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Well...................  my shrinkologist is booked until DECEMBER 26! :-o

And now I know why I decided to keep her....................  now that I'm able to have pureed foods it is so weird to see what little will fill you up.  How does one get the variety in when 4oz fills one up?  I mean I've been on the lap band site and see people talking about how after they had surgery usually before their first fill and some after many can still eat as much as they used to, but so far for me thank God I can't.

I had a McDonald's Yogurt Parfait blended with my magic bullet for breakfast. :-)

Here's why I'm bummed.  I now know that I can't step on the scale everyday anymore.  I'm eatting 5 times a day pureed or baby food.  Getting 60 oz of water in. How does one gain 3lb pounds in 3 days on 600 to 800 calories?????????? :-(

The other thing is portion control goes out the door.  It's not like the old days and despite the mental preperation the one thing I know for me would have actually been to have some meal (even if it's pureed) classes to realize what you won't be capable of eatting after you have surgery.  Does this make sense???  It is amazing that one small item fills you up.  I mean I'm used to having, some kind of bread with butter of course, meat, veggies and a salad........................... but know it's like OK I'll have a pureed yogurt with strawberries and blueberries for breakfast, a jar of baby fruit 2 1/2 hours later, a can of pureed tuna for lunch and then 2 1/2 hours later some gross baby food like turkey & gravy then for dinner some more baby fruit and another baby food say mixed veggie.  Last night before bed I had a small square and I mean small square of cheddar cheese about an hour before bed..............................  I sure hope things get to be more normal down the road......

So that's my latest story.  Nope haven't tried to puree apple pie, pasties or steak yet!

ON a good note, someone at my office is giving me their treadmill and another girl has a thing that you can hook up to your bike to use it indoors!