Welcoming 2025... Happy New Year! #happynewyear

It's been a crazy 2024 and I can't wait for a fresh start in 2025. This year has been quite tiring, and I'm glad  it's ending.

An update, I've been off Ozempic for quite some time now, and been on Metformin. I was tolerating the Metformin in the beginning no problem, but after the holiday season it completely fucked up my system. I can't seem to eat/drink anything without dumping it. I've been in diarrhea hell, and it's exhausting. I've lost count of how many times daily I have to run to the washroom, and I sure hope it's only temporary. I've also noticed that I've gained 6 lbs being off Ozempic... not sure if that's due to too many sweets during the holidays, or if it's the coming of Ozempic. I'm currently 166 lbs, and was hoping to be at 150 lbs by the new year. I purposely didn't buy chips or any other munchies for New Years Eve... just going to have guacamole with baked corn chips and Tostitos. 

My new years resolution is to eat healthier... focus of increasing protein, eat less sugary sweets, increase my water intake and increase my daily/weekly steps.

Happy New Year everyone!

I've Scheduled My Skin Removal Surgery! #weightloss #gastricbypass #skinremovalsurgery #Ozempic

Brianna & myself,  © 2024 thismomneedswine.com

I'm super excited to announce that I'm finally going to have skin removal surgery! I will be having it done by Dr. Chivers through the Canadian Plastic Surgery Centre and Canadian Dermatology Centre - through one of the Scarborough hospitals.

I've yoyo'd for many years but it's been a long journey, and I'm very close to my goal weight. I'm currently sitting at 160 lbs, with my next goal weight being 150 lbs. 

It's been about 12 years since I had gastric bypass, and I've also been on Ozempic for about 12 months to assist with the final weight. In the beginning Ozempic was covered by one of my insurance plans, but since I'm not a diabetic, they discontinued the coverage. I've been using it as maintenance for PCOS, and enjoyed the bonus side of weight loss. I was paying about $280/month through my regular pharmacy, but then found out it was cheaper at Costco for $240/month. I ate the cost for quite some time, but can no longer afford it.

I'm on my last thing of Ozempic, and will be going off of it after this month, and then going onto Metformin. I was on Metformin years ago and had a hard time stomaching it. I was on 500mg 3 times a day, but somehow always forgot my lunch pill. It's just so hard to schedule medication three times a day, and to actually take them all. I have my pills in a weekly/daily planner that is for the morning, lunch, and night... but where do I keep them to make sure I remember to take them? I guess the best place would be my work desk in my room, since I'm here from 8AM - 5 or 6PM Monday - Friday. I would have to try and bring my pill box down for Saturday and Sunday... don't want to accidentally forget those days. 

I figure the best thing would be to use the winter months to try and get used to the Metformin, since I wouldn't be going out as much as I would in the warmer months. Hopefully my body will get used to the medication, and I wont have diarrhea like the past. I'm hoping I just have it for the first few weeks or a couple months, and then get used to it and no longer have the Hershey squirts! Or maybe it's a combination of no longer having a gallbladder mixed with the medication, that I have the problem. All I know is that when I plan on going out to do something, I don't eat before going, nor do I have coffee... don't want to shit myself! Metformin and Ozempic do pretty much the same shit... it affects your body on how it breaks down the food, especially sugar, which helps with weight loss.