Dinner Out

We went to Olive garden tonight and my huband was just amazed at how little I was able to eat. I had two bites of the Spinach and Artichoke dip. Then I had three bites of the Pasta Fagioli Soup and last, I had about five bites of the pasta I ordered! I had to bring everything home...except for the dip...because my husband ate it. With the leftovers, I'll have food for three more meals. The interesting part is that I don't feel hungry!!!

First Fill AND What A Difference!

I had my first fill on Thursday, Feb 12. I think my situation ended up being a little different. I went to the Doctor's office and he gave me a fill of 4 CCs. He gave me some water to drink and when I drank it, it felt a little funny...almost like I was drinking soda water (with gas). It was an unusual bubbling feeling but I didn't think anything of it. Later, after arriving home, I was constantly feeling like I needed to throw up. I decided to have some soup to see if it would make me feel better....but I didn't. I threw up. Now I was wondering if I had the stomach flu because my husband just got over it a few days ago. I was wondering if it was a coincidence that I had just received the fill. But then, I wasn't feeling better...but worse and I was starting to have some pain. I called the Doctor's office and told them what had happened. They told me to come back in. Of course, it's now 3:30pm and I live an hour away from the Doctor's Office (with no traffic). So I picked up my kids so that I could go in the carpool lane and get there as fast as I could. The pain kept getting worse and I just prayed that I could make it to the Doctor's Office. I got there in one hour ten minutes...I was lucky because the traffic was starting to build. The Doctor seemed surprised that I was having pain. He said that he normally gave between 4 and 5 CCs for the first fills. Well, it wasn't working in my case. He removed 1 1/3 CC and I immediately felt better!!!! I drove home and it took me an hour and a half to get home. So, I was on the road for many hours on Thursday! Anyway, I stayed on liquids and realized I could only eat very, very little. It's been great! I tried to eat a Fiber One Breakfast bar this morning and I could not eat the entire bar. I can't even finish one protein drink. I'm really happy, afterall, this is waht I paid for!

In the last few days before the fill, I had actually gained 3 pounds. In the last 3 days, I've lost the 3 pounds plus one more pound. The weight is starting to come off again!!!!! I'll update next week and we'll see how much more I'll have lost. To start the week off right, I went to the store and bought lots of healthy things to eat!

No Change!

Well, it's now February 1st and I haven't lost anymore weight...it can really be dissapointing. So, really I don't have much to write. I'm going to try and stay positive, watch what I eat and start working out. Last Monday marked the 3 weeks after the surgery and I was too nervous to start going to the gym...but now it's time. Tomorrow I'll go see how much the membership is and start going after work. I've lost a total of 23 pounds...but it fluctuates...23 pounds today and then only 22 pounds tomorrow...then back to 23 again! I have dropped a size in pants...and that was nice...but yesterday my husband took some pics of me and boy did I realize I still have lots of weight to lose....I don't think I'm ready to post a pic of myself yet. I'll keep updating as changes happen!