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While today, has not been the most productive, I have recognized some future problems that I could easily go ahead and attempt to tackle now. Food selection is a battle that most fight as i am, however for me that will be one i think I can control. Quantity and grazing however are my red flags, problem is I tend to watch tv and snack in the afternoons, this has been my comfort zone for years, this is what I do. So by recognizing this today I intend to take an action plan. I am going to have a meal at 5pm and a pre determined snack at 7pm. This will i hope stop me from grazing constantly every ten minutes back and forth to the fridge for just a bite or two. I realize that I am not hungry and I am eating purely for comfort instead of satiety. The weightloss surgery doesn't stop this, it is something that I have to. Food choices up to date have been fairly easy, just eating proteins and softees. Just a update to blog world on where I am at right now. I'm also reading the sucess habits books by Coleen cook, and watching dietary documentaries. I hope that I can infuse myself with media like this to keep me motivated to take the weight off. Till next time

C.J.

addition, So here it is later in the day and after my vitamins and everything else i am feeling incredible. I bought The biggest loser for my Kinect today and its such a great way to excercise. I never watched the show, but the fitness routine in the game is easy to follow and it tracks calories and doesnt get overwhelming. I have been doing a 20 minute fitness routine for two days in a row and I am proud to say that I may actually stick with this for a while. I hope i will be saying this around day 28, because that is when habits began to form. Ok well that is all back to my day.

Today I find myself possibly feeling better, Im a bit unsure if this is to do with surgery or lack of stress from not being at work in quite a while. Went to the beach with the family. We enjoyed a long walk, nice weather, good view and decent relaxation. I drunk a muscle milk light, ate a can of pork n beans, and a small serving of a krystals chili on the way home. Not to bad up to this point, I dont intend  to do any snacking the rest of the night, but I do feel some dehydration and my urine is very colored so I'm gonna just sip some fluids and eat some popscicles the remainder of the night. I'm not regretting it so much today, I'm getting used to the idea of having had the surgery and the changes I am making. Betters days to come.

Signing off

C.J.

Wow, middle of night and I am up with stomach pain/boredom. I have slight pain, not enough to fuss about, but my heart is racing and I am bored out of my mind. Normally about this time I would have my belly full and sleeping the night away. Instead Im blogging and drinking a protein soy milk shake. More regrets at this point, because I wonder how I have effected my family. I know that after a while they will be tired of eating around me. Today I went for a walk in Savannah and food was everywhere smacking me in the face. From the cupcake shops, to the good ole southern BBq radiating in the air like incense. I opted for a protein smoothie from smoothie king. After about 35 minutes, I was completely winded and having to sit down while my wife was constantly waiting on me. I do hope that my wind builds up quick, I know my body is in healing process but it just seems that it should heal a little quicker I guess. I will keep up my walks and my liquid diet from here on out, I'm not giving up, just venting a bit. I thought that by this time I would be thrilled and full steam ahead. My current weight is 240 from 248 so thats worth a mention but maybe some momentum will build once I get down into the 230's. Its all a head thing anyways, I've began to understand more and more. Because even after the operation with no desire to get hungry, I still find myself thinking about food all the time. I never realized how dependent on food I actually was, it was my friend when I was lonely, depressed, moody, happy, celebrating etc. It amazes me even now how we as humans associate food with everything. So what I'm saying is that its quite a challenge to associate food with fuel rather than a comfort. But for now I will keep trucking and moving forward on this venture.

Goodnight

C.J.

So Ive researched a lot on bariatric recovery, Dehydration really seems to stand out. I have really been sucking down the Crystal light because the last thing i want to do is go back to the hospital. Its such a lost feeling not wanting any food. The old me would have been snacking on some of everything in the fridge right now. Instead i opted for a walk around the neighborhood and mopped my floors. I do have a headache and I don't really know the cause of it, It could be due to being not as nourished as i should be, but who knows? I took another multivitamin and I will get some b-12 and sugar free popsicles later on. I hope that the rest of my family start eating better, as I don't want them to ever go through this. Guess, I will post more in the future, ttyl

Daniel J.

Not really a forum guy, but it would seem that I am going to need all the help I can get. Im glad to finally be out of the hospital, the bed was really rough and all there was to do was sleep, as I had no interest in my laptop or the television. I walked and walked the hallway until I guess they were tired of seeing me. As for the operation I didn't really have any trouble other than a vagul effect when I first got the IV (cold sweat) and post op they had some problems getting my heart rate down. Finally they seen it as ok so they cut me lose. Since I have gotten home I have slept a ton, I have not needed the pain medication so I assume that my body is just shutting itself down so that I can rest and heal. I have ate near to nothing, A few bites of Jello from the hospital, super small bowl of broth and few sips of a shake. I am doing my best to drink fluids because I don't want to go back to the ER dehydrated. It appears I have another week to heal then I go back to my job. With the preop liquid diet and the post op diet Ive lost about 10lbs so far. I have really rethought this process over and over this past week and I hope in the long run it was a good decision. If there is advice or thoughts you would like to tell me I am open to hearing them. Thank you very much 

Charles