Fredbear
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So weird to come back from the gym and feel more energized than when you left!
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Had a bite of Junior Mints last night in the theatre... and wow, just didn't do anything for me. 5 weeks ago I would have eaten the box and gotten a second box to go with. My tastes have changed so much! Next to the lack of driving, never-ending hunger, I think my favorite part of this experience is really tasting things (even things I used to hate) for the "first time" all over again. Plus down 6# this week!
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Normally I hate trying on clothes, but these 42s are falling off my ass and the belt has no more virgin holes to plug... Gotta find some jeans that fit tonight!
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So after a whirlwind trip to visit two families in another state for Xmas, we finally got home today. Whenever we leave Arizona, our first meal back is always Mexican (since all the other states around have trash Mexican food). After dinner I got a wild hair and we stopped by DXL. Now I was always on the very low end for pants there (I have no assatall), so I didn't even bother to look at pants... I'm pretty sure I have to shop in regular stores for those now. What I did NOT expect was going from a 3XT to a plain jane 1X! Major NSV for me... I can now shop in "regular" stores - at exactly one month post op!!
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Went to the dine-in movie last night. There was really only one item on the menu that's on my current plan, so I'm glad I ate beforehand. Sitting and sipping water was fine while everyone else in the theatre ate. I always thought that it would bother me, but it really doesn't phase me at all! Once I'm cleared for beef, there are a bunch of burgers I can have, so I think this is another safe place!
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Today's my two week sleeve-aversery... down 20#.
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Today I faced the demon I've been dreading... chips and salsa. I came out victorious! The in-laws came into town and we went to our favorite Mexican restaurant, ordered the pollo con queso (chicken chimichanga with jalapeño cream cheese on top) with black beans. Ate my half cup and didn't even miss the chips! Major, major win for me, mentally. I am going to rock the hell out of this sleeve!
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Broke down and finally bought a scale at Bed, Bath, and Beyond Expensive last night. Sweet jeebus, as of this morning, I've lost 16# in 11 days!
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Used a virgin hole in my belt today!
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Had my one week class, it was nice to eat food. I thought that I would be "OMG FOOD!" and it was more like, "oh hey, food." Very happy that I can appreciate the tastes and textures of everything, finishing what I should eat and not feeling that I need to eat it all. I was the only one in the class without any hunger, so I guess I'm lucky there. Still no nausea, no vomiting, no pain since day 2, getting more than all my liquids. Looking forward to actually cooking tonight!
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Had 1 oz. of cottage cheese and 3 oz. of cubed chicken with 1 tsp. each of honey, dijon mustard, and balsamic vinegar. I haven't *really* enjoyed a meal that much in such a long time.
No problems with the chicken because I listened to a tip here: don't chew it too much, or it will expand in your stomach!
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Oh hey, time to make more sugar-free jello! :-p
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Day 4 after surgery: getting all my liquids in, no nausea, no vomiting. Taking only 4 pills a day (three of which are temporary), down from 11 in the morning and 5 at night. No insulin for 5 days, perfect blood sugars before and after every meal.
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Well this has been the easiest recovery ever... almost no pain post-op in the hospital, and I'm certain the Lortab (liquid vicodin) I just picked up from the pharmacy is going to be completely unused. Already lost all of the IV water weight and down below my surgery weight. I'm now no longer "morbidly obese," I'm just "obese" according to the charts. It's been a hell of a three days...
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Pre-op class... done! All I have to do is fork over about $13,000 to my doctor and show up for surgery on Tuesday!
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Final pre-op appointment today... under 300 pounds for the first time in 5 years!
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All pre-op labs done! One appointment with the surgeon to go, and the pre-op class. 2 weeks!
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Oof, this pre-surgery packet is hefty. :-p
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Absolutely touched that my in-laws offered to pay for half of my surgery. Surgery date incoming!
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Heading to Walt Disney World tomorrow... and a much-needed week off. Then, sleeve time.
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Ugh, one more supervised visit to go...
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