So far, so good...
Current mood: optimistic
So it's been two weeks since my surgery and things are going great.
Up until yesterday I had been losing 1-3 pounds a day religiously. I started my monthly cycle and that could very well be the reason the scales stopped yesterday. Yesterday and today the scales didn't move one way or the other. I presume I am retaining water and everything will get back on track within the week. What an awesome feeling it was to get on there everyday and see it going further and further down, instead of up! I have lost 26 pounds in 15 days and I have 87 more to get to MY goal and 100 more to get to my SURGEONS VERY OPTIMISTIC (quite possibly unattainable- since I am so tall) goal.
Up until yesterday I could only eat "full and clear liquids" which consisted of things like:
Protein drinks
Tomato juice
Oatmeal
Pudding
Yogurt
Jello
Sugarfree drinks
Gatoraid
Sugarfree popsicles
Broth
Decaff Coffee
Milk
Carnation Instant Breakfast
Cottage cheese
Mashed potatoes
Strained soups
Now I am finally able to add some:
Pureed soups, vegetables, meats, refried beans, applesauce, really ripe bananas, canned fruit.
After this week I will be able to add more cheeses, meats, deli meats, and such.
Lately my meals look like:
Breakfast: 1/2 packet oatmeal
Snack: 6 oz V8
Lunch: 4 pineapple chunks or 2 oz. applesauce, mashed potatoes or refried beans
Snack: 6 oz milk, sometimes a slight amount of peanut butter
Dinner: few bites of chicken chewed and chewed and chewed, a pinch of shredded cheese
Snack: sf popsicle
I never knew I could survive on so little LOL
The pain is getting so much better and I am able to do so much more. Each day I try to get in some sort of activity whether it be cleaning house, walking or riding the bike. Soon enough I will be able to get on the Wii on a regular basis.
Emotions are my biggest problem right now. I am always surrounded by people who can eat 'normally' and I never will again. I no longer get ANY satistaction from food. Food is now simply fuel for me. I doesn't even taste good, but I know I cannot live without it so I do what I have to do.I have been having a lot of feelings of 'did I do the right thing?' and 'I hope skinny and healthy is worth it'. It's very heartwrenching to have your best friend taken away and replaced with crap. I have FAR more issues with food than I thought and should have focused more on this prior to surgery. Perhaps my mind would wrap around this new lifestyle. I still believe that I needed the surgery. There will be a day that I will be completely content with this whole concept; today, is however- not the day. It's too soon, the umpteen million changes are just too fresh.
My advice to people interested in the surgery is please! research! learn about you and figure out your ties to food, first. There are serveral surgeries, too. Not just the gastric bypass and the lap band. Find the one right for you. There are many caring, lovely people on www.obesityhelp.com for ANY question under the sun.
I am no longer on my LONG list of medications for
Diabetes
High Blood Pressure
High Cholesterol
Acid Reflux (heartburn)
Etc.
Well... I am on a sliding scale insulin for my diabetes. If my sugar is ever over 150 I have to give myself a few units according to how high it is. I have only had to give myself a few shots since I left the hospital. I am hoping and both my surgeon and family doctors think that I will be off insulin and be considered non-diabetic in no time!
OH!!! And more good news! Doug is down over 17 pounds too!!!
So it's been two weeks since my surgery and things are going great.
Up until yesterday I had been losing 1-3 pounds a day religiously. I started my monthly cycle and that could very well be the reason the scales stopped yesterday. Yesterday and today the scales didn't move one way or the other. I presume I am retaining water and everything will get back on track within the week. What an awesome feeling it was to get on there everyday and see it going further and further down, instead of up! I have lost 26 pounds in 15 days and I have 87 more to get to MY goal and 100 more to get to my SURGEONS VERY OPTIMISTIC (quite possibly unattainable- since I am so tall) goal.
Up until yesterday I could only eat "full and clear liquids" which consisted of things like:
Protein drinks
Tomato juice
Oatmeal
Pudding
Yogurt
Jello
Sugarfree drinks
Gatoraid
Sugarfree popsicles
Broth
Decaff Coffee
Milk
Carnation Instant Breakfast
Cottage cheese
Mashed potatoes
Strained soups
Now I am finally able to add some:
Pureed soups, vegetables, meats, refried beans, applesauce, really ripe bananas, canned fruit.
After this week I will be able to add more cheeses, meats, deli meats, and such.
Lately my meals look like:
Breakfast: 1/2 packet oatmeal
Snack: 6 oz V8
Lunch: 4 pineapple chunks or 2 oz. applesauce, mashed potatoes or refried beans
Snack: 6 oz milk, sometimes a slight amount of peanut butter
Dinner: few bites of chicken chewed and chewed and chewed, a pinch of shredded cheese
Snack: sf popsicle
I never knew I could survive on so little LOL
The pain is getting so much better and I am able to do so much more. Each day I try to get in some sort of activity whether it be cleaning house, walking or riding the bike. Soon enough I will be able to get on the Wii on a regular basis.
Emotions are my biggest problem right now. I am always surrounded by people who can eat 'normally' and I never will again. I no longer get ANY satistaction from food. Food is now simply fuel for me. I doesn't even taste good, but I know I cannot live without it so I do what I have to do.I have been having a lot of feelings of 'did I do the right thing?' and 'I hope skinny and healthy is worth it'. It's very heartwrenching to have your best friend taken away and replaced with crap. I have FAR more issues with food than I thought and should have focused more on this prior to surgery. Perhaps my mind would wrap around this new lifestyle. I still believe that I needed the surgery. There will be a day that I will be completely content with this whole concept; today, is however- not the day. It's too soon, the umpteen million changes are just too fresh.
My advice to people interested in the surgery is please! research! learn about you and figure out your ties to food, first. There are serveral surgeries, too. Not just the gastric bypass and the lap band. Find the one right for you. There are many caring, lovely people on www.obesityhelp.com for ANY question under the sun.
I am no longer on my LONG list of medications for
Diabetes
High Blood Pressure
High Cholesterol
Acid Reflux (heartburn)
Etc.
Well... I am on a sliding scale insulin for my diabetes. If my sugar is ever over 150 I have to give myself a few units according to how high it is. I have only had to give myself a few shots since I left the hospital. I am hoping and both my surgeon and family doctors think that I will be off insulin and be considered non-diabetic in no time!
OH!!! And more good news! Doug is down over 17 pounds too!!!
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