What a crazy couple of days....it's been so balmy, albeit rainy and dismal, but hey i'll take it with the warm temps. Had a great day...my Saturday morning ritual, 1 hour of blissful alone time, coffee and magazines on the chaise lounge with the dogs by my side. Nick and Lew go to their Daddy and Me class at the Rec Dept and it is so nice to have the house to myself....when does that happen right? Anyway we did a bunch of errands and got alot done around the house....which almost never happens because when the weather is nice you will find me anyplace but in the house. Took a nice long walk/run with the dogs late this afternoon and it was raining but it was so nice.
So I had my appt with Dr. Ameri...he and Louise were thrilled with my progress...said I was right where I should be in terms of weight loss for 6 months- a little ahead but nothing drastic. Which is good because I dont want to lose it too fast and then have problems down the road. I ended up crying and giving Dr. Ameri a big hug when he came in to see me....I didnt plan it...but it was heartfelt. I thanked him for taking a chance on me because I was thinking about how he almost cancelled my surgery when i admitted to eating cheese a few days before when i was supposed to be on my liquid diet. I remember telling him that day that if i didnt have it done that day I would never do it. And I do believe that. Thank god he went ahead with the surgery.
Anyway he is concerned about my vomitting so frequently. He wants to do a scope, but we are giving it 2 weeks to see how many times I get sick and what triggers it. So I have to keep a journal and try to figure out if we notice any trends. I am glad we are trying this first because if they have to do the scope, basically the little instrument they use to probe my poouch could stretch the opening to the pouch, and whether I end up having a stricture or not, it could really screw up my progress and success by allowing me to eat more. I dont want that to happen!
He said the hair loss is totally normal and should start slowing down soon. Overall they were just very happy for me and it all went great. I started crying when I told Dr. Ameri that just 6 months ago I would drop Nick off at pre school and then come home and set my alarm so I could sleep for 2 hours becuase I was in a sugar and carb coma every day and I was so exhuasted I couldnt even function. I told him that now I work out on the eliptical, clean my house, walk the dogs around the neighborhood and then usuallly still have time to read or relax for a bit before I pick him up. I thought that small example really summed up the improvements in my life and I am so grateful to him for giving it back to me.
Thought for the day:
"Dont be afraid your life will end, be afraid that it will never begin."
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