ForRAD

First, to introduce myself, I'm a 33-year-old married father of a 2-year-old boy. I work as a journalist at a daily newspaper in Tennessee. Ever since childhood, I've been "husky." But it wasn't until I went to college that I truly became obese (I hate the sound of that word, by the way). Ten years ago, shortly after college, my wife and I got married. At the altar, I weighed 256. Months after our wedding, I decided to do something about my weight. I joined Weight Watchers and promptly dropped 36 pounds. But I also got a new job at a newspaper. That lifestyle has not been good for my health. I eat big portions quickly, I often eat late at night, and I drink gobs of soda (not diet, that stuff is gross). So anyway, after battling the scales for 10 years, my weight peaked at 300 pounds. My blood pressure was high and my cholesterol was high, With my family's history of heart disease and stroke, I decided something had to be done. Well, I had my lapband surgery yesterday, and I actually feel pretty good. Stepping on the scales pre-surgery, I had lost 18 pounds in essentially three weeks of pre-op dieting. I'm looking forward to a new life. I'm committed to eating healthy and living longer for my wife and child. I thought joining this forum would be a good way to keep myself accountable. We'll see how it goes.

Well, thanks for your support everybody. Three-days post op and my scale is down 7 pounds to give me 25 off since Nov. 16. That's pretty good, although maybe too fast. I had my first "real" food in nearly two weeks this morning — 1/2 cup of scrambled eggs. It was bliss! It actually kept me full from 9 a.m. or so until nearly 1 p.m., when I drank a Protein shake. I've been back at work for two days now and feel pretty good, just a little sore at the port site. I'm looking forward to some more "soft" food for dinner tonight, as well as keeping up with you guys on here. Thanks, ForRAD (that's my son's initials)...

Thanks guys. Jenlyn, what does your surgeon have you eating in week 1? Mine is very aggressive. He says 2 days of liquid then transition to softs. Then after a couple days of that, transition to regular diet...