Debbie's Dilemmas, Dogmas, & Diary

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I'm down 77 lbs now. I was looking forward to getting out of the 300s to the 200s. Now that the scale says 299, I am not as excited as I thought I would be. It's only a pound difference between 300 and 299, and seems like an eternity away from 199. I can't seem to enjoy the progress I've made because I am focused on the road ahead. Right now, it seems long.

I got the results back from my blood work. My iron is low and I have to take B-12 vitamin supplements. Otherwise, my vitamin… Continue

I know I haven't been online much. I add my two cents every now and again, and I read the blog posts almost daily to keep tabs on all of you. I went to have blood drawn for my 3 month check-up, per my PCP. He has other gastric bypass patients (not MGB) who waited until they were sick from vitamin deficiencies to come see him. He wants to keep an eye on my levels more often than Dr. P needs to see them just to be on the safe side. I go back on Monday after Christmas to get my results. I'll keep y… Continue

Ok, so last night I got home from work and was hungry. I took about 2 oz of chicken and a slice of multigrain bread to eat. I ate slowly. Chewed my food well. I ate the chicken and the one slice of bread. The bread went down alright, but about 20 minutes later, I was in such pain, I thought I was dying. I ended up having to vomit, not once, not twice, but 5 times over the next 2 hours and only felt better after 3 hours. I don't know if the bread just sat in my stomach like lead weight, but it fe… Continue

It's been six weeks since I had my surgery. My weight is down 30 lbs. In all my life, I have never lost weight this quickly or easily. I am thrilled. I know Dr. P says this is a tool, but it has been like giving Braille to the blind for me. I am not cranky. I am not bitchy. I am not hungry. The vitamins have made my nails grown and harden. I haven't polished them in such a long time, and I actually took the time to do it last night. I started taking the citrucel chews in caramel and chocolate li… Continue

Ok, so I'm now on to stage 2. I had some mashed potatoes, scrambled eggs, and cottage cheese to try. I find that the scrambled eggs and cottage cheese are really hard in my stomach, and the mashed potatoes seem like nothing. Any ideas about why that might be? Ben says that he finds that protein seems harder on the stomach. At least it feels like a lead weight in there. Also, I am wondering if I will know if I tear my new stomach with the new foods? I chew everything really well, but some foods f… Continue