pupichupi

Pupichupi i like those words, I am going to remember that while going through this, I am two days of my pre liquid diet and surgery is Monday. How is everything with you?

In another context I've heard the term "Never judge my insides by other peoples outsides". Same sentiment I guess.

Thanks Lenny that's true!! Cupcake congrats on finally getting here I know it's been a while since we have talked! I'm good I had a rough go at first but now I'm in a groove and getting there, can't wait to see results after I get my ok to start really working out???

Thanks, I am having a hard time finding my groove, with the food part, but I am getting in what I can!!!

That's definitely something I am nervous about when the time comes. When you rely on food for so long and then you have no choice but not to - nerve wracking!

Yes it is, in fact Friday I was so upset, and I just wanted to curl up with some ice cream, which was always my comfort food presurgery, and now I can't even tolerate it? Not even frozen yogurt?

BigGirlPanties, that is a zoon over the anchor, it's a warrior symbol for new beginnings. The tattoo was a cover-up, I did the dumb mistake of putting someones name on me, dumb dumb, never do that again, and so anyway I got this to represent my new beginnings with my Bypass, my new life with the guy I am engaged to, and forgetting the past!!! I have quite a few also, my whole top of my right arm is covered all the way around, I have a one on my foot, my calf, my ankle, my neck, all across my back, behind my ear, and more to come, I couldn't care if I was covered by the time I am old, I love it, and I will love it forever no matter how wrinkled I get. LOL I never really thought I would get a whole lot of ink but I fell in love the minute that needle hit my back on my first tattto? I have been hooked ever since. My fiance's brother is a tattoo artist so I get them from him?

Sssssouch... Did it hurt? It looks beautiful, good for you!

Nah blade tattoos don't hurt??? Thanks!!!

Oh I have tried the lottery, I feel like i am just wasting my money away cause I never win anything?

my husband has pretty good luck with scratch offs...oh how the BIG lottery win would be so lovely...we can dream...we all have our dreams in the meantime...hi ho, hi ho...it's off to work I go

I feel ya girly!!! I feel the exact same way!!!

I got your back!

Thanks mama!!! I am going to be strong and tough!!!

foot race, 5K, Indy 500... what kind of race are you in, besides the human race...? Hope all is well

LOL, I think i would have considered my race from last night a Indy 500 cause it was racing all over the place and fast through everything going on. Everything will be better, just gotta stop letting everything get to me so much!!!

Awesome….congrats to YOU!

Two snaps to the left!!!!

Thanks guys!!! Lol your too funny blade!!!

Gracious! I am so sorry to hear that you are having a tough time pupi. Sometimes it is hard to find the culprit of our challenges, but it only takes one time to swear that you will never do it again. The pain can be devastatingly crippling and debilitating - however, the puking concerns me. I would put in a call to the doctors office or your personal doctor to rule out something more. I read somewhere that long phases of throwing up is not good and could be another sign of something more. Wishing you all the best my friend.

Thanks blade I really think it was just something I ate cause the rest of yesterday and today I have been fine???

dealing with stress is hard - you have a great attitude holding on to those positive thoughts

Thanks proudgrammy, I am trying to turn over a new leaf? LOL, I am sick of stress getting to me!!! I want to be free and happy!!! Thats what this surgery has started to do for me so far!!!

situations are what happends and ? how we react and how we let it effect us. Making the decision to not allow it to stress you out is hard but freeing!

Blade, thanks, I wasn't even in the car, and I do have good insurance, but I also have a $500 deductable, so i have to get a estimate tomorrow on it and find out what the damage is? I am just so mad that people can be so irresponsible to hit someones car and then not put wait to tell them or leave their info for the person they hit? I would have been responsible enough to write down my info and leave it for them? Its disgusting?

Oh Hell no - they - didn't!!! Now I see why you are screaming on the inside. I sincerely hope this works out for you well in the end. Be at peace lady.

Thanks Blade, I am ok today!!! lol

Relief what do you mean cook the veggie burger in a can of soup??? Is it cream of onion or just onion soup?

A can of onion soup. its not creamed. put the burgers in a crock pot poor in the soup and let it simmer for a while. not so long that the burgers break up. it gives them a nice flavor and they will be soft enough to eat. let me know what you think. i guess you can also simmer it in a skillet. but since my were frozen i let them simmer in the crock pot

Thanks Relief, I will try that!!!

Hey, that's cool!

Love our men! It must be a moon or something going on because I got the same thing this morning as well. He said he could see it in my feet too. Huh?! Well, maybe I had some paddles before (LOL!) Pupi, that was too cute!

Yeah he said he sees in my waste? I don't feel much different than I did a month ago, I guess a little bit, with the drop in pounds and the drop in inches a little but not that much? I know it will happen soon enough, and I am good with that surprisingly???? Man that's funny yours did the same this morning??? LOL

So glad to know that you are healing up nicely Pupi. I feel like getting in the gym and doing weights but my Dr., says not until 6 weeks. Are you doing any weight lifting?

Not yet, I need to though cause I don't want arm wings, and I don't want to have skin removal on my arms cause one of my arms from elbow up is all tattood and I don't want to ruin my tattoo, but I am going to talk to my doc as soon at my next appt. and ask cause I know I had to wait it out for a while cause of my incision opening up but I need to start toning too!!!

cool...what did you add to your menu?

That's great what are you eating now?

Cupcake, I tried shrimp, and it was great!!! I love seafood, so I was super excited I could eat that!!! I love making this seafood casserole that has shrimp in it, also has scallops and haddock, and then I just put a seafood stuffing on top and that is it, and bake it and OMG, it's so good, and all that fish is so good for you!!!

Going to Cape Cod again this weekend!!! We are leaving today at 4 and I think we might stay till monday??? I took monday off??

That's nice. Where on the Cape?

Sorry Teachamy, we go to East Falmouth, though we took a drive down to P-Town this time, drove down the coast and it was awesome!!!

You're welcome!!! You're a "Bariatric Warrior" now you have strength that you never realized you had before so go on and enjoy your day and shrug this off as one mission accomplished, lol!!!

Just means you're day WILL only get better! Remember, 10% is what happens to us, 90% is the way we react to it! have a great one!

Thanks Dom I never thought of it that way????

Congrats!

Congrats! I need to measure.

Blade I started a chart from day before surgery till now and I am going to do it every month!!! I think its a good way to see the difference thats going on besides just the weight number. I was happy with my results!!!

Ok pupi, I got sick eating about 2 tsp of my lunch today. It lasted almost 4 hours!!! Called the nurse and she said it was probably reheating the meat and the quinoa, so don't do what I did. I never will again.

Thanks Kendra, I can have that now, just in small portions.

Blade, Sorry to hear that, you know what I cooked up a big pot of chili, and I can reheat that, but i don't know about reheating other things cause it dries out so much from the microwave?

I know what you mean. I've been there already. Have fun!

Woohoo! Glad to hear your doing so much better lady!

Thanks butterfly

My hubby's mom/family is in MA... oh that's cute! Was just wondering if it meant something...but it means something to YOU... that's sweet!

Right on!

What part of ma? I'm in western ma near the Springfield area? I like it here cause its where I grew up but I really hate the winters? Yeah the nickname is cute he has called me that since we started dating???? Thanks blade!!!!

ask your doc... there should be something you can use

My incisions are itching like crazy and I used Benadryl cream. I am allergic to ANY type of bandage so I've had to use the cream for the rash since day one so, I figured I would use them on my incisions also. One of my incisions is leaking. Like you I had no stitches or staples. I had five incisions and only one of them leaks. It is FINALLY healing to where it doesn't look so gross.

Lorisia, mine still looks gross, I have to keep a gauze pad over it with the paper tape. It leaks alot and so I don't think putting anything on it would be wise yet? Once it's closed which slowly it is healing closed, but I still have like an inch that looks like an eye socket on my belly that is open and leaks? I deal with it though cause I know its getting there?

wow, I would have been in the bathroom!!!

I'm going to our required seminar this Monday to discuss transitioning from puréed to solids and I will ask then if there is something wrong with my sleeve. I think I'm ok because I had heartburn something fierce yesterday.

They say that you can still get the heart burn with the sleeve? I haven't had heart burn since I got my bypass, and I am so glad, cause I used to get it bad!!!

Thanks Odesa, I always have wanted things now instead of being patient and letting things happen they way they are supposed to happen? I need to learn some patience?

Hehe, we all need to learn it. I have to keep reminding myself that it took me 23 years to get to where I was so I'll need more than a few weeks to get back to where I should be. Pretty common sense stuff but I too can be impatient so just say to yourself "Marathon" and not "Sprint"

I will do that!!! Thanks

yeah but butterflypinup, it's wide open, when they took the staples out my whole incision opened and now it's open and it has to heal from the inside out? It looks and is disgusting?

what knee surgery did you have? I have to have a replacement done...someday... but can't afford the time off now ... as for the scar, if you qualify for the free protein and scar cream from Insure Nutrtion, that could help that too

BigGirlPanties, I haven't had knee surgery I won't do it till I lose all my weight to get to my goal, cause they will have to fit me to a knee brace after, I ripped all the cartilage off my knee and ripped my ICL playing sports back when I was young and it never healed and I was always over weight, so I couldn't do it. As for the scar that I am talking about it is the incision I got for my bypass? It's wide open, and I hate it right now, because it restricts me from doing a lot of things?

You sure do lady! You have been through a lot, let's see... going back to work early and back to a butt crack boss, staple issues that left you raw and open, no real me time...YEA, I would say that you need a break! Have FUN!!!

Thenks girls, I really am going to enjoy this, and I need it so badly!!!

Have fun girl! Its alot going on and so fast. Just relax and enjoy!