You will NEVER believe this one!

I weighed myself this week and I stayed the same!!!! I have lost a total of 71.4 pounds (32.39 kilograms) in 44 weeks.

Before you get all freaked out,let me share the events of the last 5 days and you will understand, possibly, why I did not lose this week. On Thursday, while at work, I started having some lower abdominal pains which I attributed to my need to use the bathroom. After "making a deposit," the pains went away. So clearly that was the cause...anyway, on Friday night, the pain came back but this time it was EXCRUCIATING and by Saturday I was in the fetal position on my living room floor, screaming for my husband to shoot me in the head! My husband originally thought it was band related so he called the Bariatric Surgeon, but the position of the pain was no where near the band. When I arrived at the Emergency Room, the doctors thought it was kidney stones, but that was soon ruled out. While they were waiting for their tests, they pumped me with a variety of narcotics to relieve the pain. Thankfully it went away, but I was scared as to what the heck was wrong with me. After CAT SCANS, and ultrasounds, may I add that this ultrasound was both external and internal and the internal one was 40 minutes long with a probe the size of THE BIGGEST, TALLEST, BLACK MAN'S PENIS YOU COULD POSSIBLY IMAGINE EXISTED!! AWFUL experience! It came back that I have large ovarian cysts on my ovaries. They gave me more pain meds and sent me home Saturday. They wanted me to go to a gynecologist on Monday to follow up with those cysts to see if they needed to be surgically removed.

So now it is Sunday, and I am home, and I am not sure if you know this but pain medicines, specifically narcotics, can cause serious constipation. So my tummy starts to bother me again but it ws in a different spot. The pain Saturday, was more over my ovaries, this time it was higher like near my intestines. So I am thinking, wow, I am really constipated. So I try and deal with it. I am up ALL NIGHT long, in pain, trying to use the bathroom but nothing is working. I am seriously freaked out at this point. Frank takes me to my gynecology appointment at the hospital on Monday and I am once again probed and prodded by 4 different doctors. I seriously think everyone in that hospital stuck their fingers up my vagina that day, except of course FRANK! LOL...The team of gynecologists which included a very young medical student and three doctors wanted to rule out "ovarian torsion," which is when the ovaries twist around the cyst. If this is the case, I need emergency surgery for removal. So they were sending me out patient back to ultrasound. However, on the way out, I got dizzy, almost fainted and my blood pressure spiked really high. So they admitted me back into the ER, where I stayed for 10 hours. This turned out to be 10 hours with out food or water just an IV pumping me with fluids. The diagnosis this time was NOT "ovarian torsion" rather good old constipation, caused by all the pain medicines they gave me on SATURDAY! Also the agonizing pain on Saturday was caused because I was ovulating and one of the cysts is very large. I have to keep an eye on these cysts to make sure they do not get any larger, and after I have children, they recommend their removal. Bottom line, I still have not emptied my bowels and I was pumped with soooo much fluid,the fact that I stayed the same this week is a true miracle! Anyway, thanks for reading! Hopefully, by next week, my bowels will have empotied and I will be back on track!

SOOOOOOO CLOSE!!!!!

I weighed myself this week and I LOST 2 pounds (.91 kg). I have lost a total of 71.4 pounds (32.39 kilograms) in 42 weeks.

honorable mentions of the week:

I had one of my closest friends over for her Birthday dinner on Saturday, complete with homemade pizza and from scratch chocolate cake, as requested by the birthday gal...I ate my serving of pizza and salad, with a small taste of the cake that I made and was totally satisfied, HUGE accomplishment!

I also hosted a JET'S gathering on Sunday and was HORRIFIED at how I USED TO EAT! LOL...I made my traditional football subs for everyone. That would include a foot long roll stuffed with turkey, salami, ham, provolone etc, with sides of mayonnaise laden salads of all sorts and don't forget the chips and soda...Did I mention, 2 of these plates, each with a foot long would have been consumed by the old Keli...oh yeah, I did not play around! LOL...However, this year, while the rest were doing that I had my little sandwich on 100% whole wheat which I cut in half and could not finish even one half during the first sitting, probably because I had a handful of chips...regardless the quantities that I now consume compared to what I used to is just amazing. I was watching everyone eat and I could not believe the change...

Many of my readers thought the agreement for Frank to get on board was when I lost 70 pounds and I thought I should let you know, it is 75 (It was ALWAYS 75)...I am soooooo close! But he is starting to waddle, so I need to kick this in high gear! LOL

While at Costco this week, I picked up one of Bob Harper's Shred DVD's and I must say, HOLY COW!!! I like that there are 2 workouts on the DVD, one an hour and one 2o minutes, which is PERFECT in getting me acclimated back to the gym. If you recall, it has been 3 weeks since my last spin class and my injury! Even in that short period, it is an AWESOME workout which I will continue to do on my off days from spin and body works classes...I highly recommend it! Anyway, that is all for now, Thanks for reading~

THANK GOD!

I weighed myself this week and I LOST 4.6 pounds (2.09 kg). I have lost a total of 69.4pounds (31.48 kilograms) in 41 weeks. Thank GOD, I lost that gain from last week, which I still cannot explain and a little bit more. I can taste the 70 pound mark and I am excited!

Not much to report this week except that I have contacted a personal trainer. Apparently he is very good as he is highly recommended. I hope he can get me to the next level. I have a goal that I want to reach by this summer. I am traveling to Venezuela to visit my family for a few weeks and I would LOVE to wear...get ready for it...WEAR A DRESS!!! Not sure how much more I need to lose in order to feel confident enough to do so, or daring enough for that matter..I will keep you posted.

I had to switch doctors this week as my insurance changed. I am using the same doctor that a close friend just started seeing for her upcoming surgery. I need to get a fill soon. I do not like being able to eat as much as I am eating...mind you it is not that much, BUT I prefer to have the band adjusted to that sweet spot from a few months back.

I am going to the doctor today to see what in the world is going on with my foot. I have not worked out in 3 weeks because it hurts soooo badly! I hope he can give me a cortisone injection even though the ER doctor said they couldn't. Somehow I do not believe that because when I research on-line, they list the injection as an option! I just do not understand doctor's sometimes..It is almost like they would prefer you to be in agony! Anyway, thanks for reading..until next time!

HOLY SHIT!

I weighed myself this week and I GAINED MORE WEIGHT IN ONE WEEK THAN EVER BEFORE!! I WAS UP 3.8 POUNDS THIS WEEK (1.72 kg). I have lost a total of 64.8 pounds (29.39) kilograms) in 40 weeks. I wish I could confess that I ate 6 sliced of cheesecake or two dozen bagels, or I went to Five Guys and had 3 Double Burgers with Fries, but THE TRUTH is I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE REASON FOR THIS SPIKE IS!!! I would have expected this after the Christmas weigh in but you all remember, I stayed the same..maybe this is the weight gain from that joy ride and is just showing up now..Is that even possible??? Honestly, I don't have a clue...I am MORTIFIED, I feel like a complete and utter failure..I do not know what to do or how to explain it but I am logging it in because that is what I do on Tuesday....I had really awful bronchitis last week and last night was in the ER because I could not walk..My feet issues flared up and I needed some Percocet! Needless to say, I did not work out at all last week..BUT beyond that, I don't know what else could be the reason...I am writing this as I NEED SOME INSPIRATION and some LIFTING UP...SO PLEASE PLEASE ENCOURAGE ME!!!! Thanks for reading and hopefully next week, the tide will change! Thanks for reading and I have wiped all my tears and am off to work...