My First Solid Meal!!!!!

Woohoo! Today is my first day to start on Solid foods. I also went shopping at the grocery store today for 30 minutes. This is a feat for me. I have been pretty crippled for the last year or so. I would not have been able to do this before surgery without extreme pain or being able to sit down. Today I shopped the whole 30 minutes without sitting and way less pain. What a difference 27 pounds makes. =)

So my first meal is a piece of cheese and a pickle slice wrapped in a piece of deli ham then dipped in buttermilk ranch dressing. IT IS SO GOOD!!!!!!! Sigh. 

Oh and I did bust that two weeks of no weight loss. Dropped 5 more pounds. =D

Even with the poopy issues I have been having on and off this surgery rocks. 

Congrats on solid food.  I know it's a big step forward.

How are you doing with that pickle?  Amazing that you could eat that so early out.

So far not a problem. It was one of those thin sliced stackers. I was told I could eat any kind of canned fruit or veggie for my soft food but to stay away from raw veggies until like six weeks out I think. (I will have to look that up) I just considered a pickle as a canned veggie. I ate salsa with peppers in it okay. I Hope it does not wreak havoc on my system. I guess we shall see later tonight. LOL. 

Curious...Are we not suppose to eat pickles because of the skin? If so I will cut the skin off next time. Is there some other reason? I am a noob after all. lol.

If you are past soft foods and can eat what you want (within reason), then the pickle and skin are fine.  Just chew it up real good.

Yup..today is my first solid food day. =)

I've been following your progress and you have been inspiring me to continue to move forward with WLS. Great job and please keep posting!

That is awesome. I am glad I could inspire someone. I bought me a vid cam and I Think I am going to start making vids for youtube weekly with weigh ins and body shots. I am a *****icken but I will talk myself into it. 

This surgery has its ups and downs but walking through Walmart for 30 minutes the other day without the normal pain convinced me I did the right thing. Also since I started eating normal food yesterday my bowels are better this morning. I think things are going to start getting way better now. 

I want steak and salad so bad I'm having dreams! I've still got 4 weeks until solids (6 weeks) I'd be happy for softs at this point! This  liquid phase sucks butt, especially since I did a week of liquids only prior to surgery! Eat something good for me today ;)

I feel ya. My program started solids at 28 days out. I have been craving fatty meats and fat like crazy! Bacon, butter, ranch. This morning I had three pieces of bacon dipped in ranch dressing. LOL.

It will be here before you know it! You can do this!