Go away for a day and look what happens :)

I didnt get on line yesterday and today I look and their are 22 followers. Made my day, didnt think I would get 1 let alone 22.

Thank you all so much for the comments on the shoulder pain, I did get a better nights sleep last night, it woke me up about 4am. But thats better then it has been.

Computer wouldnt work this moring, connection problems so now I have to go get ready for work But I will be back to post more later.

To all the band members have a great and wonderful day

YEAH a follower :)

I just logged in and saw I have my first follower, http://lapbandgalsjourney.blogspot.com/.  Who has a great blog and was full of information and insperation when I started this journey.

I havent weighed in the last few days, not feeling 100 % yet. Not so much my surgery spots. But my shoulder still seems to have pain and for some reason it seems to be getting worse. One of the women I work with had this done a week before me and she has no shoulder pain.  I know we are all different and heal at a different rate. I did call the DR so he ordered me some other medicine to relax the musles, which he said should help, hope so.

I think I need to take smaller doses or do away with the pain med the DR gave me, I went back to work and the last week I cant hardly keep my eyes open at work. But I know that any time a medicine says will make you drousy or sleepy, it will kick my butt. I cant even take OTC that is for sleep, takes me a couple days to know the effect. I am such a wimp with stuff like that LOL.

well off to see how my other roll models are doing with their journeys and see what good advice I can find

Bye Bye 20 lbs

Went for my first post-op appt and I am down 20 lbs  yeahhhhhhhhhhhh.  Has this been the easiest thing I have ever done, HECK NO. But it has not been as bad as I thought either. 

Trying to find a good protein drink I like has been the most challenging but have found a couple that help me make it thru. Then with the broths and such, I am doing ok.  It helps when my hunny tells me how very proud he is that I can be this strong.

I have a couple more weeks then mushies here I come. lol

Well off to check other bandsters and get encouragement

5 days and counting

Today is my 5th day with the band. I am feeling better, but seems the more I have started to eat (liquid diet) the more the gas pain has gotten worse. I took one more day off work today, to see how I do with little pain medicine. I am one of those people that if the medicine say could cause sleepyness I will be out like a light. Thats all I need would be go to work and be asleep at my desk drool running down my face. lol

I go to the Dr tomorrow for my first follow up. Cant wait to see how much I may have lost. 

have a great day all

another day with the band

This is my 3rd day with the band. Yes it is a bit better, am I ready for cartwheels heck no.  No I am not as tough as I thought.  I wanted to be back to work today. But needless to say I didnt make it.  I knew to expect the gas and the shoulder pain which at times has been better then I thought it would be.  But no one mentioned and I didnt think about how hard it would be to get up out of bed. Yeah that was gut wrenching. I am still not happy with the protien drinks, I have ordered somemore to try a different kind.

A woman I work with did this last week and is back to work today. She seems to be doing good so far, I like having someone to do the journey with.

I didnt walk as much today, but I need to tomorrow.

almost here

I weighed myself today and am down 10 lbs not that I can see any where it's missing lol.  Well friday is almost here, I have to be at the surgery center at 5:30 am. Little scared now that it's almost here. Not sure why but today I have been kind of sick to my stomach, havent gotten all my protien in yet.  Hope this isnt some kind of virus. thats all I would need.

well off to check more blogs, to see how great everyone else is doing.

4 days to go

Ok I have only 4 more days to go before surgery which is May 5th.  Crazy thought running thru my head, like " who needs to be skinny and healthy"  "so what if I cant walk in a few years" or my favorite " why would this work since any other diet never has".

But then I think what do I have to lose if I give it one more try. Maybe I could be smaller, and feel 10 times better then I do now.

I have been on the liquid diet for 1 week as of today. It hasn't bothered me except for twice, when the family had something for dinner that I wanted sooooooooo bad.  But I stayed strong and went off to another room and had my broth and protein drink

I wish anyone that said that doing this was taking the easy way out would try it for 10 days and see how easy it really is LOL.

Well time for more broth, speaking of broth has everyone tried the Better then bouillon. OMG it is soooo good, all 3 flavors.