So I had my "official" 2 week post-op check up and I'm down 42lbs. I was just "sure" I'd hit the 50lbs mark but I'll take 42lbs.

This puts me in the 200's a number I haven't seen in ages...I think high school, well and most of 2006. I was in the 200's then that cruise did me in and the scale has been climbing since. But I'm in the 200's and for me is a BIG deal, not as big a deal as the 100's will be but still a huge deal!

I have noticed that my restriction is becoming less. I have 3 cc's in my band currently (put in day of surgery) but I still get very full, off of not much at all. 2 scrambled eggs or 1 packet of oatmeal still sustains me.

Still on the protein shakes, still coming up with crazy new recipes for them like my "apple pie" one I made last night. But regardless of what I eat, I'm at that 42lbs mark, but my dr says it's right on track because that means I'm losing about 2lbs a week now which is what I'm supposed to be losing.

I took my steri-strips off today and I have almost NO scaring. Dr. Nirmul did a good job. the 3 small incisions are invisible, 1 is completely invisible, I'm not even sure they cut there, the one under my breasts is almost invisible and the one on my right side looks like a small healing cat scratch. The port incision is healing nicely and is pink, but will heal quite nicely. I'm very pleased.

I've been distracted for about an hour or two from writing this so I totally forgot what else I was going to add.. so I guess this is a good of place as any to stop...

Oh and in other news, my love interest is coming home EARLY. He wasn't supposed to be home til oct, and I thought I would shock him with the new me... but he'll be home in a matter of weeks, probably just in time for valentine's day. We'll see how it goes. I'm in faith that it will be excellent and he'll just go through this change with me.

Congrats! Care to share your "apple pie" recipe?

Congratulations. I'm interetesed in the surgery did approval take long. Are you saying you immediately lost weght?

Congrats! Care to share your "apple pie" recipe?

Yes ma'am it's in my blog, previous entry.

Congratulations. I'm interetesed in the surgery did approval take long. Are you saying you immediately lost weght?

My approval process was 6 months (Aetna Insurance requirement).

And yes I lost 32lbs before surgery (3 week pre-op diet) and another 10lbs in the first 2.5 weeks post-op.

I probably would have lost more if i followed the liquid diet, etc.. But I ate mushies on the 3rd day, and had cake a week later, etc.. Which as I later found out, is fine with my surgeon.

Today is my 3 week post-op, I haven't weighed myself yet, I don't obsess over the scale. People's reaction is enough for me. Everybody who sees me is like "OMGOODNESS, you look smaller every time I see you" (they dont' know I had the surgery) For example, my Pastor's who hadn't seen me in a month (they're based in ATL and travel to PHX) were amazed, they were like you don't look like the same person. LOL lil' extreme but I guess there's a big difference between 1.5 chins and 3 LOL...

I would definitely encourage you to get the band, I LOVE mine.