STARTING DAY 4

Three days ended and apart from the M&Ms, I'm doing ok with this; as of this a.m., I'm down 6 lbs. I brought tuna salad and cottage cheese to work and will snack on it all day as needed. My other focus today is to really try to pay attention to what's going on with the body-head connection cuz that's what really gums up the works for me. Have a great day everyone. M.

YEAH REENIE!!!!!......Im glad you are doing sooooo well. You seem to be on the right trac****ep feeling positive, I found day 3 to be a good and easier day. Sounds like you are ready. Im rooting for you! and 6lbs WOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!!

Ooooops........Day 4 was a breeze!!!!! You can do it!!!!!!

Hang in there. I'm hanging my hopes on all of you guys and plan to follow! (Feel the pressure of good will??)

Yay!!! You're doing awesome!!! keep up the good work. I'm having serious issued doing the liquid thing. I keep wanting to start each morning, but have been waking up really really hungry. not sure why. Maybe hormones like you mentioned before. I'ts almost that time of the month for me and I always get out of wack a week before, so thats probably why. I haven't gone crazy on sweets though so thats good I had one egg with 1 slc of cheese and a sausage link for breakfast and for lunch I'm having creamy soup. Not the best choices but ok I suppose. I've been overdoing it at home, eating a bigger serving than I should and some extra PB. 'sigh' I've been so hungry though. My little girl is getting ready to teeth again. Her canines and its stressing me because every single tooth she cuts her temperature runs up to 104-105!! We've been to the ER about 2-3 times already with it and its always scary. I'm praying it doesn't happen this time. Its her canines. She has her front and eye already, and 4 on the bottom, you would think her body would be use to teething by now. Ok... i digress... Way to go!!!! ((hugs)) Elizabeth M

Oh, how I remember those days, 'lizbet. Even though mine are 20 and 14 (he's just days away from 15) reading your post takes me back like it was yesterday, the fretting and worry so much so that I was sick to my VERY BIG stomache, and the ER and the doctor's office and oh the pain they were in...she'll be fine. I remember clearly Jillian's pediatrician telling me something that really helped me a lot - that babies have a tremendously high level of pain tolerance - that adults could never endure that level of pain - and that babies forget very quickly about the pain as soon as it's over. She'll be fine. You take care of you. Love ya, M.

And ending it - I won't even tell you what I've done to sabatoge myself today; let's just say it's a total "Do Over" day and I will start Day 4 all over again tomorrow - even though I will completely stop this self-defeating behavior right now ****

Day 4 was the hardest day for me. Not sure why, but I found it harder than sticking to pure liquids. It may also be that I was less prepared than I was for days 1, 2 and 3. I'm honestly a little afraid for day 5 to be over because I'm worried about becoming a heathen, backsliding foodie. I've decided that I'm going to do the 5 day gig every once in a while to keep myself tuned up and thinking straight. I talked about this at support group last night and could see the wince on Abby's face. This isn't something my Dr recommends, but it was important for me to do to get my mind back in pouch mode. I told the group that at 4 plus years out, I tend to forget that I'm a by-pass patient. I think I'm normal and I ain't ever going to be normal. I can't eat like my next door neighbor and expect weight to stay off. I need to be reminded that I have a pouch and need to think with my pouch.

I can see her wince too... I mean, I don't know why because when we got the surgery we had no food for a dag on month! This is only 2 days of liquids. No big in my book... no big as in healthy wise unless someone has serious blood sugar issues or some health issues, you know what i mean. Otherwise... I dont see whats wrong at all with it. I mean its what we were told to do in the beginning. Maybe I am misinterpreting the wince. anywho i think its a good thing. back to the basics puts me on track. It really does. My advise to you would be don't worry about what you eat if its protein. Cut down on the carbs and sugar. Keep doing the proetin thing. minus the carbs and sugar. I haven't had luck this time around for the liquid. I'm going to try again tomorrow. I agree... the 5 day thing every once in awhile keeps us on the level so to speak. Reminds us we had the surgery and our body reacts. and honestly...when we do it for the 5 days... (at least this was true with me when i did it a little while ago) i cut out that sugar and carbs and did the liquid thing... when i did eat something bulky i couldn't fit it. when i had something sugary i could only stomach a tiny bit. so it does kick start it a bit you know. ok done rambling. ELizabeth M

I'm there with you. I'm eating low sugar oatmeal. It's been 2 hours since i had my Mushroom cream soup and I'm STARVING! SO I didn't want to hit the snack machine and couldn't stand not having something to eat. I was raking my brain...what can I have that will fill me???? Nothing. I have nothing on hand. I have to make SURE I bring something tomorrow that's not a "slider" food and will fill my pouch, like some chicken chunks or even some natural PB which helps, it slides, but its better than these carbs. I really didn't want to eat the oatmeal, but at least its low sugar and a better carb than potato chips. I have to bring in a protein bar or something tomorrow. I can't believe how hungry i am!!! My brother found out that if an adult cut teeth like babies are doing it would literally kill us that our bodies wouldn't handle it. Poor little thing, she normally just lays there and groans once in awhile. I hate it. Elizabeth M