Weigh In Wednesday - February 4, 2015

In this day and age, there is a You Tube video for everything.  Here is one from the Sleeve Surgery I had:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMlxhICaG0s

It's been two weeks since I last posted.  The reason is that I picked up a cold, and to top that off, I also went to Urgent Care twice and to the Emergency Room once.  At the latter, I was diagnosed with ileus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ileus.  Basically, it was the reason I lost all desire to eat.  My intestines had fallen asleep!  The doctor gave me an injection, and I also got a prescription filled for the same drug.  Unfortunately, the drug caused me to become really dizzy, and the room was spinning in different directions.  I stopped taking the medication and felt better.  I can eat, but I am limited to mostly smoothies.  If I try to eat, it comes right back.  Tomorrow, I have an appointment with my primary care physician and, lucky me, will have to review all the details again for him.  

On an up note, being unable to eat, I also lost a few pounds.  Today, I weighed myself and I'm at 221.2.  This means that since I started seeing Dr. Sanchez, I am down by 38.8 pounds.  Since I lost 20 pounds before surgery, I have really lost 18 pounds post-surgery. 

I weighed 298 lbs in this pic.
Taken 06/06/2012.  

I also wanted to post some full body pics, so if I get a chance, I'll do that so you can compare.  I'll start with a pic from when I weighed 298, then a pic after the lap band, and, of course, a pic now.  

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When I hiked up to
Tarantula Hill in Thousand Oaks.
09/09/2012.  

This was taken today
02/05/2015.

Finally, my walking has gone from one mile to two miles.  It was zero for the two weeks of illness and is back to 1.5 miles today.  I'm happy to report that I had no cough during my walk, but I was winded and had to stop a couple of times.  The good part is that I chose the beach for today's walk, and it was as beautiful as ever!  

Here's the walk data from my walk today:  http://www.mapmywalk.com/workout/865405311

Have a great week everyone!

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I also found another video of the largest woman in the world.  This one however is much longer in length, but in my opinion worth watching.  This will surely open your eyes to the world of obesity.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik-RYOy7nME