On the mend...again!

Feb 17, 2010

Surgery was 3 weeks ago yesterday.  It already seems like its been forever ago.  I started to feel better as soon as I got real food in me and then 2 days later I got an upper respiratory infection (compliments of my mother) which had me under the weather for a good week to 10 days.  I still have the cough hanging on but am finally on the mend and feeling better.

During that time it was all I could do to force myself to eat and get my liquids in.  I slept alot.  I did not walk at all during that time but i'm getting back into the groove now.  Need to have an exercise program if I want to lose and maintain my weight loss.  My weight loss is 26 pounds total, 12 since surgery.  I have about 60 more to go.

I have been fortunate that thus far there has been nothing I've eaten that has not agreed with me as is apparently common for many folks.  Looking forward to when I have room for more than protein...right now that is all I eat but that said, I'm managing to get my 70 grams in without protein shakes.

We went out for our 6th anniversary on Saturday night to Mitchell's Fish Market.  What a treat.  They had a Valentines special which was a 4 ounce lobster tail (probably 3 ounces of meat after the shell) and a shrimp and lobster cake.  I got that and ate about half of each.  I didn't have any of the scallion mashed potatoes or the corn saute.  I felt like I was in heaven. It all tasted so good and the little I had was enough to leave me satisfied and pleased with dinner.  

I return to work on Monday March 8th so I have just under 3 weeks left.  I am still napping every day between the fatigue from the surgery and being sick but hopefully by the time March 8th rolls around I will have found my energy again.  

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