy child I would play in school with other kids even at home with my friends I was an active child, that was until first grade when I was 6 or7.I stated to get sick lot at one point I got bad case of salmonella posing that put me in the hospital which I got at school because of the food, I did get better after little hospital stay,then I kept getting the doctors told my family that I had allergy's and asthma so they gave me course of treatment for both of them I hated the asthma meds at the time they gave me liquid alburtatal I had to use minneb treatments with machine I hated that to cause it tasted so bad plus I had to breath in the meds too, and steroid shots to help me I HATED IT! Well I started to put on weight my family wanted me to exercise and the asthma doctors told them no that it was not good for me to do that! So weight started to come on and on, by the time I got to 2 grade I was fat I got made fun of too but I did not let it get to me one bit third and fourth grade were the hardest times for me, I member one time it was lunch time I hated to eat lunch because some people would make oinking nosies at me but this one time really got me plus we had sapgetty that day for lunch, I was eatting me lunch and all of sudden few other kids came up to me and put their food on my tray and told me to eat it, I told them no I DON'T WANT IT THAT IS YOUR FOOD! They told me eat it or were telling the teacher that you cheated on your home work or that you tried to pick fight,[by this time I was in shell]I was scared they would get me in trouble so I ate what they put in front of all the while they were laughing at me I could not wait for that school day to end I went home and cried plus, where my dad was stationed at in the Army that place was not help to me at all. I did have few friends I play with was even on bowling team but I was still in shell even more by the time my dad got orders to move, 5th grade was not that bad esp where I lived that year we have family friend that helped get me out of my shell and some new friends did not I even joined peewee cheer leading team too even though I did not want to cause I was fat I got told it will be good for and no one will made fun of you trust us. Well they were right it did me world of good and I had lot of fun school was even going great for me no one made fun of me I was even active in gym class too it was great year for me I learned a lot. My dad got new orders to move to Killeen/Fort Hood tx, this is where it really came fully out of my shell I was their for 6-12 grade, I was still scared that other kids would make fun of me, I did not have hard time making new friends their school was going good I even made the honor roll and did not even try 7th grade was kind of hard for me though I did have few people that picked on me which stopped me from eating lunch in school, I would bring my lunch but never eat it, I ended up pigging out when I got home so no one would see me in my room eating, 8th grade was great I was out of my shell I was active in choir and different school things but would not eat lunch though! 9-12 I had not problem with people making fun of me I had real true friends all though choir was the huge outlet for me that helped me over come the bad things in my life I even started to have lunch but I did noticed that I WOULD graze though. My senior year I went to doctors apt and he told me about RNY even let me see video on it, it scared the shit of me!!!! I told him no way I will stay fat. from childhood up until adulthood I would try diets,pills, all kinds of exercises I would lose some weight and it would come back in even more,I know what some of you are thinking did I even have boyfriends in school and adulthood yes I did I never had trouble finding any in fact I learned tht personality is huge part of what other people look for, plus looks smarts ect. I kept WLS in the back of my mind why I don't know but I did I would always say GOD wanted me fat for reason so that is the was it's going to be,that is what I though up until 2003 when my mom passed aways due to compilation to diabetes by this time my weight was 280lbs I was not feeling good at all I felt dizzy blacking out all the time I made an apt with the doctor he ran test told me that I had type 2 diabetes my sugar was 400 so I had to take pills started yet another diet and exercise I watch my food intake super close for the fist time in my life I was going to the gym 2xs day 5days week the weight was coming off, I even got new job. No matter what I did it still kept coming back on and even more so then I tried diet pills which did not help I kept watching what I was eating and exercising too. In 2007-2008 I started to take belly dancing cause I liked it well group of us from where I worked went to it but I NEVER ever felt fully comfortable because I hated the way I looked, I started to look in WLS to see what was out their. I ended up hurting my knee at work and bloomed up 269 I was not happy the doctors told me to lose weight,while I could not do much I did find something that got my attention it was Lap-band.com I looked it up for almost year and decided to go to free weight loose night at LVH well that night changed the rest of my life! After finding out more and getting questions answered I chose to get it done. I did start with LVH but where I work we started to offer it that is where I meet Dr.Vitaly Saywna who I only had to have few apts with him because I almost completed 6moths program which my insurance required. I will continue the rest of this in another post.