Yoda's Jedi Journals (aka Yoda's Yammerin's)

[argon 3]

ahh, Yoda... sounds like me in the good old days. I know it's bad, but here's my day so far:

breakfast: XL coffee

snack: donut

lunch: cream of broccoli from Tim's AND the whole freakin' mini baguette!!!!

snack: granola bar

supper: making hamburger helper right now

snack: i'll probably have one of those mini bags o' popcorn later.

[Astrotoes 0]

Seems to me you guys are losing and really doing awesome, do you try to eat fruit and veggies or are they hard to digest with the band,it seems that some have no problems at all and others feel they need to avoid certain ones? I get the feeling that peelings Apple,grapes etc. can cause some issues.(not that I could'nt give them up...I certainly did'nt get fat on apples and grapes):rolleyes

[neenagh 0]

Astro toes, I have noticed that everyone is different in this respect. Some pple say there is no way they can eat something, and then others say they are fine with it. eg. i can eat popcorn til the cows come home and someone else said they had no problem with salad, but i certainly do! and chicken is a big nono for me, but it is a staple for others.

[argon 3]

I said my day was bad I was just bein' honest, and trying to show the quantity.. ignore the quality! I eat veggies, and fruit. Not alot, not as much as I should, BUT.... I never ate alot anyways. I can eat practically anything if I set my mind to it! LOL

[becca77 0]

Hey guys, I'm back and I'm trying to catch up on the threads here. Have any of you heard from Mookie? I don't see anything from her. I had a great vacation. Hope you guys are all okay.

[CLOE 0]

Hey WElcome back!!!!!

How's was the vacation....info, info!!!!

I havent heard from mookie for a while, maybe others have, I'm not sure.

[Yoda 0]

Hopefully Mookie is busy recuping!!!

BECCA!!! More details on the vacation please!! Some of us have to live vicariously through you!

[becca77 0]

Okay, here goes, lots of sun and cute, cute, cute spanish guys!!! It's a good thing I had my sunglasses on all the time cause I couldn't help but stare. You know, the guys they get to head the entertainment stuff on the resort. Totally built, 6 packs. the works. Okay so I was with my husband who was looking at the girls, hahaha. We had a great time.

The drinks were awesome, I think I tried every blended drink there was. The food was okay, not great. I loved the salsa, guac and nachos. I gainded 6lbs!!!! (I think that was mostly from the alcohol)

My favorite part of Mexico is shopping in the markets. I love buying that crap, even though I don't need it, it's fun to barter with the people.

I guess I missed a huge blizzard here, freezing temps and the whole bit. I'm glad it warmed up just in time!! Now its back to the grind, I return to work tomorrow. :scared:

[becca77 0]

OMG look at my ticker you guys!!! Its less than a month now!

[CLOE 0]

Won't be long becca!!!!

[Yoda 0]

You'll be a bandit in no time Becca!!! By the way....where exactly did you go to in Mexico?

[becca77 0]

Playa Del Carmen, Mayan Riviera

[Yasmina 0]

Hey Becca77

My surgery date is Feb 2nd at TLBC. You must be sooo excited, I know I am

Yasmina

[Astrotoes 0]

Yasmina and Becca77, I start the Optifast stuff on Jan.24th and have surgery onthe 7th of Feb.So we'll all be hungry and grumpy togather! I'm anxious and excited... Oh well it's a means to an end.

[Yoda 0]

Update: Okay, the gurgling comes and goes at night in bed but I don't seem to be having as much problem with the liquid coming up into my mouth while lying down.

Last night for dinner I was able to have 1/2 of a fish fillet (small one) and about 3 fries. I felt kind of "stuckish". About an hour after dinner I had some apple juice and after one sip I had to go and slime.....and then I coughed (luckily over the sink) and up in one fell swoop came some of my dinner. It was kinda neat....yet unexpected. I felt tons better after that happend. I think maybe there had been no where for my apple juice to go.

Anyways, the last few days I've been feeling nooooooooooooooooo energy (but I am still exercising) and been feeling sort of weak. I am attributing it to my lack of food intake right now and am trying hard to rectify it by eating the "right" things (ie. Protein enriched) and I NEED to work harder at drinking....I haven't been getting much Fluid into me because I can only take bitty sips here and there (similar to post-op time).

As an example, last night I had to go downstairs to the basement and by the time I came back up those stairs I was completely winded and out of breath (yet even at my heaviest I could do those stairs a zillion times a day and never have a problem!).

It's all a little scary and I know it is worrying Mr Yoda but I know it is just a phase I need to get through. Right? (need some reassurance here folks!!) LOL.