Food discovery

Found it was easy to handle sauteed mushrooms and onions, I am looking forward to having more of them.

Solids

I could learn easily to have an eating disorder....
I want to gulp something to drink, just to quinch my thrist....

Dinner last night

I managed real food last night and kept it down. Small amount, but it was tasty. Marinated chicken, pasta salad, roll and baked beans. Now I used a small plate and didn't finish what was on mine. Just really tasting and feeling out the waters and I didn't want to throw up again.

Digestion was miserable, but it has been. It hurts to have the food move through the "Y" area now. That will heal with time.

My brusing from the Hepron is finally fading away. My incesions are healing nicely. I think the scaring will be minimual.

Today is kind of an off day, I have a headache and feel very sleepy. Not the first time I have felt like this but, it isn't as often. Just hard to get motivated...

Re-learning about food

Stage 1- is your both, clear liquids, maybe even jello and yogurt.
Stage 2- is your soft pallet, purreed foods, yogurt, cheese.
This is where I am stage 2, however being stubborn I think I can push the envelope and see what my new little stomache can handle. I am very stupid. They didn't make the rules for everyone BUT me, it was to include me. So Saturday night I resumed my evening of movie and dinner with my friend Dee Dee, who has been my champion throughout this whole process....we go out for chinese food, my suggestion, I was craving it. There is a reason they tell you don't do X before this date or that date. So I had just a tablespoon and it got stuck. I couldn't throw up, it hurt, I was miserable. And lile the stubborn girl I am--I tried it again on Sunday evening. Again it was stuck and I was miserable. Wow, lesson learned. Back to stage 2 pureed food.

Gastric Bypass--Post Op

Well I have officially begun my journey to my "new life". I am over a week post-op from gastric bypass surgery. Let me back up. I went for my weigh in when I first got made the decision to do this in December 2007. I was at my peak weight (289). So once the paperwork was finalized and fees paid, I began the program. My Doctor (Glembot) worked solely from the "289" weight, however when I weighed in for my "final consult" I was down to 273. Doing nothing, just stress. Then I joined a gym, walking on the treadmill, riding the bike (it has a funny name I can never remember). doing the upper body/arm circut of weights. So the "big day", surgery, arrives...I have a weigh in--265...I wanted to scream with joy, I was doing this! So at that point 5/29/2009 - I was down 24 pounds, quit smoking, stopped caffeine, and was working out 4 nights a week for about an hour. I was amazed and proud of ME! I 100% did this without anyone else. Post op day 1, 4am. They put my ass on a scale, full of air, fluids, and gases all from surgery. How stupid and devastating. I was back up to 277. WTF, but I paid no mind to it, I felt like I was so bloated. So I spent 3 1/2 days in the hospital, an extra day and a half because of a low blood count. Anyhow this past Friday was my first post-op visit. I got vitals taken. All good and weight 255!!!! 10 pounds in one week, 10 pounds!!!! I am totally excited! I am noticing my boobs are already smaller. So long double d's. I am also learning what I can and can't eat, 2 night 100% miserable. I tried beef lo-mein. STUPID! So I have learned scratch that, I will go back to soft pallet foods for the time being.

I will keep updating my progress here. I was elsewhere--and well I just don't feel comfortable anymore, so I will go to a new blog.

Thanks for reading. I have a long way to go.