fernnicholson

You're so beautiful! (Both before and after!) You look happy in the hospital pic where you're walking around. It gives me hope that the hospital stay won't be so bad.

I wish the best of luck on your journey!! I was very concerned before surgery as well, and let me tell you IT WAS ALL WORTH IT!! I only wish I had done it sooner!

thank you:)

yes, what did you have? how much?

great job!

I am 5 days post surgery and worried that cooking for others would be really hard. Especially on a holiday weekend. I have had no problems cooking, serving food to my husband, grandkids, or guests. I always set a place for me - a pretty saucer and small (1/2 cup ) appetizer bowl with 3 ozs of protein soup, or a small, pretty juice glass with 3 ozs. of protein shake. I eat the soup with a baby spoon - the kids got a kick out of it. The reason I can do this is: I am not hungry! The pre-op diet got easier after a few days too.

I thought about the same thing as you..(chewing something, then spitting out),,when I go to my pre op..I like to look at others before and after pictures, for my inspiration..I hear the pre op is one of the hardest things to do, but my Nutritionist said it wont kill us,,we will survive! Hang in there!!

What is a binge to you? And what are you bingeing on? More detail, please!

Try to stay busy and keep your mind off food. It's hard when your tummy is rumbling but remind yourself about the life choice you are making. It helped me to make a list of the things I wanted to accomplish when losing weight, other can focusing on the scale and numbers. I kept the list in front of me. Now, after surgery, I'm finally checking some things off that list. It feels so good.
You can do the pre op diet. You got this.

If you can do a liquid diet with hunger in your stomach, think how nice it will be to do it post op without the hunger? I am 6 days post op and we had a bbq last night, I enjoyed waching my family eat good while I hade a small bowl of delicious tomato soup. Life is good!

Now I want NE fried seafood.....

Every weekend on tv in Boston there is a show called The Phantom Gourmet. So on Sat & Sun for 1 1/2 hours i watch all about restaurants. So today was NE seafood, fried clams, lobster, you name it, fried. I said to my husband, I want fried shrimp, clams and onion rings. We are not having it but I so wanted it. NE fried food is so wonderful all summer.
So I totally understand your thoughts on food today. I made homemade meatballs for dinner. Boring!

I definitely have those moments. I see my family going to town a big, fatty bowl of pasta or mowing a giant cheeseburger and I have these moments of "ugh I wish I could just have an hour to eat normal".
...but then I remember that's how I got to over 400 pounds... and suddenly that dripping burger doesn't look so appetizing anymore.
You're doing so great!

i like the person who looks back in the mirror at you too

Awwww... I can relate! On this day two weeks ago, I was at the same point you are right now. I did the same, watched tv, read my book... and no food to cope with (except I chewed A LOT of different flavours of sugar free gum!!) It is a tough time, this waiting, but sooner rather than later you will be there and ready to go. I was VERY nervous, but things worked out fine, even though I did have a bit of a complication - which is RARE - and even so it was easily fixed and I am totally fine now. The first couple of days are a bit rough, but you will get through it and do well, I have no doubt!! hang in there and I know everyone will be looking forward to hearing your "after" story!

Congratulations! Great success story. Thank you for sharing. I know you have to be excited. I love my sleeve. Only six weeks out but have lost 30 pounds.

Haha......you had me going!

You are SO funny!