January Roll Call

Happy Sunday to all! Now that we're all post-surgery, how about answering a couple questions about our WLS experiences? (This *could* be helpful for those who come after us!) 1. What date was your surgery? 2. What were your first couple weeks post-surgery like? 3. How much weight have you lost so far? 4. What has been your biggest challenge so far? 5. How much water are you consuming daily? 6. What's your favorite post-surgery food? 7. What's your least favorite post-surgery food? 8. What type of exercise are you doing and how many minutes a day? Thanks to all *****ply! ~Teri~

1. Surgery date: 1/16/06 2. Spent 5 days in the hospital.... white blood count got high. Had a lot of nausea first 3 days. Pain first week maybe a 4 on a scale of 1-10, 10 being most painful. 3. I've lost 23.6 pounds so far. 4. Biggest challenge has been getting in enough water and exercise... 5. 40 ounces of water per day, so far (trying to drink more) 6. fat free refried beans with 1 tsp "I Can't Believe it's not butter" and 1 slice of fat free cheddar cheese 7. least favorite food: broth 8. walking and working out to Richard Simmon's DVD- 20 min day/3x week ~Teri~ 311/279/255.4/140

Great Idea!!! Carole: 1. What date was your surgery? Jan 19, 2006 2. What were your first couple weeks post-surgery like? a little sore but really no energy 3. How much weight have you lost so far? 29#s 4. What has been your biggest challenge so far? PROTEIN intake- diarhea, and nausea. 5. How much water are you consuming daily? 40oz- like so many others my favorite drink now tastes yucky. 6. What's your favorite post-surgery food? Byerly's chicken soup 7. What's your least favorite post-surgery food? besides Protein drinks, ground chicken did not do well. 8. What type of exercise are you doing and how many minutes - back exercises 10 min/day and walking daily.

1. 1-9-06 2. foggy and scared to death 3. 25 pounds 4. getting a protein drink I can stand 5. not enough I am sure of that 6. deli ham 7. chinese 8. water aerobics 3 x's a week Hugs, Heather

hi Teri! This is a great idea! 1. What date was your surgery? 01-11-2006 2. What were your first couple weeks post-surgery like? The first couple of weeks were fairly complicated for me due to trouble with my sleep apnea that were a result of the surgery. I didn't have any problems with food during this time since I was on liquids the whole time but I did get nauseated alot when I drank water. 3. How much weight have you lost so far? So far I have lost 30lbs since surgery and 75lbs total since my journey began. 4. What has been your biggest challenge so far? Getting in enough water and excersise 5. How much water are you consuming daily? about 40 ounces and working on more. 6. What's your favorite post-surgery food? Tuna 7. What's your least favorite post-surgery food? Hamburger Meat/ Cream of Wheat (Both made me very sick) 8. What type of exercise are you doing and how many minutes a day? Walking - 20-30 minutes a day 3 times a week

1. What date was your surgery? 1-3 2. What were your first couple weeks post-surgery like? Bad I developed an infection at my drain site and ended up back in the hospital for 3 days then going back out patient for 2 weeks for IV antibiotics. 3. How much weight have you lost so far? As of today 48lbs 4. What has been your biggest challenge so far? Getting over the infection. 5. How much water are you consuming daily? Fluids is over 64oz 6. What's your favorite post-surgery food? Wendy's Chilli 7. What's your least favorite post-surgery food? Protein Powder 8. What type of exercise are you doing and how many minutes a day?Treadmill but only up to 5 minutes at a time. Regards and hugs, Ronna 327/279/180ish

Hey Ronna - You go girl with your 48 pounds!!!!! Congrats! Jen

1. What date was your surgery? 11 January 2006 2. What were your first couple weeks post-surgery like? Slow, sore. I looked it at it as my rebirth and decided to enjoy being down, I dont often get quiet time in my life. 3. How much weight have you lost so far? -28 lbs, gone forever!!! 4. What has been your biggest challenge so far? Getting my energy back to 100%, I am still at 90% but since I came off the BP med I feel even better. 5. How much water are you consuming daily? About 2 liters which is about 64 oz, I've always been a big water drinker but needed to learn not to gulp it all down. 6. What's your favorite post-surgery food? cheese, I eat so many kinds. For years this was a big no-no. And black beans from Baja Fresh - yum! 7. What's your least favorite post-surgery food? My old toothpaste - does that count? One day it tasted disgusting and I had to find another I could enjoy. Also aspartame, its in everything. Chicken and eggs dont work well for me, either. 8. What type of exercise are you doing and how many minutes a day? My black lab is highly committed to our AM walks so we do a mile to two and a half to start every single day. I am not cleared for anything other than the treadmill/walking until months end so I do both as my energy allows which, at this point, is not too much beyond the AM walk. Does afternoon naps count as exercise?

Hello Jan losers; Hope all is well. Surgery date was jan 23 My first couple of weeks went okay. No pain at all.Some nausea here and there the first week, but nothing since. I have lost 35 pounds since the week before my surgery. The biggest challenge has been getting the liquids in,but the last few days have been easier. My favorite post op food has been a scrambled egg with ricotta cheese in it. My least favoritehas been chicken pureed{did not settle well{ Also the stallone pudding to me tasted like elmers glue.Vile. I am walking right n ow until I get some endurance back. I went back to work on thursday and felt fine. Good luck to all of you. Patsy

1. What date was your surgery? 1/16/06 2. What were your first couple weeks post-surgery like? First week went good, second and third weeks were He$$. Felt terrible, tired and just generally run down. If I get the right amount of protein and water, I feel much better. 3. How much weight have you lost so far? 30 pounds 4. What has been your biggest challenge so far? Combining eating and drinking and getting enough liquids and protein. 5. How much water are you consuming daily? not enough 40 oz - all liquids 6. What's your favorite post-surgery food? cheese - all kinds 7. What's your least favorite post-surgery food? potted meats - DON"T DO IT - they are gross 8. What type of exercise are you doing and how many minutes a day? Mostly running after my 16 month old from 7 am to 7 pm. Not much else.