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Today is two weeks for me and I'm doing great!!  I have lost 15.5 pounds since surgery and my jeans are starting to feel a little looser than they were before surgery.  It will be several more pounds before I can change, but hey, looser is a good thing!  I have been feeling really good and really don't feel like I've had surgery. The only time I seem to feel anything is when I bend over for something.  That is when I feel a little pressure in my abdominal area.  

I am so focussed on what I put in my mouth now.  So, I have a funny story to tell.  Yesterday, I wanted to make sure I was over the 15 pound mark today so I decided to cut back.  My oldest son (an RN) asked me what I had been eating and I told him I cut back today.  He looked at  me with a really weird look and said "you've cut back, you hardly eat anything as it is?!"  Wow, that must have really sounded weird to my family.  When I told him what I had eaten, he was just kind of shaking his head in disbelief.  I'm sure I'll find a balance, but I am so afraid of not losing weight that I guess I am kind of afraid to eat.  I've only really been hungry twice since the surgery so that helps me not to eat.  My worst enemy is my head.  If it was up to my head, Id be eating all the time.  I'm sure I will increase a little over time, but for now, I'm not going to push it.  My only fear is of losing my hair so anything that enters my mouth has to have protein in it.  I don't want to take in empty calories.   :)

Things are still going well.  I started summer school yesterday which is online so that shouldn't be too bad.  I just don't have as much free time again.  

Yesterday is the first day that I felt very nauseated.  I'm not sure what happened since I didn't have anything unusual, in fact, I hardly had anything at all.  It was so bad that I had to go lay down until it passed.  Other than that, things are going great! 

Yesterday I had my normal Crystal Light, 1 cup Instant Breakfast, very small amount of Fage yogurt that I add a tiny amount of sf strawberry ice cream topping to and my shot glass of egg salad.  That was it.  

Today, I had my morning instant breakfast, about 1 1/2 (16.9 oz) bottles of Crystal Light, small amount of Fage yogurt and for dinner, I made Albondigas soup with a cilantro paste.  I had to modify it a little but it was really good.  Instead of ground beef, I used turkey, and I left out the rice.  Everyone else ate meatballs, and I blended mine in the processor.  It didn't look very appealing, but it sure tasted yummy.  It seemed to set well so I am a happy camper tonight.  :)

I have lost a little over 14 pounds and believe it or not, my jeans feel just a tad looser already.  That is always a nice feeling.  :)

I hope everyone is doing great!!

After all the sleep I got I decided maybe it is time to start my vitamins.  I took one to start and it didn't bother my stomach so I am going to take another one.  I am using the Flinstones Complete.  Not as good as the plain Flinstones, but not so bad I guess.  I am hoping that will help with my energy.  I am also going to start my thyroid medicine tomorrow.  That should also help with my energy level.    I should be back to normal in no time.  

Tomorrow I start one of my summer school classes so I need to be on top of my game.  

Today I had my normal amount of Crystal Light, 2 Carnation Instant Breakfasts, small serving of my leftover mashed potato mixture, and for dinner I made an egg salad.  For that, I put my eggs in the food processor, added a spoon of mayonaise, and a couple of spoons of fage yogurt.  I seasoned it with just a dash of salt and pepper and blended away until it was smooth.  It was really good!!  My son is even going to make a sandwich out of some of the leftover mixture.  I used the yogurt for added protein, and also, I didn't want to use too much mayonaise because of the fat content.  I am using regular mayonaise instead of fat free so I am trying to use it sparingly.  So far, everything I have eaten has been really yummy!!  

This web site has really helped me a lot.  Although I haven't made any of the recipes from this site yet, it is giving me a lot of ideas and is the reason I am using the fage yogurt, which is higher in protein.  If you haven't checked it out yet, you really owe is to yourself.  Whether you are preop and just wanting to eat healthier, or you are postop and in any of your different meal stages, this site is for you!  It is:
http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/

Happy Sunday to everyone!!   

I have been going like crazy and feeling pretty good until yesterday.  I took my son to the mall and we walked all over for several hours until I felt like I hit the wall.  I was out of energy and just couldn't go anymore.  I drove home and relaxed the rest of the evening and was in bed by 10:30 which is early for me.  I slept through the night, then woke up and got up at 8:30 this morning.  By 10:00 I was back in bed and slept until 1:00.  Anyone that knows me, knows that just isn't me.  I required very little sleep normally.  I'm not sure what happened, but I am feeling a lot better today after taking it easy. 

Yesterday, I had my 16.9 ounces of Crystal Light, 1 Carnation Instant Breakfast, and a very small portion of something that I made.  I took some of my mashed potatoes that were leftover and added rotisserie chicken breast and plain fage yogurt.  I them put it in the food processor and blended it well.  It was so yummy.  I also had a little bit of fage yogurt with a very small amount of sugar free strawberry ice cream topping mixed in it.  Not a bad day as far as I'm concerned.  I know it is very small portions, but so far, everything has gone down well.  I just eat really slow and I don't drink before or after I eat for 30 minutes.  So far so good. 

I hope everyone is doing well and had a great weekend.  :)

Oh, I almost forgot....I saw a friend of mine that I go to school with, that I haven't seen since right before my surgery.  She told me how skinny my face is.  She even told me it is smaller than hers.  Wow, how cool is that.  lol

I broke down today and decided to have a bite to eat.  Alll day I was debating in my head as to whether or not I should eat.  I finally decided to try mashed potatoes tonight.  I had a shot glass full which took me about an hour and a half to eat.  It tasted really good and I didn't have any problems.  Yay!!  Everyday I feel a 100 times better than the day before.  I am also able to take in more fluids. Not as much as I should, but better than the first few days so I am happy.

Todays intake consisted of about 16.9 ounces of Chrystal Light, 2 servings of Carnation Instant Breakfast and one shot glass of mashed potatoes.  It was a great day.  :)

I had my first doctor's appointment today.    Everything is looking good.  I can actually start mushy foods.  I'm not really hungry so food isn't a big deal to me right now, but I will try a few things.  I feel better and better as each day passes, and I have mnore and more energy, so that is a good thing.  I have officially lost a little over 10 pounds, so life is good.  lol  

I write all this since I know how much reading I did and still do to try and learn as I'm going.  I hope it helps someone else as they go through all the different processes in their new life!!  

I am so loving my new life and am so thankful for second chances!!  

I woke up this morning knowing that I had to increase my fluids.  I could see that my skin was starting to tent on my hands and I was hardly urinating.  Luckily, my stomach was working with me today.  I also drank a few ounces throughout the night. Something I haven't been doing.  Although my hands aren't back to normal, they are looking better.  That is all I can ask for at this point.  I am happy with that.  I had even less discomfort today and although my stomach felt full and heavy most of the day I was able  to get more fluids in.  I have tried milk and am thankful that I am able to drink it.  The only side effect seems to be a heavy feeling.  

I went for a short walk which felt good.  I didn't want' to over do it outside since it was over 100 here today and I didn't want to sweat and lose anymore fluids.  last night I so wanted to get in the Instant Breakfast drink, but I wasn't able to   I took about 5 drinks and knew I was done for the evening.

Today I drank the remainder of my Instant Breakfast when I woke up, had a SF fudgesicle, small amount of broth from cream of chicken soup, about 10 ounces of Crystal Light, a popsicle, and another Instant Breakfast tonight before I went to bed.  I'd say that is pretty good considering how hard yesterday was for me to take anything in.  I had about 225 calories and to be honest, I am feeling kind of guilty.  I know I can't live forever on 100 calories, but since I took about 100 in yesterday, I am feeling bad that I took in a little over double that today.  A few weeks ago I never could have taken in so few calories and today I am feeling like I will gain weight on it.  I am just so afraid of not losing weight like so many other times in the past.  I guess everything is new to me and I'll come to grips with what is okay and what isn't.  

Today the scale said that I was down 9.7 pounds from the morning of my surgery.  I was really excited about finally being on the losing bench!!  

I hope everyone is doing well!!  :)

Wow, today was a better day!  It went by much faster and I wasn't as tired.  I didn't even take a nap.  

I got out twice today which was also nice.  I went to vote, then we stopped at Target to get some things that we needed.  I was a little tired by the time we were done, but it felt good to get out.  When we got home, I forgot that I had promised my son that we would go to Petco to get another cage for his hamster so back to the store we went.     I have to be honest, it took a little longer there than I expected and I started to feel uncomfortable.  Once he realized that, he hurried up and we went back home.

Today I had once Carnation Instant Breakfast SF spread out during the morning, a very small amount of Crystal Light, one sugar free popsicle, a shot glass full of my Greek broth, and I am now working on a second cup of Carnation Instant Breakfast.  I don't think I will get it all down, but I figure any amount is better than nothing.   I am happy that it was a better day and am hoping for another good one tomorrow.  Nite nite everyone :)

I want to start out by saying that everyone is different.  Just because I felt this way, doesn't mean everyone does.  So if you haven't had your surgery yet, don't get scared.  I am just trying to be honest here with how I felt.  Hopefully it will help someone.

For some reason when I woke up yesterday, I was kind of depressed.  I felt like crying and really didn't have any reason for it.  I was questioning why I had the surgery.  I didn't have a lot of health issues prior to surgery.  I had high blood pressure and was overweight.  I knew the rest of the problems would be coming soon since so much runs in my family and my younger brother already has so many things wrong with him, but I was still okay.  I started to question, if I was really that fat?  Couldn't I have done it a different way?  Well, the answer is that yes I was fat and I tried how many times to do it on my own and it never worked.  It always came back and I never lost enough.  I think the problem was just that I haven't been sleeping well, was previously taking the pain meds in the hospital, and so much has happened to my body that I was just feeling a little weak and vulnerable.  Luckily my sweet husband was there for me and reminded me that it would get better.  I give him a lot of credit for not feeding into it since he didn't really want me to have the surgery in the first place.  He always has told me that he liked me the way I was.  He has never complained no matter how I looked.  He is now very supportive and helping me with everything I need.  I am so lucky to have him. 

I have been trying to get in enough fluids, but that seems very hard.  I sip all the time and yet I am only able to get in about 16 ounces of fluid for the entire day.  Hopefully I can increase that since I don't want to get dehydrated. 

The items I drank included Crystal Light, some Greek soup broth that I made prior to surgery which is higher in protein, and tomato soup.  Everything went down okay except for the tomato soup.  The first shot glass seemed okay but when I took a sip from the second shot glass a little while later, my stomach felt really heavy so I didn't have anymore.  It really did taste good initially though, as did my own broth that I made.  

I took a shower which felt sooo good.  I had a hard time finding the energy to get in, but once I did, I was so glad I did it.  It really did help me to feel better. 

So, it started out seeming like a bad day, but in the end, it wasn't so bad.  I am glad to be losing.  As of today, I have lost 5.5 pounds.  For that I am truely happy!! 

My surgery went well and I actually didn't feel too bad after, once the nausea went away.  Luckily, that didn't last long due to the good meds these days.  A couple of hours after the surgery, I was wanting to get out of bed.  I was determined prior to going in to do well and get out as soon as I could.  I walked a few times the first day and everything was going great until the upper gi Saturday morning.   I did okay with the test, and then a few hours after, my stomach got really rumbly.  I knew I was going to have to go to the bathroom so I was afraid to get too far from the bathroom.  After my kids left, I knew I couldn't wait anymore and it was straight to the bathroom for me.  That happened about three times Saturday night.  Once I was feeling better, I was back to walking.  I walked several times during the night.  It really felt good to get out of bed!   I got to start drinking on Saturday after the doctor saw me.  I started with Crystal Light.  I had about 4 small spoons of a broth but I preferred the Crystal Light.

Sunday I was kind of tired and my stomach started rumbling again.  As a result, I didn't have as much energy or drive.  I walked a few times, but I also slept more.  I only used my pain pump a few times since I didn't want the doctor to say I was using too much pain medicine and needed to stay longer.  

The doctor came in the afternoon and after talking to me, said I could go home.  Oh yeah, he also said he forgot to tell me the contrast I drank was high in oil and could cause the diarrhea.  Well, that explained it all.  

Going home wasn't too bad.  I had about an hour and a half ride.  I was tired by evening, but actually had a hard time sleeping.  I didn't take any pain meds since some of them make me really nauseated and I was also afraid to take such a big pill by mouth.  I'm sure it would have been okay, but I just didn't want to do it.  I was a little uncomfortable, but I got through it.