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I almost forgot to tell you all about this!   A lady asked me did i have a evening dress that she could borrow, i told her i probably do, I"ll check my closet.. now i havent really looked in my closet in ages, because i was limited to a few items that i could fit  when i was at my top weight.
 I work  in an office with some ladies who are now the size i used to be! The ironic thing was that i never thought i was that big!...lol! so, i went into my closet  and looked, then i started trying things on,OH, MY GOD! Everything was too big! i tried on outfit after outfit, and it was not just big it was WAY TOO BIG!....LOL!  i looked at the sizes,3X! so, i put a couple of evening outfits in a bag and brought them in, And they were about to fight over my clothes!....LOL!   So i went home and i pulled evrything out that had an X in the size, my closet is almost empty now, my smallest scrubs that i couldnt wear, are now too big! and  last weekend i  went thru a trunk of old clothes i was going to throw away, and i found and put on a pair of jeans that i hadnt worn since '96".... size 16!  from a 20! and still had a little room! 

it's been interesting! when i went in for my two week surgery follow up, i had lost another 7 pounds!..that was a suprise! i thought i had lost a couple, but not 7!...lol! at this point to date i have lost  64 pounds all together and counting! anyway as i was saying, the chopped food phase is not so bad,certain things will upset my tummy, and it  lets me know! if i eat one bite over my fill line, i get so burpy and the gas goes to my shoulder and hurts!  so i try to avoid that at all costs! i still prefer the soft stuff, diet oatmeal ect... it just feels better going down!....lol! but i did have a half a teaspoon of stuffing at thanksgiving...it was very tasty! but for the most part i stick to my yogurt and still do my protein drinks to replace a meal, especially at night, it's light and no burping!  i stick to a lot of my vegetarian foods also, i try to do meat (chicken and fish) but it's been a while so i'm getting used to it again, i dont have any tightness in my band yet, my first fill is next month, so i've just really been watching what and how much im taking in, i try not to graze,but it's kind of dificult to do over the holidays, so i dont deny myself too much of anything but my rule is, never when i'm "full"  from eating or just finished drinking, and dont try to make a meal out of somthing that you should be eating! just a taste or a bite is all i need. and most of the time, the taste is all i want, this is going to sound gross, but i usually end up spitting it out after i"ve chewed it for a minute! i find that i'm only interested in how it tastes, not swallowing!...lol!

i forgot to say that my original weight before i started anything was 289, before my surgery i lost 48 pounds! so i'm going to add another before pic as soon as i can find one! i really hate taking pics so, most of the ones i have are from other people or friends!

I Finally got my lap band! as i sit here eating my crystal light  popsicle..i am some  kinda sore near my port area, but otherwise i feel ok, it just kinda feels like,,ummm the first time you work out after about 10 years... you know that next day feeling of, I AINT DOING THIS NO MORE!.....LOL!, But then you remember everything you went thru to get to this point.. and you say It"ll be gone soon and i"ll be a new person! It was worth it every second of disappointment and no"s made me more determind to do this and get it right.

my stomach is growling somthing awful! like there's a tiger lose in there!..lol! but i dont feel really hungry, and after i drink my two ounces of broth..it feels much better..sipping my water, got the better part of the liter down during the day..slept for about 3 hours, the only bad thing was the gas in my shoulder...man that hurt!  i took some pain stuff, and massaged it and it went  away for a while.. then the gas around my port and chest brought me to my knees! Lord that hurt! but it's better today...

see that's the thing, it gets better every day, more worth it everyday!

today, i start my no sugar vegggie and protein shake diet to shrink my liver for lapband surgery on 11/11/10!
i talked to sheryl the bariatric co-ordinator, and she told me it was pretty basic.. but i'm still trying to figure out the details... can i have broth? can it be chicken or beef? can i stirfry? or does it all have to be boiled or steamed? i bought a whey based protein powder, but as i looked at the label, it says muscle builder...is this the right kind? hmmmm. i'm going to sit at my pc in the am over my lite-yougurt and research a little more!