January Roll Call

1. What date was your surgery? 12/27 2. What were your first couple weeks post-surgery like? Hell. Really, the mental thing was harder then the physical, but I was very tired. 3. How much weight have you lost so far? Only 25 pounds from the morning of surgery. 67 from the highest weight I have ever been. 4. What has been your biggest challenge so far? My current stall... I haven't lost a pound since Jan 19th!!! It is VERY frustrating 5. How much water are you consuming daily? about 50 oz 6. What's your favorite post-surgery food? Cottage Cheese! 7. What's your least favorite post-surgery food? Protein Supplements. 8. What type of exercise are you doing and how many minutes a day? Trying to walk 30min 3x a week and doing step for 10min 2 days a week.

1. What date was your surgery? January 24th, 2006 2. What were your first couple weeks post-surgery like? Not bad at all. Just pain in my left shoulder and left side. Shoulder pain went away after a week and occassionally my left side still hurts a bit. 3. How much weight have you lost so far? Since surgery date I have lost 11 pounds. 4. What has been your biggest challenge so far? Head hunger 5. How much water are you consuming daily? I average 60-80 ounces. 6. What's your favorite post-surgery food? LF Refried beans and FF ricotta cheese. 7. What's your least favorite post-surgery food? Don't have one. 8. What type of exercise are you doing and how many minutes a day? I walk about 30 minutes a day. In two weeks I will be allowed back into the pool so I can swim. I like to swim laps for an hour a day. Sandra

1. What date was your surgery? 1/27 2. What were your first couple weeks post-surgery like? Very emotionally draining! 3. How much weight have you lost so far? 27lb.s (40 all together) 4. What has been your biggest challenge so far? Watching others enjoying food. 5. How much water are you consuming daily? 48-64 oz 6. What's your favorite post-surgery food? sf popsicles 7. What's your least favorite post-surgery food? protien drinks 8. What type of exercise are you doing and how many minutes a day? Havn't been given the clearance to exercise yet. I go to the Dr tomorrow. Leeanne

Thanks Teri! I think this is a great idea, especially ? #2. I wish i had read some of these responses before my surgery! 1. What date was your surgery? Jan.23 2006 2. What were your first couple weeks post-surgery like?awful, terrifying, depressing....I was completely miserable, having regrets, nausea, pain, weakness and wanted to do nothing but sleep. The emotional side was VERY difficult, and still is at times, but after about 2 1/2 weeks I started feeling better. 3. How much weight have you lost so far? 60 pounds(35 pre-op, 25post-op) 4. What has been your biggest challenge so far?getting in 64oz a day! 5. How much water are you consuming daily?first two weeks, 30-40. third week 50-65. 6. What's your favorite post-surgery food?FF refried beans w/cheddar cheese 7. What's your least favorite post-surgery food?broth and jello 8. What type of exercise are you doing and how many minutes a day?just started week three, 20 minutes on treadmill 2-4 times a week

1. What date was your surgery? 1/23/06 2. What were your first couple weeks post-surgery like? Great - but tired! Also emotionally draining because I have kept my WLS journey private with the exception of my husband & mother. 3. How much weight have you lost so far? 25 (since the week before surgery) 4. What has been your biggest challenge so far? Getting enough calcium - I hate the liquid Kal recommended by my nutrionist. 5. How much water are you consuming daily? 48 oz or so 6. What's your favorite post-surgery food? Boston Market - yum (chicken and mac & cheese) 7. What's your least favorite post-surgery food? Protein Drinks - I spent a lot of money trying different things - Chocolate Permalean works the best for me. 8. What type of exercise are you doing and how many minutes a day? elliptical 15 minutes/3 times a week and tae bo when I feel like it.

1. What date was your surgery? Jan 27 2. What were your first couple weeks post-surgery like? Pain-Free. I had no problems. Just weak at times 3. How much weight have you lost so far? 30 lbs 4. What has been your biggest challenge so far? Missing Foods & Pizza and not cheating 5. How much water are you consuming daily? 48-60 oz 6. What's your favorite post-surgery food? Ravioli's 7. What's your least favorite post-surgery food? Protein Drinks 8. What type of exercise are you doing and how many minutes a day? 1 mile each day

1. What date was your surgery? Jan 10 2. What were your first couple weeks post-surgery like? Not bad at all - I was tired and a little sore - no nausea at all. 3. How much weight have you lost so far? 23.5 lbs (not enough for my impatience!) 4. What has been your biggest challenge so far? Missing yummy foods, 12 day plateau, watching others eat cake. living on a boring menu of tuna and chicken (that changes now as I finally move to level 4 eating - yeah!. 5. How much water are you consuming daily? 64 oz. 6. What's your favorite post-surgery food? Ground chicken meatballs my husband made. 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? waiting for my treadmil -- sparadic walking.

Hi Teri, This was a good idea: 1. What date was your surgery? 1/23/06 2. What were your first couple weeks post-surgery like? First week I was in pain, nauseaious, tierd but since then I am fine (thank God!) 3. How much weight have you lost so far? 25lbs 4. What has been your biggest challenge so far? drinking water~hard to find time to fit everything in (protein, water and food) 5. How much water are you consuming daily? try to get at least 45-60 oz a day~today was not a good day 6. What's your favorite post-surgery food? anything but broth~lol 7. What's your least favorite post-surgery food? BROTH~I do not want to have another sip of broth again 8. What type of exercise are you doing and how many minutes a day? Walking but not enough~in a week or 2 I will be joining the gym ~Dawn

1. What date was your surgery? JAN 23RD 2. What were your first couple weeks post-surgery like? HARD TO MOVE AROUND BUT MANAGED, WALKED ALOT, SLEPT SITTING UP. 3. How much weight have you lost so far? 32 LBS 4. What has been your biggest challenge so far? GETTING MY PROTEIN AND FLUIDS IN 5. How much water are you consuming daily? NOT ENOUGH 6. What's your favorite post-surgery food? MASHED POTATOES 7. What's your least favorite post-surgery food? ANYTHING WITH SPELNDA IN IT 8. What type of exercise are you doing and how many minutes a day? RIGHT NOW JUST WALKING 2X A DAY ABOUT 15 MIN. PLAN ON JOINING THE Y OR CURVES. DEBORAH

1. What date was your surgery? 1/23/06 2. What were your first couple weeks post-surgery like? Not easy. Challenging. Lots of soreness and pain due to fluid near incision (had to have JP drain re-inserted). Many second thoughts which still haunt me even at 3 weeks postop. Hunger, both head hunger and actual physical hunger. Anger/frustration...lots of negativity. (hey, you asked LOL!) 3. How much weight have you lost so far? 20lbs as of 2 weeks post op. I currently do not own a scale because I'd obsess over it, but I am beginning to reconsider as I feel I haven't lost a single pound over the 20. Maybe a little encouragement from the scale would improve my outlook...who knows?! 4. What has been your biggest challenge so far? Getting in all my fluids. Also, a trip to the mall (and food court) with the family watching them eat Panda's Orange Chicken killed me. 5. How much water are you consuming daily? Not nearly enough. 6. What's your favorite post-surgery food? Don't have one...on pureed food and what fun is that? (I don't puree, just chew really really well). 7. What's your least favorite post-surgery food? Prostat64 Protein Supplement...it's absolutely VILE and I refuse to take it. Also, the chicken broth aka chicken "scented" water they served in the hospital. I don't think I ever want another taste of SF Jello for as as long as I live. 8. What type of exercise are you doing and how many minutes a day? Walking...here and there, not sure about the mins per day. Chele