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Sometimes I want to kick people! - I am feeling so normal, I am very thankful, I wasn't sure I would ever feel normal again.  It is great to be able to enjoy food in moderation, I had baked chicken and veggies last ...

I think I can - Well my scale is 5 lbs higher than my Drs office, and since I will be home more, I am going by that one.  I am still happy with the loss i have seen.  I had a hard time wrapping my...

This is insane!!!! - Holy crap, I am SO excited, I just got home from my post op appointment with my Dr. and according to their scale, from my pre-op weight that they had of 269, I have lost 21 lbs!  T...

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Sigh of relief - I had my husband take the scale out today, because he is leaving for the field for the week.  I weighed this morning, 254!  That's 5 lbs down from Friday.  It is a relief, because ...

The bain of my existence - So, since surgery, every morning, I wake up, get on the scale, and the number determines my mood.  So yesterday, I had my husband hide it, I am only going to weigh once a week.  I ...

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Off to the shrink! - I am down almost another pound this morning, 259.6, goodbye 260's!  Yesterday was rough for me, I had another emotional breakdown, not good.  I wound up texting my husband basicall...

One week out - Well I am at 260 today, which is exactly where I was yesterday.  Not thirilled for the scale not to move, but I guess deep down I know its because it is going into starvation mode....

6 days out - Another 2 lbs down, this is becoming plain fun:)  It is not hard to want to exercise, because I know that the walking is helping with my weightloss.  Before, I felt like I was bust...

I couldn't NOT write about this - I already wrote a blog today, but I needed to get this down so I could always remember this.  My husband is in a SHIT unit in the military, they didn't give him the leave (time off...

5 days out - I am 5 days out today, woohoo.  I am 263, which is 2 lbs down from my operation day.  I am one of those people that holds on to water like no ones business.  I came home from the h...

3 days since surgery - Hi all, it has been about 3 days since surgery, and to be honest, I wasn't sure I would be one of those people who was never hungry.  It didn't make sense that someone could not be...

12 hours out - I am about 12 hours out of surgery.  It is 445am, I was supposed to go into surgery at 4, but they called just after I finished talking to Emily P. on OH chat, to tell me they want...

Tomorrow is my big day! - I am soooo excited!  At this time tomorrow I will be packing my bag for the hospital.  At 11 am I have to go to my surgeons office for blood tests, then at 2 I go to the hospital. ...

Five days! - I cannot believe I only have 5 days!!!!  This is happening so fast and I am so ready!  I am still struggling with the liquid diet that I put myself on, but I am still trying of cou...

ONE week til surgery! - So yesterday turned into a bust, I felt like I was starving and wound up giving up for the day.  I am going to add an extra shake into my day hoping that I won't feel like that tod...

Half way through my preop diet day 1 - I am halfway through my preop diet that I put myself on.  I am doing good thus far, but am definitely feeling it mentally.  What I mean is, my mind is racing, all of the thoughts t...

I am finally prepared:) - I am thankfully finished preparing for surgery!  Thanks to some great OH members, I figured out a good schedule for my eating and drinking.  I am going to follow the rules complete...

12 DAYS!!!!! - I have 12 days left til surgery!!!  I am worried about my eating schedule, so posted a thread in the RNY forum.  Seems like there are not enough hours in the day to get all the flu...