The 1st month was BRUTAL. It was a lot of trying to get to get used to all the changes. My pouch is smaller. A LOT smaller. I only holds about 4 oz total. If you put 2 medicine cups together (the ones you get on the top of your cough medicine) opening to opening, that is how much I eat. Vastly different than what I have been used to the span of my life so far. For a while I didn't get the feeling of "hunger" or being full. So if I ate too much--even one bite too many--it will come right back up. Not the heaving that most people have when they are throwing up, more like when a baby spits up. Just comes back up. Not the most fun after eating. I really have to be careful when eating. The other thing I have to get used to is texture of food. I wasn't usually one for having texture issues with food, BUT I AM NOW! No eggs, dry chicken, ground meats, deli meats.... things like that. So I am still quite limited on what I can eat. It will get better as time goes on. I don't drink for about 20 minutes before or after eating. Have to have room in my tummy for what I am eating. Just really watching what I am eating. :)
About 2 weeks ago, I was finally able to eat fresh veggies. I cannot tell you how amazing that day was. You try eating cooked mushy vegetables for 3 months. Then tell me how much you miss tomatoes and cucumbers.
But after all that.... I have lost--as of today--56 lbs. What!? so crazy. But I am absolutely thrilled!! I will buy pants to fit into, and they will be too big in 3 weeks. Thankfully, tops are okay to wear big. Even my shoes are getting too big. Not in length, but my feet must have been wider. I am wearing rings and bracelets that have been too small for years. It is just really an amazing feeling.
I know what you are thinking--desserts. That is when you find out that the Cheesecake Factory has a low carb sugar free Cheesecake. And this is when you realize that everything is right in the word and that the no sugar thing might just be okay.
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