Wendy's Wonderful Weight Loss Journey (2025)

12/06/2022

Weight loss surgery! The best decision I have ever made for me!

05/06/2022

The pouch really is its own entity. It craves things that I've never had before like diet mountain dew. I've never had it until today and the pouch was like yep that's it! And raisin bran with oatmeal clusters. Never ate that either but the pouch wants it and the pouch likes it! If the pouch is happy, then I'm happy! LOL 🤣🤣🤣🤣

30/05/2022

Four months ago today I had my surgery to lose weight and save my life! It has been the longest 4 months ever! I have lost 91 pounds and feel great, but it is the hardest thing I've ever done. I always said quitting smoking was harder, but gastric bypass surgery may have beat the quitting smoking. I finally feel like me again, I feel like Wendy, there are no more weird pains and my meds and hormones are readjusting. I still have a minor surgery on June 7 to widen the opening of my stomach again, hopefully this will be the last time they have to do that. People ask what I eat and I have a lot of protein shakes and protein bars. The pouch likes Wendy's chili and chick fil a chicken breast. I cannot do dairy since the surgery and I miss eggs, but it's okay. I still have my back issues, but still haven't lost enough for spine surgery yet. My BMI has to be at 35 and right now I'm at 41. My BMI did start at 58 so it's been cool to watch it go down. Even when my BMI gets to 35 I might hold off on spine surgery longer. I just want to take a break from surgeries! If you are wondering if weight loss surgery is worth it, I for me would say yes. But you have to try all options first to lose the weight and if that doesn't work then I would say surgery. But it is not easy and like I've said it's taken me 4 months to feel like me again. You also need a very good support system. My hubs is the best. He's the one with me in the middle of the night giving me loving encouragement when I would just be bawling. Somehow he knows exactly what to say to make me feel better! I still have a long road to go but I can see the light at the end of the tunnel! The tunnel used to be so dark and black and bleak and now I enjoy seeing and basking in the light!

20/05/2022

Good morning peeps! 80 pounds down!!

18/05/2022

I have been at my job for 15 years. I have accrued a lot of vacation and sick time and have used all of it for surgeries and recovery this year except for 4 hours. This afternoon I took my last 4 hours of vacation to go home and have a cry fest. The opening to my pouch is closing up again. I spoke with my surgeon and she can't do surgery until June 7. I'm on the cancellation list and if it becomes extreme like last time, she will do emergency surgery. Anyway I said all of that to tell you I took my last 4 hours to go home and cry. My face and eyes are swollen and hurt so bad, but my mind feels so much better! I feel like I can be a badass tomorrow and go on. Take care of your mental health, it too is very important!

09/05/2022

14 weeks post op!!! My stall finally broke!! 76 pounds down!! Woot woot!

05/05/2022

Hi guys! It's been a few weeks since I've posted! Time is getting away from me! Eeks! Well my pouch and I are still getting to know each other. Food is a daily mystery if the pouch likes it or not. I can usually tell by the smell before I put it in my mouth if the pouch is going to like something or not. My weight loss has stalled so I'm not sure what's going on with that, but they say trust the process so I am. I've been really wiped out after work lately so I'm usually in bed by 7:30 or 8. Amber had a choir concert the other night and we didn't get home until 8:30 and this momma was pretty wiped out! All in all it's going well! ❤❤❤❤

18/04/2022

Here are this week's flowers for my desk! So pretty!!

16/04/2022

When you have weight loss surgery you have to commit to taking all your vitamins and meds for the rest of your life. I'm really good about it except for a few and my hubs is on me about them. Like, I just got done saying, "I promise I will take them at bed tonight, I promise. " LOL and I will. 😍😍

16/04/2022

I had my 3 month post op in Kansas today. My surgeon is ecstatic with my progress! She's so nice and she claps for me! LOL My bloodwork was great except I'm really low on iron hence why I'm so tired at night so adding an iron supplement. Also, I have to have another EGD (scope) done. My surgeon wants to make sure I'm healing okay and to make sure my stomach doesn't heal shut again! I wasn't thrilled about going under again, but I'd rather be safe than sorry. I'm not doing that until June 7, so I have a little time. Other than that it's all good!

13/04/2022

Hello Family and Friends! I haven't posted in awhile, but talked to a friend today and it made me realize that it's been awhile. I had been really struggling and got into a dark place because I couldn't eat after the second surgery and all I did was throw up and throw up for a week straight. I didn't care if I lived or died and did not want to post that, but I remember saying I was going to keep it real and no fluff. Well s**t got real bad....LOL....my mom ended up taking me to the ER and got some new meds and they were able to finally stop the vomiting. I feel great now! I'm 10.5 weeks post op and down 71 pounds. This is one of the hardest things I've ever done. I thought quitting smoking was hard, but this weight loss surgery is right up there. One thing I've learned is not to take anything for granted because you just don't know when something is going to change in a split second. I've had fun shopping at some thrift stores for clothes because I'm losing so fast it doesn't pay to buy new clothes yet. And I've been treating myself to a fresh bouquet of flowers on my desk each week because they are pretty and make me smile. I also have been doing more me time, I'm so tired after work so I've been going to bed about 8pm. I would never have done that before, but I'm taking care of me right now and it's all good! I hope all of you are happy and healthy as well! ❤❤

24/03/2022

My new besties......barf bags.....LOL

21/03/2022

Hey guys! I'm 7 weeks post op today and down 63 pounds! Woo hoo! I want to give a shout out to a very good friend and my mentor, Claudia! Claudia is 6 years post op and has been with me every single step of this journey! She's made me laugh, I have cried buckets to her and bared my soul to her! She's taught me so much and she knows I've been struggling so after my last post, she texts me and says "talk to me" and I just blubbered it all out! I love her! I don't know if I could do this without her, thank the good lord, I don't have to find out! I love you Claudette!!!

19/03/2022

Happy Saturday! It's a beautiful day in Branson! I'm having a quiet day. Still trying to figure out food. It's so weird being hungry, eating something and then your stomach not like it. I've now referred to eating as feeding the pouch like it's a nuisance. I hope this phase goes away soon. I'm 62 pounds down. The less I eat, the less I lose, so I have to figure out how to feed the pouch and not be sick. The mystery of my life right now! I hope everyone is well and happy!! ❤❤

15/03/2022

I'm 6 weeks post op today! I'm doing good, way better than last Monday. Last Monday I was severely dehydrated and waiting for surgery. Ugh! So I've been trying some solid foods, some are great and some make me so sick I have to go hide downstairs. You never know how the pouch is going to take a new food! I went back to work today and it was good. I got very tired and very nauseous at one point, but it passed. I said a couple of Hail Mary's and got through it. The power of prayer! I'm down 57 pounds! My weight loss slowed when my pouch was closed up, but now that I can get nutrition, I've started losing again. You have to fuel your body! I want to give a shout out to my family! My hubby, the girls, the boy and my mom are so wonderful! They step in and help and don't complain. I love them so much! ❤ And thank you for your love and support! Going to bed, it may be early, but this momma is exhausted! Love to all!❤❤

12/03/2022

It's been a week. For some reason I'm having a harder time bouncing back after this surgery and it was 100 times less evasive. They did tell me that they had to give me more anesthesia than last time. So who knows...now that my pouch is open, I'm having a hard time finding something picky pouch likes. I had a crying jag earlier in the kitchen with hubby and my wonderful Arwen Rose came out of her room and was making suggestions and googling stuff, things to try tomorrow, etc. and the love for this beautiful young woman we created just washed over me. I am so lucky to be her mom! ❤❤ Tomorrow is a new day and we'll try again! 55 pounds down...

10/03/2022

Trying some soup.....

09/03/2022

And we are home! Post op appointment was good. Nothing new to report. I'm very very nauseous. It was a long ride home and still nauseous. So that's not fun, but it's all good! ❤

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