So far, so good.  It's funny , I was just sitting down a little while ago and I thought to myself, holy cow - I've actually done this - I'm on my way to the me that I knew was inside me and there's no going back now!

I find water boring unless it's nice and cold, so I make sure to keep the fridge stocked and when I"m at work (I'm a financial advisor****ep an ice pack in with my water.  Thank God I still love my milk.  Not only does it help with the fluids, but it's 8 grams of protein and I make sure I drink 3 glasses a day.  I do find the protein shakes kind of gaggy, but if I"ve not hit my numbers, I'll make myself drink one.

I think I"m doing okay with protein in general - still like cottage cheese, which is a blessing! Also enjoying lentil soups and I"m adding a tbsp of peanut butter to my carnation instant breakfast in the mornings.

How about you ?  Regrets, hurdles?  What kind of foods can you eat now?

Sandi 

HI Alison,
My RNY was 09.30.08.  I have had no post op pain and was off morphine 24 hours after surgery - just lucky I'm thinking!  I just went back to work at two weeks and find my energy and brain function by 2 pm is almost non-existant.  Although this is minor in the scope of things, my biggest problem has been insomnia.  Just starting to get a handle on that now.  And , now that I'm sleeping a bit better - I am having horrific nightmares!  My pharmacist tells me that both are caused by the general anesthesia and that it just takes the liver a little longer than some to process all the stuff that went into us during surgery.

Sorry to hear about your pancreatitis - that must have been terribly painful.  Kudos on your weight loss!  That's great.

Cheers,
Sandi

well make sure its not a blood clot... but it could be from dehydration or a vitamin deficency, or you need potassiume my best advice is to talk to your doctor ... i had the cramp in my legs because i was getting dehydrated so i hope this helped .... good luck .. yvonne

YES, YES, YES!!!! I HAVE STALLED ALREADY AND I HAD MY SURGERY ON SEPTEMBER 25TH!!! JUST KEEP DRINKING WATER, YOUR PROTEIN SHAKES AND TRY NOT TO WEIGH YOURSELF EXCEPT FOR ONCE A WEEK. I KNOW  SOOOOO MANY PEOPLE WHO HAS HAD RNY AND I MUST SAY, EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT. PLEASE REMEMBER....EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT, SO ITS DIFFICULT TO COMPARE. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, DUE TO YOUR BODY NOT EATING THE SAME TYPES OF FOOD THAT YOU USE TO EAT OR EAT AS MUCH AS YOU USE TO, YOUR BODY ABSORBS EVERYTHING IT PUTS INSIDE OF IT. THIS IS WHY YOUR PROTEIN INTAKE IS SOOOOOO IMPORTANT. JUST TRY TO FOCUS YOUR ATTENTION ON ENJOYING LIFE, NOT YOUR WEIGHT. THE WEIGHT WILL FALL OFF BEFORE YOU KNOW IT!!!! IM JUST LIKE YOU, SO I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND YOUR WORRY. WE WANT INSTANT GRATIFICATION....I GET IT. BUT GET OVER THE HUMP AND ONCE YOU DO, ITS ALL DOWN HILL FROM THERE!!! SEE YOU AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL!

And I'm starting to get hunger pains!!!!!

I don't know if it is "head" hunger or not, but I'm scared!

I lost all of 1 lb this week, which makes I think 43 (see ticker, I can't recall) since late June.

I'm just scared it's stopped working.

Has anyone else had a stall at this point in the game??