First weigh in/ post op visit

Hey all, Yesterday, Friday the 17th was my first post op.  I FINALLY got my drain out, uuuugggghhhh felt really weird, but WOW do I feel like a different person since it came out.  I was actually able to walk an entire time around the block and before i could only make it down the street!!!! I am now starting pureed diet, love it, I am being really creative and its nice to eat something with flavor to it.      I was soooooo scared to get weighed, I did not know what to expect so I was just hoping it was down.  Wow, was it down, 14lbs in 12 days I was blown away and so grateful to the Lord to see this surgery already paying off. I went out and bought new make up and realized I really want to start taking care of myself. The hardest thing is the head hunger.  I honestly was not prepared for how intense it can be.  It will hit me out of now where too.   What I realized about myself this last week is that I was much more a compulsive eater than I realized.  I had myself fooled into thinking it was more about my body not able to lose weight and in the last week I realized is that I was not able to stop eating and as stupid as this sounds this is the first time I really owned that and accepted it. I am ready to go to a support group meeting and am hoping to go to one with my friend and angel Cindy. Anyway, I am Praising the Lord for his increadible work and grace that He as always provides a way for us.  He provieds increadible medicatons for those of us who need it , this surgery to save our lives, which really wasn't readily available until 10 years ago or so.  I just feel blessed, gloriously blessed. My prayer is that all of you will feel/be as blessed as I feel and am blessed. Love to all Trish

Congratulations!Best of luck on this incredible journey

hey trish that is so awesome!! congrats to you :) i too went out and bought make-up when i started to lose the weight  :) the more you lose the more you want to do the right things -- motivation is a wonderful thing :) good luck to you each and every day :)  hugs roberta