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Hot Dog!! Congrats!!

Thanks! Good luck with the CPAP. What health insurance company do you have? I hope the insurance company gets back w/you fast!!

Wow, I'm officially down 50 pounds as of today! I must admit that I am not eating as much protein as I should, but the shakes are yuck! I am forcing one down as I type this blog entry. I know it's important, and I don't want to be losing muscle vs. loosing fat. My primary doctor ran some routine blood work and it came back that my kidney function was off. I googled my blood work numbers and apparently I am not getting enough protein. So anyway, shakes, here I come, yee haw (as we'd say here in Oklahoma) GO POKES! :cursing: I was going to update my pics after losing 25 pounds, but I just couldn't see the difference yet. I have decided to join a women?s walking/running club called RunnHers and train for a 5K. I am up to walking about two miles and I'm excited to take it up a notch. There is a Route 66 Marathon, half marathon & 5K run this November and I hope to run in it. I'll keep you guys posted. My two older sons, my husband and I logged 25 miles over the last two months and then ran the last 1.2 miles in downtown OKC at the OKC Memorial Marathon. It was a program for the kids and then the adults could log the miles with their kids too, so we thought, why not? IT was so awesome! I will post the pics as soon as I get them developed. Yes, I used one of those old fashioned cameras that actually have film in them. :ohmy: Good luck to everyone out there, I love my surgery and I know all of you will too!! Shell Shell

I did the exact same thing with the restraunt thing! I even took a pic of my "last meal". ha ha.. I hope you enjoy the site, I LOVE it. Please keep us posted.

I am glad to hear thar the surgery went well and that the nausea is gone. I can't wait to see your progress!!

You are in my prayers. I hope the ultrasound results are good.

I am so excited for you and can't wait to see your progress!!

It's hard to believe that a month has already gone by since my surgery. I am feeling great and have lost 22 pounds so far. I'm not sure if anyone else went through this, but I feel a little "down in the dumps" sometimes when I see others eating yummy food, or if I have to quit eating WAY before I want to. How selfish is that, I want to lose weight but be able to eat like I used to. I am very happy that I had the surgery but making the lifestyle change is a little harder than I expected. I am however eating new foods all the time which makes mealtime interesting. I am still sticking to the low carb plan, but I am not stressing out about it. I just eat when I'm hungry and that seems to be working just fine. :biggrin0: The tender spot on my left side finally quit hurting, yea!! I can actually sneeze without any pain. I can't stand my chewable vitamins but I'm trying my best to at least get one in every day, I'm supposed to be taking two. The calcium chews are yummy and give me that chewing satisfaction. I promised pics after I lost 25 pounds, so only three pounds away! I?ll be in Mexico next week, so I'll post an update as soon as I get back on the 30th. Thanks for reading and support, I really appreciate it. Shell Shell

Just wanted to give everybody an update. As of today I'm down 18 pounds! I'm sticking to a low carb meal plan and it's working out great. I am officially free to eat any food that I can tolerate, so far no problems. I did try to eat a bite of toast last week and it felt like it was getting stuck, so no more bread for me at least for a while. I am now feeling pretty much back to normal other than a little tenderness on my left side where Dr. Stewart pulled my stomach out. Food is a little intimidating- but I am trying to eat new things and not just drink a protein shake. The nurse got on to me for drinking more than one shake a day. She said that I need to be eating food. Easy for her to say. Ha! I did walk a mile and a half yesterday and I'd like to walk at least three times a week and build that up to every other day. We'll see how that goes. I hope everyone is doing well and once I hit 25 pounds lost, I'll post some pics. :biggrin0:

I am so excited for you. I am 10 days post op and down 12 pounds. The first week was to be expected as far as recovery, but I am so excited for my future. I have three sons and I can't wait to get to keep up with their energy. Congrats on making a great decision to better your health. I can't wait to see your progress!:biggrin0: