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Well, it's now been 3 months and I am down 67lbs!!! This past week I can really start to see it. 2 weeks ago I got some pants on sale (size 18) and now I have to keep pulling them up. I'm not quite ready for 16's yet but I’m knocking at the door! Eating is getting better; I have finally learned to take it slow. The one thing I have to stress, because I was a fast eater, is that you have to learn that you cannot eat the way you did before. You will pay. People are really starting to notice. Every day I get comments. Oh, I almost forgot, I got honked at by some boys and the same day some guy came up beside my car while stopped at a red light and said "hey how ya doin'", ok he was a complete redneck but I got hit on!! Do you know how long since I've been hit on? Neither do I! I will post my pics soon. My hubby has to take them tomorrow. Well, I'll post again next month.
See ya!

I am horrible at updating. It's strange, all I could do before the surgery is obsess about this site and now I barley come by. I guess your priorities shift. 
It's been a little over two months and I’m down 55 pounds. It's coming off slow. I do not get in all my fluids or protein and I know that’s why. I actually went to Old Navy and tried on clothes and I fit (really fit) into an 18 and an XL top. They were not tight in the slightest. I didn't buy, the waist on clothes these days are way to low. I may be smaller but I still don't think people want to see my crack when I bend over.
Well, I'll post again soon!

Ok, I have to say I was hard pressed to see how much weight I really have lost until I put the pics side by side. Wow, it works! 
I am in love with these little frozen meatballs I got at the grocery store the other day. 15 grams of protein in 5, I can do about three so I think that’s pretty good. I do good to get in 500 calories a day but my fluid intake and protein intake are getting better thanks to the protein bullets. I did ask my doc about how much protein we can digest at one time because I saw on this sight many said we can't do more than 30 in one meal and he did confirm that to be true. So I guess all that time I though I was getting 42g in my bullet it was really 30. He said just split it in two for the day but do not become dependent on them. Your body will lose its ability to break down protein from food.  
I'll post soon, Ta, Ta!!

Well, it's been a whole month. I can't believe how the time has gone by. My tummy has awoke, I think I will call her Helga. Helga now tells me what, when and how much to put in. She is very opinionated. I have also joined the ranks of the foammie clan and I can honestly say it is not fun. Officially I have lost 35 pounds. 15 pre-op and 20 post-op. Not bad but I did have a stall at week 2 through week 4 and was getting pretty depressed but I guess I will be one of those slow losers (better on the skin anyway). I will post soon. I want to go to my doc appointment to see what he has to say and that is next Thursday. Ta Ta for now!

I am now officially obese (not extremely obese). A little over two weeks and I'm down a whole category. This has not been easy. That being said I am now glad I did it. I could not have said that the first week. I am tired all the time. I feel great in the mornings but by the afternoon I am beat. I know I am not getting in enough fluid or protein and that’s to blame but I feel every waking moment I am either drinking, waiting 30 min to eat, eating, waiting 30 min to drink and then drinking again. I am so full all of the time. I know I need to eat but when I do I feel stuffed and then am miserable for hours. So far I have not "tossed groceries". I never have been the type that did that easily although I wish I could have at times. I hope when I start regular food I will have more energy (I hope). I did buy some of the protein bullets, they have 42g of protein but man are they sweet. I have to choke them down. You wouldn't think that 3oz could be so hard to get down but believe me it is. They say they taste like Jello before you add the water. I don't know about that but they are nasty! I have been doing one of them every day to supplement my protein. I have fallen in love with Egg Beaters! I make a small omelet with cheese twice a day and I get 9g of protein with each one (18 total). That with my protein drink (Adkins Advantage) and my bullet make 77g of protein, close to the 80g I need. I worry about starting work next week. Am I going to be able to keep up my protein? Am I going to bottom out mid-day? This will get easier I know but getting there is a challenge.

Just got back from the docs office. I am officially down 27 pounds and 14 inches (12 days out). I talked to him about the burning pain mid-line I get when I lay down or move suddenly and he seems to think it's muscle spasms. He said sometimes younger people have a stronger abdominal wall that has a hard time adjusting to the lap procedure. (wow, I was called younger and I have a stronger abdominal wall. That's never happen before!) He gave me a muscle relaxer and wants me to report Monday if I still have the pain. I ALSO GET TO MOVE TO PUREED FOOD!!!! First thing I did was go out and have some potato soup. I could only eat 1/4 of it. Can you believe that? I was so worried about my pouch not accepting I didn't want to push it. The next appointment is in three weeks. I guess it's pureed until then! I'll report soon!

It's 10:30 am and I have to say I had some major improvements to report already.  

1. I slept in my bed last night (yippee!!!)
2. I took a bath (not shower) and shaved my legs (trust me this HAD to be done, can you say "you Tarzan, me Jane").
3. I'm down 5lbs since surgery 19lbs since pre-op.
4. I got out of the house; I went with my husband to my sons dentist appointment.
5. I'm in a shirt I haven’t worn in about a year (it was too snug for me before). 

I know these might not seem like much but for me right now I am totally thrilled. I'm still having major soreness in my abdomen with a significant amount of swelling but every day gets better. I had my first real hunger pain this morning also. My stomach growled and I felt hungry. I haven’t "tossed my groceries" yet and I am so thankful. I don't know if my abdomen could handle it. I'm down to one dose of pain meds a day, right before bed time. My buyers remorse is waning. I think once I see numbers lowering I'll be much better. The fluid intake is hard. I feel like I'm constantly sipping but at most I'm getting in 35oz a day. I've been keeping a tally and my goal is to be more than the previous day, that's all I can do. Well I go to see my doc Friday and I'll post again then. Maybe I'll have some Earth shattering news!