chellede

@@downsizingdebs, maybe talk with your doctor and tell him the situation. That's a unique situation and i'm sure the doctor and work with you on it
@@swedy1 - are you on clear or full liquids. If full liquids try liquifying some Soups Those are a nice change of pace !!
@@aSleeveStory - Sorry those things are too heavy. I'm with you too.. so over Protein shakes lol
@@Monasongbird_38 - October 2104 friends
@@shmeyers - my surgery buddy !! Can't believe it's been two weeks tomorrow. Let me know how you do with all the new foods. I have to wait until Wednesday night !!
@@lovelytrl - My other surgery twin !! Head hunger and the mental part is something that you're going to need to work through. It's the most difficult. But we are not going to be away from the foods forever. It's just while we heal. We just won't be able to eat a lot of our favorite foods. We will really notice it once we start eating solid foods. Right now everything is just passing through. We are not getting that full feeling. And look, Friday I went out with friend and just had the broth of some gumbo. It was delicious ! Soon you'll be able to having that good Nawlins food !
This is my day today ...
So I just had my 2 week follow up and I"m just happy. I absolutely LOVE my surgeon. So he took a look at my incisions and I told him I was allergic to the glue. Even showed him the pic that you guys saw, he said "Yup, out of all my years of doing this, I've only see 3 people who really are allergic to the glue.. and you are one of them" . He said a lot of people think they are allergic, but I really was. Anyone who knows me, knows I'm special like that LOL
Also I told him about me stalling for 5 days, and he gave me that look.. then said "I don't care about weight loss right now... you tell me why I don't care about weight loss" .. I said, "Because I'm healing?" ... he smiled and nodded. He also said that the reason for these food steps has nothing to do with the diet, but everything to do with healing. He said, go ahead and use salt, use pepper, use your seasonings. You're eating such a small amount compared to before surgery. Enjoy it.
Also said I can start transition into puree on Wednesday, but only at night for the first week. He said on the third week of any meal type, use it as a transition into the next. I thought that was smart !!
He said he wants to see me in 3 months and is looking around a 24 lb loss. To me that seems small, but maybe he just sets it low so people don't stress out.
Hope everyone have a great day. Thanks for reading my rant
As my doctor said .. "The scale is going one way .. down" We all got this !

@@chellede
I was thinking about just starting with dinner. It seems like it would be too big of a shock to my system. My appt. is at 1:50 tomorrow so I figured I would at least wait till I talked with the doctor. I'm glad you had a good day.

@@downsizingdebs, maybe talk with your doctor and tell him the situation. That's a unique situation and i'm sure the doctor and work with you on it
@@swedy1 - are you on clear or full liquids. If full liquids try liquifying some Soups Those are a nice change of pace !!
@@aSleeveStory - Sorry those things are too heavy. I'm with you too.. so over Protein shakes lol
@@Monasongbird_38 - October 2104 friends
@@shmeyers - my surgery buddy !! Can't believe it's been two weeks tomorrow. Let me know how you do with all the new foods. I have to wait until Wednesday night !!
@@lovelytrl - My other surgery twin !! Head hunger and the mental part is something that you're going to need to work through. It's the most difficult. But we are not going to be away from the foods forever. It's just while we heal. We just won't be able to eat a lot of our favorite foods. We will really notice it once we start eating solid foods. Right now everything is just passing through. We are not getting that full feeling. And look, Friday I went out with friend and just had the broth of some gumbo. It was delicious ! Soon you'll be able to having that good Nawlins food !
This is my day today ...
So I just had my 2 week follow up and I"m just happy. I absolutely LOVE my surgeon. So he took a look at my incisions and I told him I was allergic to the glue. Even showed him the pic that you guys saw, he said "Yup, out of all my years of doing this, I've only see 3 people who really are allergic to the glue.. and you are one of them" . He said a lot of people think they are allergic, but I really was. Anyone who knows me, knows I'm special like that LOL
Also I told him about me stalling for 5 days, and he gave me that look.. then said "I don't care about weight loss right now... you tell me why I don't care about weight loss" .. I said, "Because I'm healing?" ... he smiled and nodded. He also said that the reason for these food steps has nothing to do with the diet, but everything to do with healing. He said, go ahead and use salt, use pepper, use your seasonings. You're eating such a small amount compared to before surgery. Enjoy it.
Also said I can start transition into puree on Wednesday, but only at night for the first week. He said on the third week of any meal type, use it as a transition into the next. I thought that was smart !!
He said he wants to see me in 3 months and is looking around a 24 lb loss. To me that seems small, but maybe he just sets it low so people don't stress out.
Hope everyone have a great day. Thanks for reading my rant
As my doctor said .. "The scale is going one way .. down" We all got this !

@@Lazy_Lizzy Fantastic !!! Understand too, that the weight loss at any point may stop and or slow down. I'm not trying to be a debby downer, but I lost 12 lbs in 5 or 6 days and then a gain. I"m proud of you ! Keep the good work up !

@@Jen - a work in progress ... Congrats !!! I'm glad surgery went well !!!!! I"m so happy for you and your new life !! HUGS !

Thanks @ peekboo
I hope so chadelle I feel like I'm loosing to much to fast. One of biggest fear is to look sickly after the loss @ chadelle

@@Lazy_Lizzy Fantastic !!! Understand too, that the weight loss at any point may stop and or slow down. I'm not trying to be a debby downer, but I lost 12 lbs in 5 or 6 days and then a gain. I"m proud of you ! Keep the good work up !

@@Jen - a work in progress ... Congrats !!! I'm glad surgery went well !!!!! I"m so happy for you and your new life !! HUGS !

@@nancykat150 I"m pretty much in that boat. I'm 11 days past surgery and I stalled about 5 days ago. Lost 2 lbs a day then nothing. ..even a 2 lb gain, and now i'm down one of the 2 pounds. But I know that it will drop and I'm just doing what I'm supposed to. I'm not going to lie and say it's not frustrating.. because damn it, it is ! But It will happen on it's own time.

@@Jen - a work in progress ... Congrats !!! I'm glad surgery went well !!!!! I"m so happy for you and your new life !! HUGS !

Another thought... I have been having left side pain. So I told my husband I should finally get the pain script of Tylenol 3s filled. I said "I'll take Cooper (my dog) and walk to walgreens tomorrow to fill it" .... it's about a 2 1/2 mile walk (round trip). I like I have that mind set !!!
And TONIGHT ! Ooh Tonight ! I'm meeting up with some of my girlfriends I haven't seen in awhile. We are meeting at a bar and grill. And guess what.. I've looked at the Soups and I think I'll have a cup of the broth from the gumbo and drink some Water. I can enjoy an evening with the girls and make good choices. And yeah, I'm not going to lie, I really want the fish and chips.. but that day will come too

Just don't make it a habit and revert to old habits. HUGS !

But if Peek is joining.. I should rethink this .. :P :P
JUST KIDDING !!!!
HUGS to Peek because I like to tease her !

Chellede, girl, dont make come and visit you, lol
Krimrod, thank you

But if Peek is joining.. I should rethink this .. :P :P
JUST KIDDING !!!!
HUGS to Peek because I like to tease her !

@@Kya Wolf

Congratulations !!!!

Feeling silly. I'm done with pics for today LOL

@@rmspencer you are kicking ass and taking names !!!

Yup, I'm a daily weigher myself and I think I always will be. No matter how hard I try. I like knowing. I dropped 11 lbs in 5 days, then it slowly dropped, then went up 2 lbs and after no loss for two days, I'm back to losing a pound. But look at the average. I'm 10 days out and down 12lbs ... uhm.. yeah.. I like those results. It averages out nicely !!! So yeah, I was worried about the gain, but it could have been anything.
I've been reading a lot of boards. Even the veterans boards. We don't have to do anything but eat our portions and what our doctor tells us and the weight will come off on its own time. Our bodies will understand what we want it to do. We will ALL stall, we will all fluctuate... but look how many people on these boards lose their weight. We got this !!!
side note... I was a huge coffee drinker before ... I'm talking 3 to 4 24oz cups of coffee a day. I find it very comical that I don't want coffee anymore and that I don't like it as much as I used now. My go to thing in the morning is hot cocoa. Which my little cup of cocoa has 60 grams of Protein in it (Double milk and a packet of Protein powder).
I hope everyone has a great day and we just need to follow some rules till regular foods, then it's using our pouch to tell us not to over eat.. which is why we had this surgery.

For me, I just feel lighter on my feet. I can also sit and feel like it's getting smaller. But then again, maybe I'm a freak. Because when I gained 50lbs in 3 months, I could also feel the fat growing on me. It was soon gross. And I wasn't able to do anything about it.

So is it safe to say we are all worried that something is going to happen and we will not be successful?
I've been overweight my whole life. I've been looking at boards and people's stats, and I just feel there's no way that I'll ever get thin. I have that 'It won't happen to me, something is going to happen" feeling. Weird !
Hate this feeling tonight !

But if Peek is joining.. I should rethink this .. :P :P
JUST KIDDING !!!!
HUGS to Peek because I like to tease her !

My surgery was Tuesday, weigh in this morning was 10.5 pounds lower than Tuesday morning before I left for surgery. Feeling great recovering good and getting used to my new tummy. Love the support and info I get here from all of you.

Only for you Peeksters !
I can go out for drinks !! This is pineapple juice, orange juice, cut in half with Water, and a splash of cherry juice
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@@Kya Wolf

Congratulations !!!!