"I'm a Jesus Girl who can step on the scale and simply see an indication of how much my body weighs - not the worth of who I am!" Lysa Terkheurst

On July 9th I had Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass surgery and this is my journey! I want to be clear that I DO NOT think this surgery is a quick-fix for weightloss and every possible means should be taken before even considering this path. It is VERY difficult and if I knew then what I know now, I would have done more to lose the weight on my own! Having said that, I'm thankful for my new healthier life and am accepting and taking charge of MY weightloss journey! And... ALL the glory and honour goes to GOD!

Sunday, August 19, 2012

Yucky

Well this week has been a difficult one in regards to eating. I have felt nauseous all week and not wanting to eat. I tried as best as I could to eat, but nothing appealed to me and when I did eat very small amounts, it almost came back up. So it really turned me off from eating any more. Yesterday we went to Detroit to do some back to school shopping and we went to Red Robin for lunch. Now, let me preface by saying I have HATED fish my whole life - HATED! But when I looked at the menu, the only thing that appealed to me was fish! And no Nicole, I'm NOT pregnant! haha So I had some fish and I actually tolerated it better than anything else I've eaten this week. My head kept telling me that I didn't like it, but my stomach was saying I did. So there you go - I ate fish!
This morning in church, I wore high heels! I haven't wore high heels in so long. And I didn't break my leg or die of agony after! It felt nice to wear them. I used to love wearing high heels but haven't been able to recently because of my weight. So it was nice to wear them again!

Encouragement - it means SO MUCH to me! Each day I get messages from people saying that my blog or FB status or something I've said has hit home with them and has helped them to become more healthy or lose those last few pounds they've needed to lose. I decided this week to start an Encouragement File where I place all of these messages I get from people. I've heard some say that I've "inspired" them. WHOA! I never thought I would be one to inspire someone, but gotta admit, it feels great to say or do something that helps someone else out. So thank you to everyone who has sent me a message of encouragement. You might have a quote in my first New York Best-seller book someday! haha

I really don't have much more to post this week. It was a busy week finishing up swimming lessons with the kids, which they all did AMAZING! I wasn't able to do a lot of exercising because of my sciatica, so this week I plan to get back out there and do some walking and bike riding. The kids only have two weeks left before school starts and we plan to walk and ride bike to school every day until the weather gets too cool, so I'm going to use the next two weeks to get into shape for that!

I know the inevitable stall is going to come soon. Between weeks 3-7 there is usually a stall that happens where no weight it lost (I'm at week 6 post-op tomorrow). I kinda hope I skip that one, but at least I'm prepared for it. I've lost weight every week since surgery so it's bound to happen. This week I lost another 3 pounds so that's a total of 53 pounds down. Yay!

Total Loss: 53 lbs
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3 comments:

  1. AlexisAugust 19, 2012 at 8:30 PM

    You looked fabulous at Church this morning! I have been inspired by you, and reading your blog and talking to you has kicked my rear in gear. I bought a pair of running shoes yesterday and a fuel belt (to carry water and keys) and went for a run for the first time in over 3 years tonight. It felt better than I expected, I was able to run longer then I thought I would. Keep rockin' it out, we're all cheering you on!

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  2. UnknownAugust 19, 2012 at 9:58 PM

    So proud of you, Dayna!! For the weight loss and for eating fish! I need you to see if you can convince Tammy to try it now. When you guys come down to visit us we'll head to the Oregon Coast and get some fresh ling cod...so good!

    Keep up the great work!
    Love you guys,
    Jeremy

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  3. AnonymousAugust 19, 2012 at 10:18 PM

    Hey Jeremy, I bought some (breaded) cod and took it over to Dayna's for my supper because I was babysitting. I pretended that it was chicken so the kids would eat some and they did and loved it! I told them the difference of it but Michael still wants to call it chicken though. Whatever works I say. Isn't it weird that it took getting this surgery for Dayna to even TRY to eat fish. I bet Tammy would like it too if she tried. Yep Dayna, you are doing wonderful, except for the way you've been feeling - nauseous and not wanting to eat. I NEVER EVER thought that I would look at the protein count in what I eat, but I am doing that all the time now when I buy stuff. Keep inspiring us! Love you, Mom

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