Two Weeks Down

Aug 16, 2010

Welp, I am now two weeks out and this is what I have learned in the last week:

*  I'm very grateful to be eating some sort of real food now instead of pureed starting today.
*  I am even more grateful that I am still never hungry and basically have to force myself to eat  
    (this is still completely amazing to me).
*  Crystal Light is actually yummy.  Go pink lemonade.
*  Protein shakes are still gross.  I ordered some sample packs this week so hopefully I will find
    something soon that is palatable to me.
*  My energy is slowly coming back.  I walked a mile today at lunch and did OK (course I walked
    pretty slow).
*  Standing up too quickly from laying down almost always leads to dizziness right now.
*  Still pretty thirsty all the time so my MD cut down on my "no liquids for 30 minutes before
     eating" restriction so I could get more food in.  Now I just have to wait for 10 minutes.
*  I'm finding it difficult to eat all of my snacks.  I have no desire to eat and rather drink.  I'm only
    pulling in about 40-45g protein a day so far and know I need to do better.  I just can't stand
    those protein drinks.  :)
*  Even half tablets get stuck going down.  I have resorted to crushing my iron pills and mixing
    them in with my meals.  Ick!
*  Was able to do Wendy's chili today.  It felt so decadent.

Now onward!  Looking forward to what this upcoming week brings me.

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