Welcome Back Kim!

[catrinap]

Hi Kim Glad to see your back! How are you feeling?? How many pounds are you down now? Come on girl give us report. I've been wondering how you are!

Kathy

[Kimtrav]

Hey Cathy,

Is your name Catrina or do like to be called Cathy?

Anyway, how are ya feeling? I'm still a little sore....much better than I was. I went to have the staples taken out last Wednesday and was down 10 pounds already. However exciting that is, my main motivation is to get off all the meds I'm on. The weight loss is an added benefit - a nice benefit at that. Geez, I can remember being in weight watchers and waiting a month to take 10 pounds off.

I have been really successful so far - no throwin up - which is a good thing. However this morning I tried a Carnation Instant Breakfast - had half and haven't been the same since. Forced a Prevacid down. Too queasy to take anything else. I had a little apple sauce a while ago. Will try tomato juice later. The package for the CIB said it had 12 sugars with 2 asterisks, noting that the sugars were from the lactose in the milk. I thought, what harm can milk bring me?! Shouldn't have thought. So, I guess it was the "sugar" that got me. Won't do that twice.

Anyway, how are you making out? How'd it go with the staple removal? How much have ya lost?

It took me so long to get back cause I couldn't sit in the chair at my desk for any length of time.

Talk to ya soon!

Kim

[Angelina]

Hi Kathy and Kim!!

I am so glad to see you 2 up and about and posting and being so happy with your results this far! And it only gets better!!! I mean it!

The best advice I can give is to FOLLOW the rules to the tee!! And don't force yourself to eat solids too fast and as soon as you feel full... TOTALLY STOP!! that last bite no matter how small will definatly push you over the edge.
It is all good from here on out, and the results are going to amaze you!!
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me anytime!! I am sooo happy to help!
God Bless and much success to you both!!

[catrinap]

Hi Kim,

I'm glad you wrote. I've been wondering what you've been up to. So far I've been doing good with the food part of it. I am getting tired of pureed stuff so I tried some rice krispies and it was fine. Just let it get mushy in the milk before I tried to eat it. I'm down 25pds as of today. But I think my blood levels are off or something because I feel so sluggish. I had to go back to the doc yesterday. I have an infection in one of the staple sites. That was a joy having that cleaned out. yowza.. Other then that I'm doing ok. I get on the scale everyday which i know I shouldn't but I need a reward, lol. Oh and by the way my name is Kathy but my screen name on AOL is catrina! Just followed suite. Anyway.... Keep in touch I'm sure we can help each other out with all this..

Kathy

[catrinap]

Hi Angeline.

Thanks for the kind words and encouragement. I 'm trying two weeks out now and have lost 25pds. For the most part the food has been fine, just had a problem with an infection on one of the sites and I'm feeling sluggish. Your right about the full part though. God, one sip over and your paying for it. It's like learning about your body all over again. But things are looking up.
Loving the weight loss though!

Kathy