3 Weeks Post-Op

-31lbs. Gaining and loosing the same 2 lbs for the last few days. It stinks. I just had tuna for the first time...it was heavenly!!!!!!!!!!!! I am looking forward to my next meal in about 3 hours! Woo hoo! How is everyone doing? I am now 263 lbs! Down from 294! I don't see it, but my husband said my shoulders and face look thinner. When will my tummy start to go down!!!!!???????? I feel SOOOOOOO much better today than I did just three days ago. Its amazing how just a little time makes all the difference. I went Christmas shopping the day after Thanksgiving! Oh yes!!!!! It was a very long day. And I felt very icky most of the day. But...I did it. And I'm proud I survived! I feel stronger daily. The more I eat (about 5 1-2oz meals a day) the better I feel. When I get dizzy or weak, I just sit down and have two bites of something. Right now, tuna is my best friend. I do get kind of a morning sickness type feeling first thing in the morning. It takes about 2 hours before I start to feel good again. I will try putting something with more protein as my breakfast in the morning to see if that helps. Our Christmas tree is up, our home is decorated. The presents are wrapped...all except the rocking horse which needs a giant bow. I even wrapped the huge box my son's new bed came in. Three rolls of wrapping paper...but its wrapped!!!!!! That was a task! Oh...I have to admit...I was bad today. I ate two cheese-its. Sigh. That's about 30 extra calories! Oh well!

Renee, congrats on the loss thus far, you are doing fantastic! I hope that you are 100% soon. Just one day at a time! My loss has really been in my face and shoulders. I feel bones in my shoulders again...too weird! I did take measurements right after I got home from the surgery (I forgot to do it before I left). Anyway, each week (my husband is a psycho when it comes to numbers), we measure myself. I have lost inches everywhere, but the most have come from my chest. I don't think my cup size has gone down ...YET...but It's all good! Keep up the good work!

Renee: I am so glad to hear that you are doing better and losing weight too!