6-2-10 - I'm Back at Work!

Jun 02, 2010

I started work on Tuesday - that was weird.  After not going for 2 weeks I was almost afraid to go back.  It felt so weird getting there and going into a meeting and just sitting there thinking "2 weeks ago I was in the hospital and now I'm sitting in this conferece room like nothing happened".  I don't look much different.  The people that don't know can't tell anything is different.  The ones that know say my face looks a bit thinner but 20 pounds on an almost 300 pound woman doesn't make much of a difference.

I am frustrated about the weight loss - I don't understand how I could be eating just liquids and not losing more weight by now.  It's very hard to get on scale and see it stuck on 277 - but I know I'm not going to be the only person in the world who has this surgery and doesn't lose weight - so I am going to be patient and think happy thoughts and hopefully the weight will come off soon...

I keep wanting to get on my treadmill but I get home and I'm so tired...  I guess it's all mind over matter, I have to get more active.  I am soooooo lazy.  Next week I go back to the nutritionist but it doesn't look like my diet is going to change much.   After 3 weeks you can incorporate pureed foods but that sounds a lot like liquid solids - UGH!!!

I am now sleeping on my bed, no more recliner chair and all the tapes have come off my wounds.  It looks like the little bit of damage that is there now might disappear - yay!!!  I am taking that protein liquid - OMG that stuff is AWFUL!!!  I keep thinking I will eventually get used to it but the longer I take it the worse it tastes - YUCK!!!  I chase it down with a little apple juice to get the taste out of my mouth - it's awful but I am doing it!!!

Hope anyone reading this is doing well and losing weight!!  I will post again soon!  In the meantime, feel free to send me an email if you have any questions or want to know anything about the surgery!

0 Comments