today weigh in, total 366.8. the morning of surgery I stepped on the same scale at 403.  Thats 36.2 pounds in 21 days. average 1.6 pounds per day. however as of late im averaging about .9 pounds per day. 

okay, it wasnt a full week. 4 of 5 days, but I wanted a short week to see how things went. It went WELL!. I must admit, day 1 and 2 I didnt have my legs under me. I sell phones so I am on the salesfloor walking and standing and I didnt have my legs under me. It felt as if I was on day 24 in a row, no days off. But After day 3 it got better. I did notice something... a small NSV...

My car alarm arms 45 seconds after I leave the car. I always forget to arm it so I did that to make sure my car was always locked and armed. Before surgery, I would be able to get half way to the front door of my work. The last two days, I noticed that I was able to get 3/4, almost 7/8 of the way there before the car alarm armed. YAY! so I am already seeing a physical improvement. I am walking faster (or striding farther on each step). In any case I decided to try my 50# lighter frame on a walk, uphill, in a neighboring subdivision. I was able to make the whole loop in about 45 minutes. Previously, because of hip pain and need for rest, It took about an hour for the same loop.

Thats a 15 min improvement folks!
 

 I am a "results not typical" person. My physician looked at my chart and had me jump on the scale again to make sure and used the words "You are definitely losing faster than most of my patients at this point) . 7 days after surgery I had lost 20 pounds. Just 3 weeks earlier I started liquid diet 40# heavier. Since that point I have averaged over a pound a day (1.1 lbs) like clockwork. That was confirmed with my PMD whom has me coming in for weekly visits and bloodtests for a hereditary potassium wasting issue I have. In one week I lost 7.9 pounds on his scale.

Oh, and his scale weighs me in less than my scale does! ha! 
 

although I can physically work, and have been able to for at least a week, I am going back on friday. So I am taking the next two days off rather easy. Well, doing laundry, getting my work clothes fit tested etc etc. I tried on my work pants. As gross as this sounds, I didnt wash them yet from when I took them off the night before surgery. I didnt even take the belt off. It just got thrown in the basket as is. So this morning after weigh in, I tried em on. Didnt even have to unbutton them, or unbuckle the belt. It just slipped on.

Now, this size pants was already cinched down because I lost 20 pounds pre op,. so now 26 pounds post op it looks like I need to cinch it up again. I am hoping that with a shirt tucked in I wont have to. I don't want it too tight. My lap wounds are still healing. Well, mostly. The two belly wounds are closed. I sm not worried......ah work emergency. too be continued..... 

I spent a great deal of time weighing myself on every single scale I could find. With and without clothes. Considering I prepped for this surgery for months, I have 4 sets of identical clothing. I certainly hope I can fit my old clothes when I go back to work this friday!

Anyway, onto scales.  I went to three different stores and stepped on the scales and  I  spun past the hospital and stepped on their scale. On my way back I stepped onto my MD's scale and then home to my scale.  Results:

Store 1. 383
store 2 374.4
Store 3 394!!!! (bastards! im never shopping there)
Hospital Scale 378.4
Drs scale 377.5
home scale 379.00


What did this tell me? YMMV. Your Mileage May Vary. I think I will continue to use my dr's ofc scale as my offical weigh ins, but use my home scale for blogging purposes.