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Well, yesterday was 6weeks post op. My weight was 239(gained the 5 I lost at the beginning of the week). I feel great! I am trying to walk everyday,and I am very aware of what I need to eat.

I go the the doctor for the second time post op on Wed. So I will be updating my ticker with my "official" weigh in  

I am curious to see how I fit into the plane seats on the 16th of May also. Hopefully, I won't have to lift the armrest between me and my son to be confortable.

Well, yesterday I started keeping track of my food intake. Yes I know I should have been doing this all along. Oh, thank you Leighannelamb for the website. I tried it out after reading your blog  

anyway, yesterday I only took in around 369 calories and close to 17 grams of protein. Wow, what a wake up call... so today I was aware of how much protein I was eating. I have felt like my day has revolved around food  I have felt like I needed to eat although I wasn't hungry. I did get in 769 calories today and 43 grams of protein, but my gosh. I feel like I am just weighed down inside from all i ate today, and I still didn't get in all my protein. It was really hard to drink water too. I was constantly eating, when could I have drank anything?

I walked today and the website said I burned 263 calories.

I am going to go looking for my protein shots again tomorrow.

Well, I have been off pureeds now since Friday. I am having some difficulty judging how much to eat now. Everything feels so heavy in my stomach, that it is not pleasant. I am considering going back to pureeds or soups. Also, I am a little scared of overeating and going back to my old habits. I know the amount isn't possible, but eating more than I should is. Last night, I took my son and niece skating. I ate some popcorn and a pickle. I knew I shouldn't have, but I wanted it so bad. I then felt yucky the rest of the night. I want this to work for me. so far I have been doing really good(by my scale 46 pounds down from highest). anyway I just wanted to vent about my fears.

I just have to share this. Today I was walking around the park and I got honked at by a car load of guys! i haven't been honked at in years...Talk about boosting the spirits!!!

Also, I think my stall is over. I weighed today and have lost 4 more pounds. That is a total of 46 from my highest! I am even bloated from my menstrual cycle.  I am just feeling ssooooo good today!

Well, yesterday was pretty fun. Family and friends gathered at the skating rink for my niece's birthday. I skated for 4 hours! It was a blast! There was  a small hitch when I was putting on the skates, I twisted and bent. Not a good combo when you are 4 weeks out from stomach surgery. It took forever trying to get those skates on because of the pain, but once I did, Woo Wee..... I was off and Skating. Very good exercise in my opinion. I might try to do that at least once a week. I was worried about falling and hurting my stomach, but when I did bust it, no pain just a good laugh. Then we went to my sister's house for a cookout. I ended up in a water fight with my niece and of course one of the guys had to get in on it. So chasing him around the yard with kids being traitors to both of us, was pretty fun Yes I know, I am a nerd, but I was having fun

I did have a few hang ups with eating yesterday though. I had to eat too fast a couple of times, felt miserable afterwards. couldn't seem to get enough water and wanting to gulp it. I did take my own food to my sister's, and I wasn't even bothered sitting there eating mine and not the hamburgers and strawberry shortcake.

I hope everyone is having a great weekend!

Well, today is 4 weeks post op. Monday will be 1 month post op. I went walking yesterday, I took a little harder route through the park. Boy...talk about huffing and puffing. I got out of the habit of going walking everyday(visiting family and them coming here). I have gone a couple of times within the last 2 weeks. What was I thinking going the tougher route? The second part of the track I was breathing pretty hard and was so tired. I feel so good, it fools me into thinking I can do more than what I can.

Anyway, I don't go to the doctor for my next appointment until April 28th, so I am not changing my ticker on here until then. On my scale here, it shows I have lost 42 lbs. since my consult with the surgeon(highest weight 285 current weight 243). But you know how home scales don't quite match the doctor's scale, so that is why i am not changing the ticker yet.

Still on pureed foods for another week, then get to move to soft foods. I have found a pureed recipe that is very tasty. It is tomato basil soup, rocotta cheese, italian seasoning, italian mix shredded cheese, and parmasean(spelling is probably wrong). It tastes just like lasguana without the noodles. I added some unflavored protein powder to it too. I ran out of my protein shots and haven't been able to get to the store before today, so I have been trying to get it in somehow.

So, I will be taking my measurements in a little bit to record inches lost. I will be posting that later.

thanks to everyone for their support!

Apparently I was in denial. I just looked at my old jeans and they were size 24. I thought I was wearing a 22. It doesn't really matter now I guess, but I was a little shocked. Anyway, size 20 now

Well, yesterday was 3 weeks out from surgery. I have lost a total (pre op diet included) of 40 pounds!!! Yay me! I started pureed food yesterday...boy that was a little difficult. Everything felt so heavy in my stomach. It also seemed to make me feel more hungry between. It might have been the empty feeling after the heavy, but it was very similar to hunger. 
 
I am also having a hard time with following a food schedule. I can't seem to eat on a schedule. I am drinking all day until I know I am getting hungry or should eat something then hold off so I don't wash the food/protein out. I am getting at least 60 grams protein a day.

When my stomach swelling goes down, I will be able to button those size 20s I keep trying on. 1/2 an inch away! Yippee!!

I am also so proud of my friends for all of their accomplishments with this too! It makes me happy to read everyone's blogs

Well, today I weighed on my scale and it said 245. Yay! I am down 40 pounds total! I know my scale doesn't show what the doctor does, so I am not adding it to my ticker until I go to my month doctor's visit April 28th. But I am losing and that is what matters. Also, yesterday I was trying on rings with my sister. My ring size was 11. I was able to wear a 9 1/2! How exciting. I have a pair of non-stretch jeans size 20, I wear 22, they are an inch and a half from being able to button!! I am so excited!

I walked 2 miles today. Yesterday was exactly 2 weeks out from my surgery. It feels like it has been a lot longer than that. I still have one week on liquids. It is getting old. I have to confess something though. Tonight I took my son to see "How to train a dragon" and I ate popcorn. I chewed one piece at a time until it was hardly anything left in my mouth. I swallowed water after every bite. I ate about a quarter of a small size. I didn't have any bad effects from it(yet). It ended up not even tasting as good as it smelled. But I had to confess to someone. I won't be doing that again, I want to stay true to why I had this surgery.