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Hello everyone! Hope you are all doing well :)

Well I have to be honest, this surgery has gone very well and I am healing almost suspiciously quickly! However, I feel like my mind and my mouth are still so far behind. I know that I am going through some sort of withdrawal of this serious and unhealthy habit I had just a week ago. My nose is going crazy everywhere I am. From perfumes, to every single type of food in the room, I can smell it.

I tried Protein shakes for the first time, and that was a nice change. I think I'll try it with lactaid, because the fat free milk made me feel a bit bloated and uncomfortable. I hate to say I haven't weight myself yet since surgery. My scale at home doesn't work, and I haven't really gone anywhere. I'm going back to work tomorrow, which should get my mind off of the cravings, or urges that I have.

I really should weigh myself, just so that it can be a constant reminder or reward of what I have done. I actually cried to my mom today because I wanted to eat things that I couldn't. The reality is starting to set in and I can feel the effect of what has actually happened to my body. I guess you never really come to terms with something until it's actually done! It's just a habit I have to get over, and it will take some time. I must find other things, healthier things, to do with my time. In the time I always spend eating, and planning to eat, revolving my life around what I'll eat next.

I'm hoping I can weigh myself soon! For now, I am certainly enjoying the new pudding I get to eat on my phase 2 diet! :P

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SO glad the surgery went well!! I hope your battle with food on this journey is much easier than mine has been :)!!

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I was super sensitive to smells for the first several months - my husband thought I imagined half of the things I smelled!

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I think you have a bit of depression and I've been told it comes with the surgery. I'm sure this will improve for you. : ) Try and focus on the positive. I suggest making a list of the good things and reading over them during these tough times. I'm excitd you feel so well, this encourages me ! I've yet to have my surgery. You will be fine and soon I imagine !

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Oh, I have lost my sense of smell and so I'm hoping that I might possibly smell something again LOL! Woo Hoo that would be awesome ! I hope I get to smell a Christmas tree and a baby slathered in that pink baby magic lotion LOL! These are my two favorite smells....Its been 15 years since it disappeared : ( i hear tell, part of my problem with gaining weight...My sense of taste has greatly diminished as well ...

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