Good Afternoon!

My babysitter (haha) has gone home now. My fiance lives in Los Angeles and came here to take care of me after the surgery. He left about 30 minutes ago to head back to his temporary home. Hopefully he'll be moving by the end of the year. He has to sell his practice and property out there (because of the economic status of the area), before he can head this way. Very exciting!

So 5 days out now...

I've lost almost 15 lbs since the beginning of my liquid diet, so it's been about 2 1/2 weeks. Not too shabby in my book! Everything feels pretty good: the swelling has gone down almost completely, I still get a little gas here and there, but it's not bad, and I'm getting around pretty well. We were out most of the day yesterday and I did get a little tired by the end, so my energy is still down, but it's definitely improved in the last 5 days.

I've also noticed that my posture is going to have to improve. Before the surgery (and thinking about this now sounds awful, lol), I would hunch over a little while sitting and rest my belly on my legs and my boobs on my belly, completely unconsciously. Well, no more of that! I can feel how the band kind of tucks up under those folds and gives me a bad feeling of indigestion, but as soon as I straighten up, it goes away. That's going to be something to get used to...

Jay also took my before pics last night, even though I've already lost some weight. I'll have to post them soon.

Oh! And food! How could I miss that! lol...

I've gone on to full liquids--back to protein shakes and soup, but now creamy soup is an option as long as everything is blenderized, which I'm definitely on board for. Everything has stayed down! No nausea or vomiting (thank goodness!!!). I'm already learning to slow down and chew chew chew. I did it a little before, but it didn't really ring true until the band got in there.

And I'm going back to work tomorrow! I have a very sedentary job, desk work where I don't have to move around much or lift anything, so it shouldn't be a problem. I'll still be getting up and walking around though to get my walking time in.

So far, so freakin' good! :closedeyes: