ONE MONTH DOWN

May 01, 2009

So its been a little over one month since my surgery.  I was back at work within a week and a half.  A little tired but generally okay.  Today Im able to eat more foods, soft vegetables, fish, canned fruit, beans, pasta (which I have not tried).    Over all its going well, no complications.  I had a couple of episodes of eating too much or too fast, which caused nausea and vomiting, on two occassions.  Usually not hungry physically, but starting to get that a physical feeling of hunger at times, within the past few days.   At recent check up my vitamin levels were excellent, I will continue with my regimin of three to four flinstones, B Complex, Sublingual B-12 and Calcium.  The hardest parts for me lately:  1.  Eating three meals a day at regular intervals.  2.  No caffeine 3.  No alcohol.   My doctor advised me to wait until at least three months before trying alcohol.   4.  Dining out:  Its difficult to go out with friends and eat nothing, or next to nothing, probably would be fine if I was not trying to hide weight loss surgery from co-workers.  5.  Following the drinking rules, i.e. no drinks one half hour before or one hour after a meal.  This is pretty much impossible to do all the time, though Im trying for most of the times.  I have lost 40LBS in one month.  My doctor says it is normal and the amount of weight loss goes by the percentage of weight loss not the pounds.  The weight loss has slowed down a lot, which can be discouraging at times.  Im trying not to weigh my self everyday and want to shoot for once a week.  So far so good. 

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