I had surgery on the 17th.  It's been a fairly rough couple of weeks, I had quite a bit of pain, at least as painful as my scheduled cesarean (although not as painful as my emergency cesarean) but that wasn't the worst part, the worst part is that I've been struggling with nausea since surgery.  It is getting better but it's not gone and getting in what I'm required to get in each day is impossible with the nausea.  I'm working hard on getting my protein shakes in but not getting nearly what I should at this point, did better my first few days home but now after almost two weeks of struggling with on and off nausea I'm not doing as well, so working hard on upping that.  I am still on full liquids but start pureed foods tomorrow, at two weeks out.  Then I am on pureed for two weeks and then move onto soft foods for two weeks before finally moving onto regular foods.  I haven't been hungry really since surgery, although have felt like I needed to eat something, hard to explain but it wasn't the same feeling as being hungry, lol.  Sounds like you are doing great, keep it up!

5 Days out!!

I also had surgery on March 25th and emotions were all over the place. I feel sometimes that I may not have been as emotionally ready as I anticipated when the day came. I remember being very ready up until one month before the big day. Then as the surgery day grew closer and closer, I got more and more confused.

I had to ignore all of the confusion because I wouldn't break the agreement that I had made with myself to have this surgery. I knew that I had done enough research and had made a calm, rational and informed decision over one year before. I knew that I couldn't listen to the last minute jitters.

Last night when trying to fall asleep it hit me . I have gone through years of trying to change. Lost 50lbs many times with different weight loss strategies and yet, none of those strategies forced my mind to really really try to change. I was always able to hit 'pause' or 'stop' on that program to give in to head hunger or emotional eating or whatever it was that kept me the size that I was.

Yes, with WLS, you can also hit pause and even eat your way back but not now. Not a week after surgery or 2 months after surgery. Not right away - no way. This tool forces you to change, at least initially. My mind is fighting it all the way. I'm having to learn new strategies for all of the head hunger. It's sad and depressing then it's happy and joyous. It's a roller coaster!

So congrats to us for taking this ride! I'm so so so glad that we have these message boards to help keep us sane, motivated and connected!

I take one Flinstone vitamin with Iron and 3 calcium chews with Vitamin D. They also want me to take benefiber but so far I've been pretty regular so I haven't done that. Maybe once I eat regular food I'll need more vitamins, but so far that's it for me.

2oz of food at a serving sounds great to me! Before it would be at least 2lbs! Haha

Me too! I can't drink my coffee anymore! Sucks...

You're doing great.
Remember- muscle weighs more than fat.
Your execise is fantastic and contributes to reshaping your body & soul. The scale isn't the only measurement so don't get too focused on the numbers.

The numbers ultimally follow when the body realizes you're not starving it. It's natural for scale plateu as early as 1 month. Just keep on task and it will break.