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Date Posted: 10:36:37 05/29/01 Tue
Author: CherylC
Subject: I am so proud of you! It'll all be worth it in the end! Of course, I'll never see 137lbs again! Hell, I'd be happy to see 150lbs. :-) Hang in there and take care!!
In reply to: Shawn 's message, "Ok here it goes" on 07:35:49 05/26/01 Sat

>I had the stomach stapling done or called Vertical
>Banded Gastroplasty. Right now my stomach can only
>hold 2 ounces of liquid at a time. Seems like a small
>amount and I guess it is, but no Im not really hungry
>at all. Right now we are having problems with me
>getting my protein cause the drinks are making me sick
>to my tummy, so that is something we have to work
>around. As far as pain, naaa not really much there,
>if I twist wrong some of the muscles that are healing
>object, but I am told after 8 weeks after surgery, I
>can go back to full activity including working out. I
>am on liquid diet for 6 weeks after surgery then for
>six weeks after that I can have pureed foods, then
>after 12 weeks I can have solids, just have to make
>sure I chew my food very well. Needless to say I am
>the ULTIMATE cheap date now lol. But hey its worth it
>when I get down to 137 :) and I wanna be that by next
>summer. Cause I have a body to show off :). Also but
>as far as pigging out, no Ill never be able to do
>that, or else I will stretch my pouch and could start
>gaining weight back. :)

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