Just Curious....

Has anyone here have that thought in their mind "What did I do to myself" or "What did I do"? I didn't realize how much I like so many foods until I had this surgery. I now look at my husband when we eat and ask him "Are you going to eat all that food", then I sit back and think about 6 weeks ago, I could have probably would have eaten almost as much as he did. I say to myself that is why I am the way I am now. Without this surgery I do not know where I would have been in another year or so. I am thankful I did not have any health issues but I have a loving family that needed to be here with them. Take Care Annie

Annie, I was thinking that same thing last night. I have been feeling so nauseas (sp) lately even when I just think about what I'm going to eat. I would love to not have to think or plan what I'm going to eat and just "dive" in. But you're right, that's how we ended up where we are! I don't regret having surgery every time I get on that scale or when I take a walk and am not out of breath. Just struggling on some days. Hang in there!! I feel that my big "treat" is going to Wendy's and getting the small chili or a baked potatoe with cheese.

the thing that I strugle with is having to plan and not drink the half hour before and after andf not being able to just down a cup of water and my stomach never wanting the same thing don't get me wrong I know in my hart that i would not be able to have lost 43 pounds if I did not have the sugery already my body hurst less and less every day I am having a hard time with my fluids is anyone else having a hard time getting there fluids in Nicki

My surgerty date was 9/17/07. I don't think that I have gotten everything in even one day. The fluids are a real problem for me. I just don't feel there is enough time in the day to get in everything that I need. And I am sooooooooooooo not hungry. Just last week i started introducing more solid food into my diet and have gotten sick on several occassions. I think more about food now than I ever did before surgery even though I was on a continuous diet. I know that I have an easier time to look forward to and the weight loss is amazing. I still can honestly say that I would make the same decision for the surgery again. Keep up the great work and just do as much as you can. Kim

I don't really think "What did I do?" but "Why the heck didn't I do it sooner!?" I'm 12 weeks out (tomorrow) and I'm down over 52 lbs in those 12 weeks; over 85 lbs from my highest weight. I'm STILL super morbidly obese at 281 (@ 5'1"), but gosh I feel SO much better. Has it been a struggle? Some days definitely. I can get my exercise -- I go to the pool at 6:00 am each morning before work. So that's done. I drink water. However, 80 oz is a pipe dream most days. I'm consistently getting 48 oz. Some days 64 oz and on the rare day 80 oz. Supplements: I get my Prevacid daily, I get my B complex daily, I get ONE dose of vitamins daily, and I get at least 500 mg calcium daily. HOWEVER, I'm supposed to do vitamins 2x/day and 1500 mg calcium daily. I take my B-12 every other day even though it's supposed to be weekly. Food? That's where I'm really falling down! I am supposed to eat 2x/day 6 hours apart, no drink +/- 30 minutes nor during. However, I can't eat much -- maybe 3 oz of protein. That's only about 40 g protein for the day. Now I've been told to add in a protein shake daily (25 g protein) to increase my protein intake. I'm having to create a checklist for me for each day to make sure I get everything in. I probably ought to just make up enough sheets for now until my appointment on December 10th so that I have them to document what I'm doing and we can assess what needs changing. Susan