☠carolinagirl☠

damn right you are cut yourself a break. you just had major freeking surgery. your body needs to heal but this also is a time to focus on you and take care. you can do this. i just know it. i believe in you. now you believe in you.

well, some cheat and some dont. i did not and that does not make me better than anyone, i just chose to tough it out....most likely you did no harm but you really need to try and stay with your doctors pre op diet...after surgery, cheating before you are healed could cause damage. you can do this and trust me, we all have been there in this being hungry i recall my hub told me, you wanted this surgery so do what you have to do to make it work. some disagree but its crucial you follow and listen to your doctor.

ok, have you ate an entire pizza? are you running through mcdonalds?? if you answered n,,,,,you are doing fine. please note i am just being silly but trying to make you realize that i am sure you are doing fine. sojo is 100% right in focusing on recovery and not what the scale may or may not say.. the only way you can fail is not to try.....and you did that. you had surgery and you are a success.

whoops used depends............get it ...depends for yall oldies

being an oldster myself...i dont recall that cheap bread........and assquil was funny as heck...i must admit i wasnt around for the dark ages either but would depends on these old timers all the way.......

yes i have one (got off wvc on ezpay) and use it alot.......i get my pods from dunkin doughnuts as i am a freek for DD coffee i liked it so much that i got one for my office at work.....

deedee was reading my thoughts......any male nurses around? i need someone to take my temp........just sayin...

HOW are you?? lets let it shine GF

shining girlfriend........am shining ........i am just gonna let it shine

congrats on your surgery

yep. that was me per my dr's ok, i was able to take immodium a.d i aslo started a probiotic to help regulate me i sipped alot as to not get dehydrated call your dr if if doesnt improvr (fluids in and fluids out)

like missy, a nutritionist can help you with foods like elcee, i eat whatever i want but eat Protein first and make an effort to choose good options i do not mind knowing i will eat this way forever i ate enough high fat and junk calories to get myself up to nearly 350... i see it as you got the band to help you lose weight, you need to use it correctly.

it does if you *help it* by eating better foods and exercising as far as does it work, yes, it does. its not a miracle cure all though.

dressing in layers.....that is fricking funny

missy, u are so silly

well, if you are losing (sizes) then you are losing in my opinion. and that means more than what the scale says. i am proud and happy for you.

i think when someone wants something bad enough .. and in this case, go to the dr and request and then qualify for wls surgery, this better be something you are willing to change for. if you dont want it no will power will help you just my opinion/thoughts on this subject

love/hugs/kisses and FM shoes too

my surgeon fixed mine during surgery and i had no idea i even had one. i guess he killed two birds with one stone (btw, i hate that phrase just used)

id say it depends on the persons (size/height etc) some larger people may lose more then some who arent as large (keep in mind this is just Water weight we are losing) but it still counts so just do your best as it does get easier. also, stay off the scale for the first month as your body is recovering and the scale will show different numbers and you dont need to get bummed over that. i was 2 weeks pre and 2 weeks post op all liquids so i understand what you are going through..

well, i guess if you truly wanted to do (all liquids) you could. i did the 2 week pre and post op all liquids myself and it wasnt soo bad after the first 4 days...but it is really up to your dr and what they say to do. (from what i understand, the larger the patient, they need to shrink the liver..not sure if this is true or not). do what works for you

just stay positive....read alot of these posts (blogs) on this forum (good and not so good) to get an idea of what is about to happen. you will think that those 6 months are forever...but it will fly by.....do you have any preops scheduled yet? good luck to you crazy

well, you are still very much swollen on the inside (hence why it takes so long to drink). you must continue to sip your Proteins as that is your fuel and will keep you going (like gas in a car) this is the time when you need to rely on inner strength you need to just do what you have to do to make this work now.....my hub told me (on some times i was less than positive) you wanted this so do what you need to do.... it will get better. i swear