Beginning Week #4

Aug 30, 2010

Here is what I have learned since my surgery:

*  Eggface is a Goddess.  I have been making so many recipes from her site and each one has been delectable.
*  Carbs work for me.  As soon as I added a complex carb to my daily plan, my hated stall broke.
*  I am determined to get my protein needs from food sources.  I tried About Time Mocha Mint and immediately gagged.
*  Constipation and the resulting impaction has been my worst complication so far.  Oh man, I don't wish that on anyone.
*  Still concerned over my ability to eat almost anything (albeit in tiny, tiny amounts).  I have yet to find a food that makes me sick or clog or anything else.  Course I have not introduced rice or pasta yet and plan to wait many months for that.  Those were the foods I still had trouble with last time and I can just imagine what they would do to me now.
*  I'm surprised that I have not yet had the urge to drink my beloved Diet Pepsi.  For too many years to count, it was the only thing I would drink.
*  I'm still pumped about exercising.  I only get about 30 minutes a day but it is a hell of a lot more than I got pre-surgery.
*  I have cravings every now and then but it never goes beyond that point.  We had cheesecake and carrot cake today at work and I was able to sit with the group while they gorged themselves on the yummy food and I was happy to just drink my ice water.
*  I have noticed though that I am finally starting to feel hunger.  I hope that does not lead me astray.

Here's looking to one month out!  Three days to go.  :)

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