Chuck's Journey Weight Loss Total

Chuck’s Journey Weight Loss Total

 

I got a new digital scale for Christmas.  When I got on it is said I have lost a total of 107 pounds.  I met my goal for the year.  My goal was to lose 100 pounds by the end of the year.  My next goal is to lose 15 pounds to be down below 300 pounds.  I have not been under 300 pounds in almost 13 years. 

 

To date this is my weight loss chart

 

9/3/13          27 pounds              On the day of my surgery I lost on my pre-op diet 27 pounds. 

 

9/18/13        47 Pounds              On my first doctor visit I lost a total of 47 pounds. 

 

10/8/13        64 pounds

 

11/12/13      92 pounds

 

12/25/13      107 pounds

Chuck's Journey: Thanksgiving was a challenge but not what you may think.

Chuck’s Journey

 

 

Thanksgiving was a challenge but not what you may think.  People were offering me food I can’t have.  I know they worked very hard on it and are proud of their work but I had a very hard time not being rude.  If I ate it I will get sick with dumping.  I will have stomach cramps all day and my holiday would be ruined.  If I didn’t eat it then I felt I was being rude by not sampling their hard work.  In the end I just could not ruin my entire day so I tried to politely say no and change the subject.  I spoke with Amanda about this and she confirmed the same thing.  Her biggest challenge was everyone was watching her and tell her she could not sample something when she knew it was not going to make her sick.   

Getting reading to have my endoscope

 

Chuck's Journey: Journal Entry #6

Chuck’s Journey: Journal Entry #6

 

The surgery was successful.  I had secondary complications.  The doctor cut my bowl, and my 3 to 4 hour surgery took 8 hours.  I was hard to get off the Anastasia and aspirated.  I developed aspiration pneumonia and spent 7 days in ICU.  I was released and a day later I developed bloody diarrhea.  I began getting light headed and started to pass out.  My wife called an ambulance and I was rushed to Charlotte Hungerford Hospital.  My blood pressure was 50/34, Heart rate in the forties.  My respiration was decreased.  I was transferred to Bristol Hospital.  At Bristol Hospital it was determined I was internal bleeding because of the blood thinner injects I was prescribed when I left the hospital.  I lost 4 pints of blood.  I need two blood transfusions.  I stayed in the hospital for another 5 days.  I was hospitalized a total of 12 days. 

 

 

Chuck's Journey: Journal Entry #5

Chuck’s Journey: Journal Entry #5

 

Just as I was preparing to have surgery I my grandfather Charles Edward Balch unexpectedly passed away on July 24, 2013.  A week later a dear friend Adrene Bunnell unexpectedly passed away.  I had two deaths to deal with as I went to have my surgery on September 3, 2013.  While in the hospital another friend Brian Mastroni only 28 years old unexpectedly passed away.  I was not even able to attend the funeral because I was still in the hospital.  Days after I went home from the hospital Adrene Bunnell’s husband, Mike Bunnell unexpectedly passed away.  The thoughts of death weighed heavy on my mind.  I tried my best to remain positive, but I was battling my own health problems. 

 

I have lost 92 pounds. I am now 329. My goal was to lose 100 pounds by the end of the year. My next goal is to lose 30 pounds and be under 300 pounds. I am well on my way.

I have lost 92 pounds.  I am now 329.  My goal was to lose 100 pounds by the end of the year.  My next goal is to lose 30 pounds and be under 300 pounds.  I am well on my way.  I am wearing cloths I have not wore in over a decade. 

Chuck's Journey

Chuck’s Journey

 

This weekend with the wedding rehearsal, wedding & reception.  Then pumpkin picking and pumpkin have a lot of temptation but I was good all weekend.  While we were pumpkin picking a Berry Scary Acres Ruet Farm my nephew gave me a grilled corn on the cob.  I was able to eat the entire thing then 10 minutes later the dumping started.  Not sure if I ate to fast, to much, to much starchy vegetables or what.   This upset my whole system all day that when I began to eat leftovers from the wedding I began dumping all over again.  I had to leave my sister’s house early because I was so ill.  Not sure again what caused this since it was what I ate the night before.  Never the less I purged my system twice yesterday.  Not fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!