SoccerMomma73

But seriously, you'll make it, it's not fun, but you'll make it! The first couple days are the hardest, I think by the end of the second week you're just kinda numb. AND you can come here and grumble about the headache and fatigue and starvation....no one understands like we do!!! HW 312, pre-op (lap-band) 294, pre-op (RNY) 255, surgery date 2/11/13, goal weight 154, current weight 238

Lol, ummm probably???? But you likely won't enjoy it during the process!!!! HW 312, pre-op (lap-band) 294, pre-op (RNY) 255, surgery date 2/11/13, goal weight 154, current weight 238

So excited for you!!!!! HW 312, pre-op (lap-band) 294, pre-op (RNY) 255, surgery date 2/11/13, goal weight 154, current weight 238

I stayed with my parents 3 days (I'm single with an 8 year old). Mom kept doing things for me and I kept trying to stop her you won't be doing laundry and vacuuming but you should e able to get a drink, use the bathroom....all the necessities. Jut don't get goofy and overdo it!!! HW 312, pre-op (lap-band) 294, pre-op (RNY) 255, surgery date 2/11/13, goal weight 154, current weight 238

Sheesh! You're almost <200 without surgery!!!! WTG! You'll do great tomorrow,update when you can! HW 312, pre-op (lap-band) 294, pre-op (RNY) 255, surgery date 2/11/13, goal weight 154, current weight 238

I did not have to do optifast, I just had to do 5 Protein shakes a day plus sugar-free/fat-free liquids....IT SUCKED!!!!!! The first 4 or 5 days was the worst. By the second week I was pretty much just numb from the horror of it all . That headache....OMG...nothing compared to the headache . I drank (most) of my shakes and sipped on flavored Water and had a ton of sugar free Jello and was exhausted and miserable. And here I sit, 8 days post op. eating an ounce for a meal and haven't been hungry since I woke up post-op. back to work tomorrow!!!! It really does suck, there's just no easy way around it, (I cheated on celery and lean turkey lunch meat the first week a couple times). I can't think of a single way to make it easier, you just have to get through it to get to your goal. (It's kinda like 2 weeks of labor but you don't get an epidural.......you think you're gonna die while you're in it but in the end it is so worth it!). HW 312, pre-op (lap-band) 294, pre-op (RNY) 255, surgery date 2/11/13, goal weight 154, current weight 238

I agree!!!!! HW 312, pre-op (lap-band) 294, pre-op (RNY) 255, surgery date 2/11/13, goal weight 154, current weight 238

We'll see if it holds true! There's hope! HW 312, pre-op (lap-band) 294, pre-op (RNY) 255, surgery date 2/11/13, goal weight 154, current weight 238

I will stare at that photo longingly while I eat my mush! HW 312, pre-op (lap-band) 294, pre-op (RNY) 255, surgery date 2/11/13, goal weight 154, current weight 238

I may have just had an epiphany!!!! I started getting queasy a bit ago and realized I hadn't eaten since lunch....small snack and queasy gone! Perhaps my 8 day post-op tummy is misreading hunger pains as nausea??? HW 312, pre-op (lap-band) 294, pre-op (RNY) 255, surgery date 2/11/13, goal weight 154, current weight 238

That sounds like heaven!!!!!!! HW 312, pre-op (lap-band) 294, pre-op (RNY) 255, surgery date 2/11/13, goal weight 154, current weight 238

I'm way different than almost everyone here on the egg issue. Scrambled eggs are the dry last food my doc allows, you can start 'normal' foods at 2 months but he says no scrambled eggs til 3 months... Sounds silly but he's had a bunch of people get stuck on em! However it does appear that most fold around here start em pretty early with no issue! What's your serving size supposed to be? HW 312, pre-op (lap-band) 294, pre-op (RNY) 255, surgery date 2/11/13, goal weight 154, current weight 238

I just did my first real walk (been walking around the house, yard, stores, etc) 30 minutes, way slow, and I am tuckered out!!! HW 312, pre-op (lap-band) 294, pre-op (RNY) 255, surgery date 2/11/13, goal weight 154, current weight 238

Suck it up and move on! Beating yourself up only makes you feel worse and want to 'cheat' more. You're doing great and it does suck!!!! At least you didn't cheat with a Big Mac!!!!!! HW 312, pre-op (lap-band) 294, pre-op (RNY) 255, surgery date 2/11/13, goal weight 154, current weight 238

I see this floating around....since pre-op I've lost a sperm whales brain.....hmmmm HW 312, pre-op (lap-band) 294, pre-op (RNY) 255, surgery date 2/11/13, goal weight 154, current weight 238

Right there with ya...so happy for those here who have a great relationship and support...but it makes me sad for myself as well....our time will come

Okay so other than nausea and general irritability, my biggest issue so far has been hating eating..a bizarre situation for me! For lunch I stopped and got egg drop Soup and attacked it with my ninja, added unjury chicken soup and this stuff is actually enjoyable!!!! Wonder haw many days in a row I can have egg drop soup for lunch? HW 312, pre-op (lap-band) 294, pre-op (RNY) 255, surgery date 2/11/13, goal weight 154, current weight 238