My thoughts

My RNY surgery was May 1st and I really haven't had much to say till today. I got back on the website today and was reading some posts and it prompted me to write what I have gone through emotionally. I never really realized how psychologically addicted to food I was!!! My gosh, I cannot believe it!! Yesterday was the hardest day, I was over the sweets - all of the stuff I have been eating with the exception of the chicken broth has been sweet, and actually sweets were never a problem for me in my weight issue!! I love the taste of food!! Before I left the hospital, the coordinator gave me a bag of goodies with tons of samples in it and one of the things was a cream of chicken soup.....well I decided I needed more than just broth so I opened it up and it had bits of veggies but I fixed it anyway and strained through them and boy did i feel great once I ate it!!! I spoke with the coordinator this morning and found out I did ok!! LOL, i was worried I had messed up by eating that to early. She told me I could get plain whey and add it to some cream soups, just strain them. As to WOW moments....well I have had a couple minor one's, but I will keep them private cause they are just that. When there is on I want to share with the word, this is the world I will come to share them with!! I look forward to making more posts and thanks to those who wrote support notes to me before my surgery!!!

you go girl! keep up the good work!

I ditto on Alexa's post - keep up the good work, it's only been 10 days but you are on the right road to recovery, just stay focused and u will do gr8. Good luck with everything and follow dr's orders. Take care Joanne

Anne, Great job! Hang in there! It has gotten easier for me as the days go by and I have gotten more used to this new way of eating. As for the WOW moments...Aren't they great!!! It had been 3 months since my surgery and I can now drive with the steering wheel all the way in the down position. I can get in and out of the car with it down too! I used to almost break my hip if I tried to get in with the wheel down! You are right some of those WOW moments are pretty personal. For me it was a big WOW to see that I could reach body parts that I couldn't reach before. And when I was able to finally weigh on the regular scale in my PCP's office instead of going to a doctors office that had a heavy duty scale was a huge accomplishment! Just tonight I had another WOW moment when I got into my sisters car. It is a small car and I actually fit in it instead of having to pour myself in and force the door closed and I didn't have to sit with my arms folded up the whole drive either. I live for new WOWs now. It will suprise you how often they come along soon! Good luck to you and keep up the good work! Kat

Kat, Your reply brought tears of joy and relief to my eyes (in fact I just read your response to my b/f and cried the whole time!!). I had not thought of all of those things you brought up and to have you put it all in front of me made me think I am lucky to have had the opportunity to finally have this surgery done! I go in Monday for my first official weigh in, we do not have a scale at home so I have not tracked anything other than a visit to get the drains out and I am excited. When we leave the dr's office I will be stopping to buy a scale so I can check my weight on a weekly basis. I know it will be wonderful journey and thank you for your support and also the support of all of the other memebers of this fourm!!!