Windi
Week 5
Sep 06, 2010
So I am post-op a month now and this is how things are going:* I am now able to eat most foods according to my surgeon's plan. Only thing I have to avoid (for 6 months) are steaks,
popcorn, nuts, stringy veggies (celery, artichokes, corn) and for life the obvious (fried foods, foods made with white flour,
sugary foods, etc.).
* Exercising is getting easier. I did skip 2 days in a row but I made it up with a nice walk around our neighborhood today.
* I'm not as thirsty as I once was so getting adequate fluid intake is a bit harder now.
* I have discovered protein bars! Woo hoo....no more yucky powder. I've only tried 2 but I am able to tolerate them well.
* I have lost a total of 14 inches throughout my body!!
* I was able to successfully swallow petite calcium pills (if I cut them in half first).
* I still have not yet found a food that my pouch doesn't like. Not sure if that is a good thing or bad thing.
* I have really enjoyed finding WLS surgery recipes and cooking them. I was always a grab fast food or snack my way
through dinner kind of gal. With all this home cooking, not only do I benefit from it, my family does too.
* Miralax has become my best friend.
* I've lost 20 pounds since the day of my surgery. I get a bit discouraged when I see that others have lost 40 pounds by
now but I know that everyone loses at a different rate. Then I think...that's 5 pounds a week! YES!! :)
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About Me
Sparks, NV
Location
32.8
BMI
Surgery
08/02/2010
Surgery Date
Aug 08, 2010
Member Since