A few things of value...

October 30, 2000

Hey everyone..

I am posting this to both groups because i know this can not only benefit new

post ops but also pre-ops.. First off, I found out what happens when I drink too

much water.. Last night I drank about 16 oz of water <after not eating for a few

hours> in about 2 hours or so and didn't even realize it.. I didn't mean to

drink that much but i just kept sipping... I never felt " full " , I only gulped

once and caught myself so I put the straw back in and then worried I hurt

something.. But, I didn't... And I didn't feel pain/pressure or anything else

that would have told me to slow down... It felt great.. I didn't feel sooo

thursty.. I guess my body was just telling me what it needed.. I tried the salt

and it only made me thurstier.. Maybe I am just a little dehydrated or

something.. Of course, ever since I got out of the hospital all I have wated to

do was drink lots and lots of ice cold water.. I would be so happy if I could

guzzle a gallon of it right now... hehehe... BUT!! I did find myself in the

bathroom more than a few times.. It just went straight through me and cleaned my

system out!! Of course i will be careful NOT to do this with juice or anything

with a lot of sugar or anything.. But I know water will help the weight loss

also so, I guess as long as I'm not in pain or uncomfortable, I'm doing ok...

The second thing I wouod like to comment on is that I have been told by a lot of

people to try watermelon... Well, I went to wal-mart last night and got 1/4 of a

watermelon to try.. I should have bought a whole one!!! I scraped it out of the

shell and made sure I got ALL the seeds out including the little white ones and

then used my hand blender to make a liquid... I took a tiny little sip and it

was WONDERFUL!! I put it into a container and it's now in the freezer.. I can't

wait for it to be frozen so I can shave some off of it... I figure it's no

different than the juice bars that dole has or V8 juice or carrot juice.. They

ALL have pulp in them... The watermellon pulp is so much less than even the

V8... I also took some soups and put them in the ice cube trays and made little

1 oz meals.. I didn't add water to them before I froze them so I can eaither

take 2 cubes and eat them like that or 1 cube and add some water to it depending

on how much salt I want/need... I am finding some really nifty things to do even

with the little bit we can actually have.. Can't wait to see how creative I can

get with the next phase... Still have another week 1/2 but, that's ok!!!

In my thoughts and prayers,

Terri

POST-OP!!

10/25/00

BMI 55

302/200 <pre-op/first goal!>

" But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. " - Luke 6:27-28

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October 31, 2000

I adore that soup in the ice cube tray idea. That's the BOMB! Glad to hear

you're doing well. I hate to be personal, but when you say the water went right

through you, you WEREN'T saying you had to pee a lot were you...? Just want to

know what to look forward to.

Anyhoo, congrats, and thanks for the marvy post.

Sperb

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