Well after buying the house and all that has happened with that and the pregnancy I am not finding it easy to get here to post anything. So this will be a short but sweet update on me right now!! By the way we're having a boy, his name is Tyler and we scheduled his C-section for April 23rd. So far he is growing well but he has been diagnosed with Single Umbilical Artery.
First of all I'm about 168ish pounds and just HATE seeing that number on the scale after getting to 149!!
I'm feeling ok... tired though and just want this overwith... I hate pregnancy and all that comes along with it but I do love the outcome!! Just wish it didnt last sooooooo long!! lol :) Having gastric bypass while pregnant gets a little hard because I can not eat a lot at once so I am eating often (about 4-5 times a day) and then not doing well getting fluids in because I can not drink WHILE eating OR for 30 mins after so fitting in all the food and the fluids poses a difficult problem most days! I eat very little compared to someone without the surgery but my choices are different. What I eat has to be FULL of nutrients because I only get about 1/2 of whats in there so I can not eat "empty calories" like a lot of people do. If I was to put it in calroies I eat about 1200-1600 calories a day... which actually seems like a lot to me lol Then again now that he is getting bigger eating IS becoming an issue because I'm not able to eat as much as I could the last couple months. I'm getting fuller much faster and it's painful after I eat so I'm choosing much smaller amounts the last few days here. Overall the GB isnt a problem other than the malabsorbtion of nutrients that I'm having and the deficiencies in vitamins and stuff. I'm having more blood work done this week and seeing the nutirtionist on Monday because the surgeon is a little concerned about my malabsorbtion. So we will see.
I was sick (morning sickness) for about the first Trimester but since learning to spread out my meals and eat more I am doing much better. I do have my moments but for the most part this is nothing like it was with K. With her I was sick everyday all day for 35 weeks and even on antinausea meds at the end of my pregnancy. So this is much better in that regard!
I am proud of myself and my weightloss but it is hard to see the scale in the 170's again... it hurts after seeing it go to 149 after almost 30 years of being heavy. I know it's for the health of the baby but mentally it's painful for me... looking in the mirror is painful too and it's just such a hard feeling to describe. It makes me want to cry because I feel over 300 lbs again when I was JUST starting to feel ok with myself... However I'm sure hubby is loving the fact that my boobs have gotten massive and I'm currently wearing a 38F bra!!! Geesh...
After my pregnancy I plan to lose the weight I gained and then head to see the plastic surgeon about my excess skin and hopefully by summer 2009 I'll be wearing a bikini HAHAHAHA YEAH We'll see!!!! lol
