triumphant thursday

ok...how is everyone? ok here...tired lemme start with pouch resetting or time out...it is for us Grads...who may have gained some back or strayed off the healthy eating path. You go back to your first days after surgery....liquids and protien shakes...no solids. But take all you vitamins. I am having troubles going all liquid. I am eating usually cottage cheese or ham slices (lean). I have almost kicked my coca cola habit......went almost 48 hours with out any...then had a sip or ten....... I am taking in over 90 ounces if water and a minimum of 60 gr protien. Those numbers are a major improvement. I had days to where there was no water or protien. Some days no vitamins. Today I have had almost 56 ounces of water, 1 shake 20 gr protien and chicken broth.  It isnt even noon yet...I brought some ham and cheese. They are all I had at home to eat.....unless I want junk food. No.....no no no I did 20 mins on the elliptical thingy.....I hate that "%*&$#"....did you know your knuckles sweat?? Yea they do......ok....so anyhow...how has this eating plan been....hell.....I went from 162 on Sunday to 159 today. I am sure the results would be better if I was total liquid. Maybe weaning myself off solids and all liquids next week might work. Yea I want a coke and a happy meal....but I am not having it. I had three bites of a subway sandwhich...thats the first bread all week. Thats good.  I am really hungry.....but trying to tell my brain different. This is not easy. So my suggestion is do not stray from the rules your DR has set. Do what you are told. I have not really gained alot back, but it is very discouraging to tell people I have.......I feel like a failure. Please use me as an example. You can and may gain some back...but if you follow rules you will do better.  I have not been seen by a DR since my surgery. I moved and the Dr's in Memphis do not want to see me as they did not operate on me. So all my after care I have done myself. I dont even know my blood levels.  I saw one Dr in Memphis last year but she did not weigh me, did not ask any questions about my surgery....and she told me straight up.....she was not comfortable being my dr since she was not my surgeon. So what do I do?  Ok enough about me....how are all my fellow losers doing?? Susan..... Angie...... Rhonda..... Horselady...... Nuti....... Yall need to enlighten me on your day........mine is crazy.... I got up and had on 3 pair of jeans and 4 tops before I ever decided on what I have on.....boy back in the fat days a bed sheet would have been fine....I wasnt picky. My crazy dog left my drawers alone....he took a shoe this morning nasty puppy My daughter got her report card....worst grade is a 78....guess she will live to be a senior this upcoming school year. We will not talk about my son.....he is in summer school.....thats all I got to say. So anyhow........I got a concert to go to this month...........Keith Urban.............and in August .......Justin Timberlake. anyhow....tomorrows new name will be...............drum roll please......"free from fat friday" ya'll need to update everyday...it helps everyone.....just like me showing my pictures and telling you how I am almost 6 years out......we are here to help each other in every way we can. Most of you know I dont post on sat or sun....no "comp you tater" at home.  ok so "I am off like a prom dress" peace love and happiness......I look forward to responses......nothing like seeing 75 views and 1 response.....too much lurking.....c'mon folks........step up and give a shout out!!!!!!!! huggs Tammy

Tammy, Good luck with the resetting!  I'm sure most of us sympathize with you that our hunger is more of a brain problem than an actual stomach problem!  I started day one of my pre-op diet today.  optima slimfast shakes.  i don't like sweets, so it's not that fun glugging these thick, sweet drinks.  i keep wanting to go down to the cafeteria and get something to eat, but i'm reminding myself that i'm not really hungry.  i just want to eat.  big difference.  trying to conquer THAT is the hardest thing of all! still excited about my lapband surgery on the 20th! casey

Keith Urban and Justin Timberlake?  Girl - you're no good! :) I'm doing ok today - being back at work is not as fun as I want it to be.  I've been running around like a crazy person still trying to figure out what I missed when I was off and also do what needs to be done right now.  I've got two open positions that I've got to hire before July 1, I have three manuals that I have to have updated by July 15 and two major reports for the univerity.  So it's been one meeting after another since I came back AND I've been helping with VBS at church this week.  I'm tired!  BUT I have energy and no swollen ankles and my back doesn't feel as though I'm going to snap into everytime I move - so HALLELUJAH!   Come on now - you don't like being on soft foods and liquids with me?  I've only got a couple of more weeks and I get to try - TURKEY!  YEAH!  I'm looking forward to expanding a little bit on the variety but keeping the quantity to a minimum.  I went to Subway today with my hubby for lunch and got a mini sub with tuna - then ate about 1/4 of the tuna with a fork.  I was getting strange looks - but when I was ordering, the girl behind me asked "what did you have done?"  I was confused because I didn't know this person and she said that she had had bypass a year ago and could tell by my crazy order that I had either lap band or bypass.  I got so tickled.  So we struck up a short conversation.  Heck she may be one of the lurkers out there, I don't know.  She looked awesome though.  She'd lost over 100 pounds in a year so it was nice to see her.  I'm still waiting on report cards for my boys.  I'm more than a little worried about my 14 year olds English grade.  He was a little spastic at the end of the year and in usual 14 year old boy style waited until the last minute to try and cram in a 9 weeks worth of work.  Unfortunately for him, I was in the hospital and he was left with Daddy for support.  Fun times at the Totty house!

Hope you guys all have a great rest of the day - I'm looking forward to 5!  AT