Anticipation - It's Not Just for a Ketchup Commerical - Lenexa, KS

I must have crossed the invisible barrier - stomach healing - and can now eat small portions of most whatever I want. And the best thing, what I want is healthy, lean protein :) I went with my mom to a country cafe - great home cooking served there - I know my limits and cannot do the fried foods that I used to love ,so I had two eggs over easy and wheat toast, I was completely satisfied. I have learned that taking the vitamins and calcium are SO important, the hair loss would be concerning if I didn't have so much hair already. I have dropped 60 pounds since surgery and finally broke down and went shopping since my clothes were falling off of me. I nearly started crying in the dressing room when I had to send the clerk back for smaller size after smaller size. I purchased several pair of pants and within two weeks I had to return two pair that I'd left the tags on because of more weight loss. I've dropped from a size 20 to a size 12 and I'm not to goal yet. Am I loving this, yes I am! Stay encouraged, fellow Sleevers, this is not an easy journey but it is so, so worth it The health benefits outweigh (no pun intended) every thing else, I feel so much healthier than I did five months ago, it's like I'm not even the same person. Have a great weekend, everyone!

Just wanted to post before going to my doctor's visit tomorrow, I couldn't make the 8 week visit so I had to bump it to now - down 49 pounds as of this morning. I know I'm only half way to my goal right now and I'm going to have to sincerely work at it to continue to lose. I'm going to check with the nutritionist about the portions of everything. I actually had a salad about 10 days ago and it was SO good, but could only eat about 1/2 a cup of lettuce - I hiccup during meals now too. I guess that's common if you eat too quickly, is that right? Deli turkey is not my favorite thing right now, but broiled turkey steaks are wonderful - can't wait for the weather to thaw a bit and we can grill out and doing some exercising outside. I think winter is the worst for dampening my motivation - I'd rather sleep through all of January - March than put up with the cold! More news tomorrow after my appointment.

It's been a few weeks since my last posting but I'm making progress. I'm down 34 lbs total to 209, clothing is sagging in all the right places. I'm having trouble getting all my protein in daily and water. I feel like I'm grazing all day (BabyBel cheese, deli turkey, soups, yogurt) since I can still only get about 3 Tblsps worth of food in at each meal. I know I need to set a schedule for having meals - it's rough when I'm working and can't always get away to eat. I have to consciously remember to take very small bites and chew, chew, chew otherwise I'm feeling it and I do mean feel it - actually hurts after I swallow. Not drinking with my meals seems to be something I miss very much. I sound like all I'm doing is complaining but this is truly the best decision I've ever made regarding my health. I"m feeling so much better - I'm off my diabetes meds, no more BP meds or IBS meds either. My leg swelling is non-existent and that's a great relief. I plan on reading some of the other post op blogs and picking up tips. My next dr. visit is in February and I know I can call the nutritionist any time I want so I don't feel like I'm out here all alone or anything like that. Thanks for letting me whine - :)