juli916

Good luck to you! The first week can be rough- be sure to reach out to others who have gone through the experience. It helps to remind you that you are doing "normal" when you are feeling anything but! You will do great

So my hubby took me away to an awesome resort in Indian Wells for some R&R since we were off today...well guess who was up at 7:15 am and at the fitness center today MEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can y'all believe it??? lil ole MEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm so stinkin proud of myself I just had to share!!!! I even had my hubby take some pics too!!
I want to tell you I never thought I would like working out but I DO, I REALLY DO! And NEVER in a million years thought I would...if I can do this ANYONE CAN.
I felt so good afterwards to sit out by the pool and then relax and I can feel good the rest of the day.
Hugs to all

I hit a stall last week (4 to 5 weeks post-op) and this week I am losing again. I am not doing anything different- in fact, I may actually be eating a bit more. My surgeon said this is completely natural and expected and is the body healing itself. Over a week without the scale changing is very frustrating though, especially at this stage.

I should have taken the day off! So..its my birthday today and co-workers, who know I'm pre-op and living on nothing but Protein shakes and lawn clippings, BROUGHT ME CAKE!
To make it worse, my cubicle mate is eating fricken fried chicken! Do you know how good this smells??? AGGHHH...
So I am breathing...drinking some Water...about to mix my lunch shake...and then I plan on walking up to my co-worker and punching her directly in the face. Who fricken microwaves fried chicken and then eats it right in front of a person on a diet? Who also brings that person cake??? She's about the nicest lady you have ever met- it's not sabotage or anything as exciting as that....she's just not thinking....God Bless Her!
I have resisted temptation...but just barely. I keep thinking- small liver...I have to learn to say no...and It's frowned upon to punch people at work. Heading out for a lunch time walk now!

The only "snack" I'm allowed is sf ice pops. Or broth or water. My doc is a sadist. Ice pops in winter??? And NO sf jello is not approved. He also forbid protein shakes. No liquids with calories.

Do a search on this site for ketosis. Basically, when your body is in a state of carb deprivation, acetone builds up in your saliva causing everything to taste funky. I talked to my NUT, who relayed this information to me. She told me to up my carbs by adding cooked veggies to my soup purees and it really did the trick. Things tasted better, my energy level went up and my weight loss continued.
Talk to your NUT and see what they say.