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My daughter (12 y.o.) named my pouch today.

We were at a hawaiian BBQ joint and i was having a shredded bunless pork sandy with sauce on the side, and cole slaw. I ate a little more than half the meat and a couple forkfuls of the slaw and I said, "I am full. Pouchy may get grouchy."

She said that Pouchy isn't a good name, and came up with Nafoo.

Nafoo?

Yeah...No Food...NaFoo!

Ok, then. I guess it is NaFoo!

Yippee!

Last Saturday: 269.2
Sunday: 269.2
Monday: 269.2
Tuesday: 269.2
Wednesday: 267.8
Thursday: 267.8
Friday: 267.8
Friday night for dinner, took Beth to In-N-Out. (Yes, for all you burger lovers that do not live in SoCal, In-N-Out IS almost the best damned burger in the WORLD! I have reviewed my local favorites here...scroll down the May 17, 2007 entry.) I had a "protein-style" (no bun..wrapped in iceberg lettuce) cheeseburger with no 1000 island dressing and about 6 of Beth's fries.

Saturday: 264.2

Someone in an OH discussion group mentioned breaking stalls/plateaus with a burger. I guess it worked. 1130 cals , 74gms protein for the day.

See...I TOLD you it would be quick!

A quick observation before I get ready for work.

Yesterday, and Sat and Sun, I weighed in at 271.8. This morning I weighed in at 271.1. That is a .7 pound loss! BUT I don't enter a change in my weight until the whole number has stepped down (or up), so I have one tenth of a pound before I can log it in.

I wonder what other's idiocyncrasies are in such things.

Instead of a traditional dinner, I had 1 measured cup of Fiber One cereal with 1/2 measured cup of skim milk. I didn't want to get too full, since I wasn't in the mood to eat ANYTHING before 7:30. This is driving DH crazy. Here he is, all retired and ready to take on the household, and I am not interested in what he is serving for dinner. Hey! I may have some for lunch today.

I am a slave to the scale still, but I am very glad I stepped on it today. 274.6, babee! Last time I weighed under 275 was in 2004. I was in the hospital after losing a butt-load of blood (tongue biopsy...too long a story) and I hadn't eaten in 24 hours. I digress.

Looks like that stall is really REALLY over now. I am eating anything I want to. I am NOT desiring anything sweet. I HATE protein supplements. I hack down a can of Worldwide Pure Protein once a day.

I read a post from a guy whose nutritionist said to eat no more than a "fist" of food at a time, and to save the extras for the next time. I liked that scenario. I used it last night at an Italian restaurant, where I was craving, and ordered, ravioli. It was decadent. I ate 3, took home one, the girl ate two (she didn't like her salad) and I ate a little lettuce and was very satisfied.
I went to Starbuck's yesterday. Ordered a caffeine free nonfat latte. When I entered it in my nutrition listing, I saw it was ONLY 100 calories and TEN grams of protein! whoo hoo!

I am chronically constipated. Dunno why. Just been that way forever. Now with the iron supplements it has gotten a bit worse. When I saw my GP a couple weeks ago he said, "Constipation?".
I replied, "Oh, yeah."
"What are you doing about it?"
"Taking some Benefiber."
"How is that working for you?"
"It isn't."
"Take DSS (stool softener) twice a day."
That was fine. It was working somewhat.
So then I was talking to my friend Elisa on the phone and she told me, "I use the Chinese Dieters Tea, at Walmart."
So next time I was at Wally World, I picked up a box. Had a cup Friday night.
OMG.
Saturday at 4 AM I woke up to horrific cramps. Tried to poop for an HOUR to no avail. Heaved a cup of foam. Finally, an hour later, my bowels emptied and I was able to sleep it off.
The scale said I was 2 lbs. lighter. yay, I guess. This morning it was down another pound.

How dependent we are on the scale. In a discussion board I have joined up with a "scale whore" group...not to weigh ourselves for a certain length of time...one week, to start.  Let's see how that goes.

I am being good and logging all my food in Fitday.com, and my calorie total is between 700 and 1000 calories.
My weight has been 279.4 since Monday. Five days. I even pulled the battery out of the scale and reset it, thinking that maybe the balance on the scale was stuck. Nope. 279.4.

Others have said to have patience. Fine. It isn't like I am going to get all pissy and go to In-N-Out and get a double-double cheese with fries and a vanilla shake. I could eat maybe a quarter of the burger with a swallow of shake then I would throw up not so much as a "dump" but because the shake would remind me of the protein shakes I have been eating. blech.

In conventional dieting, I was always good for a 20-25 lb loss then I would fall apart and quit. Now I see why. My body just shuts down in the weight loss department. grr.

I am also frustrated because I am able to eat more than I thought I could by this time....over 1/2 cup! I realize I take a good 20 minutes to eat it "all", but that is theoretically still a lot of food! :(

Anyway, I went to Walmart and found some sugar free chocolate sauce and I picked up a little jar of decaf instant coffee. I will make some frappuccinno protein shake for a change of pace.

Update: Sunday. Still 279.4.
             Wednesday. STILL 279.4. Break/Lunch just                                                      protein!

I have been praying to feel full...here I was, only a week ago, praying to no longer be hungry. Are we never satisfied?

So today at 1PM I had an ounce of chicken, a string cheese, and fresh steamed broccoli for lunch and when I was done...I was full! Now, I wasn't stuffed. I pray I never get that full. But I thought to myself, "Hey...I am not hungry any more!" That felt really really good.

In fact, I didn't want any food until dinnertime. The chicken was not cooperating and was not cooked through, but I had a little mash potato and broccoli and ate the chicken half-hour later. I am full now, at 6:45! Yay! My pouch is healing on the insides!

I am a 50 year old American woman who has worked all my life and I have never had to experience the feeling of true hunger. I have had hunger pangs at work before lunch and I have had hypoglycemic events, but not going-to-bed hungry like my sisters and brothers in other parts of the world.

Yesterday, I took my 11 y.o. daughter to the doctors. My girl has some issues and now that she is approaching puberty it is important that she is made aware, by another adult, that what she puts in her mouth now will affect her overall feelings later. The doctor was new, a sweet woman with a common sense approach to such things. I explained to her I had WLS 2 weeks earlier. She asked how that was going for me.
 
My reply:

I have learned in the last 2 weeks that hunger, especially in America, is 85-90% in the head. I have yet to think that I will ever say again, "Oh, gosh!  I just couldn't eat another bite!" Also, the only hunger I have felt, which manifests itself with stomach growling and pangs during "usual" hunger times...11:30-12noon. 4:30-5PM. 7-8AM. I know I am not hungry, physically. I know my pouch cannot take any more than what is given.

It is frustrating that I am experiencing this. Whoever said this is the "easy way" out...lied.