Went on a fun girls trip. I did OK on the eating. Ate chef salad or grilled chicken salad a lot. If we ate at a family Amish type rest. then I had green beans, chicken, stuff like that. However, I had my very first ever throw up! I was eating lunch at the rest. where the flea market is. I had some white meat chicken on the bone and was eating it slowly and chewing it up, At least I thought I was. I also had eaten some green beans. Ate a bite of mashed tatoes then gave rest to my kid. All of a sudden it began to hurt in my chest like REALLY BAD. Like a heart attack! I felt bad. I went to the RR and there was a big line and I was about 6 back from even getting in the door. I almost just yelled for all of them to get out of the way and head for the sink. I was gulping to hold it down. Then I saw a door, I ran out, went behind the bldg. and just puked it up. I felt FINE afterwards and immediately better. wow. My daughter knew what was wrong but the other 7 people had no idea about my band so did not know. The nice Amish lady waiting on us asked if something was wrong with the food! Also because ate very little of it. Man oh man, I do not want that. I guess the chicken got stuck. Yikes. So I stuck with salads the rest of the trip. Seriously. Before that I had some Wendy's grilled chicken and felt a little stuck too. Guess I am not going slow enough or eating with more chewing.....ugh. You ever had any of that? I have read about lots of people who have but that was a first for me!

I am proud to have worked out with weights for SEVEN weeks now since school is out! I am so proud! Gotta figure out how to keep that up. Also my cardio is great. We even walked back to the hotel from restaurants twice about a mile! One night after walking all day at flea market! No problem. I have not been on the scale since July 6th. I will try to not get on there til I go back in August. Not sure I can do that! ha. I do not feel a big weight loss but do feel loose in some clothes and others fitting just fine. Probably have lost nothing.... did not track the foods on Fit.com while gone so will get back to that now. Trying to eat 1600 calories is sort of hard--so used to trying to stick to less. Oh well. Water is going well too. Many other things going on. Two more short trips coming up. My daughter is my watchdog though and she keeps me good a lot. More later.

I know this sounds silly, but thanks for doing such a good job of describing the sensations when you got sick. I am pre-op, and of course I am curious to know what to expect. Sounds like it was so unpleasant, and so sorry you had to go through it, but knowing what to expect actually makes me feeler calmer!

Way to go on weight training! It's hard to get into the rhythm of doing something like that if you have never done it before. I used to work out quite a bit, and I remember the first time I lifted weights... I just felt awkward. Right now, I can't wait to get back into it. Though, at my current weight, I am sticking to water aerobics! Soon though...

I bet you are doing much better than you think you are, so don't sweat the small stuff. Keep up the good work. Your daughter sounds invaluable in helping you stick to your guns.

I can't eat chicken either. Or eggs. It feels exactly like I think a heart attack would feel. I get very restless and can't burp like I would like to. Instant relief when the offender comes back up. Nasty, nasty.

Thanks Cyndi. But just know that I am over one year post op and this is the first time I have EVER thrown up! So you do not have to expect that kind of stuff. I hear it happens to others but really not to me. Hopefully you won't get it either. Wondering when your date is?? Hope it is coming up soon. Thanks for the words of encouragement! We must all help each other. And thanks Laura. I may have to mark stringy chicken off my list. Now eggs go down just fine. I just have to eat slowly and chew and stop in between. I still eat too fast. Thanks guys!

i too just had my first throw up and just 3 weeks after surgery. I thought I would be afraid of throwing up as I hate that feeling but like bioteacher, the pain was so unbearable in my chest that I would have done anything to stop it. Thank goodness my sister was with me and able to walk with me as I waited for the inevitable. I was shocked by the amount of saliva but realize that is part of the blockage. I was blocked by tuna which I have been eatting every day for over a week but I guess I did not put enough mayo in it as I am really watching my calories. I am glad I had someone with me and realize the throwing up is not the horrible part-the chest pain is. Eatting meat is frustrating and I have decided to puree again for at least another week.