Surgery update.

I have no idea EXACTLY how much weight I have lost since surgery. The hives outbreak I had afterward kinda stumped my loss last month. I would say pre-op - and post-op I have lost between 21-25 pounds. That is giving & taking a little. That puts my total weight loss since January of '06 at around 80-85 pounds.

I can tell more in my clothes than anything. I only have one pair of jeans that fit right now, and honestly, I am talking 'fit' as in that I could probably pass as dressing 'gangsta'. But, I still feel as though I'm not small enough to go down a size. That could be just my brain trying to trick me.

It's weird as hell not eating and not being hungry. Like anyone else, I have good days & bad when it comes to this. Last weekend was a bad food weekend, I could barely eat anything so I would steal off of others' plates. A fry here. A bite there.

I have learned that if you have sinus issues or a cold - fuck it, you aren't eating a thing.

After my first fill, I got into a fight with a stewed potato. It got stuck, and god I thought I was going to die. It felt like an ice cream headache in my back without the cold. Now I am scared of them. You stay faaaar away from me, mr potato!

A few people have been around me when I have gotten sick. Not SICK sick, but...'yeah, this sucks' sick. Me & Steph agree, the person sick gets reeeeally quiet. "You try your best to get that shit down!" Steph says. When Johnny & Amber were over here the other day, I got sick and had to do some 'adjusting'. Poor Johnny.

Thank goodness I have friends who are willing to eat the rest of my food. And Julie, who drank the rest of my diet dr pepper after I realized that I couldn't have it.

Second fill is tuesday. I kinda like where I am right now, but saline is a friend. The more you have, the faster you lose.