This is it! I'm going in! (Dec 16, 2015)

[Pabst 45]

Today is surgery day and I'm on the way to the hospital. I'm very optimistic and excited to begin this leg of the journey!

HW: 425

SW: 372

CW: 372

Wish me luck! Surgery is in 4 1/2 hours.

[Elode 8,093]

@@Pabst Good luck! God speed!

[jane13 2,256]

@@Pabst - see you on the other side.

Happy Re-Birthday!

[Pabst 45]

Surgery went well! I'm in my hospital bed. Not hungry but man I can't wait to have a drink!

Haven't ingested any liquids in almost a day.

[Pabst 45]

So my surgery date was the 16th so I'm on day 4 post op.

No nausea thus far and my bowels have finally moved after about 5 days of them not moving so that is probably my biggest relief (that was very painful).

So far... broth and the Proteinshakes go down the easiest.

Cold Water or calorie free drinks and Jello are a little harder. pills aren't so bad either if I do them one at a time.

The chewable MultivitaminI practically have to eat in the bathroom because it puts me on the edge tossing my Cookiesevery time.

Things I underestimated:

Not feeling hungry or desiring foods I used to want. I haven't felt hunger or a desire to binge since like 5 days into my pre-op door which was like a week ago today. This is amazing. I really have to focus on drinking throughout the day so as not to get dehydrated.

The pain so far has been super manageable. I get knots in my stomach from time to time but I don't even notice my incisions unless I bump them or my 2 year old does a diving head butt right into my gut.

Weight loss... Not as fast as I would have expected. The weight melted off of me in the pre-op diet phase but even though they pulled 85% of my stomach out of me... I hadn't lost a pound by the day after. I decided not to weigh myself till Christmas Day as to not discourage myself... I mean... I'm consuming about 600 calories a day and burning more than that walking every 2-3 hours for 20 mins a clip. The weight is bound to start moving in the right direction.

The only thing I can think of is that I'm so backed up right now from the anesthesia and the pain medication... I am losing weight, I just can't tell because I'm not adequately purging what I'm taking in. Once that returns to normal i think I'll be fine.

All and all, I'm still really motivated and sticking to the plan 110%. Failure is not an option.

Energy level is high, I'm sleeping good and all is well.

That's my update.

[amytheobald 1]

How's it going?