The Journey Begins

Weight loss surgery as well as any kind of weight loss plan requires dedication and hard work. It is never easy. After my surgery, I became irritable! I hadn't had anything to eat or drink in 24 hours. My throat was dry and I was miserable! I couldn't wait until the next day when I could have ice chips!!!

Saturday came and they brought me my ice chips. I was told to consume 1 ounce every half hour. If I felt sick I had to call to call a nurse. I was nervous yet excited to finally get to have something wet and cold. I started with the ice chips and didn't get sick. I had them all day long. I couldn't wait until Sunday when I would get liquids. Sunday came, the liquids stayed down, I was up and walking, now all I had to do was pass gas! Gross!!! It took all day! Finally I could go home! My journey starts!

My emotions were like a roller coaster. Up and down. Having my mom and my friends helped a lot. I don't care what kind of weight loss program you follow, you need support. Without that you will most likely fail. I had a friend give me a treadmill and my Sunday School class supplied me with protein shakes. Praise God! I received notes of encouragement and encouraging phone calls. I laughed and I cried. I was excited and nervous. What if this doesn't work. I have failed at every diet I tried, why should this be any different? Not only did I have to get rid of the weight, but I had to get rid of the negative thinking. The years of mental abuse. I had to transform my mind as well as my body.

Psalm 139:14 says: I will praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. I claimed that verse as my own. I needed Gods Word to get me through this. No matter what, He loves me. I am not useless in His eyes. I am not ugly in His eyes. I was created in His image and I needed to remind myself of that. Day by day, hour by hour, minute by minute I reminded myself that I am fearfully and wonderfully made. I am somebody. My confidence started to come back! Praise God!

My Weight Loss Journey

 

   Welcome to my new Blog. I am new at this and i have some fine tuning to do, but I’m ready to continue my weight loss journey.

   I went through 6 months of trying to lose weight for my upcoming surgery and now it was finally here! So many emotions and thoughts went through my head. Was I doing the right thing, will I really be thin, what if I die? I have to say it was scary!

   I was scheduled for surgery on Friday, August 10, 2012. I packed a few things and my friend Patti drove me and my mom to the hospital. I hate needles, so I was a nervous wreck! We arrived at the hospital and I was led to an area full of overweight people all waiting to have some sort of weight loss surgery. It was pretty quiet. I made friends with 2 young women who were having surgery that day also. One was having the Lap Band and the other was having Gastric Bypass just like I was. We were talking and joking when all of a sudden I heard my name. This was it.

   A nurse escorted me back to where they were going to prep me for surgery. I wanted to tell them I changed my mind, but I had come to far to quit now. I got into the finest hospital gown that my insurance could afford and got on the table to weight for the vampires. I mean nurses. The nurse finally came in with my needle for the IV and I reluctantly gave them my arm. Actually she had to fight me for my arm! she finally got the IV in and I waited for the drugs to knock me out. In came the anesthesiologist and out I went. It was time1

   I woke up in the recovery room. Nurses were scrambling. My blood pressure was through the roof! I thought something went wrong. This shouldn’t be. I kept drifting in and and out of sleep. When I finally woke up I was in my room. I was alone and all those emotions and thoughts came back into my head. Well I didn’t die! Then I thought about not being able to undo what was done. I thought about never being able to eat anything again. Then it hit me! Oh My! I am going to be THIN!!! I started to cry!

PSALM 139:14

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