Gobble Gobble

Hi all! :) This week is thanksgiving. It will sure be different. No food-coma for me this year. We are going to go out to eat instead. That will be the first time in 12 years. I ate out a restaurant for the first time this past week. We went to the Cracker Barrel. I had meatloaf. I felt pretty silly for taking 95% of my meal home, but oh well. :) This past Saturday marked the 2 month point. Only lost .8 pounds last week and I was very discouraged. I lost 5.8 this week, for a total of 45 in 2 months.

Hi all :)

Hi there. I lost 3.8 this week. Not as big a number as I would like. Patience is not one of my virtues. :) I have been able to eat more things this week. I started trying mashed potatoes and chili. I found some really yummy sugar free fudge bars. More exciting news..... MY WEDDING RINGS FIT. I am so excited. They haven't fit me since I was about 26 or 27. My hubby is thrilled.

My Weight Loss so far

So far I have lost a total of 80 pounds. WOOHOO! I lost 50 pounds as of the morning of my surgery. I lost a total of 30 pounds in 31 days. I lost 7 pounds the 4 days prior to surgery, so a total of 38 since September 15th.

My first dinner with my family.

Last night I made dinner for my family. I made lemon pepper chicken, gorgonzola mashed potatoes and corn. It was the first meal we had together. It was really nice to sit down and eat with my guys. :) I only ate the mashed potatoes but it was nice just the same. Next week I have more soft foods so I am going to try some ground meat dishes.

One month later....

It has been 37 days now since my surgery. I am now able to eat soft foods. YAH! Refried beans never tasted so good. I still drink at least 2 protein shakes a day. I have found that if I don't get a minimum of 30 grams of protein I feel sick. I will get dizzy, and weak and feel generally bad. I have protein shakes for breakfast and for lunch. I have soup or soft foods in the evening. :)

My Journey

On October 20th I had Gastric Bypass surgery. This page is about my journey and hopefully my great success!