Things Are Moving Along!

Well phone calls this week to Dr Stephens & ETSU Physicians.  Mammogram on Thursday.  Pre-op WLS meeting on late Friday afternoon. 


Next week is xrays on hips, pre-op scheduling and the EGD on the 16th.  


Keeping my chin up because I'd like things done yesterday.  I've been getting up early and exercising.  Yesterday I did WATP with Leslie Sansone. No hip pain so that's good.  Keep on keeping on!!!

Two more bite the dust!

Two more lbs bite the dust! Actually 2.4 lbs! Woohoo! Ribs still a little bit sore and I'm actually just starting to wear a bra again so that could be why.  Oh well.


I go to my surgeon's consult on Tuesday.  I can't wait!  My appointment is at 1pm.  Paula has to be there at 10:10am.  I may end up running down there early so I can see her.  We'll see.  


I'm feeling pretty good, not as tired as I was so I think my body is adjusting to my consuming less carbs.  My actually weight loss now is 15.4 lbs.  Just a little less than 15 more to go before surgery.  We'll see what they say at the surgeons on Tuesday.  


I have an appointment to see Dr. Diaz on September 1st to go over my lab results.  Definitely looking forward to everything going on.

Still in pain from ribs!I

I can't believe that I'm still in pain from my ribs!  I'm still with the program, still losing weight and still working things out.  I'm eating about 90% less carbs and although its making me more tired, I'm losing weight.  I need to have my body get adjusted to less carbs and then I'll be fine I think.


I've also been out walking around 2 acres of our property nightly on Predator Patrol from 2 to 5 hours every night.  With the number of birds that we've had attacked and killed, I've taken to using the .22 rifle instead of the shotgun.  It has less of a "kick".  


I think the extra exercise is working toward the weight loss.  I lost  lbs in the last week.  Its not alot but its something.  Weight is going down and that's the main thing.


My sleep study was a bust, I fear.  I couldn't sleep all night. I tossed and turned, was awake most of the night.  I think I'm going to have ot do it over again.  I go back to see Dr. Diaz on September 1st. to get the results of all the testing that I've had.


On August 23rd, I go to see Dr. Watson & Hodges office for my first consultation.  It seems as though the time is dragging.  UGH!


Anyway, 1 cup of chili with 1/4 cup monterey jack cheese for dinner.  Yummy.  Protein, protein, protein!!

Realizations kicking in

This morning, after I got up, I needed to get some chicks out of the cabinet incubator.  Well they had gotten out of their drawer and were on the floor of it.  That means that I needed to get on my hands & knees and reach deep inside with a coat hanger to get the ones way in the back.  


Getting down there was no problem, but one of the little buggers just didn't want to come to the front!  So I'm reaching and reaching.  In the meantime, I'm sweating, I'm lightheaded, getting dizzy, afraid I'm going to fall on my face all while trying to get just one of them.  I almost closed the darn thing and said "the hell with it", but knew I couldn't.  


I finally reached one more time with the coat hanger, got him inside it and pulled him forward.  When I stood up, everything was swimming.  I needed to sit on the bed for a few moments because I thought I was going to pass out.


It shouldn't be like this!  If I was thinner, more nimble, I wouldn't have this problem.  

Wooofreakinghooo!!!

Well I just got off the phone with the place that does the WLS informational sessions.  I have an appointment tomorrow at 4:45pm!


I'm so excited and psyched and and and....LOL  my whole body is absolutely shaking with excitement!!


This is the beginning of a whole new journey for me!  And I'm loving every single minute of it.  Keeping my eye on the prize and the prize for me is a whole new healthy Laurie.  It's not about looking good.  Nope.  Its about feeling good and being healthy! 


I want to throw away those insulin needles, I want to toss away those pills!  I want to dance, dance, dance!  Goddess knows I don't want to be a size 2 or even a size 10.  I just want to be healthier!!  


I want to be able to be outside working side by side with Steven and not sick in bed.  I don't want to have to worry about my blood sugar going through the roof all the time.  I want to ENJOY life!!  And not just live!  


Look out world, here I come!!

Today's events...uneventful!

Well I thought that I would get farther today than I did, but that's okay!  I still have a positive attitude and will continue to move forward.  


I called the doctors office and have an appointment with Dr. Diaz on July 28th.  I was hoping something sooner but in the meantime I can continue to do research.  


The hospital where I will have my surgery is Johnson City Medical Center and they have a great reputation!!  


http://www.msha.com/body02.cfm?ID=873

I'm going to go for a free seminar while I'm waiting for my doctors appointment.  Might as well be pro-active!!


I'm feeling really good today and Steven is being supportive.  I can't do this without him so I'm glad he's pulling for me!  


Well time to get some things done.  Oh, I got on the Wii today.  I'm 296.  So this will be my starting weight!  Bye for now!!!

The Day Before I Begin My Journey

So I've spent the better part of a week thinking about this.  Of course, I had decided long ago I was going to have WLS, then my accident happened and well things got so complicated.  Now here I am, 6 years later.  I'm 6 years older, my health is declining even more and I have to do something NOW!

I'm a Type 2 diabetic on Lantus Solostar-31 units at night; Humalog-sliding scale; Actos, and Metformin-1000 mgs twice a day.  Still no control over my diabetes.  Since my accident, my depression has gotten worse, my back hurts, my hip hurts, my joints hurt.

My last weight was 298,  I'm only 5'4" tall.

So it's time to call my doctors and start making decisions.  Tomorrow is the day that I call and make an appointment to start discussing Gastric Bypass Surgery.  I know that its only a tool. One that I have to use wisely but its one that will help me to lose this weight and start the journey on the next phase of my life.  I don't have alot of support here and that scares me but I have to do it for ME!

Tammy had it done a year ago and I've seen all the mistakes she's made.  I don't want to do that.  She doesn't eat, she lives on DD coffee.  She's had all kinds of problems and she ignores them.  When I try to explain, I'm interfering in her life.  So, I'm going to try to do everything I'm supposed to do, right.

I'm not perfect, I'll stumble and fall but I can pick myself up, dust myself off and start all over again!

Today is the last day of my old life.  My journey towards my NEW LIFE begins tomorrow!  Wish me luck!