May 30th

My weight today is 261.I can't believe I have lost 10lbs!!!!! I am beginning to have increased hunger pains. I have been drinking all day but drinking beef broth really curves my appetite. I went outside and walked up the street and back. Not as tired today. Trying to envision how I will continue with my current weight loss. I am determined to keep it up! Loved looking at Skymoon1982 Lapband weightloss success on Youtube. She looks fantastic and is keeping me motivated.

May 29

My weight today is 262.6.

May 28

 I hate to obsess over the scale but at this point , its all I have. My current weight is 265.2. Down another pound. Decided this would be the day that I get out of the house. It poured down raining like 3 times before I could leave. I decided to go to Walmart to do a little walking and to replenish some of my liquid food. Boy was I weak! I felt like I was gonna pass out in the store. We spent about 30 minutes there and I was happy to get home. Appetite is fair. Still trying to drink more water.

Talked to my SIL who was babysitting a friends 5 month old little boy. He was so cute and I loved hearing his little cries and cueing through the phone. I can't wait to have a child! I am praying that this extra weight loss will rid my body from the PCOS(Polycystic Ovary Syndrome). I have been reading blogs tonight where women had the lapband, lost weight and got pregnant. I think of myself alot when I read those kinds of things. I want to adopt but would love to have a biological child. Heck I would love to do both! I will hold on because I know my day is coming.Not sure when, but I am preparing for the miracle!

May 27th Post op Day 2

Woke up at 4am feeling very gittery. I am 100% sure my blood glucose was low. Got up and made me some Sweet tea. I drank about a cup and felt 100% better. I knew it would be a matter of time before I went through withdrawl from sugar and caffeine. I will not make it a habit to resort to such measures but I got through my first storm. I really feel pretty good today. I sat out on the back deck and soaked up some Vitamin D. I want to thank my hubby for buying the umbrella and stand to protect me from the sun. I think I will venture out  of the house tomorrow. Cabin Fever is trying to set in. My weight today was 266.3. Its coming off! I am happy! My hungar pains are minimal. I listen to my body and I give it what it needs. I ain't gonna lie, I am ready to upgrade my diet. It feels odd not being able to eat stuff without texture. All these liquids are boring me.

May 26- Day after surgery

Feeling a little better today. Talked on the phone a while with friends and family. I am excited about my new adventure. I got up and weighed and I am down 2lbs. 268.3. I bought several bottles of Isopure protein drink but it was so nasty that I could not drink it. I have never tasted anything so bad. Pretty boring day. Drank clear liquids, popsicles an watched TV. Gonna try and research ways I can add protein to my diet.

May 25 - The day after my surgery

So they surgery went well. Still took me 2.5 hours to wake up from the anesthesia.(By the way, me and anesthesia are not friends!) Thomas took me home and I layed on the couch and rested for the rest of the day. The pain was moderate and I took my pain medication faithfully. My weight on that day was 271lbs. This is not the most I weighed but it will be my start weight.

May 24, 2011 Day before the Surgery

What a tiring day!  I worked all night and came home sleepy and hungry. I had to start my clear liquid diet and all I wanted was a biscuit from Bo jangles!  As an alternative, I drank some water, ate a cup of j-e-l-l-o and caught some ZZZZ’s for a few hours. I only got 2 hours of sleep because I had a pre-op appointment at the hospital to collect medical information and sign consents for my lap band surgery.  After the appointment, I came home and drank some chicken broth and ate a few popsicles. All I could do was pray that I would not be hungry like this tomorrow after my surgery. I watched TV for a while to clear my mind.

At 5:30pm our social worker came to collect all our adoption paperwork to complete our home study so we can potentially adopt in the future. She asked Thomas and I questions separately and together. She pointed out that I had a strong personality and Thomas was laid back. She asked us how we would handle conflicts with parenting when the child came. I told her I have little experience with caring for children and Thomas has a lot of experience from caring for his younger brother. Thomas knowledge about children would be a great asset  and he would help me learn valuable parenting skills. I get a little nervous thinking about motherhood. I pray that I am a great mother and our marriage stays as strong as it is now when a little one enters the picture. All I hear from other parents is how things change when kids come. I love my marriage and pray that a child will make it even better.

 Well enough rambling, I better go to bed because I have to be at the hospital @ 6:30am to prepare for my life changing weight loss surgery. I am excited and nervous at the same time. I am committed to the change and pray that there are no complications or adverse side effects.  My heavenly Father knows what’s best for me and be with me all the way. I have been in constant prayer about this decision for several months. I am at peace and feel the outcome will be great! I will keep you posted.

Introduction

Hello Everyone!

My name is Kim and I wanted to start a personal blog to share with friends and family about two life changing events that I am about to embark upon. Back in 2010, my church launched the theme "The Year of Jubilee". I was excited about it and witness alot of God's promises being fulfilled in my church. There were many things that I prayed about for God to manifest in my life. Some things were manifested and I was grateful, but some things remained unfulfilled. So as the year ended and our theme changed. I support the current theme of my church but want to continue rejoicing because I feel like I am still in "Jubilee". In  2011, I have much more prospective in my life. I am growing closer to God and it has really help me stay focused when things don't go the way that I would like them to go. I will continue to seek his face and I know he has great things instore for me and my family but in HIS timing. While I wait, I will continue to exercise my faith in the process. God's timing is best. I know in my heart that God has saved me from a lot of heartache by allowing things to happen in his perfect timing.

Now back to the events that I plan to blog about. The first life changing event that I will focus on is my Bariatric Surgery coming up May 25,2011. I will be having the Lapband procedure to assist me in losing weight. I have been wrestling with the decision whether to have the surgery since 2009 and have decided to go forward with it to preserve my health. I plan to document my personal experience as I go through the journey of permenant weightloss.

The second life changing event that I plan to blog is my journey with adoption. At this point, me and my husband have started the process to adopt a child. We have attented the required classes and completed all the paperwork to apply for our foster parent license. We have one more visit from our social worker on May 24, 2011 to finalize the home study so we can get our license. Getting our foster care license is a prelimenary step so that we can adopt. We do not plan to foster children. I am a pretty ambitious person and really hope that God will bless us with a child under the age of 24 months before the end of the year. Again, this is God's business and I will wait for his timing because I know that it will be perfect. It is my family's desire to be matched with a infant. I don't have any children and the thought of going through the milestones of motherhood would be so fulfilling! Please keep me and my husband Thomas in your prayers as we go through the process.