4 more days!!! I'm nervous and excited! Liquid diet has gone much better since I switched to a different protein powder. Yesterday was the first day I actually felt a little hungry. But it's been manageable. My pre-op weigh-in was at 353 pounds. So far, I am down 17 pounds! I'm hoping to be down 20 by the time of surgery. Almost there!!!
Another DSer posted this picture in a forum to be able to describe the DS. I've been looking at anatomical pictures online trying to picture exactly what they are going to do during the revision. But when I saw this, it made soooo much more sense. Just had to share it here.
There are so many things I am trying not to get my hopes up for. When I was sleeved 5 years ago, I dreamed and dreamed big. Only to feel like I let myself down in the end. I am trying to rein it in and be realistic. I would love to just be under 200 pounds. That is probably more realistic than my dream goal of 140. But I don't think it's too terribly unrealistic with the DS if I truly am committed to the process and the sacrifices I know I need to make for it to happen. Carbs are going to be another causality of this war. Thanks to the 2 week liquid diet and keeping my carbs under 50g's, I'm not feeling the demon so much anymore. I'm craving veggies and meat which is fantastic! I'd kill for a steak with a big salad on the side right about now.
I wonder where I will be one year from now. What will be my rate of loss? I believe with the sleeve, I averaged about 10 pounds lost a month for the first year. If that's the case, I should be around 215 by my 1 year mark. Lower than the lowest I fought to get to with the sleeve. My lowest weight ever was 236. Wouldn't that just be amazing... Maybe even hitting ONEDERLAND by Christmas!!! OMG!
But here I go getting my hopes up again. Realistically, I should expect 1/2 the rate since I've already been sleeved and the massive restriction full DSer's receive is what jump starts that enormous weight loss like it did for me when I was first sleeved. So I will take what help I can get from the surgery and do what I can to make up the difference. This would be my food choices to fuel my body and exercising to burn the calories I'm taking in and then some so I can consistently lose weight.
I can do this... This is the most hopeful I have felt in years. It's an awesome feeling to have hope again.
