YES! I am finally better again, My only issue now is that over the two weeks of being sick I couldn’t get any of my vitamins or protein in and it is proving to be so hard to get back on track with that I feel so worn down and weak. I didn’t think I would ever get off track and when my fellow WLS friends would talk about the lack of vitamins causing extreme tiredness and weakness I would think eh, It can’t be that bad! Well it is. haha I am getting a lot of encouragement from my WLS twibe friends to hop on the “vitamin train” daily and that is helping I have two more “stops” today and I will get all of my vitamins needed in for the first time since Oct. 16! How are you all doing with this weather change? Today it is overcast and it has been REALLY windy and cold since yesterday, while I love the cuddly weather I find that I am SOSOSO cold really easily lately which I am guessing is partly to do with the loss of fat so I have been bundling up big time since I am used to being hot all of the time.

One of my friends on twitter who also had WLS posted the link to this article a few days ago and I really have to say that my family is proof of what they are explaining. I believe that when one family member gets Gastric Bypass surgery that it causes others in the family to evaluate how they are eating and more importantly WHAT they are eating and how much. My Mom in particular has really cleaned up her eating habits and portions and I am pretty damn proud of her, She has also started daily Wii fit workouts that are benefiting her greatly. Here is a short snippet of the article you can click the link above to read the rest of it:

The research found that spouses, relatives and even the children of patients who underwent the procedure dropped significant amounts of weight, doubled their activity levels and had other improvements that were still evident a year after the surgery. The findings suggest that doctors who perform gastric bypass operations may want to look at the procedure as a way to bring about change in entire families in need of help with their weight and exercise habits, said Dr. John Morton, the director of bariatric surgery at the Stanford School of Medicine and an author of the study, which appeared in The Archives of Surgery.

“If you have a committed and involved family,” he said, “you’re going to have better outcomes for the patient, and also by the same token, the family members can have a collateral benefit.”

Every year, about 200,000 people undergo the most common gastric bypass operation, known as Roux-en-Y. Patients typically see significant weight loss and improvements in overall health, but researchers hadn’t really looked at whether the changes could affect other members of a patient’s household. Dr. Morton got the idea for the new study when he noticed that his bypass patients would often come in for follow-up visits alongside family members who showed improvements of their own.

“Patients would come in with their spouses, and in the course of them telling me how great everything was, the spouse would say, ‘I’ve lost weight too, and we’re eating healthier,’” he said.

Social support can be a powerful motivator in breaking bad habits. Studies have shown, for example, that people tend to lose more weight — and keep it off longer — when they take part in weight loss groups or start a diet with a husband or wife. Smokers, too, are nearly 70 percent more likely to give up cigarettes if a spouse quits smoking.

I am doing well besides the sickness that has passed and the weakness I am down to 402lbs I had a bit of a plateau which is normal but frustrating to not see the number on the scale move. I have to take a deep breath and remember that I am only 8 weeks out and while the number on the scale may not be moving I AM losing inches and burning fat, The changes in my clothing sizes has proved that. I am so close to the 300′s and so excited for that because to be honest I don’t even know how long it has been since I have been at that point.

I wanted to ask if any of my fellow gastric bypass patients have their medical alert bracelets and where you them from? I need to purchase one but my problem is I don’t just want the plain jane type I was browsing google earlier and there are SO many options now a days compared to the plain silver one my Dad used to have back in the 90′s. lol I want more of a normal type of everyday bracelet with the medical id on it but I  am not sure which website to go with and which website would be best so if you have any advice please leave it in the comments below I love your feedback! I am going to get going now but I have lots of posts planned so I will “speak” to you all very soon