This weekend marks 30 days post-op for me. Everything has been great so far. My wife keeps asking me how much weight I’ve lost. The scale has always been an enemy of mine and I tend to stay away from it, preferring to gage my weight loss by how my clothes are fitting. I’m down 2 shirt sizes and at least 1 pants size. Can I be the only one using this method?

One thing is definite after my surgery. Food just doesn’t hold the same importance as it used to. Over the last 2-3 weeks I’ve eaten just about all of the foods I used to (taco, chili, cheeseburger, BBQ, stir fry, pasta, steak), just in much smaller portions. The only foods I do stay away from are pastries. These used to be my downfall and I see them as empty calories and carbs. I’m big on protein intake and they don’t have the protein that the previously mentioned foods do. It’s strange though. Food just doesn’t taste all that great anymore. Food tastes OK. I just don’t get the “WOW this is great” sensation anymore when I eat. This really is a blessing to me. I hope it’s a long lasting and permanent thing.

I had my first business lunch with a vendor last week. I’d been dreading lunches with others because I didn’t want to waste money by ordering something that wouldn’t get eaten or bring attention to what I wasn’t eating. I chose to go to a place that had small appetizers. In this case it was 5 buffalo wings. It appeared to be a lot of food, but we all know there isn’t much substance to wings. This worked out very well for me.

Is anyone else as sick to death of water as I am? I like water but it is really getting old. I bought some Crystal Light lemonade and limeade drink mixes. I then squeeze a couple fresh lemons and add the juice/peel remains to the lemonade and limes to the limeade. This has been a great alternative to water. I don’t want to encourage others to drink soft drinks, but I usually treat myself to one sugar free soda daily without any problem. I normally take a couple swallows and immediately let out a quiet burp to prevent the CO2 gases in my sleeve from getting uncomfortable. Getting my 64oz of daily fluids has been the biggest challenge.

cob

by any chance, do you have a NUT?

good luck

kathy

Yes I do. She's been pretty helpful.

Can you please tell me what you used in your stir fry? I have been craving asian foods and I am 24 days out! Thanks