Summer has created some kinks in my schedule. We keep a really laid back lifestyle in the summer. We sleep late in the mornings now. My workouts were typically done after I sent the kids to school in the mornings, so there has been a big adjustment in my routine. We do swim every day and I'm no longer the fat girl that is scared to be seen playing with my kids in the water. I get off the float and I swim laps and play in the water with the kids. We ride bikes in the evenings and take walks together. It's fun to see them be more active because they see me being more active. I'm still able to get in three or four good hour plus workouts a week, and for now that seems to be enough. When i don't have much time, I just try to get a good 20 minute walk in.
I'm losing hair. It's a pretty decent little ball that comes out everyday in the shower. Nothing like hair loss that chemo patients have. It's just a steady thinning every day. It is coming out evenly though, so that's much better than having a bald spot. I've lost probably 50% of my volume. It's not the end of the world. I really thought I would be more upset about it than I am. I have a new confidence that helps me cope. I don't really believe that there is any magic combination of protein and vitamins that stops your hair from falling out. It's just the consequence of the rapid weight loss. I'm diligent about taking my MVI, biotin, b-complex vitamins, calcium, and I get 80 to 100 grams of protein every day. I don't know what else I can do but ride it out and hope that it stops before I'm bald. It will grow back, eventually.
I'm also having a hard time with food burnout. I still enjoy food, don't get me wrong. I just have a hard time planning meals for myself. I'm constantly pinning new recipes and watching food prep videos for ideas, but those rarely make it into my kitchen. My go to meal is chicken. I need more variety. I'm almost at the point where I'd rather not eat anything than eat the same things over and over. It's also easy to make a pasta dish or casserole for the rest of the family and just eat a bag of tuna or something. I don't know, it's hard to explain, but I think this is a common problem.
I had to start taking Prilosec. I never had acid reflux before this surgery. I tried to take zantac for it but it didn't work. A few nights I woke up wheezing because I had inhaled acid. It's so painful. I never knew how painful it was before. I had never really experienced it before. What I thought was heartburn was nothing compared to this. I was leery about starting prilosec because there are so many adverse effects for long term use but I couldn't avoid it. The good news is that the stuff works. I'm sleeping much better and haven't had an acid attack since I started it.
Didn't mean for this to be such a negative post. There are so many positives in my life too. I do not have one single regret about my decision to have this surgery. My high blood pressure is CURED. My lower leg edema is GONE. My joint pain is GONE. I don't wake up groaning any more. My aches and pains are nothing compared to before. I feel amazing. I can see muscles in my arms and legs that I've never seen before. Even when I was at this weight in the past I wasn't half as strong as I am now.
I go for my three month follow up on Wednesday. It will be wonderful to stand under that Alabama Weight Loss Surgery sign and have my first "after" picture taken. My personal goal was to get to 175 pounds... so I'm officially halfway to my goal weight. It feels so good to be able to say that!
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| This is the most recent comparison photo I have. Been a week or two since the pic on the right was taken. It's always satisfying to see my profile shrinking though! |
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