This is a little weird... I have never blogged before. I really don't understand the concept, but I want to journal my experience with this weight loss so I never go back to that person again.

So far I have had A filter put in prior to surgery...because I have had blood clots in the past. That was 10 days prior to surgery. Then VSG was performed on November 22nd. Now tomorrow (December 2nd) I am having the filter removed. I sure hope all of this surgery crap is almost over with.

I started this journey at 298lbs and I am now 250.8lbs...I am feeling more energetic everyday. I am starting to not know what to do with myself, because my old self usually ate something when I felt bored or nervous. So as weird as it is... I have started cooking when I feel bored or nervous... It calms me down.

It's funny because I couldn't even boil water before surgery, now I am cooking anything and everything, by smell-not taste, I make my kids taste everything to tell me if its good or not. So far every thing has been pretty good. Cooking also settles my stomach...it is very weird but the smell of food cooking is very soothing to me.

Since surgery my sense of smell has been overpowering. Every bad smell turns my stomach, even the smell of my own breath(in the morning) makes me sick. But when I cook...the smell of food makes me feel so much better. This is weird but if I can just smell food I am satisfied. I have always believed that the smell of food was so much better than what it truly tasted like. So I still enjoy food just on a different level. Needless to say this freaks every one around me out. For instance, My favorite part of going to the movies is to smell the popcorn cooking.