Update on me :)

Hi Everyone! I apologize for not posting sooner, but I had major problems with email/internet service and they FINALLY fixed it today!

Anyways, I am now 13 days post op (surgery on 12/14) and I am doing SO good.  I have lost so far 26lbs.  I can't believe it.  I had my 2 week follow up (early) yesterday and everyone is so pleased with my progress.  I can't believe how wonderful I actually feel.  Since the day of surgery I have felt great.  The minute I was brought to my room I was up and walking and only stopped to sleep. 

My diet was advanced yesterday to soft or pureed foods and go**** has been so difficult to eat even that.  I've been doing all liquids for the past 5 weeks and I've become so used to it that I really don't even care about food anymore.  I have to say my biggest complaint at this point is that everything that I've tried between yesterday and today all tastes either REALLY bland and all the same or to the extreme of tasting down right disgusting!  Has anyone else had this problem before?  If so, do you think it's because my taste has become so used to the liquids?  I'm figuring on this reason so I've decided to just ease into it just like I did when I first started with all of the liquids.

Well, thank you all for your support before, during and of course after surgery.  This was the best thing I could have given myself and I thank God for allowing me another chance at living my life to its fullest! ~Cathy :)

Hi I started with  egg,   egg drop  soup, and apple sauce and yes they didnt taste very good.  It seems like i go thru that  every so often that nothing smells good or tastes good.  But then i  have good days and   it smells wonderful. I  do  cottage cheese and that is bland anyways.  I go to doctors and nut in two weeks and cant wait to advance diet so i can have all the things that i think i want to try lol.   Take  care and  nice to hear from you. Patty P

In my experience my tastes buds kept changing and still are changing..I just started about a 3 weeks ago to be able to do protein drinks. Unjury is working really well. I am lactose so cant do milk products.. Great job o weight loss its a journey we all go on and we are all different but it is all worth it to feel good about yourself and get healthy once again. Happy New Year Barb

Glad you are doing so good. I was told that the anesthecia can affect your taste. BUT after surgery while in the hospital i was weird everything tasted like they dumped a whole salt shaker of salt on it. I HATE salt it was awful even the water tasted like that ! Get those fluids in Pam

Welcome to the losers bench!!  First couple of weeks are the hardest trying to figure out what tastes/smells good, I had a hard time swallowing plain water, it was fine when it had something in it...thank goddness that passed!!  Congratulations on your surgery, and best of luck to you on your journey!!

Hi Cathy,   It sounds like your doing great!  Congratulations on your weight loss!  It's just the beginning to a new chapter in your life!      You have the right idea about easing into your food transition.  I'm sure it won't take long for you to be right where you need to be.   Keep at it and Enjoy the journey! Blessings, Yvonne