7 weeks post op!

I had my second follow up with my surgeon and nutritionist today- Everything went great. I have been really bad about taking my vitamins so that is one thing I have to start doing better. I had my first gain over Christmas. I'm not sure what it was but last week I was suddenly able to start eating more, which is great but at the same time, apparently its not LOL!


I was miserable from weeks 3-5. Now I am feeling normal again. I'm learning to eat a bite or two and let it settle and then another bite or two. 5 bites MAX and I stop because if I don't I get too full and it wants to come back up. I haven't thrown up yet but that's not something I am going for! I also need to start strength training. I got a yoga mat and a Jillian Michaels Yoga DVD so I am going to start doing that 3 days a week and strength training 3 days a week. I have one more month before I can have leafy lettuce. I cannot wait to have a salad!! Overall I am starting to feeling good about my appearance again. I feel comfortable and I haven't felt that way in a long time!

5 weeks Post op

Not much to talk about other than the fact that none of my clothes fit me! I may have to find a couple pairs of pants for work this weekend. I'm finally used to drinking my liquids constantly, which is something I never did before surgery. I still have a very strong gag reflex with certain smells and tastes but it is getting better. I am eating most everything as long as I chew it really well. Yesterday was my sons 3rd birthday. We had it at chucky cheese. I ate about two bites of topping from a piece of pizza. It wasn't as good as I remember, in fact most food doesn't taste the same. That is probably a good thing, but as someone who has used food as a crutch it is very traumatic and emotional. It's like losing a part of you. Sometimes I think how I would love to go out and have chips and salsa at a Mexican food restaurant. Or grab a cheeseburger without thinking twice. But unfortunately its habits like that which have forced me to make the decision to have surgery. After my sons party we went to Costco. It was a Saturday during the holidays at Costco....need I say more? Samples of every chocolate you could imagine, along with many other things I would have loved to eat before surgery. The only thing I sampled was a piece of roast. It was the first time I had tried steak. It was a bit to chewy for me so I threw it away. I didn't have a cupcake at the party although they smelled amazing and chocolate cupcakes are my favorite! I have days where my stomach is just not happy with anything, water, food, nothing! Yesterday was one of those days. Today it seems happy. Thankfully, because I have to work. Other than that I am down 47 pounds! Crazy! I started the mini pill because my periods have been awful and heavy!! I'm hoping it lessens my flow.


2 weeks til Christmas! How can that be!?

3 week post op appointment= DONE!

I am feeling so much better after last weeks dehydration episode. No more nausea. No more waking up exhausted. I am finally feeling human again. I'm officially on pureed and soft foods and I have been cleared for exercise. I have no energy for activity but my surgeon said he wants me to push through it anyway and build it up. So, that is what I shall do. I really want to start yoga so I may look into that. I am officially down 40 pounds! It feels so great to have that weight off! By butt is beginning to ache when I sit for long periods of time at work ( which I do). I'm also trying to walk around the building on my breaks. I started out in a 22/24 and I am now in an 18. I just bought a 1x jacket, which I haven't worn for years. My first goal is to be under 200, so 13 pounds to go! It will be the first time in 16 years that I have been at that weight. Unbelievable. Now I am just trying to figure out what my stomach can tolerate and what it can't. That's a challenge. I can't wait to have peperoni sticks or nuts!


This has definitely been the most challenging thing I have ever gone through. It was necessary and it was definitely time!