#verticlesleeve

#vsg #vsggeorgia #verticalsleevegastrectomy #verticlesleeve #extremeweightloss #weightlossjourney #weightloss #weightlosstransformation #weightlossmotivation #weightlossgoals #weightlosscommunity #gastricsleeve #gastricsleevebeforeandafter #gastricsleevecommunity #alexgalvezmd #bcplastics # 100poundsdown #100poundslost # 150poundsdown #150poundslost #175poundslost # 175poundsdown (at California, USA) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNVIid9AZKO/?igshid=1gdl755h47hdx

I will be one month post op this Wednesday (3/28) and I am down 45lbs so far. I am 5lbs away from my first goal!

All of my stuff was submitted to my insurance a week ago tomorrow and I am getting so anxious for my surgery date!

So my computer froze while I was typing... And I am too lazy to re type it! So here's my blog for today!!!

Yesterday marked my two week post op which means I wanted to weigh in. I decided that every Tuesday would be my weigh in day. So last week I weighed 294.5 and as of yesterday morning I weighed 291. So in a week I dropped 3.5 lbs. I'm ecstatic because without this surgery I probably would have gained that much. But then I was a bit "bummed." I was under the impression that I would be dropping a bit more weekly. But then I thought about it and realized in 3 weeks I have lost 29 lbs. I can't complain because that's great. Prior to the liquid diet a week before surgery my eating habits were horrendous. I'm embarrassed to say a few days before my week long all liquid diet, I ate a large mushroom pizza to my self. And the worst part about it, I wasn't full! Prior to my pregnancy in 2013 I was heavy but I would over eat and feel stuffed. After having my daughter I never felt full, ever! I could eat and eat and eat and wouldn't even feel stuffed. I would stop when I finished something. Like "oh I just ate a 40 count of totino's pizza rolls so I'm done. Six more slices of the large pizza let me finish that. It was scary! It was a miracle that my surgeon approved my surgery! And that miracle saved my life. I LOVE this feeling of fullness. I haven't felt it in so long. And even though I'm puréed stage I'm fueling my body with healthy food and I feel great. Even though I never had the full feelings from eating it would just tear down my energy. Oh and I started going to the gym 3 days ago. I went the first day, skipped last night (I haven't been released to drive so I depend on my brother to go with me) and we went tonight. I was told by my doctor I could do light cardio but not lift weights because I'm only 2 weeks out. Well until later!!

So the other day I had an appointment with my Dr.’s APRN to discuss the surgery ahead.  At the end of my appointment she mentioned that my papers have already been submitted into insurance and I should be hearing back any time now.  So of course this made me worry! Why haven’t they called? Are they going to approve my surgery? So I went home and put my daughter down for a nap.  My phone rings.  After 7 months I get the news that my surgery has been approved.  So of course I am expecting at this point for my surgery to be in mid to end of March. Nope. February 23.  FEBRUARY 23! As of today I have 22 days left! After this long process I finally have an actual date.  I am ecstatic. Nervous. And now I realize I have SOOOOO much to do in 22 days! I want to clean my house top to bottom.  I need to organize my clothes by size because as I lose I have clothes that are smaller in size and may be able to fit into. I want my daughter’s room clean and organized.  Basically after my surgery I want to be able to have a clear mind and focus on my recovery and my daughter.  Not laundry & dusting.  Also meal prep! I know pureed food is roughly 2-3 weeks after surgery depending on how everything goes but I will be dammed if I am eating baby food! So I mixed veggies & chicken with some broth and seasonings and made a surprisingly tasty & healthy puree.  Next I am going to boil veggies in a fat free broth and freeze the broth for right after surgery when I am all liquid.  Okay. So my surgeon has his patients do the liquid diet of only Bariatric Advantage protein shakes a week before surgery. But I plan on putting my own twist on this.  Instead of just a week, I am going to extend it.  About two weeks before my surgery I am going to start with replacing one meal with a protein shake & do this for two days each.  Then two meals for the next three days.  Then by day 7 I may less likely to suffer the headaches as I go in to just straight protein shakes for the next week.  I feel like weening myself into it will help me.  Of course this is purely my decision but I feel like it’ll really help.  Especially because this full week of all liquid is a bit intimidating. It also might help maximize weight loss before surgery.  So here is to 22 days of chaos while I get everything in order!

Anyways, enough rambling.  Why did I choose to undergo a vertical sleeve gastrectomy? (For now on I’m saying sleeve, vertical sleeve gastrectomy is a mouthful!)  Well I am 24 years old and I weigh 310 lbs and I stand at a measly 5 ft 0 inches.  I told myself years ago if I ever hit 300 I was going to put a bullet in my brain. I’m alive and surprisingly healthy for 310 lbs.  Low blood pressure, cholesterol is where it’s supposed to be, no sleep apnea & diabetes free, hearts doing great.  But for how long will I remain healthy and huge? I’m taking charge before my body gives up on me.  As a single mom of one beautiful crazy & too smart for her own good 2 year old, I’m constantly on my toes!  But I’m not able to do the things I want to with her. I can’t keep up with her constant ball of energy, and if I take her to a park... I’m done for.  This year I sadly found myself refusing to take a Christmas picture with my daughter.  Actually now that I am thinking about it, this was her 3rd Christmas and I don’t have any Christmas picture with her.  I am too damn embarrassed to take a picture looking this way.  I know she wont care, but I do!  There is a group picture where I try and use her body as a human shield to hide my body, with little success.  Needless to say I have a ton of reasons I am doing this, and I will get to them.  But for now I am off to bed! I need my 8 hours or I get cranky!