Tracey B

[sunnybunny 0]

I started my journey in June /11. I had to go 6 months for insurance. I was finally cleared in Nov. /11- but with the

holidays and a few glitches with insurance I was approved in Jan. I was set to have surgery 2/14/12 -but received

a call on 2/6/12 asking if I could have my surgery on 2/8/12-because my doctor was having a family emergency

overseas- if I didn't have surgery then it could be delayed up to a month. So I went for it. I went through the

program New Start and my doctor is Kummeran.

I started out at 271 on 2/8 - 1 week later I was down 11 pounds- 2 weeks - 2/22 -16 pounds.

It is a learning experience. I am having problems eating over 3-4 bites of food at a time. I guess this will all

come to pass.

[hadouni 301]

The start of eating solids is tough. I'm about seven weeks out and am doing better with real food but it's still hard sometimes. If I'm eating a desne protein- any meat, even deli meat, I really need to stick with 1/3 cup. The mushy foods - yogurt, cottage cheese go through quick and I've eaten as much as a cup of cottage cheese across the course of an hour or so. The hardest thing for me is not drinking when I eat. I'm learning though! Good luck and congratulations on your surgery!