The Big 4-0

Funny, when I hit that number on the calendar, it made me cry. Now, I hit it on the scale and it made me cry for a whole different reason! I had my 1 month post op check up yesterday, and I am down 40 pounds! I can't believe it! The doctor said everything looked good, except I have one incision that is still open. We were treating it with just neosporin and a band-aid, but now have to put peroxide on it too. I am clear now to go back to normal activities, so I can lift the baby He also recommended more cardio at the gym and not the weight training the trainer recommended. I feel so good about losing this weight. I hope I have finally found the tool that will get me where I want to go!

Anna~ GREAT JOB!!! That is awesome, amazing, well deserved and a miracle... all at the same time! 40 pounds in one month! Oh my....... I am getting more excited about my surgery and my new life starting on Thursday! 40 pounds in 30 days is 1.3 pounds per day! YOU GO GIRL!!! Love, Michelle

good for you, im just at about the same place as you, just about at 40 lbs. i also have trouble with one incision site, but just this week, it started to look better. i havent hit the gym yet, but i am walking. went back to work this week and its killing me, havent made it a whole 6 hours yet, lol. but my boss is understanding. what are u eating, im still fighting nausea, the early part of the day is the worst, someone by late afternoon, evening, i can tolerate food better. and what are u drinking, water and tea still are the only things that taste right to me. keep up the good work, hugzzzzzzzzz jacki

Good job, Jacki!! Doesn't it feel good to have all that weight gone forever? I am eating a little bit of whatever I can get in. I am concentrating on fish - there was a sale on salmon this week, so I picked up some of that. Fish is the easiest thing to get in right now. I have also had a couple of spoons of cream cheese (like a teaspoon a day), and two of the low carb peanut butter. I haven't had any nausea, but I can definitely tell you there are foods I can't eat right now - ground beef being a big one. I did okay with chicken too, but I haven't really eaten much in the way of veggies, other than mashed potatoes. I mostly drink water. I love the taste of tea, but I've been doing a lot of running around, so I haven't had a cup in a week or so. I also bought those drink mix-ins in a whole variety of flavors so I could try things. There is a cranberry-pomegranate one that's pretty tasty - no sugar, no calorie kind of thing. Are we allowed caffeine yet? I can't seem to find a good tasting, sugar free, decaf iced tea, and I'm dying for a glass of iced tea! I hope your nausea passes quickly. I am struggling with protein - how about you? I ordered some to make a drink that a friend showed me, but it's taking forever to show up. You're doing great, Jacki! You keep up the good work, too

woohoo!!!!!! what gym do you go to??? ross and i go to Future Fitness in Turnersville -- well, not me yet -- still trying to walk Wal-Mart without dying haha Roberta

I'm going to Royal Fitness in Barrington. They have a nice daycare for the girls, lots of classes, a decent pool, and the staff is so nice I was going to look at Future Fitness, but when we saw Royal, and since it's right down the street from us, we just signed up there.