Dropping Weight fairly quickly now!

The first 3 days of surgery yielded no weight loss.  I know this isn't a magic cure, but come on, i'm averaging 100 calories a day, surely I should be losing.  Well the plateau is over and let the losing begin.  Since my surgery, i've lost....8 lbs.  That's 2 lbs per day.  I couldn't believe the scale when i read it....could that be right?  I weigh in the mornings...and when I weighed a few moments ago, i had lost another 2 lbs.  I guess that happens when you have so much to lose.  Let me go check and see, because now I'm even doubting myself.  I'll take a pic this time to prove it.

First off...no one comment about the state of my toenails ok? they are in desperate need of a pedi...

ok, I have Fred Flinstone feet...literally I could kick start a car with these things! Geeze....I swear i do have ankles though..even though you can't tell here!! Hahahahaha!!

I'm feeling pretty good! I've been cooking for the Hubbo and the baby and it hasn't bothered me at all.  I love to cook, so if anything it helps me by not removing me completely from the food. I can still enjoy preparing it atleast!!

BTW...off topic, but still relevant...there is such a thing as too much icing...i made a cake for the family and the top cake literally slipped off onto the counter.  Never have been much of a baker...guess i'll keep trying.

Bandito OUT!

3rd Day Post Op, Irritability sets in...

My incisions are feeling less tender, steri strips are still intact, still no hunger...can't really complain.  But...if you will allow me to, I will say this:

Gas Pains SUCK! I feel like i've probably gotten rid of all of the gas that was pumped in to me, but I'm talking about burping in general and how uncomfortable it is.  When I have an empty stomach, I belch, i'm not sure if this happens to anyone else, but it is definitely posing a problem for me currently.  I've had no problem dropping diet cokes and anything carbonated, so that is not it, rather I think it's me not being able to keep anything on my stomach long enough to keep me from having gas.  They suggested gas strips, but I've heard from more than one person that is not the answer.

I have an appt with my surgeon next week for follow up.  Perhaps I can run that by him and see if there is some sort of relief.  I'm mostly just afraid that I will shift my band by burping so much, or enlarge my pouch above the band.  I'm sure that i'm just being paranoid, but still, who wants to do this all over again?

Clear liquid diet phase has been ok, really.  I've been drinking iced tea, vitamin water XXX zero, chicken broth, SF Jello and SF Popsicles.  I've been adding protein shakes when I can, but you can definitely tell when it goes down, it being much more thick than the rest.

I do feel sensations at my band, but i'm not sure if that is hunger or pain from surgery or gas.  I'm interested to find out what each one feels like so that i can satiate when needed.

All in good time I suppose! Looking forward to next Thursday, when i can shift to a True Liquid diet.!! Tomato soup, here i come!!