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 So I've been finding that I'm growing sick of eating yogurt and crystal light lol.. suprisingly i had gained 6 lbs post op and my doctor restricted my diet even more... My first fill is schedule for 11/28 and I'm a little bummed about not being able to have Thnaksgiving dinner however.. I can have a bite or two come Christmas =).. I'd be lying if i said that it wasn't difficult but I do have the ability to be around food as well as cook food and not eat it so thqat's definitely a plus.So I will be uploading some new pics 11/21 as this is my first support group meeting since Ive had my surgery =) 

Hello world, still a little sore (of course) but the hard part is over lol.  I think the hardest thing for me at this moment is knowing when I'm full so I just stick to the liquid requirements if not under.  After my shot of tylenol (lol) I have my multivitamins and then my protien.  I haven't experienced any nausea or anything and I go for my first follow up next Monday which at that time I will start weighing myslef again.. I thank everybody for their support and encouragement as I mad e the amjor step toward reaching my goals.

First and foremost I wanna thank GOD for getting me through these 5 days, and even though I;m not completely done.. you might as well say I am... My last comsumption of liquid will be in 14 hours and out of those 14 5 of those I have to work so myday should go by pretty smooth.... I will admit my will power is pretty good considering I did hang out with my Sisters on Thursday which was day 2 of my liquid diet and amongst all the delictible edibles that I WASN'T able to have I did pretty good... My duration since my last dietician visit which was Sep't 19th the weight has been coming off. I decided to take the initiative and start changing a lot of my eating habits at that time and I am so proud to say that I've went from at my highest 318 to as of this morning 302.2..... I think as the time ticks by I am becoming a little more nervouse however I know that me having this procedure is detremental to my health... I will be posting pics tomorrow morning prior to me heading to Westlake... #staytuned =) 

Ok so I've found that the more POSITIVE people that you have in your circle the more successful  you will be at consuming liquids for 5 days pre-op.... I did manage to hang out with my Sisters last night and I was surrounded by NOTHING but hot wings artichoke dip and Margaritas, and you know what... I enjoyed my Ice Water..... Chicken soup and i did have a sip or two of wine (I know I know) but the accomplishment was that I didnt consume any food and I am soooo proud of myself.. Now, I probably wont be doing that again anytime soon lol but at least I can say that I work in a gricery store where I am surrounded by food everyday but I know that this surgery is not just about me getting the weight off.. but its about my HEALTH and being here for my children.... =) 

Ok so I'm over excited that I have my surgery datye finally... on the downside I do have sleep apnea and they're worreid that I may have a polyp or ulcer which I blame solely on the weight gain... on a brighter note I have been continuously losing weight throught this journey thus far...  

 So for whatever reason unkown to man.... me and my buddy managed to get out afirst dietician and sleeps tudy on the same day but was almost doomed when trying to register for the sleep study and ocming to find out that Westlake kept out Physician Order... Such a bummer you talking about running around like a chicken with its head cut off that was me and her.   Our scheduled time was 8pm and luckily I had an extra one at home that should've gotten faxed.. but didn't and by 820 we found ourself back over at Westlake trying to have the receptionist locate the papaerwork we needed.   After some 2 hours later.. and by God's grace the papaerwork eventually did get faxed and the end result was that everything turned out fine.  Whic in turn means.. 1 more dietician.. 1 more support group both scheduled for 9/19... I can't express enough how mentally prepared I am.. I really pushing for my date to be the week of the 20th being as tho I go on vacation that week.  

On another note, I got my "diet" for pre op but this is not the liquid diet.  So today was my first day making sure i ate 3 meals.. and tht I drank water 30 min before or 30 after my meals... I even found myself being conscious of my portion amount.  I also logged it down in my journal.  So now I want to see how its going to come into play tomorrow when I have to work and go to school oh and don't have a dime to my name lol 

stay tuned....

These last two days have been filled with ups as well as downs.  For starters, I had my Upper GI scheduled for Tuesday in which my job ended up giving me two days off.  in conjunction with thtat 2 days prior to, my lap band buddy wasn't sure if I would be able to ride with ther out to Melrose Park which means I would've needed money that I didn't have to make the appointment.  By the Grace of God I did get the money and she was able to get to the appontment as well.  We get all the way there  for me to be told that the machine for anyone who is more than 300 lbs is "broke" and they don't know when it will be fixed.  The receptionist was very polite even though my face displayed utter disappoinmet.  She then called to the back and asked was I 300 lbs I replied the last I chedked I was but Im sure that Ive lost some weight.  I was then elated when told to prep for the radiology and they would check my wieght once I get inside.  Went through all of that and the waiting to be weighed and was down to 304 which is good considering I was 315 on 7/25 however I was still turned around. In the end I ended up having my GI done at West Suburban the following day, on Monday of next week I get my Dietician visit (1 of 2) as well as my sleep study that evening.  Hopefully thesew will be the only two mud hills in my road to success lol 

 So even though I almost overslept lol I did make it to the group meeting and I'm very pleased with the amount of people that were in attendance as well as the success stories. I was even quite surprised that a young lady I knew from the hair salon had her surgery back in feb. I feel even more confident than what I did last week.  My husband gos to his seminar meeting Saturday and I have nothing but supportive people behind me.... I cant wait!!!!

Well I'm overly anxious cause tomorrow is my first support group meeting.  Which in turn means that the time is going to go by so quick.  Alongside from that I'm going back to school starting the 22nd... Over all I can hardly wait....