One Month Out...22 Pounds Down

Jul 01, 2011

Whew. I know my journey has really only just begun, but it feels good to be at the one month mark. I've had a pretty smooth ride so far with no major complications and no food issues.

I've had the foamies, I had something feel stuck, but I have not thrown up. All my issues came from eating too much too fast. I have to continue to work on that.

The hardest part to this has been not drinking while I eat. I'm a thirsty girl. Always have been. I would easily guzzle down a 20oz drink with my meals. Now it's torture to not drink anything 30 minutes either side of my meals. I wake up in the AM and I want to suck down a glass of OJ, but a) no OJ allowed and b) I have to eat first so I cannot drink. I feel parched! And it feels like my food sits stuck in my esophogus because I can't wash it down. Ugh.

I went through the dreaded early stall and it lasted two weeks: Day 16 - Day 29. It was torture. I make this HUGE commitment and rearrange my guts and the scale doesn't move?!? Annoying, to say the least. And I know all the physiology behind it (see my last blog) and I know I shouldn't step on the scale daily, but whatever. Show me any newbie that isn't obsessed with the scale. All the vets are the first to crow about avoiding the scale, but if they were to dig back into their memories, I'm sure they were once there too. Easier said then done when you're in this stage.

I'm on soft foods for the next two weeks and then I start a regular diet, but I can't imagine it being too different just yet. I am eating burger and chicken and whole grain bread occasionally already, and I will not be ready to attempt steak anytime soon, so I don't anticipate a big transition.

I'm just glad to be at the point where the weight loss is noticable both outwardly and inwardly. (Are those words?) People are noticing and I feel better physically. My knees don't hurt anymore and my feet are not swelling every day. My previously most comfy pair of shoes for work are now too big to wear. They slide off. My 22's are loose and I can fit into my 20's.

Hooray for RNY!

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