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For some reason, I am feeling a little blue today. There is no particular reason, nothing bad happened, I feel fine. Maybe it's just hormones. I woke up feeling sad, went to work sad and came home sad. I'm hoping I get a good night rest and tomorrow will be a better day.

Today was my follow up with the surgeon. It went well, I am now on pureed food. It's about time. I have been on liquids for 5 weeks! I am so ready to move on. My first supper was baked fish and carrots. It went down well, tasted good and stayed down.

We bought a recumbant bike this week, so I have been riding that every night after dinner. I like it, it's much easier on my knees. My weight loss has slowed down. I have not lost an ounce in 5 days. That's pretty disappointing.

I am 1 week post op and I am feeling great! I decided to write tonight because I have had some emails asking how I've been. I know some of you are going to scold me, but here it is I went back to work yesterday! I just couldn't stand it being in the house all day wanting to lay on the couch and watch movies, noone to talk to. I work in an office, and sit at a desk all day. I only worked 4 hours yesterday and 5 today. It has been good for me because I have a schedule now, I am getting up and moving around, I am distracted by work and not laying on the couch wishing I had a bag of popcorn. I pretty much am pain free. I certainly am not running a marathon, but I do feel much better being out and about. My doctor still has me on liquids only which has caused some concern with my bm's. What goes in as liquid comes out as liquid.  Otherwise all else is well.

Hello to all my OH Friends. It's a good Sunday here in Nashville. The sun is shining! I am feeling stronger everyday. I am doing well considering that I can only have liquids. I walked alot yesterday. It was hot out so my husband took me to the mall and we walked the loop. When I needed to rest we sat on a bench. We were there for about 2 hours. When we came home I took a nap and then we went to  a car show and walked around there for about an hour. My pain is getting better, I wouldn't really call it pain it's more like being achy. I am only taking the pain killers at night to help me sleep. I have lost all the water weight I gained in the hospital (12 lbs). Someone should warn you about this. I was a little surprised!

Well I made it home from the hospital. I am very happy with my procedure. I feel alot better now that the drain is out. I have not had any nausea or vomitting. I am still on liquids but I can have cream soups and yogurt and puddings so there is a little more variety. I am still taking the pain killers. I can tell you this, I feel much better sitting up and walking around than I do laying in bed. My doctor is great he called me this morning to see how I was doing and he said he would be calling me this week end as well. I have never had a doctor do that before. I might venture out to walmart later today with my husband to get some of those little plastic disposable bowls. I have been dividing everything into 4 oz servings. It's pretty conveinient. Just grab a bowl and pop it in the microwave.

Everything went well Just started liquids. Thanks for all the well wishes.

Well it's Sunday and today is my last day of shakes. ONLY 2 LEFT!!! Tomorrow I will start all clear liquids and Tuesday is surgery.

  I just got home from Chicago. My husband and I went to the Red Sox Game yesterday. Talk about torture! The first thing I noticed when I got into the ball park was the smell. It hit me like a ton of bricks. The hot dogs and sausage with peppers. I was good though. I stuck to my liquid diet like a trooper. After the game we took the train to Millenium Park and walked about 3-4 miles back to our hotel. I woke up this morning feeling a size smaller. Dispite not being able to eat, we had a great time.

I have a whole lot of emotions about surgery. Sometimes I am scared and sometimes I am anxious to get it done. My doctor says my risks are higher than most patients because I had surgery for reflux and that will need to be undone before doing my bypass. It makes me nervous that I will have to have all that extra work done. At the same time I am anxous to get this part of the journey done so I can move on to the next part (recovery & weight loss). It would be nice to taste something else besides Jello & shakes.

Another day and another cup of broth. LOL! I am surprised  how I am dealing with this liquid diet. It's not as bad as I thought it would be. The first day with no solid foods was tough, but I made it through and now I have a schedule and it seem to control the hunger.  My surgery is in 5 more days! It helps to know that my surgery is soon. It's like seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. I know there is something great waiting there for me.

I was doing fine today until a few hours ago. I am on liquids only for the  first day today and I am hungry. My head is pounding and I am stressing. I need to get my self together! I keep thinking can I really do this? And then I remind my self that it will be worth it in the end.

It has been almost a week that I have been on the pre-op diet. It's hard! Right now I am trying to satisfy my hunger. I have already drank 32 oz of water today, had a protein shake, 2 cups of Jello and beef broth. I don't know if my hunger is driven by the fact that I am bored out of my mind. My husband is traveling this week end leaving me to my own devices. The house is too quiet, and I am too hungry. In a few more days I will have to start the next stage of this diet wich is all liquids until surgery on 9/8. The good news is I lost 5 pounds this week! I think I should go take a shower and get out of the house for a few hours. Let's see if a little distraction helps.

Well, I am on my third day of Pre op. Day one not so bad. I should have had a schedule it probably would have helped with some of the hunger.  Day two woke up with a screaming headache and I was a starvin Marvin. Drank lots of warm fluids such as broth and decaf tea and this helped to take the edge off. Had my shake and some jello and I was good to go. Lunch was moderate I Had 130 calorie piece of fish and some steamed Broccoli. I actually felt satisfied.  Got home from work and was feeling a little hungry and was wondering how I was going to make it to the next meal which I was think was lunch the next day, but then I realized I was able to drink another shake Yee Haw! I ate some jello before going to bed. When I woke up this morning I was feeling pretty good. I only slept 5 hours last night which is not unusual for me. I am enjoying another cup of tea as I write this. Let's see if I can make it through another day. Hopefully it will get a little easier although it is not as bad as I thought it would be. By the way I've lost 2 pounds add that to my start and I am down 17!