3/18/09

Well, i had my follow up appointment and the Dr. was pleased. 16 pounds down (it is actually 17 because i am so anal, i weighed my clothes and they were a pound of it! heehee) he gave me the ok to start on regular foods (i'm still following his guidelines as to when to add what regular foods). i had fish, veggies, chicken breast...all went down fine.


I have another appointment in 2 weeks and can get my first fill.

they nurse said she could definitely see in my face that i have lost! (i notice that too...can't wait for my mom to see me tomorrow. She hasn't seen me since the weekend after having surgery when i was still so puffy. that will be the test...if she can see a difference)

 I'm sure things will get tougher and i will need it more and more!!

Wanna B thin again...is almost there!

3/14/09

I'm still seeing the scale go DOWN DOWN! that's always a great thing! I was wondering if my scale was right, so i weighed a weight that i have. goofy scale wouldn't register it! SO...i weighed myself HOLDING it, then without it. it is only off by .1 pound! so....it's pretty darn accurate! if the Dr's scale was right, and is the same as mine, i'm now 19 pounds lost!


I have a follow up appointment on Monday, so i will see then, what the scale there says.

Yesterday i was suppose to be able to try fresh fruit, but i haven't done it yet. I plan to do that today. other than cottage cheese, and scrambled eggs with some cheese added, everything else i have eaten so far has been liquid or yogurt/pudding consistancy.

I'm not having ANY trouble with things going down. I have found that i if i forget and not sip my drink, i don't notice anything either.

I'm not really worried about that though, since i'm not yet experiencing bandster hell...i fill up VERY QUICK. i cannot eat more than 1/2 cup of anything without filling full now. a few days ago, i ate 2 cups (not 2 actual cups...but 2 servings..) of pudding...couldn't decide between vanilla or chocolate, so after i ate one, i decided to eat the other! for the next few hours i didn't feel very good... not pain, but uncomfortable. not gonna do that again!!

I was invited to a crawfish boil...i live in SOUTH LOUISIANA... (which i wouldn't be able to go to anyhow...it's 2 1/2 hours a way and i can't make that trip during the week) and realized that i probably won't be able to do that anymore!! if most people have trouble with shrimp, crawfish is a lot like that texture. then, to eat without drinking...yikes....i like my crawfish HOT...very spicy! hard to not drink with that!

I have made the decision to not tell anyone about my surgery and if i lived closer to home, that would make it very hard for people to notice i'm not eating crawfish! they KNOW i love it!! I guess after i am able to try more things, i can try it at home and see how i do. i can just tell them i'm eating less and taking my time to chew and really enjoy my food (and that that is helping me to lose weight also) for the reason i don't eat as much of it as i used to and eating so slow...that's IF i CAN still eat that!

whew...i rambled!
I'm SO happy with my decision!
 i cannot wait to see how my journey goes!!!
Wanna B thin again...is almost there!

3/6/09

as of this morning on MY scale, i am down 12 pounds!!! the day after surgery, I was up 6!I'm still swollen though, so it will be nice to see the numbers once all of that is gone!


I am following Dr's orders because i don't want to screw this up!

I haven't had anything remotely solid to eat, so i'm not sure about my resriction. i've had yogurt and soup (the liquid of it) so far, beside the carnation drink and water.Wanna B thin again...is almost there!

3/4/09

My surgery went great.


I was home before NOON yesterday! I was able to get up and walk (just around the house)
my night wasn't bad at all. i was even able to lay on my side!
this morning, the only times i feel any discomfort is when i stand from sitting, or when i go to sit down. Also, when i try to take deep breaths. even then, it's not bad!
i feel no restriction...is that normal until my first fill?
of course the only thing beside medicines (they are pills not liquid) that i have had is water. I kinda feel like the pills are in my throat, but way up there, like i didn't have enough water to make it go down.
today i can add a carnation istant breakfast.
i'm pretty sure tomorrow i can start a full liquid diet (yogurt, cream soups thinned with milk, etc)
i remember the nurse telling me i probably wouldn't be able to get even much water down, and i'm not having trouble at all.
every one and again, i feel pressure in my chest and i'm burp a little and it goes away for a while.
I'm so excited to start this journey!!

Wanna B thin again...is almost there!

3-2-09

well, tomorrow is the day!
all my pre-op testing done, i'm pre-admitted and have to be at the hospital for 6:15 a.m.
My littles are at my mom's until Friday (this is the first time away from my littlest man...i hope i can make it through this! LOL)
I SHOULD be home tomorrow evening.
wow...this is really gonna happen!! WOO HOO!!