Danielle S.
9 Weeks (and a few days) POST Op
Apr 03, 2011
I see it's been almost 2 months since my last update... It seems like so long ago, but at the same time it seems to have gone by so fast. A lot has changed in those 7 weeks.I'm now living in Florida and I love it here. The weather is amazing, which I think is why I'm always in a great mood, lol. No more snow (I'm originally from upstate NY). I'm also still losing weight. The last time I stepped on the scale was Friday morning and I was 257.4... so that's a loss of like 45 pounds since surgery.. however, TOTAL I've lost 51 pounds or something like that.
My clothes are starting to get too big, lol. I've also noticed that when I walk my thighs don't really rub together anymore. That always used to be an issue for me and it would get rather painful especially on hot days (those that have been there know what I'm talking about).
My one big issue and the main reason I feel I'm not losing as much weight as I want, is that I find myself SNACKING. Ugh! Hello!!! That's how I got to be fat in the first place... eating too much. My food choices could also be better... I've found that I don't really dump. I've eaten cookies and cake since surgery and it doesn't make me sick. Now I see why people say they wish it does, because it's like you know you could eat it.... I DON'T WANT TO SNACK ANYMORE! I eat like 2-3 small snacks a day on top of eating 3 meals... that's just too much eating.
If anything I'd like to have just 1 snack a day, preferably after dinner because that's when I find myself scrounging for something tasty.
Also - I need DRINK ideas. I love water and I've done sugar free grape kool-aid and pink lemonade.. but I need something different. hELP!
Oh and I found a great bariatric recipe website... I've made one really great recipe off there and it was so amazing. Even my family/friends that haven't had surgery loved it and never even knew I found it on a bariatric website. It's a recipe for Cheeseburger Pie! I will share that recipe at another time.
I'd love to write more but I need to go take a shower. :)
