37 Yr Old Mom of a 21 Yr Old-ready to Make a Comeback! Austin, TX

Ok so this week had some ups and downs for me. I will start off with the negative, so I went to my follow up appointment and have gained 7 freakin pounds in one week! I wanted to cry! Has anyone else experienced this rapid weight gain in 7 days?! The Dr told me not to worry about it nor pay attention to the scale, unless I'm binge eating, which I'm not..but I have been consuming lots of carbs and starches lately. I'm feeling like it's really just hormonal or emotional eating. My stomach had been feeling tight and bloated all last week, and the Dr removed 8 ounces of fluid from me,so there was reason behind that tightness I felt. As I was checking out the nurse told me that some peoples weight fluctuate due to the changes of the surgery, regardless I think I'm just going to be more mindful as to what I put in my mouth. Ok so the positive is I can actually walk and stand up straight again. Woo hoo! I don't run out of breath or get as tired as I did these last 2 weeks. Last night I tried on some swim suits that I only dreamed of would fit me this same time last year. We'll I tried them on and He'll yeah they fit and looked so amazing on me. My husband was also so happy for me that he bought me a brand new swim suit off ebay last night lol ok so I will post the pics that I promised to last time. Here I go...

So, I have been going thru a lot of nothing to a whole lot of everything. First off I can say that the first week after surgery was mainly sleeping and tons of bed rest. My body was so exhausted and at times I would become frustrated and depressed because I was unable to see my results but more so it was that I dislike having to depend on others to help me. I wanted to walk around, but I really couldn't. It is true though, I walked like an old lady hunched over the entire week, I am just now 2 and a half weeks later starting to straighten my back as I walk. As for the results, I actually am in LOVE with my body and yes all though I am swollen, I just know that it gets better from here and I cant even imagine how my body will look once I am completely healed. I look at myself in the mirror every day now before I jump in the shower and I just smile and stare at my stomach which then brings tears of happiness in the corners of my eyes because I cant believe how blessed I am from God to have this life long dream come true. I have never been one to like the gym at ALL but the crazy thing is that I am very motivated to get back in the gym and toning up all the other areas in need. I went to a follow up Dr appt yesterday and I still have fluids in my body that the drains did not take all out. I was only suppose to have the drains in for 1 week but I had to keep them in for an extra 3 days because I still had quite a bit of fluids and apparently I still do, a week later. He was able to take some fluids out thru a needle yesterday but said there was still some left in me he was unable to get out. He said that he would try again next week but if not, the fluids would just dissolve in my body over time. I am and have remained 14 lbs less from my surgery date which is awesome because they said that normally because of the fluids people tend to gain weight and I have lost some and hopefully it stays that way :) I am still wearing this body girdle that I am so over with! I wish I didn't have to wear this ting especially since its summer time and I live in Texas where it is SUPER caliente/HOT! But, I am half way there and I know this will pass and soon this will be a thing of the past! I will post pictures tonight of my "new body under construction" haha..until then, whomever is reading this-you will see me later!

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