Hey all! Wanted to hop on here and give you all an update. Today I am at 282, that's 28 lbs down in 3 weeks whoo hooo! Still not supposed to do any strength training until 6 weeks just stick to my walking, but I can swim before then if my incisions are all healed up. The pain I've been having is cause by scar tissue supposedly... so hopefully that will keep getting better. Also I'm supposed to go see my regular doc and get a script for Celebrex to try for my ongoing back pain. I hope that helps!!

Overall I am feeling great about the surgery and where I'm headed. Really looking forward to being fully on solid foods and having my pick of anything I want to eat (I get bored so easily with the same stuff over and over.) I miss feeling full... but that's one of those things I have to just get used to.:huh0:

As for Ian, his 1 week appt was today and he is down 16 pounds. He started some select soft foods a few days early also. They don't give sleeve guidelines very well at our place, they just group us with bypass, so we get HUNGRY. So he started on those and I started my full soft diet a week early (with permission). I think that has slowed our initial weight loss results slightly but in the long run who cares, it's all coming off baby! Whoo hooo!

Ian has been walking for 3 days now. As for me I have been walking 2 1/2 weeks now and I'm up to 1 hour & 3 miles now!!! Had to take a break today due to blisters on the bottoms of my feet but we still walked all over the hospital for our appointments.... not to mention, the elevators were down, so we hiked up SIX FLIGHTS of stairs to our nutrition class!!!!!:001_tt2: For me it was hard even with walking so much lately, but for poor Ian just a week out it took all of his energy! We napped when we got home though and we are good as new:thumbup:

congrats to the both of you. You guys are doing great.

You guys are doing fabulous!!!!

Sleeve buddy, it appears you and Ian are doing well; that is fantastic! I am down 35lbs since our 20May2010 surgery date. I am very happy also. whoo hoo!

You guys are doing awesome! Congrats to the both of you..keep on losing whoo-hoo:thumbup1:

Absolutely fabulous ! ! ! Congrats to you both.

Jerry, that's great news!! Congrats! And thank you everybody

Christie:

Congratulations to both you and Ian. I've been following your progress and it sounds like you are doing great! I am hoping to have my surgey on 6/28 or 6/29 so I will look to you for continues inspiration. Keep up the good work!

Brian

That is awesome that you have a partner in crime! It makes things that much easier when you have someone who is experiencing the same life altering experiences and is invested in your success as well as their own!!

Brian - thanks so much for the compliment, I hope we are able to set a good example Best wishes on your upcoming surgery.

Papillon - yes that is exactly why we did it and he has already been saying he's glad we did it together and can understand what each other are going through.

You both are doing great!

Christie that is great! For Ian, too!

How'd you get your cute name font?

Congrats to you both!!! Sounds like thing are moving right alone for the both of you...

Keep us posted...

Karen

p.s. I love the name font too!

Christie that is great! For Ian, too!

How'd you get your cute name font?

momma... i googled my name in google images and found a few cute ones :thumbup: