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This has been a very interesting ride so far. Some times I feel like I have zero restriction and other times I eat too much too fast (old habit I am being forced to relearn) and I feel awful. I have actually one time from this lovely habit of mine.  I am relearning slowly. I was at the Renaissance Faire this past weekend; I work in the Ale stand. I was not planning on working much or working very hard but the place was PACKED and I really didn't have a choice but to bust @$$. I had one episode of dizzyness because I was a bit dehydrated but I talked to the bosswoman and she let me keep my cup on the counter and drink as necessary since I could not go in the back room and chug a pint or two like I used to be able too. I thought for sure that I would have dropped 5lbs from all the exercise I did but it seems that I am one of those 'slow losers'.
That's OK, as long as it continues on the losing end. I seem to lose a day, stall for 3, lose a day, stall for 3...etc.

My post-op appt is Tuesday and I am SO looking forward to it. 

Scale hasn't moved in 3 days and it is making me pissy.

don't weigh yourself everyday

Yeah, whatever.

So, here I am a week out.
Everything went swimmingly, could NOT have been more perfect.

I am in little pain, haven't had any complications, been able to get in liquids with no problems, most of the time don't feel hungry, I have plenty of energy, went back to work today....the list goes on and on.
SO
WHAT the EFF is my problem right?

Now I am worried that the doc made my stomach too big since she used a 40bougie. I never get gurgling or hiccups since the 1st day. My can take largish swallows of water with no problem. Damn, I feel like a fool for questioning this already. I actually sent her an email today that asked if she actually did the surgery or just cut me 5x and put steristrips over it. Yes, I'm dumb.
I don't actually expect a response to this pile of psychobabble.

My surgery was on 9/7. I had to be there at 8:30 am and was taken to a pre-op room with my family and we sat there for-ever. Holy cow. I was taken back for surgery @ 12:30 and out of surgery by 2.
I had a lot of jitters in the days before but I was amazingly calm and cracking jokes with the anethesiologist. My hospital stay was a peice of cake and I was really surprised that I was not hungry at all, I had grown used to being hungry all the time and suddenly I was not.

My husband has been a rock star through all of this. I have a 4 year old daughter Tabitha and an 11 month old daughter Sabrina and he has taken over all of the nightime parenting duties while I get better. I only took a week off of work so I have to make all these days count.
I went into surgery weighing 232, my surgery goal was 234 so I was doing well. When I went home I weighed 235 (grrr) I know that they told me that this was going to happen but I was hoping that it maybe it just wouldn't happen to me but it did.
That's ok, the scale moved today and it said 230.5! Wahooo!  Every little bit is good.

I have not been able to put much in my belly, a lot of ice and a couple of protein shakes in the last 3 days. That's OK too because it will only get better in time. Here is to a fabulous journey!  I will upload some before pictures so that  I have something to compare it too.