Progress.. sort of??

Today's the 19th of April, it's almost been a month since my surgery, and I've lost 18lbs. Actually I lost the 18lbs. the first week after the surgery, and I've been on a plateau ever since. I can see inches coming off my body, but the scale isn't budging. I feel like a slave to the scale. It depresses me when I know I should be down 5 or even 10 pounds, but nodda. I can definitely tell I'm losing inches though. Right now, I'm wearing a shirt that I haven't been able to wear in a year and a half.. Yay!!! I can see the progress of the inches coming off, but you must know how it feels to work so hard and have NO weight loss. Oh well, I'm sure it'll come off soon enough... I hope! 


Roberto's on block leave this week, and I've barely seen him. He got a new video game and has been GLUED to the TV ever since. It's just nice having him here though. I'm really going to miss him during this deployment. It's getting so close. I just wish they would give us a date. I think I'd be okay as long as I knew WHEN he was actually leaving. That's the Army though, I guess. Hurry up and wait! Sheesh. They told us they would give a 3 day advance for the deployment. Urgh!!


I'm just going to enjoy the next two weeks with my husband and baby girl. Even if the scale isn't budging, even though my husband won't get off the Xbox, and even if Myracle is exceptionally jealous of Mommy & Daddy time. I'm going to savor the next two weeks and pray that they last FOREVER! 

Above: This picture was taken 2 days after my surgery.

Above: This picture was taken two weeks after the surgery.

Above: This picture was taken three weeks after the surgery.

Roberto's Home!!!! (:

So, last night my husband FINALLY came home. It was SOO amazing to see him. I felt like it was a dream almost. The only downer?? He didn't even notice my weight loss. I've lost almost 30lbs. since the last time he saw me, and he didn't say anything. Kinda sucked, but I know I've lost weight, and I look great! (: I know without a shadow of a doubt that this was the right decision for me. I'm losing my boobs, lol.. and I couldn't be happier about that. They've been such an annoyance for so long. I just hope I don't lose them completely. (;


I've lost 16lbs. since my surgery, and it SHOWS! My shirts are all fitting me differently. It's so weird to see myself getting smaller and not really being hungry.. ever! Yesterday was the first day in a week and a half that I was able to eat anything besides Jello or popsicles. I swear if I see another Jello cup, I'm going to vomit. My half a container of strawberry banana yogurt was like eating from a 4 star restaurant. It was AHHH-MAZING! 


I'm having to relearn how to eat, and it's HARD! I pretty much stay dehydrated, and I can't gulp the water. I have to take sips or medicine cap fulls every 15 minutes. It's really hard. That's the hardest part for me so far. I am ALWAYS sooooo thirsty. I'm able to drink V8 juice now. WOO HOO!!!!! (= Drinking two medicine cap fulls and I'm stuffed. Who would have ever thought?? 


It's so exciting to see my life changing so much and in such a great way. I have my beautiful daughter who loves me SO much, my wonderful husband's home and we'll be getting a two week vacation this month, and I'm changing in such amazing way. 


Deployment's next month. I'm trying not to think about it. It worries me. I know God will be with him the entire time, I just don't know how I'm going to live without him for so long. It's hard to think about how difficult it was this past month, and how much harder it will be then. I thank God for good friends and great family because I KNOW I lose it without them, ha! 

This is a picture of my husband and daughter when she was about 8 months old. I love it, so I just wanted to share it. (:

The start of my journey.

Today is 3 March 2011. It's been 6 days since I had my gastric bypass surgery. I'm feeling much better, but I still get dizzy and depressed when I'm not on my pain meds. I'm really hoping this ends soon. I've lost 10lbs. so far, and I'm already seeing the changes in my body. My double chin is smaller, my waist is smaller, etc. I have no appetite for eating, but I'm still craving food. I'm not hungry at all, but I know I should be, so my body's still craving the junk. I haven't talked to my husband in a week. He's at JRTC in Fort Polk, about 10 minutes away from my hometown. Kinda cool! I miss his voice, his touch, everything. I can't wait for him to come home. Especially since I've lost 20lbs. since the last time he saw me. It should prove to be a good reunion. (; My daughter, Myracle, has been staying with my mom and sister while I'm healing. I get to see her everyday, but I still miss her. She's my sleeping buddy when Roberto's gone. So now, our poor dog is having to be my sleeping buddy, lol. He loves it though. He literally CUDDLES with me.

I decided to start a blog about my weight loss and deployment journey. My husband will be deploying to Iraq in May. This will be our first deployment. I got roux-en-y gastric bypass 2 months before he'll actually be deploying. So, that in itself is exciting. By the time he comes home, I'll be at LEAST 100lbs. smaller. Can you imagine that reunion. (; I've decided once I lost 50lbs, I'm going to purchase either P90X or Insanity. I'm still debating on which one to get, because I'll be so new to the exercise process. But I don't want to lose over 100lbs. and be flabby.

Well, I guess that's it for today. Thanks for reading! (: