Results of my Endoscopy

Hi,

My endoscopy went great! My doctor told me that I am still swollen inside but it’s normal. I had another 6 bags of fluids by IV. I have to push liquids and try to start on my 2^nd stage diet which is softs foods. I started doing research on recipes for soft foods, every time I make a dish I will post a picture and the recipes. (Since it was hard for me to find actual recipes) Hopefully this will help other patients going through the stages. I have also decided to start looking for a gym and maybe even a trainer.

Thank you for reading,

Endoscopy Tommorow

Hi,

Today I went to the doctor’s again and they decided that tomorrow I will be having an endoscopy procedure in order to make sure that the size of my new stomach hasn't shrunk. Since I am not able to keep any fluids down, depending on what the procedure shows then they will take action to correct the problem. Hopefully the stomach is in a good size, since I wouldn't want to have another surgery. If it turns out that the size is good, then I would have to slowly (slower than others) drink fluids at the same time I would have to go every other day in order to get fluids by IV. Either one sounds YUCKY!

Pollo Guisao

After I went to the doctor I went to see my babies. I know this might sound old but my brother’s wife Yosselyn cooked some “Pollo Guisao” one of my favorite dishes. Wow, I suddenly felt so hungry and wanted to eat the air. (lol) My mom kept telling me to go away while they ate, but I have to learn to deal with this mental hunger. As I fed Jacob, he kept making sounds (that the food is good).  I couldn't help but laugh because he didn't understand how hard was for me to stand there and watch everyone eat while I can’t even drink fluids.

PS: Check out Jacob Saying Yummy Yummy

I will keep you informed of how things turn out tomorrow. J

Thank you,

Dehydrated

Hello.

Today I went to the doctor’s office and my doctor was wondering how I was able to drive or to even walk straight when I was very very dehydrated. I went in at 3:45pm and left at 8:13pm. They put four bags of fluids thru IV and had the sweetest nurse stay with me. I absolutely feel much better but not 100%. I have to go again tomorrow for a follow up since I didn't get to see my actual doctor today. Now I am going to rest and hopefully tomorrow it will be a better day!

Thank you,

Weak and NSYNC Made my day

Hello,

What an awful day! I woke up today crying because my body was not right. I felt like my body was shutting down and felt weak. Have you ever experience that moment when you know you will faint? Well you start feeling weak, cold, heavy, your mouth get watery, you can’t hear right and the feeling of having to throw up. I experienced that this morning and I even called my mom crying because the feeling was horrible. I stayed in bed all day just drinking water, protein shake, yogurt and even some chicken broth. I knew that this journey was going to be hard but I can’t help feeling like my world is upside down.

After I woke up around 8 pm I felt a little better and went to see my kids. (I miss them so much) Jacob greeted me with his amazing smile and Jeremy was sleeping. I try my best to be at my mom’s house in order to take care of them as much as I can. Every day that passes by is a blessing to see my babies grow up. Jacob is so big and smart, he even says “Thank you”.

I got to watch the MTV Music Video Awards with my family. The only reason I watched it was to see the reunion of NSYC. Well it started with Lady Gaga and I think she had an amazing voice, although I am not sure why people were booinnnn her. (She did great) Then Miley Cyrus…. Before I tell you what I thought, I have to tell you my mom’s reaction. She was first excited that she had come so far and then the performance began. My mom was mute the whole performance and when it ended she looked at me and said “What would her parents think?”. Now I love the song “We can’t stop” but why would she act gangster or ghetto on purpose. Is okay to have friends from all places but to be trashy makes everyone she knows look bad. At first, I understood she wanted to break free from her Hannah Montana character. Reality is that she has hit a low low point, too bad she is a very pretty girl. Well I thought the performance was very trashy! If I was her mother I would of grab her by the tiny ponytail and pull her off stage. Bruno Mars was amazing, he has the type of voice that I can hear all day. Katy Perry did okay that’s all. So much for it being the biggest hit yet and I thought it sucked. Now JT was amazing, he can be 40 even 50 and still take my breath away with his voice. When NSYNC showed up, I felt like I was 12 years old excited to see them on TV. I got to sing along and then it was cut too short.

Anyways, that was my day!

Thanks for reading! 

My dragging day

Hello,

My Son Jacob

Today was a dragging day! Since the surgery my mom has been keeping my babies because my doctor told me not to carry anything that weight more than 5 pounds. I knew this journey would be hard but I thought that it would be hard only for me. I know my kids are in the safest most lovable place they can be in but it has me so depress not having them around me. My mom has been my rock since the beginning and I can’t thank her enough. Chad is currently working in North Carolina in a Marine Base and has been gone since July. But he did come twice to see us and was here for my surgery (he got to stay almost a week). As I write this in my bed all I can feel is loneliness because my fiancé or babies aren't here. I want to bring the babies home soooo bad but the medication I am on, makes me fall asleep like a rock and with children I need to be in alert mode. So I just go to my mom’s house and stay there with them. Today, I took Jacob (my 1 yr old) his little pool to play but after blowing it up with my own lungs he did not like it at all. (I think the water was too cold) But it was fun once his cousins and my brother and sister joined him.

How do I feel? Well I am happy that I am losing weight but I feel weak and moody when I am around food. As I fed Jacob some spaghetti I wanted to take a bite. Like I said before this is not hunger it’s my brain. My brain is used to eating fast food, candy and my Frappe Mocha.  I call it “mentally hungry”! I even stopped watching cable TV because 95% of the commercials are about food. My weakness comes from dehydration, ever since the surgery drinking liquids makes my chest hurt (even if I take little sips). I can’t sleep because I get leg cramps (those that hurt), so when I feel like one is about to happen I literally jump up from bed and it goes away but it’s impossible to fall back asleep. (Leg cramps are also cause by dehydration!) I have a doctor’s appointment on Tuesday but I will try to see them Monday because I know my body, my mouth is dry and my body is  officially asking for water. I am supposed to go back to work on Wednesday but I don’t feel ready! I am hoping my doctor will give me a few more days.

Thanks for reading! 

Vote for my friends :) They will blow you away!

Hello Followers,

Today’s blog is about helping two of my high school friends that are in a Spanish Christian singing competition called “Rejoice Music Talent”. They are two amazing singers with a big big heart.

This is what I need you to do in order to help them be on the Top 12

Yonathan Pino

Go to : Voting Page Link 

Find Their Names and VOTE!!

Yonathan Pino

Here is his video: Yonathan Pino's Video

Fabiola Martinez

And

Fabiola Martinez

Here is her video: Fabiola Martinez's Video

Please Vote for them!!! You can vote for both one at a time (they will ask your name and your email address but they won’t send you junk mail)

I use to be in Mrs. Mavis chorus class in high school with them (we would always sing together) and I know that they are both passionate towards God and singing for him.

Thank you,

----------------Update------------------------

Yonathan Pino has made it to the top 12, he will be going to Miami, FL for the live performances to compete. 

Losing weight and my friend!

Hello Readers,

In June

Every Morning I weight myself to see the progress…. And today I weight 295! WOW that’s 33 pounds lighter. You can even see the difference in my face. Why am I losing so fast? Well right now I have been doing a liquid diet (until my doctor gives the OK for softs diet) that is the reason why I am losing so quickly. I believe that once I start eating (of course small meals) my weight loss will slow down…

Now

To another subject!!


I have a friend that I love very much and I seem to make her upset with a comment I made (not about her). The thing is she changed and won’t even look at me or say a word. It has totally hurt my feeling because I believed that our friendship meant more to her and that we could always agree to disagree. (Which we had in the past) I don’t feel like saying sorry will help since it wasn't about her. Plus, during the argument she made it clear that she didn't have tell me everything and I understand somethings are just to be kept to yourself. But it hurts because I am an open book to her and I thought that she was like that with me too.  Anyways, I just wanted to write about it since it makes me feel better.

Have you ever been through that? What did you do? Any advice would be great!


Thank you

My first time shopping with coupons! Short and Sweet

Hi,

After three days of cutting coupons and researching deal, I finally went shopping for my items. I believe I did pretty good. You be the judge!

I went to 2 stores:

1.     Kroger: Used my Kroger Card and used their online coupons J They made me happy.

     a.     I spent a total of $27.92 and saved a total of $37.82

2.     Walgreens : Used my Walgreen’s rewards card plus coupons 

      a.     I spent a total of $53.26 and saved a  total of $81.55

Before coupons my total combining Kroger and Walgreens receipt was $200.56 but only paid $81.18 for everything and saved a total of $119.38.

I saved 59% of my Bill! 


J I can officially say that I have enough deodorant to last me for 3 years.

I’m sure I could have done better, but like I said THIS IS MY VERY FIRST TIME J


What do you think? Did I do good?

Thanks for reading :)

Mentally Hungry

Hello,
Today has been such a slow and painful day! After a year of thinking about the weight loss surgery, I had the gastric sleeve done on August 14, 2013. Why? Many reasons lead me to this decision but I will give you my most important reasons. First, I am only 23 years old and weighed 328 pounds being overweight just caused me to be sad, low-self-esteem, angry, no energy and my health was suffering. Going shopping was a nightmare; I would try 50 things and end up only fitting into 3. Second, my children need someone who can keep up with them, be able to run around and play with them. Being overweight didn't allow me to be as active as I could if I was fit. I wanted to go to the park with them so many times but just seen the park would mentally drain me. Not to mention going to a restaurant and not being able to fit in any booth. It just drew the line!

Me before the surgery

When I was in the process of getting approved for the surgery, the people closest to me would literally say that I was taking the easy way out. At first, I agreed but then I realized that they were wrong. How can going through surgery (with the risk factors) be easy, surgery was a last resort (at least to me). I have been overweight since I was a child, I remember my grandpa taking me to JC Penny and buying me clothes from the older women department. I would never say no but being so young it effected me in many ways. Growing up my family would always think I was overweight just because I wasn't as thin as them. It got to a point where I would make fun of myself before someone else did just so it could be less embarrassing. Every year I would make the same New Year’s resolution and that would be to lose weight. But every year my weight would increase and doing a diet would not help.  When I had my first son Jacob in 2012, I started thinking about the surgery and was going to do it by the end of the year but I got pregnant with Jeremy. During the pregnancy I realized that the surgery had to be done, my weight was above 300 pounds and depression came over me.

Scars from the surgery

When I was finally approved for the surgery, I had to do a two week liquid diet in order for my liver to be less fatty. It was horrible!!!!!! I wanted to eat the TV with the tasty commercials and kick the people who ate food around me in their behinds. But I made it! My surgery went great, all I have is pain. But now I am going through something I was not expecting…… I am not hungry, my brain is! Let me explain, my doctor cut out 90% of my stomach so being hungry is not an issue but all I keep thinking about is eating a steak. I see the commercials and I wonder how great it would be to eat that. I even think about the times I ate amazing foods. It’s literally draining me thinking about food. Apparently, it’s normal and it happens to other patients that had the surgery.

I am excited to see myself one year from now and I know that I have to workout in order for the extra skin to be less (Do you think that I am taking the easy way out? I am going to have extra skin :/).  But I know that I can do it!! If you start following my blog, you will be able to keep up with the changes.

Thanks for reading !! 

Coupons!!! Saving Money

Hi everyone!!!

Today, I bought the Sunday paper for the first time in order to get the coupons.  I started using coupons since is getting a bit expensive going shopping

for my family of four. Seen the show "Extreme Couponing" has made me see the light at the end of the tunnel. Although I don't plan on become like those woman that buy unnecessary items and just have them piled up taking 85% of their storage space. (If you don't know what I am talking about, then I encourage you to watch at least one episode of "Extreme Couponing")

Since I am new and obviously don't know much about coupons, I joined a Facebook page called "Coupons unlimited!!!!!!!!! " (I will post the link at the end of the post) and I love it. In the page, members post coupons that can be trade, links to find coupons, give you advice and post their receipts with pictures of the items bought. I am writing this post to see if anyone out there would like to provide me with more coupon links or even advise since I want to be extremely prepared when I decide to do my first major purchase.

Link for Facebook page: 

http://on.fb.me/1do3cvX