FlyinSolo
5 Week Mark
Nov 28, 2007
Well I'm 5 weeks out and at my 4 week mark I was 12.5lbs down from the start of my surgery. From the beginning of the process I started at ~ 221 lbs so I'm doing good. I think, by my scale, I'm under the 200lb mark - but I won't get the official until I go back for my 2 mo post op on 12/28/07. Still clogging and puking... can't quite get that down yet. I guess there's definitely a big learning curve. Especially since I was such a fast eater before - and there is NO WAY to eat fast now. When I tell friends and family that 3 slices of ham cold cuts can take me anywhere from 1-1.5 hours to eat they all drop their jaws. I keep forgetting to ask someone to take my picture in a doorway, but everyone that hasn't seen me notices the weight change in my face. (Kinda hard to take a photo of yourself in a doorway when you live alone - the dogs don't work the camera too well!) Anyway, I'm looking forward to finding some local support groups because they definitely help. With my doctors office and support group being so far away it makes it nearly impossible for me to attend those meetings. Gotta go - time to find some protein! Yah... ;)
