1 month 4 days post op

A good friend reminded me that I was supposed to be blogging, I forgot about it a little. Or maybe I was just being lazy and didn't have anything smart to say.

So here I am a little over 1 month post op and I feel great.  I no longer get up 7-8 times in 6-7 hours to pee so I am sleeping more.  I am no longer taking high blood pressure meds, I do need to watch that very closely though.   Today at my dietitian appointment I weighed in at 332 lbs, only 4 lbs in the last week and 10 in the last 2 weeks.  I need to lose 3.2 lbs per week to meet my goal weight of 210 at 9 months post op or by 4th of July, 2011.  Milestones for me:

1. Off of my meds related to weight. This is huge both mentally and financially.
2. I started the process wearing a 5X jacket, a few days ago I bought a  2X and it fits!!! I still however cannot fit into 4X work shirts, whats up with that?
3. My Carhartts are 56 and HUGE on me now, but that extra looseness will help keep them from rubbing on my belly, I do have a pair of 52s that fit ok.
4. I bought a pair of sweats and some underoos (superman) from normal people stores, whoohoo. This means that I spent $18.00 instead of $80.00 for the same quantity of clothing.
5. Eating is no longer expensive, $1.50 for lunch and I am good to go. Who wants to buy me lunch??
6. This is BIG, BIG, BIG...unless you are or have been heavy you won't get it.  I fit in a booth at Subway and it was comfortable to eat while in said booth!!!
7. I have been riding my bike or walking nearly everyday. My highest mileage so far is 6 miles on my bike (today) and 4 miles walking.  The best part, is that I am still alive and can move after words and don't hurt for days after such stupidity. 

This surgery is in the best thing I could have ever done for me.  I know that there are peeps out there that say "You took the easy way out".  My response is this "Maybe, but this way just WORKS. By the way how is that 'will power and exercise thing working for you?'"  If anyone thinks this is "easy" we need to chat.