Nov 8 - Tue; went to lunch w/ Norma, Lisa & Maria to Logan's Roadhouse; ordered the grilled salmon ceasar salad; was very careful to not eat fast and chew well, however, at the close of the meal, I could feel that something was "stuck"; got in truck headed back to the office and had to make an emergency stop an another local restaurant's bathroom and upchuck. So much for lunch ... $12 down the toilet ...

Nov 9 - Wed; went to lunch w/ Norma H, Norma Y & Maria to Sylvia's Mexican Restaurant; ordered beef enchilada, beans, guacamole; paid extra careful attention to not eating fast and chewing well; midway through lunch, something got stuck; had to upchuck ... $11 down the toilet ...

Nov 10 - Thur; went to lunch w/ Meagen to Olive Garden; ate Toscano soup, chicken parmigiana & spaghetti; took home leftovers; all went down well THANK GOD. No embarassing trips to the bathroom. However, at home that night, ate rest of chicken and spaghetti ... got stuck & upchucked. UGH!!!

Since my last fill in October, I've probably lost my meal at least 10 times. The instances are hard to figure ... I'm getting very frustrated and, at times, emotional about the whole thing. I know this is a learning period but the unpredictability is upsetting me more than I'd like to admit ...

More than anything, I'm sure I'm not getting enough protein. At this point in the deal, I'm really starting to think that I need to expertise of a nutritionalist to "show me" the right way to eat. I want to be as successful as I can be and I don't feel that I'm getting the most benefit from the surgery without proper eating, and on the flip-side, exercise.

Speaking of exercise, my plantar fascitis in my left foot is really killing me. I took Remington for a walk around the neighborhood (2.5 miles) and I paid for it for the next week. Nothing like a week's worth of pain to kill any motivation to keep up the routine.