55, 2 Grown Children 200 Lbs Overweight! Time to Shake It Off! - Houston, TX

4 Weeks ago today I made the first step into the rest of my life! I am still Loving the Journey and excited about what i to come

I am 35lbs down in 4 weeks. I lost so much the first 2 weeks but once back on food I will go days with out a loss then boom down 1. That's ok as long as the scale keeps moving in the right direction!

Pros-Cons over the last month.
Out of my 5 incisions I have 2 that want to be stinkers. They are just red and tender. The others are healed completely. I have been using neosporin scar ointment on all of them.
I am still learning my limits til I hit FULL!! and I have to catch myself when I am out with friends to really chew chew chew. I get into visiting and take a bite, chew like I used to and swallow...not good! I have had a lot of heartburn lately. I love spicy food and the past couple of times have caused upset:-( That make me sad cause I love it spicy:-) I had a glass of Pino Grigio last night and I think it gave me a little heartburn which makes me VERY SAD because I love wine. I am going to try red and see if the room temp is better. Other than that ALL IS WONDERFUL!

My hubby and I have gone out and I just eat off of his plate...such a cheap date now. But it is perfect. He said he is even eating less:-)

I am still loving cooking and experimenting with great recipes and trying new tricks to get that protein in! The foodie in me is still there!

I am going to start photos tonight and take them every month anniversary. I will post soon.

Went to the Dr. for my 2 week follow up, questions in hand:-) Down 32lbs!!!! everything looks great. One of my questions was about the transition diet from week 4 to week 5. He said let me make it easy...JUST EAT FOOD!!! WHAT??? I said you mean soft food? he's like nope, real food. I wanted to hug him so tight!!! He said chew chew chew your food to baby food consistency, go slow, small bites, do't drink while eating and enjoy! OMG I thought I was not going to eat until July 20th!!! This holiday weekend I have 2 parties. I have not told anyone but my family about this journey and was dreading to drag my protein shakes to the parties and explain...well now I don't have to!! woo hoo. No drinking just yet but I am ok with that.

I went home from Dr. all excited that I get to cook a real meal. Ended up with Butterball turkey burger, green beans and mashed potatoes. It was so strange. I ate less than half of everything and was STUFFED!!! I have my hand in the photo for size. I ate on a salad plate so everything was mini version but still filled my plate...and my tummy too:-)

Portion control was my biggest obstacle. I wasn't a binge eater, junk food junkie, closet eater...I just ate too much at every sitting! Hopefully this surgery is the tool I have been waiting for to have success!!!

It was suggested to get a medical alert bracelet after surgery. Which makes since in case of an emergency or someone trying to stuff food down me! LOL
I found a really cute one today and wanted to share with other VSG Patients.
Here is the link: https://www.etsy.com/listing/102937374/silver-medical-alert-bracelet-wide?ref=hp_rv