3 Weeks and Seeing Progress

Jul 15, 2013

Today is officially my three week mark.

I am back to work and have some noticeable progress!

I am fitting easily into a 22W, I was a 26W, I can walk 6 miles a day and not feel as if I am going to collapse after a mile. My head hunger is under better control. I don't even blink when I pass a fast food joint any more. I have learned small meals rather then a 3 sit down meals are okay and work better. I sleep better also! I was able to sleep on my back and it felt great, so good in fact I found myself smiling when I realized I was comfortable. My energy levels have skyrocketed, I can do more then one thing during the course of a day and not be worn out from it later. 

My diet is now advanced to soft foods for the next 4 weeks and it has helped TREMENDOUSLY in getting in my required protein as I can now have fish and chicken. I am getting to sit and eat the some of the same foods as my family now so that helps too. Tonight I am making chicken and dumplings with green peas. I get to eat the chicken and peas...no dumplings yet. 

The family is doing great with the diet changes as well, my daughter is loosing her little pot belly and my son is willing to try more foods now that he knows we are not going to be having macaroni or chicken nuggets every other night. My husband is trying to eat better as well and he is getting easily frustrated with the slow progress on the scale. I'm trying to get him to move more with me but this heat is horrible right now and isn't helping much to motivate him. We have been biking, he really enjoys that and so do the kids. 

So my navel site ITCHES real bad, I was looking at it and I think I see a stitch sticking out!!!. WTF?? I am going to leave it alone until my follow up unless it becomes an issue, I don't dare pull or cut it this soon after my procedure. The last thing I need is a open site to slow me down.

I posted pics for  3 week post op

I have lost a total of 34 pounds from my highest weight and about 20 from the surgical date. I am trying not to focus on the pounds and looking rather at the percentage overall but its hard when you have over 100 pounds to drop. BUT A LOSS IS A LOSS!!! And my lifestyle is changing for the better. 

woo hoo!!!

Loving life right now. 

Amy~

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