Progress and Check in

Just a quick little update

It's all happening so fast. So I proceed on my journey to weight loss surgery I am proud to say that i lost 13lbs. so far. Even my surgeon office was shocked that I lost that much in 2 weeks. I'm happy about that but I did realize one thing. Those 13lbs came off because I was eating what i was supposed to which is vegetables and protein. In other words no breads, cereal, rice, pastas and etc. When I started week 3 this past Monday I was like well maybe I can eat some bread, just a little. Well that was a wrong thing because the bread then turned to 2 slices to a helluva lot of other things that I won't even mention. Wrong thing to do and when I start Week 4 on Monday, I am going back to No Sugars, if its not protein and vegetables don't eat!

Sleep Apnea & The CPAP

After my sleep study, I got the results back and I was shocked to see that I actually have sleep apnea and I am not just overly exhausted. My doctors office even said that it was a severe case and that I would need to start using the CPAP machine to treat it until I lose more weight. I wasn't excited about the machine at all, but I was excited about getting more sleep and not falling asleep while on the road. I went to pick up my machine and while I was there i tried on 2 masks that look like torture. I picked one that I felt comfortable with and took it home.

1st night was awful, it was uncomfortable and I had to keep myself from having a panic attack, my ears kept popping every time I swallow, I couldn't adjust it, air kept coming out. I got so fed up, I ended up snatching it off and just sleeping without it. 2nd night was a little better, I got it to fit right, my ears still popped everytime I swallowed and I ended up snatching it off because something scared the crap outta me and I couldn't take it anymore. Night 3 was better than all of them, I put the mask on, elevated my pillows and went to sleep quite fast, my ears popped again but not as bad but I slept. I still ended up taking the mask off in the middle of the night, due to me having really really dry mouth. In the end i guess its just going to take some time to get used to it but I try to think positive, once I lose more weight I won't need a machine period.

So let's see, these past 2 weeks, I had an awesome weigh in, I went to my venous ultrasound which came out good, no blood clots or risks of blood clots in either leg. I went to my 1st support group and my bariatric nutrition class. Next up is my EKG, Gallbladder Ultrasound, Chest x-ray, Labs and I think that may be it. I'm excited and also nervous but more excited. I now see why they call WLS a learning tool to use to lose and maintain weight. Back in the days like most people I too thought that WLS was the easy way out but after all the research that I have done and the support groups I have gone too, I now see that its not the easy way out, its a life change that you have to stick to because if you don't you can still gain all the weight back.

Honesty

MY WEIGHT

I have been very self conscious and quiet about my weight ever since I realized I was overweight or obese. I realized I was overweight in 6th grade, I remember I was sitting outside with all of my friends and we were all sharing how much we weighed. I proudly told everyone that I was 114lbs. They all looked at me and said that's a lot. I was so embarrassed and at that point I just knew I would never ever tell anyone how much I weigh. They can just use their own judgement.

It wasn't until I started doing Vlogs on YouTube that I figured who cares, its a weight loss journey vlog and only people who are in the same boat as me are going to watch it so why not. I think I am up to that point right now where I know I need to lose weight and now is the time to just be comfortable sharing how much I weigh and how much I am looking to lose and etc.

The next Blog will be my weight with all the goal dates that I will try and stick to. Doc said I need to lose 30 pounds before my gastric and I will and I will check in and log it for the ones who follow my journey and for those who just care to see how I'm doing.