Joined the losers side... kind of

Well guys, I had my lap RNY on tuesday and got home last night. I'm doing pretty well, only small amounts of pain. I'm still waiting for the scales to reflect my lack of food for the past few days, but so far they are still above where I entered the hospital. I know this is normal, so not too worrried. Looking forward to sharing my journey with you guys.

My advice would be to stay off the scale for awhile Cameron. Major shock to the system. You'll be droppin the lbs in a major way soon enough. Congrats on being back home! Walk sip walk sip walk sip.

Congrats.  I would give the same advice. Weigh once a week and keep a record. I have got in the habit of weighing every day and it drives me crazy some times. When I go back and look at my monthly planner I can see where I have been making a steady decline in weight, from week to week.  I have became a scales *****  Although I weight every day I only record my weight once a week. I do it on the day of the week I had surgery. Yesterday was week thirty and I weighed 200 lbs. I can look back at my calender and plot my weight loss from week one.  pan head

Welcome to this side of the knife.  I am glad you are home and feel well enough to get on the Boards with us.   You aree at the top of the learning curve but just capped the peak of the highest peak of the roller coaster.  remebr to throw your hands up, scream a bit and enjoy the free fall of a journey that is your immediate horizon. May the FARTS be with you! 

C- I am 3 weeks out and I can tell you it is hard to stay off the scale.  What I did was pick one day (for me the day I got home) and took my weight and measurements.  I created spreadsheet and I weight and measure the same day every week.  Now, I will admit that I do step on the scale other times, but I do not take the weight literally. Good luck and welcome to the lighter side....

Glad you're home and doing well so far!  Just to echo what others have said, focus on your liquids.  One of the biggest concerns now is that you stay hydrated.  You're up for some misery over the next few weeks, so hang in there! --Dave