There is nothing like home sweet home! After several tears, a couple of sleepless nights, many trips around the halls of the hospital, and almost getting into a fight with the recovery room nurse, we are HOME!
Thanks to the many prayers that went up for Johnny, his doing wonderfully. He is adjusting very well to his new lifestyle. On the way home, we stopped by the grocery store to pick up some items for him. I never thought, that with my son being 13, I would ever have to buy baby food again. Well, I guessed wrong. And let me just say people, it does not look any better than it did when my son was little. I could not IMAGINE having to eat that stuff again. Also, I am on the hunt for sippy cups for Johnny to use at home. Dang, I knew I should have kept JJ's old ones -- LOL!! However, if he needs them, I will find them!
As far as me, well I have come to find out that I am definitely a stress drinker. Now, I don't mean alcohol because I gave that up for Johnny since he is not allowed to drink any type of alcohol for at least a year. What I am talking about is POP (you say soda, I say pop - either way it is GOOD)!!! I really did not eat that much. I actually had to MAKE myself eat. But I craved the pop and that is not a good thing. However, I am proud to say that I have had nothing but water since 9 am the morning, so I am trying to get out of my system again. You may want to run and hide now because it could be a bumpy ride!
Again, to everyone who has been reading this crazy thing I call a blog and sent up a prayer for my hubby -- Thank You!! I appreciate it very much. And now I am off to awake sleeping beauty (aka Johnny) to get him to drink something.
Come along for the ride! The adventure is now in full swing....
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Prayers for Johnny
It is 5:19 am on September 27th and we are getting ready to head to the hospital. I can not begin to tell you how PROUD I am of Johnny right now! To take a step like this is HUGE. He definitely has more courage and willpower than I could ever possess. The road he is getting ready to face is going to be ALOT harder than the road I am beginning to travel. However, he does not realize that he will be one of my biggest motiviations throughout my journey.
I was trying to find a scripture this morning to help put my worries/fears aside this morning. I think this one is perfect:
John 14:27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
I love you Johnny!! I know everything will be just fine!!
I was trying to find a scripture this morning to help put my worries/fears aside this morning. I think this one is perfect:
John 14:27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
I love you Johnny!! I know everything will be just fine!!
Monday, September 26, 2011
The Good and the YIKES (really.....)
Let us begin with the GOOD shall we! I have been blessed with many wonderful friends in my life. Luckily, one of the friends God has blessed me with is going to go through weight loss with me. I personally think she looks beautiful but I completely understand where she is coming from in her quest. Meet Melinda:
I told you she was pretty. Yeah, you got a picture with us an our wonderful husbands. The Halloween picture would have been good but I looked...well you know.
Anyway, last week Melinda was telling that she had decided to go on a journey like me. She told me she was looking for a book called "Made To Crave" by Lysa Terkeurst. After she told me about that I was thinking that wouldn't it be great if we could read it to together. Bascially, help each other with the struggles this journey brings and learn also how to call on the Lord together when we get those cravings. So, I called the local bookstore, purchased two copies, and gave Melinda her's on Friday. We are going to go through it slowly and discuss it as we read. It's our own very initimate book club -- LOL!!
There is a another reason I am excited to have Melinda on this journey with me. Melinda is a very faithful steward of God. I am hoping that she can help me in that part of the journey as well. I love her caring spirit and her willingness to talk about God. She is very confident and reassuring. I am hoping I can become the kind of person she is and be an example like she is everyday.
And now, with the YIKES of the matter (I feel like Casey K when he is announcing the countdown. Man, I am showing my age). I wish I could tell you exactly what I weigh at this point in the game. I am even afraid to let Johnny do my measurements because I know it would probably make small children cry. Ok - well maybe not small children, but I am sure I would shed a tear or two. I know that before JJ and I started low carb, my weight was around 278! There is the first YIKES!! The second YIKES come from the pictures below. I am warning you, they are not pretty!
I wanred you!! Ok, ignore the terrible fashion statement I am making in these pictures. Hey, it was late at night and I was getting ready to settle in bed. Anyway, the point of the matter is I look TERRIBLE!! Not until you see yourself on camera like this do you realize - YIKES!!
Anyway, hopefully you did not get scared away to bad. My point though is this. I have always had a love/hate relationship with the scales. I loathe them if you want to be honest. So, I have decided for this journey two things are going to happen. 1. I am not going to rely on the scales. I am going to try and get myself weighed today. However, I am only going to weight myself once a month afterwards. 2. I am going to go by inches. I know that means I will have to break down and measure myself (I feel the tears starting). However, I have to have a starting point.
Come along for the ride. The adventure is in full swing. And I promise, I will keep the scary pictures to a minimum -- LOL!!
I told you she was pretty. Yeah, you got a picture with us an our wonderful husbands. The Halloween picture would have been good but I looked...well you know.
Anyway, last week Melinda was telling that she had decided to go on a journey like me. She told me she was looking for a book called "Made To Crave" by Lysa Terkeurst. After she told me about that I was thinking that wouldn't it be great if we could read it to together. Bascially, help each other with the struggles this journey brings and learn also how to call on the Lord together when we get those cravings. So, I called the local bookstore, purchased two copies, and gave Melinda her's on Friday. We are going to go through it slowly and discuss it as we read. It's our own very initimate book club -- LOL!!
There is a another reason I am excited to have Melinda on this journey with me. Melinda is a very faithful steward of God. I am hoping that she can help me in that part of the journey as well. I love her caring spirit and her willingness to talk about God. She is very confident and reassuring. I am hoping I can become the kind of person she is and be an example like she is everyday.
And now, with the YIKES of the matter (I feel like Casey K when he is announcing the countdown. Man, I am showing my age). I wish I could tell you exactly what I weigh at this point in the game. I am even afraid to let Johnny do my measurements because I know it would probably make small children cry. Ok - well maybe not small children, but I am sure I would shed a tear or two. I know that before JJ and I started low carb, my weight was around 278! There is the first YIKES!! The second YIKES come from the pictures below. I am warning you, they are not pretty!
I wanred you!! Ok, ignore the terrible fashion statement I am making in these pictures. Hey, it was late at night and I was getting ready to settle in bed. Anyway, the point of the matter is I look TERRIBLE!! Not until you see yourself on camera like this do you realize - YIKES!!
Anyway, hopefully you did not get scared away to bad. My point though is this. I have always had a love/hate relationship with the scales. I loathe them if you want to be honest. So, I have decided for this journey two things are going to happen. 1. I am not going to rely on the scales. I am going to try and get myself weighed today. However, I am only going to weight myself once a month afterwards. 2. I am going to go by inches. I know that means I will have to break down and measure myself (I feel the tears starting). However, I have to have a starting point.
Come along for the ride. The adventure is in full swing. And I promise, I will keep the scary pictures to a minimum -- LOL!!
Sunday, September 25, 2011
The Beginning Part 2....
So, why now? Why after almost 38 years do I decide to lose the weight? I have tried for YEARS to lose weight. I have tried Weight Watchers (numerous times), been through physician assisted weight loss, have been on weight loss medication (Miradia -- nasty medication), and other diets. Honestly, they work for a while and then I lose my will power. However, now things are different. And what is different you may ask?
Well, there are two great answers to that -- Johnny and JJ!!
See, this journey really began on August 22, 2011. After an appointment with JJ's doctor, we were told no more sugars/starches. YIKES!!! Talk about a huge change. So, we rid the house of the all the good stuff, as I like to call it, and decided to go low carb. I also decided that unlike the previous time JJ was on a diet, we would all be doing this diet.
Now, we are NOT doing strict low carb (20g or less a day) but we are staying WAY under the recommended 120g a day. During this time, we also knew that very soon, Johnny, would be going through gastric bypass. We were not sure when, but knew the time would be coming soon.
Friday, September 16th we received the call about Johnny's surgery. We were informed that surgery was scheduled for the 27th of September and he would have to begin his liquid diet on Sunday the 18th. Talking about getting hit with a ton of information at one time! So, through all of this, I came to a conclusion....
If my wonderful husband could make the changes he was going to have to make (and we are talking HUGE changes) and my precious child could give up sugar, starches, and all the good things, then I needed to be more diligent in my efforts as well. So, I give you the Road To The NEW Me Blog site (yeah, I know, you already knew that since you are reading this -- LOL)
However, I have come to realize something else. As I was sitting in church this morning, something hit me. I know it was a message that I needed to follow. The following is what came to me and I made sure to write it down so I could share. "Not only is it a NEW road to a NEW me weight wise, but I have come to find out it is a NEW road to me spirtually as well. I realize now that not only will I need the support of my family and friends; however, my main ROCK through this process is going to be God. So therefore, not only is this going to be about me shrinking in size (hopefully) but most importantly about me growing in Christ."
I can not wait to start everything! I can not wait to see wait is going to transpire. Oh and don't worry, this is not going to be all scriptures and such. I plan sharing my successes and failures, recipes I have tried (in case someone like to give them a try), stories about Johnny's and JJ's journey (because it will relate to me as well), and my growing in God.
Come along for the ride. Again, it should be an adventure....
Well, there are two great answers to that -- Johnny and JJ!!
See, this journey really began on August 22, 2011. After an appointment with JJ's doctor, we were told no more sugars/starches. YIKES!!! Talk about a huge change. So, we rid the house of the all the good stuff, as I like to call it, and decided to go low carb. I also decided that unlike the previous time JJ was on a diet, we would all be doing this diet.
Now, we are NOT doing strict low carb (20g or less a day) but we are staying WAY under the recommended 120g a day. During this time, we also knew that very soon, Johnny, would be going through gastric bypass. We were not sure when, but knew the time would be coming soon.
Friday, September 16th we received the call about Johnny's surgery. We were informed that surgery was scheduled for the 27th of September and he would have to begin his liquid diet on Sunday the 18th. Talking about getting hit with a ton of information at one time! So, through all of this, I came to a conclusion....
If my wonderful husband could make the changes he was going to have to make (and we are talking HUGE changes) and my precious child could give up sugar, starches, and all the good things, then I needed to be more diligent in my efforts as well. So, I give you the Road To The NEW Me Blog site (yeah, I know, you already knew that since you are reading this -- LOL)
However, I have come to realize something else. As I was sitting in church this morning, something hit me. I know it was a message that I needed to follow. The following is what came to me and I made sure to write it down so I could share. "Not only is it a NEW road to a NEW me weight wise, but I have come to find out it is a NEW road to me spirtually as well. I realize now that not only will I need the support of my family and friends; however, my main ROCK through this process is going to be God. So therefore, not only is this going to be about me shrinking in size (hopefully) but most importantly about me growing in Christ."
I can not wait to start everything! I can not wait to see wait is going to transpire. Oh and don't worry, this is not going to be all scriptures and such. I plan sharing my successes and failures, recipes I have tried (in case someone like to give them a try), stories about Johnny's and JJ's journey (because it will relate to me as well), and my growing in God.
Come along for the ride. Again, it should be an adventure....
Pictures of me with my favorite men!! How I love them both so much!!
Saturday, September 24, 2011
The Beginning....
All my life, I have been overweight. Not slightly overweight, not a little pudgy, but overweight. It was a struggle when I was younger and quite honestly, it is a stuggle now. Though I try to act like I like myself and I am comfortable in this body, the honest truth is I really don't like my looks at all. But I am going to soon put all of that behind me.
BIG changes are coming to the Johnson household! I am tired of living like this! I am tired of carrying around all the extra weight. So....The Road To The NEW Me begins NOW!!!
Come along on the journey! I am sure it will be an adventure!
BIG changes are coming to the Johnson household! I am tired of living like this! I am tired of carrying around all the extra weight. So....The Road To The NEW Me begins NOW!!!
Come along on the journey! I am sure it will be an adventure!
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