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Ahhhh ..... soft foods! - Last day of pureeds, I can start to make the transition to soft foods! Yippeeeee!! B/C I was getting really tired of pureed foods... I was starting to meow - it was like eating cat...

Turned a corner - This week will be 1 month since surgery. I can't believe it! I'll be off of the pureed stage and on to soft foods this week. I admit that I pushed that a tiny bit today. I had a ch...

Very much felt the same way preop! Also didn't help that 2 weeks of...

Buyers remorse - Putting this upfront that I'm pretty irrational right now. But, as I use this blog to vent, here it goes..... I was laying down w/ tears just pouring out b/c I'm so sick of being i...

pouch doesn't like mornings - So at least until it stops acting like "pouch the grouch", I'll be doing every morning with some hot mint or ginger tea. That's just the only way I can get any vitamins or protein ...

cinco de mayo! - So in honor of Cinco de Mayo, I decided to try beans. Well, pureed ones anyway. And, unfortunately, I still hate beans. I added extra sauces & spices and still BLAH!!! I was hoping...

My first NSV! -  So I was sitting in my office yesterday (waiting for clients who didn't show up. Really peeved me b/c I would have SO rather been at home!) and realized I can now cross my legs wi...

30% - So I think I might dump. I think I may be in that 30% that just cannot do carbs for life. I'm gonna go over the message boards again to see what others' experiences have been but m...

Retrain my brain - So, yesterday I made a tuna casserole with tuna, cottage cheese, garlic powder & sharp cheddar cheese. It was gooey yumminess with a ton of protein! Made  it in a small casserole d...

Last day of freedom - Ugh, tomorrow I go back to work officially. I've been working this week on paperwork so it's not like I've been  just sitting on my butt. So trying to rest a bit more today and do ...

Support not very supportive - So that caretaking tendency that most women have sometimes bites us in the butt. I've been a bit too focused on how my DH's health is that I kinda crashed today. Slept for 2 hours ...

Today it starts - I resume my relationship with foods today. Our re-introduction hasn't been too bad. I started at 10:30a with my concoction of ground turkey, gravy from thankgsgiving and chicken br...

Making the most of head hunger - Happy Easter everyone! I'm still recovering from Thursday where I pushed myself WAY too far and tried to put too much into the day. Oh well, lesson learned. I have a bit of pain...

Full & done - So the new feeling of full just hit me. It's almost like a stretched feeling across my rib cage at boob-level. I guess I really need to follow the 30-30 rule if I'm ever going to g...

One week out - Today I drove to Baltimore (1.5 hrs each way) to have my follow-up with my surgeon. She seems to think I'm doing well and just recommended that I keep up with the protein intake. I...

Getting easier - So in less than 1 hour I've been able to drink 6 oz watered-down crystal light! Woo hooo! That's a good goal for me. It's gettng easier to get liquids in today and I hope the trick...

newbie concerns on liquids -  I know this is probably going to get a few flames but I'm gonna post anyway b/c I'm having a worry day. I'm 6 days post-op and worried about my system. My theory of why it feels l...

Had that moment - Other posters have talked about hitting that moment of regret where they think "what have I done to myself?". I had that at 8am. Just started boo-hooing, which scared the crap out ...

Celebrate the small goals - So today was a bit rough but ending well. I actually got all of my vitamins down for the first time since surgery. Felt kinda nauseous the rest of the day but managed to get over 5...

Post op - This'll be a shorter blog than usual. Wiped out from walking so much at home. Surgery was Wednesday and I was WAY nervous right before they wheeled me out. Just crazy from anticipa...

Back at home! -  Hi all! Just wanted to let everyone know I came home from the hospital yesterday evening and doing pretty well. Learning that when they say "sip,sip,sip" they are meaning infinite...

Thank you all!! -  I wanted to thank everyone for their support, commiseration, prayers, positive thoughts & suggestions. It's 7p so I think I'm in the clear to say that tomorrow is the day.... I'm ...

Last blog as a fat girl - I really didn't want to jinx myself but if it's 7p, I'd think it's HIGHLY unlikely that they'll call to postpone again.... I'm inspired by someone I saw on the RNY forum who wrote ...

Gotta ask for some prayers/karma -  I know this may be asking too much, that maybe I've already tried everyone's patience about my griping, but if anyone feels particularly positive and/or generous today, PLEASE pra...

Day 15 - allegedly -  So allegedly I'm having surgery tomorrow at 8:30am. I will reserve my excitement, having learned from yesterday that nothing is a given until I'm being wheeled into the OR. I feel...