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Today marks a week since I've been back at work. It wasn't bad at all. I dreaded going back, but at the same time, I was ready. I could tell in my legs that I hadn't been as active the past few weeks. It felt good to get going again, though.

I went to my first office visit. I lost sixteen pounds in two weeks. Yeehaw. I took that gladly, considering I hadn't lost that much weight in the past five years. Dr. Scott seemed genuinely happy for me. He gave me a congratulatory high five and said I was doing great. I go back to see him again March 14th. After that day, I will no longer be eating pureed foods and I'll be cleared to start resistance training. I'm super excited to get back to pumping Iron. I'm going to start working my way towards CrossFit! I know that ain't no joke, so I'm going to need lots of conditioning, ha. I also registered for a 5k called the Color Run. It looks like all sorts of fun. It's going to be on April 6th. I'll definitely take pics. My first fitness milestone post op!

As far as hunger goes, I have no appetite. If I hear someone talking about a particular food or see someone eating something, my mind automatically says "Hey, that's a good idea!" That's about as close to cravings as it gets for me. I don't miss the insane, uncontrollable cravings for sweets that I used to get. They were a force to be reckoned with.

Life is getting a little more close to normal day by day. I'm definitely looking forward to the experiences 2013 has in store for me!

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What Dr.office did you do to?

Dr. Scott in Rome, Ga.

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Dr. Scott is sleeving me on May 8th. I enjoyed reading your synopsis of your first week post-op and hope mine goes as smoothly. I'm excited and terrified at the same time. I have two young children and I'm not sure how I'll handle caring for them but fortunately have very supportive family. Dr. Scott is amazing and I have such confidence in him. Glad your surgery went well.

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Sounds like you are off to a great start. Every day I felt a little bit more "normal" and eventually got to the point where I wasn't obsessed with what I had done. Good luck!

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