I'm still trying. I did okay yesterday. I went to the grocery store and got some stuff that will *hopefully* help me through. I've just got to figure out a routine. A routine that I can feasably DO with the kind of schedule I have and the kind of personality I have AND is appropriate for a gastric bypass patient. "I am a gastric bypass patient and I need to behave like one" "This isn't just a phase - it's forever" "These dietary requirements are NOT optional. They are necessary for survival and to avoid complications, including death." These are the things I am reminding myself of as I try to get straight. So yesterday, i had: Venti quad decaf SF vanilla latte a one egg cheese omlet (then I got the shakes real bad because they didn't make my latte a DECAF! Then I got the headache...) So I ate about 6 crackers with cream cheese and sat down until I stopped shaking. And took a tylenol rapid release gel. (went grocery shopping) Ate a banana while loading up the car. 5 shrimp, 5 little cubes of steak, and about 1/2 cup of veggies (zucchini, onions, mushrooms) a low carb yogurt a SF jello We did the coolest thing last night on the grill. Hubby had a friend make us a stainless steel plate to cook on. So we cooked dinner on the grill just like they do in the Japanese Steak houses. It was soooooooo good! I bought some healthy things to help me stay on track at the grocery store. I got roast beef, tavern ham, provolone and lettuce for me to make some more wraps. I got a couple of different kinds of low-carb yogurts, lots of SF jello, cheese sticks, bananas, chicken, ground turkey, ricotta cheese...and now I can't remember....oh, I got some whole wheat mini-pita's. And some decaf flavored coffee.... mmmmm Vanilla nut... got some SF puddings.... Anyway.... that's how it's going right now. I'm not getting back on the scale yet. I want to give this a week and see what happens. And I gotta say, when I was at the grocery store i wanted to get chocolate SOOOOOO bad. I skipped the candy isle all together. When i got in the check-out - those candy bars were SCREAMING at me....I almost reached for one...almost. BUT I didn't do it!!! I told myself "Self, you are a gastric bypass patient. Forget the candy - have a banana when you get outside." And that's what I did! I felt so victorious!!! How's everyone else coping right now? Hugs, Pam

Thanks Wendy! Yeah, I'm thinking about complications but trying to be positive. I am scared of the swelling. Of course, as I posted to Pam I don't want to graze again. I was eating way too much food and gaining. I think I was dumping every day, as my dumping syndrome is braking out in cold, wet sweat. I have been doing that the past 6 weeks. Now, no more! My pouch opening is tighter and I get full so much faster. Thank goodness! I'm getting this eating into control. I have to. I'll keep in touch. Hugs and Love, Lucy

Thanks Diane, and thanks for the nice post about my onederland experience too! Wendy

Thanks Deloris! I know that this will be a difficult part of my recovery process. I hate the swelling. I'm not going to weigh myself for a couple of weeks. Hugs, Lucy

So glad you are home but sad you had such a bad experience. I bet the results are going to be fabulous!!!! Congratulation Deloris