Quilttina

Slowly but surely the weight is falling off. Lost 30 lbs at this point. I stilll have bad days where I have to push myself to exercise. I find that if I get at least 8 hours of sleep I do much better and feel much better. Sleep is a large key to success that I have overlooked. I have had 3 fills and currently have 7 cc in band.

Slowly but surely the weight is falling off. Lost 30 lbs at this point. I stilll have bad days where I have to push myself to exercise. I find that if I get at least 8 hours of sleep I do much better and feel much better. Sleep is a large key to success that I have overlooked. I have had 3 fills and currently have 7 cc in band.

What a beautiful peom. I will hug my children as soon they get home from school.

Well I have lost 24 pounds. averages to 2 pounds a week. It is really about 1 pound a week now and I struggle. I do exercise 6 days a week. Done something stupid couple of weeks ago. I swallowed a decongestion pill whole and it got stuck. Could not keep food down. I drank 1/4 cup of diet coke to dissolve the pill and it worked. so only liquid meds for now. Can't believe i forgot my best news. I am completely off my diabetic meds and cholesterol meds after 11 weeks post op. Yeah. No more glucophage...:redface:

Well I have lost 24 pounds. averages to 2 pounds a week. It is really about 1 pound a week now and I struggle. I do exercise 6 days a week. Done something stupid couple of weeks ago. I swallowed a decongestion pill whole and it got stuck. Could not keep food down. I drank 1/4 cup of diet coke to dissolve the pill and it worked. so only liquid meds for now. Can't believe i forgot my best news. I am completely off my diabetic meds and cholesterol meds after 11 weeks post op. Yeah. No more glucophage...:thumbdown:

Stage 2 part of diet. blended meat looks good when you have only had liquids. I have had salmon and lots of mashed potatoes. I'm afraid to eat red meat yet. I eat about every 3 hours while awake.It's tough to wait one hour after eating but i make mayself busy and before I realize it is time to drink. Learning the difference between head hunger. If I need food my tummy feels empty and growls. Surgical sites are healing. Doc has released me for the swimming. yeah. :thumbup: Got to much sun sunday. Bought new sunscreen. Still walking in am. Find it tough to get up but once i get there i'm fired up. I have so much more energy after the walk. Just added some great songs on my ipod. Music helps with motivation.

Stage 2 part of diet. blended meat looks good when you have only had liquids. I have had salmon and lots of mashed potatoes. I'm afraid to eat red meat yet. I eat about every 3 hours while awake.It's tough to wait one hour after eating but i make mayself busy and before I realize it is time to drink. Learning the difference between head hunger. If I need food my tummy feels empty and growls. Surgical sites are healing. Doc has released me for the swimming. yeah. :redface: Got to much sun sunday. Bought new sunscreen. Still walking in am. Find it tough to get up but once i get there i'm fired up. I have so much more energy after the walk. Just added some great songs on my ipod. Music helps with motivation.

I use distraction when I smell food the kids are cooking.The smell makes my tummy roll. Sometimes I have to leave the room, I go to my sewing room, Getting caught up on alot of projects. I start reading, or searching for things on computer. Very distracting for me. My weakest times are at evening hours and night. I'm used to watching tv and eating. One bad haibit that has to change. I'm in process of learning so much about myself. Still losing a pound a day on the liquid diet. I know this will not continue but what fun to watch to watch the scale. I have the realize band. They give you a personalized number for your special computer access to your own everything. Still trying to work with program. Trying to fiqure out how to calucate the food section. I'm only taking 3 of my eight pills.

I use distraction when I smell food the kids are cooking.The smell makes my tummy roll. Sometimes I have to leave the room, I go to my sewing room, Getting caught up on alot of projects. I start reading, or searching for things on computer. Very distracting for me. My weakest times are at evening hours and night. I'm used to watching tv and eating. One bad haibit that has to change. I'm in process of learning so much about myself. Still losing a pound a day on the liquid diet. I know this will not continue but what fun to watch to watch the scale. I have the realize band. They give you a personalized number for your special computer access to your own everything. Still trying to work with program. Trying to fiqure out how to calucate the food section. I'm only taking 3 of my eight pills.

I have been so tempted. I licked barbque sauce. I stoppped after the lick I was so afraid it would make me sick. My first 3 days post op were miserable. I know the pain your talking about. I thought my tummy was eating its self.I stopped all the Sugar free stuff. I felt like it was just bloating me more. I was only able to get in 20 grams of protein. Drank to keep myself hydrated. By the 5 or 6 day It was like magic the gnawing pain stopped, and i was able to tell hungry pains from just pain. I would feed my body and I would feel better. My energy was returning and I was able to walk abit around the track at the park. Switched back to the SF stuff. Now I'm 10 days post op and my intake of 60 or more protein and about 820 calories per day. Just 7 short days ago, I remember post op day 3 was the day I ask my husband to Shot me and put me out of my misery. Thank god He loves me.

Day 10 post op. Lost 2 pounds from pre-op weight. Wounds are closing a little slow. He left stitches intact. Have to stay out of work for a couple more weeks due to the lifting part of my job.Some how I'm not sad about that. :thumbup: Doc wants me to stay on liquid diet til friday. He says once I add more carbs into my diet weight loss with slow down. Walking two miles a day now. Have to get up early because its too hot and humid by 9 am. I have a bit of a routine now. AM meal: Carnation instant breakfst drink 13 grams of protein.Sugar free (SF) Hour later: Cream of wheat with butter and salt/pepper Lunch: Soup favorite right now is Tomato bisque by campbell's only able to eat 1/2 can Snack in early afternoon; SF pudding or sf popscicle Dinner: rest of the tomato soup. 1/2 scoop of low fat SF ice cream In between meals all day I drink 1.5 bottles isopure in order to get in protein. 40 grams per bottle I get 2 snacks a day. My caloric intake is about 820 per day. I can hardly wrap my mind around that low number because I'm not hungry between meals.

Day 10 post op. Lost 2 pounds from pre-op weight. Wounds are closing a little slow. He left stitches intact. Have to stay out of work for a couple more weeks due to the lifting part of my job.Some how I'm not sad about that. :crying: Doc wants me to stay on liquid diet til friday. He says once I add more carbs into my diet weight loss with slow down. Walking two miles a day now. Have to get up early because its too hot and humid by 9 am. I have a bit of a routine now. AM meal: Carnation instant breakfst drink 13 grams of protein.Sugar free (SF) Hour later: Cream of wheat with butter and salt/pepper Lunch: Soup favorite right now is Tomato bisque by campbell's only able to eat 1/2 can Snack in early afternoon; SF pudding or sf popscicle Dinner: rest of the tomato soup. 1/2 scoop of low fat SF ice cream In between meals all day I drink 1.5 bottles isopure in order to get in protein. 40 grams per bottle I get 2 snacks a day. My caloric intake is about 820 per day. I can hardly wrap my mind around that low number because I'm not hungry between meals.

I would kill for some food that I can actually chew. Still drinking my Isopure drinks getting in my 60 gams of protien a day> That is what my doc stress. Protein, protein..Going to daddy's today of course. Happy father day. Mom is cooking a meal that i get to smell and look at while I sip my food. It's fresh vegs for the garden. Green beans with ham. Oh lord I have to be strong today. On a fun note, I have lost oll of that extra surgery weight and no below my orginal weight. upside i'm losing about 1 pound a day due to the liquid diet. I will see doc tomorrow for 1st post op visit.

I would kill for some food that I can actually chew. Still drinking my Isopure drinks getting in my 60 gams of protien a day> That is what my doc stress. Protein, protein..Going to daddy's today of course. Happy father day. Mom is cooking a meal that i get to smell and look at while I sip my food. It's fresh vegs for the garden. Green beans with ham. Oh lord I have to be strong today. On a fun note, I have lost oll of that extra surgery weight and no below my orginal weight. upside i'm losing about 1 pound a day due to the liquid diet. I will see doc tomorrow for 1st post op visit.

If I see another shake I will hurt someone. Just discovered isopure drinks. LOVE them. 40 grams of protein per bottle. Just got a case a GNC. It's a very refreshing drink in the hot and humid weather we are having right now. Finally getting my 60 grams of protein in per day. Yea for me. This has been the emotional turning point for me. I'm exactly one week post op. But struggling with the food craving. Getting alot of quilting done. Can't eat, SEW or walk. Been walking alot also. Finally back done to my preop weight. Boy, that weight gain after surgery really is upsetting even though I knew it was temporary, Just depressing. I weight 25 pounds more post op from all the fluids and air forced into me. Today is looking brighter.