I Dumped and very bad

Hello everyone:

Today was my first day on solid food. I had a little bit of grounded beef and I was just starting to eat, and I started with a bad pain in my stomach, I thought I was having a heart attack, and trust me, I know how that feels.

I was ready to call 911, I thought it was my heart, but I drank a sip of water and then I had to run to the bathroom to through up, and I started to feel better.

I realized that I was dumping, I never did so bad before. I learned my lesson, no more beef.

Happy Memorial Day to all

Chris

My Grandparents

Hello:

This is a very special blog, it is dedicated to my Grandparents, specially to my Grandma because she fighted against my weight for a long time. I remember her saying "Chris I'm going to die and you will never let me see you thin" And she did, now I feel bad, but I know that wherever she is, she will be happy for me.

Grandma, this is for you, enjoy it as much as I am.

I love you guys and I miss you .

Chris

It was nothing

Hello:

I went to the doctor and he said it is ok, the wound is not draining pus anymore, he gave me antibiotic and just took off the scab, cleaned it and put a bandate on.

We talked about the tumor he founded on one of my ovaries and he said that it looks like it is not malign but we need to check it out.

He also said that we will need to wait a little more until I loose some more weight and then he can remove it laparoscopicly.

Let's see what happens. He also was happy for all the weight I've lost, it looks that I'm loosing it very fast. It made me feel so happy.

Chris

Wow! 3.8 lbs.

Even without ending my period the scale showed 3.8 lbs less. Yipeeeee!!!!!!! I can't wait to finish my period to see how much I lost.

Chris

Too Good To Be True

Hello:

This morning I discovered that one of my wounds is infected, and pus is coming out of it. I called the doctor's office and they said to apply warm compresses, and they might give me some antibiotics.

I'm not sure how it will work, I was diabetic, and I'm so afraid of infections.

Let's see what happens, they should call me today.

Chris

New Pictures

Hello:

Today for the first time I'm wearing my old smaller clothes, the ones that I had stored in the closet and couldn't wear for obvious reasons, now I can and I think that with them I look a lot smaller, you can compare from the green outfit that were taken the day of the surgery and the pink ones that were taken today.

What do you think, you can post your comments.

Thanks for Reading

Chris

I'm Going Down Again!!!!!

280.6 lbs Yippee!!!! that is a lot of pounds that I've lost. I cant believe it! This surgery is the best.

I'm so sorry they didn't invented it a few years ago when my Granny was still here. I'm sure she would have loved to see this.

Well wherever she and Grandpa are, I'm sure they are enjoying it with me too.

Keep coming to see this, I will be posting more.

Chris

I'm retaining so much water

Today is my Surgery 1st Month anniversary, and I'm so upset, I'm retaining water again, even with my water pills my feet are getting like bricks.

This doesn't have to do anything with the surgery, I was like that before, but the water retention gets in the middle of my weight loss, or at least it doesn't let the scale give me the right weight.

Oh well, I'm about to have my monthly visitor again so I guess the scale will be stuck for a while. I won't even going to get on it now, until my visitor is gone.

Chris

My Monthly Pictures

I will post the pictures that I'll take every month so you can see the difference.

4/15/08, 314 lbs The Morning of the Surgery
5/12/08 283.8 Lbs 3 days before a Month After the Surgery

6/1/08 at 280.2 I'm in a plateau













6/13/08
271.2 lbs and new clothes 4 sizes smaller the pants and 2 sizes smaller the shirt

My Mother's Day Celebration

Hello Everyone:

I had a fantastic Mother's Day. I thought it was going to be hard with all that food around me, but it really wasn't.

We had a BBQ at my Mother in Law's and I even was able to sit with my family and chat while they ate and I drank my protein drink.

I took my small Tupperwares with the things that I could eat. I started pureed foods today, so this morning I made a yummy soup with chicken and veggies, then I blended it and that was it.

I also took some mashed potatoes, just in case, but I didn't even try it.

My Mother in Law made a jell-o that is a real blast, and I had a little tiny bit, I couldn't even had a table spoon of it, but it helped me with the cravings. It's full of sugar.

So I had fun, I saw my family. (The first time after the surgery) everyone said that you can tell that I'm loosing weight and that my face looks hydrated, and that made me happy.

I even liked the pictures that they took of me, this never happened before. LOL

Anyway. Thanks for reading my blog, and see you soon

Happy Mother's Day again.

Chris

I'm still loosing inches

I have been loosing inches because my clothes are getting bigger and bigger. And some clothes that I stored in the closet because I didn't fit on them, now I'm wearing them.

So even if the scale says that I'm in the same weight, I'm happy because the mirror shows something different.

Love to all and thanks for stopping by

Chris

At Last!

Hi:

Something happened with my blog that I couldn't log on for a few days, but I'm back now. I have been struggling with my water. I'm retaining some water since I started drinking the V8 juice (I add lemon juice and salt) I know it's my fault, so the scale is been stuck in the same weight, sometimes it goes a few ounces higher.

I know I'm still loosing weight, but in the mornings when I jump on the scale it's a little discouraging to see that it hasn't change or what is worse, that it changed to go up.

Anyway, I'm still doing my diet and looking forward to my pureed food, I will start with them on Wednesday, next week.

Now I have been using my time preparing my son's birthday party and doing the cards that I need for my business for Mother's Day and Graduations, so I haven't been thinking about food.

I have finally taking all my vitamins, I ended putting them in the same box that I have my heart medications, that way I won't forget them.

I will be posting so more soon. Wish me luck with the salt and the water retention.

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Mother's Day to all.

Christina

I'm Stuck

Hi:

I'm stuck on my weight. I go up a few ounces and go down again, I know it is the water that I'm retaining but even with my water pill I can't get it off my body.

Today I'll buy the thing to take measures of my body, I know I'm loosing inches, because the sizes of my clothes are going down. So I'm not going to cry yet LOL

I'll be back soon.

Chris

Support Group Meetings

The next Support Group Reunion in my area would be on May 5th at 7:30 p.m. at the Methodist Hospital of Arcadia, Ca.

Then on June 3rd, we will have the reunion of Corner Bakery at 3807 Foothill Blvd. Pasadena 91107 between Michillinda and Rosemead at 6:00 p.m.

I hope to see you all there.

Chris

Not Every Day

Hi:

I decided to check my weight every day but not register daily, instead I will register every two or three days because the last three days have been pretty scary for me.

I was in 288.8, the next morning and after a day of effort following my diet I was 289.6, (I freaked out) and the following one I was on 291 lbs, so after trying to analyze what has been happening with me, I realized that it is that I put some salt on my vegetables juice and that made me retain water, Dr. Soldo, my cardiologist, reduced the amount of water pills that I have been taking for a few years so my body started retaining water, and that was the extra weight that my scale registered.

Now I'm back on my water pills and the weight started to go down, I'm on 289.2.

That is nice. I'm happy again.

Chris