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Hi Jodi, I'm sorry you had a week from hell. Something must have been in the air last week. On Friday I had my first fill and my husband called me from his office telling me that someone had dumped a dog there, and the guy who was taking care of her already has two other dogs that had been dumped and wanted me to stop by and see if I wanted the dog!!! Well long story short I can't say no to a dog and now we have another dog which makes six!! I think I'm going to be one of those old ladies with a lot of dogs!!!!! oh and cats as we seem to end up with a bunch of feral cats.... I don't understand why people do these things to animals... Hope things get better and easier for you. Hey i'm thinking about going to New York in about a month or so. My nephews are going to come to Oregon for the summer and so I am going to stay with my sister and then fly home with the boys. Maybe when I'm there we can meet! Let me know. Monica

Happy Monday!! I hope everyone survived the weekend. This is the start of my fourth week on clear liquids. Next week I start the mushie stage, then the following week my first fill. I think that i'm at the stage where I'm not feeling very restricted. I am getting hungry, but still sticking to the liquid program. I know i've said it before, but if i never see broth again it will be too soon!!!!!!! Have a great day.

Good Friday Everyone!!!! Thanks Kendra. I wish I could switch to soft foods. I'm not sure why my doctor has his patients do Clear liquids for four weeks after surgery. I've seen where others go to mooshie (sp) food ten days after surgery. I guess I should not worry or question since it has allowed me to drop what I consider a lot of weight. This weekend is Easter, and my mom always makes a ham and all the side dishes to go with it. It is going to be so hard not to get to eat any of it. Holidays have always been a big deal for my mom, and especially since my dad passed away it is even a bigger deal for her. She loves to cook for us. So I have question that i would love some feed back on. I've not had meat in a while and i'm wondering about some of the vegetarian meats. I've never been a big fan of red meat, i do like chicken and some fish, so i'm wondering if anyone knows if the vegetarian meats are any good? I've heard that some taste like cardboard. Let me know! Have a nice evening. Monica

Hi All, I hope everyone had a good April 1st. I had a small victory today in that I was able to return my CPAP machine today. I have been sleeping through the night, and have enough energy during the day that I'm not taking naps like in the past. My sleep apenea was very mild in the first place, and loosing weight has helped me sleep better. Yea Me!!!! I so hated that machine, I could never get it to fit my face properly, and it was noisy, noisy, noisy!!!! Well thats all I have for now........ Have a wonderful Friday!!!!! Hugs, Monica

Hi Jodi, I guess I need to clarify, I am going to the gym but I am only using the tredmill and walking for about an hour. I can't lift anything for at least six weeks which is why I am not back to work yet. I work for the Post Office so we handle a lot of heavy stuff!! Have a great evening.

Hey Kelsey, Hang in there you WILL start seeing results. Good luck to you!!!!!

Hi Kelsey. I lost 10 pounds pre-op. I was only on the pre-op for 7 days. I've lost 28.2 pounds since surgery. I am on liquids for 4 weeks post op. Weeks 5-8 pureed foods 3 meals a day one ounce each meal plus protein shakes in between. At 9 weeks regular foods 3 meals a day at one ounce each until goal weight is reached. Yes my surgery was on the 12th. At least I can have sugar free jello........yummy...not!!!! It is a good thing i like crystal lite because it makes drinking a lot less boring. I hear you on the broth. I can only do the chicken broth, because i don't like the taste of the others. My husband and I do work out at least five days a week. Have a great one!!!!!

Good evening all, I've not posted in a while. I'm doing great so far. Still not back to work as I have a very physical job, a lot of lifting and pushing and pulling so the doctor told me he wants me to take at least three if not four weeks. I am so bored being home. I have gone into the office to do some work that doesn't require lifting. Most of it is my computer work and doing the things that the boss has no idea how to do or does not want to do as may be the case. I see a few people talking about a scale. I do have one, and for the first week I was checking the scale everyday, but when I went to my first pre-op appointment my doctor gave me this chart that I can track my weight loss on. So now I am weight once a week so I know how i'm doing. I am looking forward to the soft food stage as i'm a bit bored with the broth. I get my fill on the 23rd of April at my six week appointment. My band is not filled at this time which i guess is normal so that the band can heal properly. So far I've lost 38.2 pounds which is just amazing to me. I'm wearing clothes that I've not been able to wear in I can't remember how long. Well the husband is home and I've made him a pot roast for dinner!! It smells yummy!!!!!!! Everyone have a great evening!!

Good luck today Finding Me. You will do well!!!!!

I'm not a big fan of fish, I'm learning to like it, but only like salmon, and the white fishes, however I do love tuna. I have never had sushi so i don't know if i would like it or not, but i might be willing to try it. :cursing: