1) Murray's prognosis

2) Dad and Paul getting chair lift installed at their house today

3) follow-up calls with dietician and surgeon today. I have to get away from the Gatorade Zero due to the sodium / electrolytes and the surgeon said that I should be walking 10,000 steps a day (OMG!) Good to hear it though - I knew I had to do both but to hear them stressing it makes it all the more "real"

4) work is getting carpets fumigated tonight -- they "thought" there were bedbuds but testing showed negative but they decided to go through with the fumigation nonetheless

5) moving onto "soft foods" now -- I can have watermelon! I have to ensure I chew all food to the consistency of applesauce

Both dietician and surgeon told me not to worry about the # lost right now -- by 6 weeks is the "real" test for losing. Surgeon said most weight loss happens in 6 weeks to 6 months