My update at 3 1/2 weeks out

[Guest guest]

Well, Touching base again..I am 3 and a half weeks out and it is time to fill

you in on the progress so far...I am down 26 lbs and starting in a size 26,

have just pulled out the next size smaller 24's to try on..they are a little

tight but they fit...imagine the shock..!!! wow how amazing..I had my three

week check up at the Hospital last thursday..everything is great and I dont have

to return for a month...They added additional food to what i can eat...But i

was eating eggs before my check up...I can have tuna on a cracker,,, eggs that

are scrambled with ketchup..Sliced tomatoes with mayonaise and sliced tomatoes

under the broiler with feta cheese on them..this is just wonderful...I also

have squash fried with olive oil and garlic and then topped with

hotsause...also just makes you think of heaven...scrapple..which i just love . I

can eat one

slice with a egg and i can eat about half...I am so into refried beans with

cheese...I could eat this everyday..I have a hard time with hamburger..as i do

not feel like i can chew it small enough to swallow..and i got permission to

have a baked Potato...Wow watch out s...!!! I had 1/2 of a potato and it

was like heaven..I can also can have bacon...which really excited me...Low and

Behold...I would make potato salad...My favorite since childhood...So i spent

the evening last friday making my potato salad...potatoes, eggs and bacon what

could go wrong...well let me tell you.....I had about 3 bites of the best

damn potato salad and even called my best buddy to brag about the fantastic

potato salad i had just made and about how wonderful it tasted...She was so

excited for me...and within 25 minutes..I wished i could just die....I had the

worst stomach thing happen..i was hanging over the toilet wishing i could just

throw up for about 40 minutes..the bubbling that was occuring was amazing..it

was

so loud my 4 dogs were all surrounding me in the bathroom wondering what was

going on....im sure they were feeling sorry for me....I never did get sick but

boy oh boy i was wishing for it...and In my old life i would have done

anything to not be sick...When i regained my composure..i called my best buddy

back

and informed her that i would be bringing a large portion of potato salad to

her to share with her family...(of course i left some home for my hubby and

daughter since it is their favorite...I would never let my awesome potato salad

cross my lips again)

I packed lunch to take with me to my buddy on Saturday to spend the day

visiting..I took eggs and scrapple and potatoes with shredded cheese..It was

like a

picinic..It was fun to make lunch for someone else...My buddy is so

wonderful...She ate the same things i ate...and it made it not seem so

strange...Just

three times as much..she is teasing me about her turning into the fat

friend...lolol

I now take for meds:

b12 1000 mcg: morning and night

Iron: liguid 1/2 tsp morning and night

galbladder med : morning and night

multi vitamin: morning and night

the liquid antacid only until it is finished

calcium citrate: mid day and mid afternoon..

I also seem to be addicted to the food netwook..it is all consuming..I watch

everything with new eyes...I look at the ingredients and think...is that good

for me , does it have enough protein? This seems to be consuming my

evenings...and wondering all day if i have gotten enough food in...I can see

where it

would be easy to not eat all day...I have enlisted the people i work with to

remind me during the day...EAT!!!!! there have been a couple of days where i did

not eat enought and i can really tell that it makes me lightheaded and

extremely tired...so i really try to focus on eating every 2 hours or so...I

pack a

lunch every day...with sliced cheese, tomato soup, a shake, yogurt and sometim

es ham slices rolled with cream cheese..and i always have some to take

home..Most of the time i can eat small amounts of these things and i make sure

to

bring lots of variety..this helps me to not be bored...

So there you go the latest update on me....

Take care and I am so glad to have all of you!!!

Dawn

Lap RNY 3/5/04

291/265/ 36 BMI

[Guest guest]

A great post as usual. Thank you.

Alice hardestyal hardesty@...

My update at 3 1/2 weeks out

Well, Touching base again..I am 3 and a half weeks out and it is time to fill

you in on the progress so far...I am down 26 lbs and starting in a size 26,

have just pulled out the next size smaller 24's to try on..they are a little

tight but they fit...imagine the shock..!!! wow how amazing..I had my three

week check up at the Hospital last thursday..everything is great and I dont

have

to return for a month...They added additional food to what i can eat...But i

was eating eggs before my check up...I can have tuna on a cracker,,, eggs that

are scrambled with ketchup..Sliced tomatoes with mayonaise and sliced tomatoes

under the broiler with feta cheese on them..this is just wonderful...I also

have squash fried with olive oil and garlic and then topped with

hotsause...also just makes you think of heaven...scrapple..which i just love .

I can eat one

slice with a egg and i can eat about half...I am so into refried beans with

cheese...I could eat this everyday..I have a hard time with hamburger..as i do

not feel like i can chew it small enough to swallow..and i got permission to

have a baked Potato...Wow watch out s...!!! I had 1/2 of a potato and it

was like heaven..I can also can have bacon...which really excited me...Low and

Behold...I would make potato salad...My favorite since childhood...So i spent

the evening last friday making my potato salad...potatoes, eggs and bacon what

could go wrong...well let me tell you.....I had about 3 bites of the best

damn potato salad and even called my best buddy to brag about the fantastic

potato salad i had just made and about how wonderful it tasted...She was so

excited for me...and within 25 minutes..I wished i could just die....I had the

worst stomach thing happen..i was hanging over the toilet wishing i could just

throw up for about 40 minutes..the bubbling that was occuring was amazing..it

was

so loud my 4 dogs were all surrounding me in the bathroom wondering what was

going on....im sure they were feeling sorry for me....I never did get sick but

boy oh boy i was wishing for it...and In my old life i would have done

anything to not be sick...When i regained my composure..i called my best buddy

back

and informed her that i would be bringing a large portion of potato salad to

her to share with her family...(of course i left some home for my hubby and

daughter since it is their favorite...I would never let my awesome potato

salad

cross my lips again)

I packed lunch to take with me to my buddy on Saturday to spend the day

visiting..I took eggs and scrapple and potatoes with shredded cheese..It was

like a

picinic..It was fun to make lunch for someone else...My buddy is so

wonderful...She ate the same things i ate...and it made it not seem so

strange...Just

three times as much..she is teasing me about her turning into the fat

friend...lolol

I now take for meds:

b12 1000 mcg: morning and night

Iron: liguid 1/2 tsp morning and night

galbladder med : morning and night

multi vitamin: morning and night

the liquid antacid only until it is finished

calcium citrate: mid day and mid afternoon..

I also seem to be addicted to the food netwook..it is all consuming..I watch

everything with new eyes...I look at the ingredients and think...is that good

for me , does it have enough protein? This seems to be consuming my

evenings...and wondering all day if i have gotten enough food in...I can see

where it

would be easy to not eat all day...I have enlisted the people i work with to

remind me during the day...EAT!!!!! there have been a couple of days where i

did

not eat enought and i can really tell that it makes me lightheaded and

extremely tired...so i really try to focus on eating every 2 hours or so...I

pack a

lunch every day...with sliced cheese, tomato soup, a shake, yogurt and sometim

es ham slices rolled with cream cheese..and i always have some to take

home..Most of the time i can eat small amounts of these things and i make sure

to

bring lots of variety..this helps me to not be bored...

So there you go the latest update on me....

Take care and I am so glad to have all of you!!!

Dawn

Lap RNY 3/5/04

291/265/ 36 BMI