Day 1 of the 5 Day Pouch Test and still alive!

So I 've made it thru day 1...almost. As you can imagine, I've spent most of the day PEEING!! Here's what I had today:

1 cookies n cream Pure Protein shake w/ 2% mile
1 can of Tomato Basil soup
1 chocolate mint, sugar-free jello pudding
1 raspberry, sugar-free jello
1 can of lentil soup
2 gallons of sugar-free various flavored drinks

No wonder I'm peeing all day! LOL!

In addition to being strict and following the plan, I also went to my gastric bypass surgeon's office: US Bariatrics (www.usbariatric.com). I went for a few reasons. First and foremost, I got a B12 shot. I use to get these once a month at support group. I haven't been to support group in several months, so I was long overdue. The B12 shots give me more energy...so that's a good thing. I also found out the date of the next support group, which is next Tuesday and I am going. I text my 2 wls buddies to see if they want to join me. Michelle can't make it, but Jenny will be joining me...yay! I also spoke with the nurse and nutritionist and they both gave me some good advice as to how to get back on plan. Additionally, I got weighed! Since I'll be going to support group next week, I can use this weigh in as a baseline. Oh and I also bought a few more protein shakes.

On my way out of the doctor's office, this older lady started asking me questions about my visit. Long story short, she is in the same predicament as I am. I told her bout the 5 day pouch test and about support group. We exchanged email addresses and she promised to go with me next week too. One of the most important parts of GBS is talking with other people who are having the same experience as us. Michelle and Jenny are great...but they aren't having the same issues as I am. They both have kept their weight off and have even had plastic surgery since losing the weight. So it's hard for them to relate to what I am going thru. I hope this new friend, Linda, comes to support and we can help each other!

After that I went to Publix to get the rest of my "supplies" for the week. First thing I did when I walked in was go to the bathroom! It wasn't THAT hard to food shopping on a day when I was only able to have liquids...but I will be sure not to do that again...wasn't the smartest move. I bought some more soup for tomorrow and a bunch more sugar-free jello and pudding. Most of what I bought is for days 3, 4 and 5. $70 later and I was on my way home...whew!

So now, it's 8:18 and I am a lil hungry...think I'll got have an ice pop that I made out of my sugar-free kool-aid!

L8R!
Deb