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I have done great! Down about 85 pounds. I feel amazing!!

very cool! I had Dr. Nora. The entire group is amazing!

Where are you having your surgery? I had mine October 29th at Sarasota Memorial.

@@Floridagirl2 I am in Sarasota!

I'm supposed to get around 90g of protein a day.

@@Beni It seams that I am in a stall as well. I have only lost 14 pounds since surgery and today is the 4th day I have not lost anything. It is so frustrating!

Well, I had my first big outing since surgery. On Saturday, one of our local beaches, Siesta Key, was having a Sand Sculpture Competition. My husband and I went and met some friends there. We brought chairs so I could sit. My chair was one of those recliner type folding chairs. I pretty much stayed in that chair the whole time listening to the live bands on the beach. It was so nice to be among the living again and breathing that beach air! I was hurting pretty bad that night though. Still taking baby steps in my recovery. And now I think I have hit the dreaded stall. I have pretty much been at the same weight for 3 days now.

I had the yummiest dinner last night! I found it on the web. It is called Shelly's Ricotta Bake. It was delish! The original recipe called for regular ricotta cheese, but I made it with skim ricotta. Tasted like lasagna without the noodles. Definitely a keeper!

Staples are out!! :-)

Woo hoo!! Doing the happy dance for you! Well, as well as I can from my recliner.

Ugh, that doesn't sound fun. I hope it isn't anything too serious and it will be easy for you!

A very strange feeling! I just whipped up some tuna salad and some egg salad for later. I think I puréed the tuna too much. It looks more like tuna paste. Lol. Live and learn!

So, it took me 30 minutes to eat it and I still couldn't finish it all. Such a strange feeling! My pouch was making little grumbling noises as I was eating it. Probably wondering what this new stuff is I am putting into it! :-)

I am so happy!! :-)

Ugh...I hate when I type U N J U R Y it comes out saying Medical Quality Protein! Lol

I know. I'm just ready to feel human again! I will be patient. :-). I just 'ate' my last liquid meal! Strained Cream of Mushroom Soup made with skim milk and unjury unflavored Protein. On to puréed tomorrow!! I am so excited! My taste buds are so ready for some different tastes. I swear I just felt my old tummy growl. Is that still possible??

I hate that it has taken me 2 weeks to get that first outside walk in. This recovery is so slow. I weighed myself this morning and I have only lost 12 pounds. Everyone else is losing so much more. It frustrates me. I am hoping once I am able to walk more, the weight will start to come off faster. I just need to be able to walk by myself without needing to hold on to somebody. I can never do anything easy!

I'm doing ok. I get the rest of the staples out tomorrow. I can't wait! They are itching and pinching today. I counted, and they took out about 30 out last week and I have 14 left. I knew I had a lot, but yikes! Still having the burning and ripping pain, but it isn't as bad today. I went for a walk outside yesterday for the first time! With help from my husband. We didn't walk far...just down the street a bit and back. But it was nice to get out. My husband was joking saying its time to take me for a walk. Like I need a leash or something! LOL! I start my puréed diet tomorrow. I am soooo excited! I have 2 cookbooks that I have been going through looking for puréed ideas. Weight Loss Surgery Cookbook For Dummies and Eating Well After Weight Loss Surgery. There are some yummy recipes in there, but I am really looking forward to having a scrambled egg for breakfast tomorrow!

That is wonderful news!! So happy for you!!

Yum! I never thought of putting cream cheese in egg salad!

So, those of you that are on or have already been on the puréed stage, do you have any yummy puréed suggestions? My nutritionist said everything has to be puréed except for 3 things. Scrambled eggs with a little low fat cheese, cottage cheese, and a little peanut butter on a spoon. I start this stage on Friday and I am so excited for some more variety! Did anyone use the pre-made baby food like Gerber?

Exactly!

Strange how different the docs and nutritionists are. Mine stress both the liquids and the protein. They say the protein helps the healing process. So, I am drinking 3 Premier Protein drinks a day. They are 11 oz. each and it can take me a good hour to finish one. The other 3 'meals' are 3-4 oz. of something like low fat strained cream soups, cream of wheat, baby oatmeal, low fat Greek yogurt, diluted V-8. I am still on the full liquid stage though.

Yes! I am 2 weeks out today and have been getting this burning pulling feeling since Sunday every time I stand up or walk. I have 7 incisions one of which is 6 to 8 inches long. The big one is where I feel this pain. I have been putting a heating pad on it a couple times a day. I'm not sure it is helping, but it makes me feel better!

Thank you. I am so frustrated and sick of the pain and want to get off of this emotional roller coaster. I still burst out crying for no reason at all. I know I need to be patient and I am just healing slower because of everything. Apparently they took out quite a bit of scar tissue from that area. It's funny, the actual Gastric Bypass part doesn't hurt at all! Oh well, thank you for letting me vent. I do still have 14 staples left in that big incision. I get them out on Friday, thank goodness. On a positive note, I get to start the puréed stage on Friday! I am so looking forward to having a scrambled egg!