its been a while

hey all, its been a while since i have been on here. computer was being fixed. anyway, I am a month and a half out and have lost 40 lbs!! woo hoo. I have gone down from a size 20 to a 16! omg! I have to say I reallllly was regretting this whole decision for about the first month, since i was so sick and couldnt eat normally. I am going to start seeing a food therapist or somthing because I am really missing food. I have tried some things and dumping SUCKS!!! my heart starts beating all fast and i get all hot and sweaty...then i need to throw up...but I CANT! is that normal?? everytime i try to puke...nothing comes up...just spit. but for whatever reason it makes me feel better to gag. weird I know. if anyone else has gone through this whole vomitting thing. lemme know. idk if its normal. But with that being said I am very happy with my weight loss. I hope it continues to come off this quick! I love the fact that I am not constantly hungry all the time.

My mom just had her RNY done tuesday. She is still in the hospital. I am so happy for her. I know that she is going to do great because when she gets determined to do something, she does it, So  unlike me, I know she will follow her diet to a tee and she will look so good.

Well all just thought that I would update since it has been so long. I will post some new pics tomorrow and next week. Have a great day! sorry so long!

That whole gagging thing is totally normal. I never dump when I vomit either-trust me it sucks-cuz all i wann do is GET OUT whatever is making me dump. But thats the whole point of this-remember those items and avoid them so you dont feel bad again!
I remember the first time i ate a donut after surgery-I literally wanted to kill myself-spent 30 mins over the toilet hoping i would puke and instead just gagged/sweated/heart raced the whole time. NEVER did it agian.
Best wishes to your mom-its sooooo much easier to be successful when you have someone to do it with!

BTW food therapist-is a great idea...I wish i would have thought of that!

hey congrats for those 40 lbs! woow! ur gonna be at goal in no time!
about the gags its normal and after wls is weir, vomiting is dif. 1th comes the spit lol. like a phlegm . is cuz the saliva that  gets stuck there  and cuz we dont have the gastric liquids in our stomach anymore and then the food comes out lol. pretty fun huh?.
and yeah dumping is not fun but is gonna help u to stay away from the unhealthy food so thanks god for dumping!!!!! lol i wish i dump more often haha.
i hope ur mom recovers soon and she feels better in no time.
keep us posted and congrats again!
hugs

I actually dumped but didn't feel like throwing up. I had my first "I want to throw up moment" when I ate to fast and something was "stuck" I wanted to throw up but nothing would come up it sucked. So now I am very careful to eat slow and chew chew chew. I am actually going to my first therapist session on the 15th of October. I have a bad case of, " all my friends are thin and can still eat and drink." My friends seem to get together at least once a week and the get to gethers are surrounded with food and rinks of which I can't have. I can let you know how it goes and if it's helpful! Good luck to you and your mom!