debrini57
November 17, 2010
Hello Friends from Abington Support Group! 
A special hello to Diane and Ginger, fellow DSers who were so kind to introduce me to this site!
If you are an "Abington Graduate" (or even a "soldier-in-training"), please contact me so I can friend you and we can begin a great dialog and friendship. If you're not from Abington but live close by, I'd like to talk and get to know you, just send me a post.
I am now almost 3 months post-op and down about 40 lbs. Have quite a time with indigestion, in fact I expected to have more problems earlier rather than now. I guess because I am now eating everything, some textures are still a problem. I've noticed that its very important to make sure the food I eat has enough moisture too. Another group member was kind enough to say that she makes sure everything is served with gravy -- a REALLY great idea I've adopted. I'm also having a time with the vitamins. The chewables are unpalatable. Today I tried the liquid from Celebrate that I actually liked. I now have to work out a combiantion of this liquid and regular swallowed pills to get all of my requirements. I've been lax with these vitamins, and now its starting to affect my energy levels.
So I have some work ahead of me!
How did I get to be 150 lbs overweight? I'm an equal opportunity blamer. I guess I'll give 50 lbs to two pregnancies, 50 lbs to a 22 year verbally abusive and oppressive marriage, and another 50 lbs to 10 years struggling to establish myself as a single parent and almost empty-nester. Medicating yourself with food can be both depressive and deadly.
I'm happy to be joining you all on the road to recovery!