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A blog by rafterj in General

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A weight loss surgery blog by rafterj on BariatricPal. 10 entries on surgery, recovery and progress.

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Hunger? No - Yes? Protein shake? Milk Shake? UGH!!!!

Day 5 post op and I am doing well - kind of. I am on full liquids and am SO confused. I can have protein shakes, milk shakes, and liquids that I can pour the consistency of pancake batter. However, everyone talks about being too full or not being able to drink. I have the opposite - I have no issues with drinking liquids - and am never full. What is going on?? I am down to 185 pounds - losing around 1/2 a pound a day which is great - but am I ever going to feel full? :thumbup:

48 hours post band

0200 this morning my hubby and I went for a walk...my gas pains were just too much. We walked a 1/2 a mile and it actually felt really good. I love my family - they are being SO supportive. We are having a neighborhood block party tonight, but it's going to be all good - I am going to sip on my protein drink and watch everyone else get schnockered...lol...should be interesting.

24 hours post band

Well, I was banded yesterday and got more than I bargained for.... I had a hiatal hernia and scar tissue around my stomach and boy do I hurt!! I think my pain is from the scar tissue removal due to where it is located. The lortab elixir is great though..it helps wonders and I have no doubt in my mind that this was the best decision of my life ...

Who knew chicken broth was so good?

Well, Thursday is the day! :smile2: Wow - I can't believe it is almost here - chicken broth tastes really good after two days of protein shakes and forgetting about the broth in the cabinet.. I have lost 11 pounds - 2 more to go for my goal surgery weight - yay.. I know i can do it - just have to stick with it and remember that this time next week it will be all over and I will be on my way to my new self...

Final Pre-op - no weight loss from pre-op diet

Had my final pre-op today - and NO weight loss from my pre-op diet....ugh....I am SO hungry - I keep telling myself just a few more days and it's all over. Work is a pain right now - everyone is eating hamburgers and pizza - and tempting me beyond belief. I just tell them no and want to scream that one of the reasons I am the way I am now is b/c I couldn't say no before and can't they see what eating all night for 12 hours is doing to us? I am so frustrated with my co-workers. Now that I can'

Geez - Never dreamed it would be so hard

OK - start my liquids tomorrow -and I am already craving stuff I can't have :cool2:.... I just have to remember that in 10 days - I am banded and it will be worth it... I keep weighing myself everyday and get more down every day - it is such a bummer... I feel like a failure to go to this extreme - but I also feel like I am taking back control of my life - how can I feel SO different with the same procedure??:crying:.. I am trying to stay positive, but what if I fail??????? What does that say ab

Keeping to Myself

I find myself wanting to shout at everyone "I am finally doing something with my weight" And then - I stop. No one knows what I am doing except by hubby, my mom and my bestfriends (2). Why???? Personal decision? Yeah - but why not let others know what I am doing - almost everyone I work with is overweight - and we're not talking a few pounds on the lovehandles here - we're talking we all qualify with high BMI's. so why don't I want to tell anyone? Shame? Fear of reprisal? Mockery? Hmmmm.. sti

13 Days and counting

:sad: OMGG - my date is now May 18th - moved up by a month. SO excited and nervous - not sure what to think, really. Finally got all my ducks in a row with $$$$... That was a huge relief. Hubby is so supportive - makes me worried - what if I fail? What if I am the one person who this doesn't work for even following everything to the letter???? :thumbup: That is my biggest worry - I am so OCD. Being a nurse isn't helping, either. I know WAY too much. I think that is one of the other things,

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