Finally seeing results from my gastric bypass surgery!
May 11 '06
The Bottom Line A new update and a new body that is, once again, my own!
I was only 3 months out from my surgery when I got pregnant, so I didn't really get to see any results from my surgery. At least not right away. Even though I still lost weight during my pregnancy, due to my belly, regular clothes wouldn't fit me. My face got thinner, but other than that, I really didn't see what other people saw. They saw me losing weight, especially if they only saw me every few weeks, but I couldn't see it.
I have been wearing the same clothes that I wore not only when I was 9 months pregnant, but also when I was 345 lbs. I weighed myself on my scale yesterday and I am 218 lbs. I was 230 lbs the day I was released from the hospital after having Jesse 15 days ago. My clothes started to literally hang on me. My pants, since they were elastic, barely stayed up.
I haven't noticed much change in what I have and haven't been able to eat. I still mostly crave fresh fruit, especially apples. Sugar and grease still make me "dump". I have to be careful not to over eat, which is easier now that I don't have the extra pressure of a baby pushing on what is left of my stomach, which is called a "pouch". I can, once again, tell when I am "full". Meats still don't sit well with me, so I am still counting on milk for most of my daily protein and calories. Unlike some, milk still is one of the few things that sits well for me.
For giggles, this afternoon I decided to try on some jeans to see what would fit me now. I tried on some size 18 jeans. They went up, but I couldn't button them. I tried my 20s. I could button them, but I had to lay on the bed. I don't have any 22s, so I went to the one pair of size 24s that I have. They're loose!! Apparently, if I had any 22s, they would be what I should be wearing. For someone who hasn't been able to squeeze into my stretchy size 26 jeans (Just My Size brand, so made for bigger women) this is a big deal!! Especially since I'm still swollen from having Jesse and my upper hernia is also making itself known again.
I figured that I had decent luck with my jeans so I tried on some T-shirts that I haven't been able to wear in years. Some of them are still brand new looking!! I have been wearing 4Xs in t-shirts. Regular 26/28 size shirts were to snug for me at the time. I grabbed the first shirt I saw. I honestly didn't hold much hope since it is a Navy Wife t-shirt that is only 1X. It actually fit!! I couldn't believe it! I haven't been able to wear "real people" clothes in so long that I still have a hard time believing it, even though I know the person in the mirror is me!
Now that I've had Jesse, I'm starting to see what I went thru so much for. Gastric Bypass surgery isn't, by far, "an easy way out" when it comes to weigh loss. The pain and problems that I had, no only from the surgery itself, but also the relearning what I can and can't eat, are now finally starting to seem worth it to me. Not to mention the little boy that is lying in the bassinet next to my computer while I type this. The second child that we never thought we'd be able to have due to infertility. Being able to fit back into my "skinner" clothes is exciting, but not nearly as worth the pain as he is.
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Member: Lisa D
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