Well I am now down to 272! I am so excited. I am also so darn determined. I have my first fill scheduled for Feb 29th. I am looking forward to it. I have found lately as long as I eat a little meat first, then a little veggies. and DON'T drink anything... I am full. The hardest part is not drinking for 1 & 1/2 hrs. I always have drank liquids, alot of liquids while eating. so I am breaking old habits hard... I must admit, it makes it a little easier that if I do drink after eating, I puke....

bunman

well, .it is a milestone now. 2 weeks after surgery. I feel like it has been a long time ago. My stitches are all off, my bruise at my port is pretty much faded. I only feel a discomfort when putting on socks and tying shoes. The only problem is the back pain... I have taken some AZO just in case it is a kidney infection and bought some low cal cranberry juice to drink. I have started taking ibuprofen for the pain and it pretty much gets rid of it. I made Chicken and dumplings for dinner last...

bunman

Well, another 2lbs so I am down 20lbs now in 13 days! not bad... I am still getting this annoying back pain right in the middle on either side of my spine... just annoying discomfort... Seems to be relieved by a back rub in that area or with a vibrating massager..

bunman

Well its been 12 days since my surgery. I am now 18lbs smaller. I feel good about that but of course when you start out at 301, you can't really see 18lbs that well. I feel it though.
I must admit that i have been cheating a little on what I eat, although not how much I eat. I have had some tuna salad the last couple days, made with low fat mayo and hard boiled eggs. I used onion powder instead of the real ones though. It tasted like AMBROSIA! but after a few ounces I felt full and backed...

bunman