Today 4 weeks ago I had Gastric by-pass  and Hiatial Hernia repair surgery.  They created a smaller stomach and rerouted to bypass some of the intestines.

Recovery has been relatively easy,  I’ve  not had much pain,  No nausea or vomiting. Until today.  I ate a little more than I typically would and it was not good.  I hurt so bad I was miserable.  I wonder if it was the water I drank,  I drank 30 oz of water before lunch.  I wasn’t really hungry,  at lunch, but I needed to eat something.

So, lesson learnt.  Sip water,  no gulping, continue to increase water daily but don’t over do it.

I have not weighed myself.  I may do so tomorrow and I’ll write a post.   My clothes feel loser,  Work pants are quite lose,  thank goodness I have a butt otherwise  my pants will  fall off.  My tops are lose and I know I”m losing inches.  I should have measured by body to see the total number of inches lost.   Perhaps with every 40lbs. I’ll save these work pants and do the overlap with smaller sizes.  That will show the truth.

People at work have mentioned I am thinner, which is a compliment as they see me everyday.

Tomorrow I start on what I call the Forever diet.  Why do I call it a diet, well simple this will be my way of eating for the rest of my life. Its all about portion control. water and protein.  As mentioned in a previous post,  protein is important.

Wednesday is the beginning of my new forever!!  I took the photo below last week at work.  I can see my dimples again.