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I can't believe I haven't been on here since April....What is my deal? Well, I am now 5 mos. out and I am down approx. 65 lbs. Things have slowed down lately, but my doctor says that I am right on track. I have times when I feel like I can eat too much and then times where I get full with only a couple of bites. I am more active. I am healthier. I am off all of my diabetic medications and down to a 10mg Blood Pressure pill (I was on 3 pills and triple the dose!) I am enjoying life more. I can do more and I don't sweat like I used to. I hope everyone else is doing well. Peace OUT!

I feel like I've not done so good this past week. I've eaten a lot of things that I shouldn't have. Once my nause improved, I felt so HUNGRY. I ate Easter candy at the beginning of the week...BAD. I ate some GS cookies.... .BAD Last night I ate a slice of thin crust pizza hut pizza and 1 breadsticks and 2 bites of salad!!!  I went to the movies and ate a little bit of popcorn and had a few small sips of coke. I drank a regular lemonade this week. I also ate a small piece of cake on Thursday. Then 4 hours later I ate another slice of pizza. I feel so guilty. I am so mad at myself and am feeling like a failure.  Today is a new day and I am trying to get on better track. I need encouragement. I go to the doctor Monday for my checkup.

I am feeling so much better. I don't know what the deal was.  Freaky! Anyway, I feel better and am able to get my liquids and protein down! YAY!

It is Tuesday and I am still battling this nausea. It is so wierd, because I was feeling so great up until this past Thursday.  It just comes in waves. It is hard for me to eat anything. I am basically forcing myself to get food down. I am definitely not getting the protein requirements. I am going to have go back to drinking protein drinks. I go to the doctor Thursday for a checkup so I will discuss it more then.

I have been doing great until a couple of days ago until I woke up in the middle of the night with major nausea and dry heaves. I have nauseated since and am finding it very difficult to eat or drink anything right now. I am extremely sensitive to smells right now too. I am getting run down feeling and can't take my medication. I am almost 7 weeks post-op now. Has anyone else experienced anything like this or am I just a freak? I am NOT pregnant either. That is for certain.

Today I am celebrating my 6 week mark since surgery. I can say with confidence today that I am so very pleased with my Gastric Sleeve. I am feeling that this has been one of the best decisions I have made in my life. I have lost 40.5 pounds so far. I am really psyched about that.  I am really starting to enjoy life again. I forgot what that felt like. Spring Break was busy and full of activity. I enjoyed myself so much.  I am looking forward to being able to do more and more in the future! If anyone reads this, I pray you will be encourged!

I weighed and was pleasantly surprised that I lost another 4 1/2 pounds. I am now down a total of 29 1/2 pounds. I am so excited about that.  I have had a very busy week and I am feeling better every day. I go Monday for my 4 week post op appointment.  I am so glad that I have had this surgery done.

Well, I am back to work today. I was so scared and nervous, but so far, so good. Everyone I work with has been real nice and helpful. I weighed when I got here today and as of today I have officially lost 25 pounds! Wow!!! I was excited about that. I know everyone is looking at me trying to see if they notice the weight loss yet. That makes me feel wierd. Some people even ask me, How much did you weigh? I try to avoid it. Some will ask what my goal is and then want to know how much weight I will have to lose to get there! Isn't that a riot??? People are so damn nosy! LOL!

Am I the only one that battles depression? I wondered if it was because I am trying to stop taking this pain medication. I haven't had any medication since yesterday. All day I've been in this funk. I am trying to get my body ready to go back to work this weekend. Of course it could be a multitude of things. Finances...bills piling up, missing foods.  I've been feeling real "homesick" too lately. I just want to pack everything up and move back to where I grew up. Even though I can't eat that much at a time I still think about food and miss it. I realize that I have a serious problem and addiction to food. It is worse than the addiction that I had to cigarettes (I quit that in 2004). I still am having dreams about food and keep dreaming that I am eating or drinking something that is totally sabatoging my surgery. I hope everyone else is doing well. I am hoping these feelings will pass. I take anti-depressants. I hope they are doing the job they are supposed to do. Well, I am looking forward to a less "psycho" feeling day tomorrow!

Today I went on a nice long walk with my husband and daughter. It was so beautiful outside. I was able to walk today without feeling like I was going to die from pain or get out of breath. My husband kept asking me if I was okay. I was able to honestly say, "Yes, I am okay". I think it shocked him and my daughter. I got to enjoy the outdoors. I saw rabbits, fish, birds. I saw ponds with waterfalls. These are all things I have missed because I haven't felt good enough to get out and walk and enjoy nature. I am looking forward to more of these outings. I pray I never take advantage of the beauty of nature.