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Sipping my first ever protein shake, got the Unjury strawberry, after hearing some reviews of it.. it is not too bad... the pain is manageable, and I dont feel like I am starving... my hubby has been incredibly supportive!! I felt a little shakey after not having anything but water since Monday.. Otherwise, best thing I have discovered was, a gentle pressure with a soft pillow helps with the trapped air. and OF COURSE... walk walk walk....

I just got home from my surgery stay at the hospital.. Needed an extra day, because severe nausea would not allow me to keep even sips of water down... I was able to get up and walk few hours after.... man.. everything I read on here.. I was prepared for the GAS.. not the NAUSEA>.. UGH. My very competent nurses, however kept me drugged up, and finally found something that made it alll go away.. it has been all down hill from there. No more nausea, tummy is a little tender.. and I dont feel HUNGRY!! funny... I thought I would starve by reading other posts about the "head hunger", it hit me a little bit, when we drove past a line of of fast food places. but all in all I survived.. I appreciate eveyones input about there procedures, so I felt I knew what to expect a little bit.. but home, and sore.. still recuperating. I have 4 weeks off from work.. and my post op appt. already in 2 weeks. Dr. Rupp was amazing, professional, and did an awesome job... looking forward to being on the losers bench!!

I used to work out alot.. a long time ago.. I have knee and shoulder, hip injuries.. that as I have put on weight, the injuries are more painful, the movement has gotten harder.. not just the ability to lift weights.. or tolerate more than 10 minutes on the treadmill.. the loss of my body FUNCTION..My body curls around the joints that are injured, and I notice I walk with a slight limp, because of the hip and knee issues.. I remember thinking ENOUGH is ENOUGH.. this is ridiculous.. and I went and searched for all my "old" DVD 's I use to workout to... I had a variety of things I liked to do.. but when it came time to DO them.. most of them were just too hard, I was too heavy, and I was hurting so much from the attempts, I went back to not working out at all... So, from there... I started doing some Pilates.. it took some work to find ones that I could actually DO.. some are pretty hardcore!!lol I still found myself having alot of pain... so I included some beginners Yoga.. again, just a trial to see what works for me NOW.. I ended up starting to get back into MOVING... my body still protesting.. I seen an infomercial about this Fluidity bar.. I was intrigued and bought it... I read tons of reviews, alot of people like it, alot of people hate it. But for me.. it worked a miracle.. I can actually do some workouts without suffering. I am able to support my body weight so it is less painful.. I also am researching Body rolling.. I guess my point is, I had to find a DIFFERENT path, a new road to go, my old way of working out, worked in my 20's.not in my 40's... I am grateful that I kept looking, and di not give up.. because I LOVE movement, it feels FREEING to me.. and being trapped in a tight painful body is prison. so.. on to the new..  I am so anxious to try out the new body workouts... it is specifc for pain and muscle tension release, as well as increasing range of motion in joints.. I am enjoying my workouts and adding new things to my equipement that help me too, like the multi handle body strap from GIAM, love it. I can stretch with support!! ANyways.. this is my "self diary".. and this is something i am passionate about.. so yay to the new me.. the answer to y head hunger is going to be meditation. You have to get your brain to follow your body.

Sittin here trying to get thru this clear liquid diet for tomorrow... I am getting glimpses of the head hunger.. I agree this will probably be the most difficult.. I like drinking water, and drink it 24 hours a day... so that is not a big issue... just keeping myself motivated and this is the next step I need to take.. I am going to get through this no matter what .. it means to much. 

My surgery check in is Tuesday at 7 A.M. so Tomorrow I am on clear liquids, and NPO after midnight, I have all my post op nutrional supplies well stocked, got my vitamins.. and will pick up the clear protien supplements from the clinic for the first post op week, tomorrow.. I am so excited to finally be so close.. it seems like it took a long time.. but in just a few days.. it will be over.. and my journey begins.

Well, got the final date, APRIL 15th!! I have 10 days to go... My friend who is also very obese, is AGAIN doing the whole diet pill route, and "low carb eating", who is constantly saying negative things to me about my surgery. Things like,  you  WILL get fat again, I seen it happen to 2 people I know. I have TRIED to explain to her that it is not JUST the surgery, it is re-training your brain to think about food differently.. and it gives you A LONG while to get into better habits of eating. I just hate that she is soo negative, so I havent been talking to her much lately. I can see this affecting our friendship down the road. SHe is even gone so far as to mention my AGE as a factor, which I am 44. SO ?? really? I am just fed up hearing people say, that WLS people, are "awlays sick", they are never healthy, ect ect. Yah, like being 360 ounds is healthy! (my friends wt not mine) Alot of people a work now know, thru the gossip mill... I hear comments all the time, negative usually. I just dont get it.. Society HATES fat people,,, so if I am DOING something about being FAT... than WHY is that a BAD thing?? I tried eating salads and carrot sticks.. it did not work for me.. I work out, have for years.. STILL gained weight. It is just sad and tiresome to hear the negative comments. I have to vent, because this site is my sounding board.. well.. I cant wait to prove them wrong..

I guess since I cannot drink coffee for awhile after surgery, what about TEA? And if I use sugar to sweeten it, am I going to go thru DUMPING syndrome?? I really hope not, because I cannot stand sugarless tea.

I'm so excited.... I am having my WLS on 4/15.... Nervous, but so excited!! I am ready for my life to change...

Soooo excited, went on line and seen they sent me my approval letter. Monday I will be calling to schedule.. seems like I have been waiting FOREVER!! 

Sooooo here is the wait for the insurance company to decide onmy fate... I hope it goes quick.