chimeraboo
Day 12 Update
Feb 03, 2010
Nothing new. I missed my post-op appointment with my Dr. yesterday. I thought it was supposed to be on Friday. Maybe he was gonna say I could advance to purees early , but now I will never know so, one more day of full-liquids and then on to purees. I am already planning what I will be eating next week. MMMMM real food, just in puree form.
This week I can honestly say I have barely been hungry. As I sit here I am debating whether I really need to have some soup for dinner. I had a protein shake this morning (very tasty, I must say, and filling) and then I had to force myself to eat a cup of soup before work and that was like 10 hours ago, and now, since I am not hungry I am wondering if I should eat a little soup anyways to keep my metabolism going. I can hear my surgeon's voice telling me not to starve...but I'm NOT starving, because I'm not hungry. Should I eat if I'm not hungry? I dunno. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Tomorrow, after work, since it will be past midnite, I am going to puree some ham and cheese (no bread tho, don't need the carbs) with a little mayo and mustard and have that for dinner. I am excited! I got big high-protein plans for this puree week:
Pureed BBQ chicken
Pureed Crab with a splash of lemon juice and butter
Pureed Chicken Salad (I'm gonna use the leftover BBQ chicken, and then add in chopped green onion and red pepper, and maybe a dash of ranch dip)
Pureed Ham and Cheese
And a noodleless lasagna (who needs the noodles anyways? pasta is soo overrated!)
And if I need something sweet, a sugar free, crustless cheesecake.
All this sounds tasty, and yet my stomach is not even growling!
Maybe I can skip the soup, take a few sips of sugar-free lemonade and call it a nite. Then tomorrow I can just have my soup for lunch.
Laterz.
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This week I can honestly say I have barely been hungry. As I sit here I am debating whether I really need to have some soup for dinner. I had a protein shake this morning (very tasty, I must say, and filling) and then I had to force myself to eat a cup of soup before work and that was like 10 hours ago, and now, since I am not hungry I am wondering if I should eat a little soup anyways to keep my metabolism going. I can hear my surgeon's voice telling me not to starve...but I'm NOT starving, because I'm not hungry. Should I eat if I'm not hungry? I dunno. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Tomorrow, after work, since it will be past midnite, I am going to puree some ham and cheese (no bread tho, don't need the carbs) with a little mayo and mustard and have that for dinner. I am excited! I got big high-protein plans for this puree week:
Pureed BBQ chicken
Pureed Crab with a splash of lemon juice and butter
Pureed Chicken Salad (I'm gonna use the leftover BBQ chicken, and then add in chopped green onion and red pepper, and maybe a dash of ranch dip)
Pureed Ham and Cheese
And a noodleless lasagna (who needs the noodles anyways? pasta is soo overrated!)
And if I need something sweet, a sugar free, crustless cheesecake.
All this sounds tasty, and yet my stomach is not even growling!
Maybe I can skip the soup, take a few sips of sugar-free lemonade and call it a nite. Then tomorrow I can just have my soup for lunch.
Laterz.
Weight-loss, 10 days Out
Feb 01, 2010
I had surgery 10 days ago and so today I bought a scale and weighed myself and surprise surpise, I have lost 14lbs since my surgery!!! I was sooo elated. Now that I have a scale in my home I am going to start tracking my weightloss every 10 days or so. I do not want to become a slave to the scale so hopefully I will be able to stay off of it except once every 10 days. My diet is going pretty good. Soups are definitely getting me thru this week. I am unsure about having enough restriction though. I eat one cup of soup for lunch and one or two cups of soup for dinner. I don't want to gain any weight...but looking at the calories I am consuming much less than 1000 calories daily. I have done a little bit better with my water drinking but it is still such a chore! And right now I am neglecting my supplements. They are DISGUSTING! I know, bad bad me! I don't want to lose my hair, so I will pick it up next week when I move on to purees.
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Day 2, Full Liquids
Jan 30, 2010
Still not too bothered by this week's diet, although I really would love to make a smoothie but don't know how. I think I will try my hand at it tomorrow. I am uncertain how much I should be eating at this point. For lunch today I had a cup of tomato basil soup and then for dinner I had about a cup and a half of broccoli cheese soup without the broccoli. I wasn't really hungry for dinner but I thought I should eat so I did. I have only sipped about 24oz of water today, but nothing else. I don't know why I cannot manage to at least get my 48oz in! I have got to do better. I have also been neglecting to take all of my vitamins. My husband called himself being helpful and bought me the vitamins I needed, but he picked a disgusting flavor and now I am stuck for at least a month! I have to do right but dog gone it there are so many rules to think about! The one thing I did right today was that I did not eat any sugar. I tasted some SF pudding today. It wasn't as good as I had imagined. I won't complain because last wee pudding was the tastiest thing I could imagine for this week, but that sugar free stuff is not as good as I remember! I think its because Splenda is being used as the sweetner instead of Nutrasweet. Nutrasweet tastes like real sugar, Splenda does not. I also am hoping that I did not overeat today. I don't want to gain back any weight that I may have lost last week. My mind is still on food every once in awhile but I am trying to find outlets to fulfill me like food used to do. Right now I think hot showers are filling that void. Also, I am trying to throw more energy into cleaning, which I hate, but at least it is something productive, and it burns calories!! As far as following the rules go, I think I need to pick one rule at a time and focus on it for a week and hopefully before I know it each rule will become second nature. This week will be water. Hopefully tomorrow I will have a better report.
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Day 1 of Full Liquids
Jan 29, 2010
Well like I probably mentioned earlier, at the stroke of midnight on day 1 of full liquids I was ready to dig into some broccoli cheese soup. It was good going down, but it did not sit good on my stomach. I didn't puke or anything but my stomach was just very heavy. I think I ate too much.
Today I went grocery shopping for some foods for this week and I think I went overboard. I am in survival mode now. I want to make sure I have foods that I can eat and enjoy that still follow the rules. I tried to find some sugar-free plain yogurt but all of them had sugar so I settled for the lowest sugared yogurt there was. I have not eaten much today. I have mainly been forcing myself to sip water and then I did have a Hi-C orange drink for lunch (not good I know, since it has sugar) and also I had a hot chocolate before I went to work to help me stay up (also had sugar but I will be nipping this in the bud, I swear). Still having a hard time getting in all my water but I did better today. Then tonite when I got home from work I had about 1 cup (ok maybe a teeny bit more but not much) of Tomato Basil soup. It was pretty tasty, I've never had tomato basil soup before. I still really would like to have a grilled ham and cheese sandwich but I am satisfied with my diet thus far.
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Today I went grocery shopping for some foods for this week and I think I went overboard. I am in survival mode now. I want to make sure I have foods that I can eat and enjoy that still follow the rules. I tried to find some sugar-free plain yogurt but all of them had sugar so I settled for the lowest sugared yogurt there was. I have not eaten much today. I have mainly been forcing myself to sip water and then I did have a Hi-C orange drink for lunch (not good I know, since it has sugar) and also I had a hot chocolate before I went to work to help me stay up (also had sugar but I will be nipping this in the bud, I swear). Still having a hard time getting in all my water but I did better today. Then tonite when I got home from work I had about 1 cup (ok maybe a teeny bit more but not much) of Tomato Basil soup. It was pretty tasty, I've never had tomato basil soup before. I still really would like to have a grilled ham and cheese sandwich but I am satisfied with my diet thus far.
What Doesn't Kill You, DOES Make You Stronger
Jan 28, 2010
Okay so I am at the end of thelast day of the clear liquid diet. In 3 hours and 25 minutes I can have some creamy soup or some pudding or a smoothie!! I have to say today wasn't SO bad. I have been consciously sipping water, although still I have not gotten down as much as I am supposed to get down. I have not been hungry for the most part today although early this morning while I was still in bed, hunger pains were hitting my stomach, but I decided I'd rather sleep than eat. Then later this evening I was watching some cooking shows where they were making grilled ham and swiss cheese sandwiches mmmmm and my stomach started to growl (like it is as I am typing this). I wonder if there is a way to puree a ham and cheese sandwich....I know yall probably think I'm crazy but I'm gonna try that next week when I move to purees. Anyways I am amazed that I made it thru this week without genuinely cheating. I mean I had a few weak moments where I was licking the flavor off of chips but I never broke down and ate anything I shouldn't have. I was even thinking about eating some soup early...but I will be good and wait. Making it through this week shows me that I am committed and that I CAN do this. I have done a lot of complaining this week, but I am grateful for this band right now to help me lose weight (although part of me is nervous for when all the side-effects like vomiting and getting food stuck kicks in...lets pray nothing happens and that I learn from other peoples' mistakes.)
I was supposed to go back to work tonight and I was going to, but I realized that I am completely exhausted and I am not in good enough condition to force myself to stay awake all nite. I plan on getting plenty of rest tonite and tomorrow so I will be ready to go back tomorrow nite (but secretly I am hoping the snow storm forces them to cancel work and give us a paid night off!).
I am having a little bit of bowel issues and this is going to sound nasty but I am wondering if anyone else has experienced this (and is bold enough to admit it). Did you get diarrhea during the liquid diet phase? I have been dealing with this for 2 days now. It is one of the reasons I did not go back to work tonight. I have been trying to take in as much water as I can to prevent myself from being dehydrated, but this is the result. Maybe its all that sugar free stuff. If you look at some of the labels closely you will see that it says "Excess consumption may have a laxative effect." But I have not been consuming SF stuff excessively I have been sticking to water. Just wondering....
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I was supposed to go back to work tonight and I was going to, but I realized that I am completely exhausted and I am not in good enough condition to force myself to stay awake all nite. I plan on getting plenty of rest tonite and tomorrow so I will be ready to go back tomorrow nite (but secretly I am hoping the snow storm forces them to cancel work and give us a paid night off!).
I am having a little bit of bowel issues and this is going to sound nasty but I am wondering if anyone else has experienced this (and is bold enough to admit it). Did you get diarrhea during the liquid diet phase? I have been dealing with this for 2 days now. It is one of the reasons I did not go back to work tonight. I have been trying to take in as much water as I can to prevent myself from being dehydrated, but this is the result. Maybe its all that sugar free stuff. If you look at some of the labels closely you will see that it says "Excess consumption may have a laxative effect." But I have not been consuming SF stuff excessively I have been sticking to water. Just wondering....
Today Has Been A Good Day...
Jan 27, 2010
Day 6 of the clear liquid post-op diet. I woke up with no hunger, and I have not been hungry at all today, and all I have had is sips of water! Maybe I am overcoming this head-hunger? I dunno. I have a deep craving for a Subway sandwich and I don't even love Subway like that, but really and truly I am NOT hungry. My stomach was still jacked up with a bit of bowel issues (Too much info?) but I am doing great today. I have been feeling a little funny today, I think maybe I am dehydrated. I honestly have done very poorly with getting my water down it is a conscious effort that I am working on daily. I have been trying my best to sip every 10 minutes but I get busy and forget.
I joined a gym today. Hopefully in the next week or so I will be able to work out. I'm not sure how long after surgery I have to wait to work out but I am guessing it is wise to wait until after my post-op appointment. I also bought a blender today in preparation for next week's full liquid diet which starts on Friday. I think since I get off work so late tomorrow night, if I am hungry after work I will try some strained soup. I bought some clam chowder and some broccoli cheese so I could choose which one I want to try first. I also bought some low-sugar yogurt, although I need to be transitioning to complete sugar free, but I need to get some sweetner first. I don't care for splenda too much but nutrasweet is pretty close to sugar in my opinioin so I will get some of that and start experimenting with sugar-free smoothies. Today I am not taking this transition on an hour by hour basis probably because I only have a few hours today and all of tomorrow to worry about. I go back to work tomorrow night and that will really keep my mind off of eating because I have made it a policy a long time ago to never eat at work (it makes me sleepy). Well that is my daily update for now. If anyone else post op is reading this and is in their clear liquid diet phase let me assure you that indeed it does get more bearable when you are approaching the next week.
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I joined a gym today. Hopefully in the next week or so I will be able to work out. I'm not sure how long after surgery I have to wait to work out but I am guessing it is wise to wait until after my post-op appointment. I also bought a blender today in preparation for next week's full liquid diet which starts on Friday. I think since I get off work so late tomorrow night, if I am hungry after work I will try some strained soup. I bought some clam chowder and some broccoli cheese so I could choose which one I want to try first. I also bought some low-sugar yogurt, although I need to be transitioning to complete sugar free, but I need to get some sweetner first. I don't care for splenda too much but nutrasweet is pretty close to sugar in my opinioin so I will get some of that and start experimenting with sugar-free smoothies. Today I am not taking this transition on an hour by hour basis probably because I only have a few hours today and all of tomorrow to worry about. I go back to work tomorrow night and that will really keep my mind off of eating because I have made it a policy a long time ago to never eat at work (it makes me sleepy). Well that is my daily update for now. If anyone else post op is reading this and is in their clear liquid diet phase let me assure you that indeed it does get more bearable when you are approaching the next week.
Thank God for Small Victories, And Friends
Jan 26, 2010
So today was not HORRIBLE. Last night before I went to bed my hunger was bothering me so much that I decided to lick the flavor off of a few Doritos. Ugh! Why did I do that? It absolutely tore my stomach UP! I still think it is bothering my stomach. Right now I am absolutely disgusted by the thought of eating or even being near a Dorito or any other corn chip for that matter. I woke up this morning resolving that I would make a conscious attempt to keep myself hydrated today by sipping on water....but I failed. I don't even think I have gotten down 16 ozs today. My hunger has been bearable today for the most part, and I have managed to keep myself semi-busy today to keep my mind off of food. I took a couple of sips of Kool-Aid today to help ease the hunger pains.
Yesterday I was in dispair because of my hunger and I reached out to two of my friends who also have Lap Bands and they gave me the reassurance I need to get through the rest of this week. They both assured me that I will see a weightloss when I go back to the Dr. and that each week does get better. Later this evening I put on a pair of jeans to run to the store and lo and behold they were noticeably a bit looser. I thank God for this small victory because at least I know I am getting some results. It motivates me to hold out until this process gets a little bit better and more tolerable. My friends assured me that someday I will get to eat foods I like again, it just takes time, and while I always knew this, I am very grateful for reassurance.
I also have to say that I am a bit resentful toward my husband for being able to eat while I am starving. Tonite he got himself a cheeseburger deluxe combo with a Pepsi and then he had chicken nuggets from Chick-Fil-A (which I usually hate) and then a chili cheese dog from another local restaurant. This was all for dinner! He has always had an appetite for bad food, which I can't fault him for, and he is trying to get the RnY himself in a few weeks, but this really pissed me off. How about a little moderation in my presence so I don't have to feel so deprived? Am I wrong for this? I mean all food makes me hungry at this point, but this was just the worst! At least I was able to get a small lemonade and some honey mustard to lick on from Chick-Fil-A, that's something.
Anyways, I am still taking this clear liquid diet on an hour by hour basis, so I think for the most part I did good today. I am planning out my foods for next week, but my friend warned me I am not going to be able to eat as much as I think I am and some things might irritate my stomach. I hope not. I just want to feel satisfied. Only 1 day, 23 hours, and 53 minutes until I can have full liquids. I go back to work on Thursday so that will keep me distracted, BUT at 12AM on Friday I might be ready to dig into some strained clam chowder or broccoli cheese soup.
P.S. Another thing I am grateful for right now is that I just had a Jello about an hour ago and I am definitely feeling full!
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Yesterday I was in dispair because of my hunger and I reached out to two of my friends who also have Lap Bands and they gave me the reassurance I need to get through the rest of this week. They both assured me that I will see a weightloss when I go back to the Dr. and that each week does get better. Later this evening I put on a pair of jeans to run to the store and lo and behold they were noticeably a bit looser. I thank God for this small victory because at least I know I am getting some results. It motivates me to hold out until this process gets a little bit better and more tolerable. My friends assured me that someday I will get to eat foods I like again, it just takes time, and while I always knew this, I am very grateful for reassurance.
I also have to say that I am a bit resentful toward my husband for being able to eat while I am starving. Tonite he got himself a cheeseburger deluxe combo with a Pepsi and then he had chicken nuggets from Chick-Fil-A (which I usually hate) and then a chili cheese dog from another local restaurant. This was all for dinner! He has always had an appetite for bad food, which I can't fault him for, and he is trying to get the RnY himself in a few weeks, but this really pissed me off. How about a little moderation in my presence so I don't have to feel so deprived? Am I wrong for this? I mean all food makes me hungry at this point, but this was just the worst! At least I was able to get a small lemonade and some honey mustard to lick on from Chick-Fil-A, that's something.
Anyways, I am still taking this clear liquid diet on an hour by hour basis, so I think for the most part I did good today. I am planning out my foods for next week, but my friend warned me I am not going to be able to eat as much as I think I am and some things might irritate my stomach. I hope not. I just want to feel satisfied. Only 1 day, 23 hours, and 53 minutes until I can have full liquids. I go back to work on Thursday so that will keep me distracted, BUT at 12AM on Friday I might be ready to dig into some strained clam chowder or broccoli cheese soup.
P.S. Another thing I am grateful for right now is that I just had a Jello about an hour ago and I am definitely feeling full!
A Revelation
Jan 25, 2010
Okay this is day 4 of the clear liquid week and I am still going BANANAS (which ironically sounds quite tasty right about now). I have to say today has been better than the previous two days because I have been sipping water every 15 minutes and trying to keep myself busy to keep my mind off of my very real hunger. I did not really realize how hungry I was until my husband came home from work and started eating. I have been channelling my energy toward taking care of my son and cleaning and I even took a walk today! It wasn't a long walk but it's more activity than I normally do and I know I can do more. Plus my son really enjoyed the fresh air and the ride in the stroller so maybe I will resolve myself to doing that every day until I join the YMCA. I had a revelation today as I was doing laundry to keep my mind from thinking about my hunger: This first week is an exorcism of sorts, at least for me. It is helping me to recognize the food demons I never knew I had, and hopefully after this week I will be cleansed of many of my issues with food. I recognize now that I have a new appreciation for the healthy, protein rich food I once cringed at. Right now a salad sounds very tasty. A chicken breast with very little seasoning...mmmm. I would love love love a turkey sandwich, a bowl of tomato soup, cottage cheese...okay you get the point. I have a new respect for food not only as something tasty but as something that can sustain and fuel my body. A low carb diet sounds like an absolute cake-walk (no pun intended) right now. I am motivated to embrace this high protein, low carb diet and abide by the lap band rules and even get up and move, but I have to admit I am still counting down the hours until I can have some soup and pudding....3 days and 2 hours and counting. I better see at least a 5 lb weight loss at my post op visit on the 5th! I cannot be going through all these changes just to continue to see no results.
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Trying to Focus On Something Else
Jan 24, 2010
This liquid diet is driving crazy!! I am literally counting down the minutes until I can eat soup! Next week will be beautiful...pudding, creamy soups mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I might actually feel filled up enough to not want anything else! But this clear liquid diet is nearly unbearable. I am sick of fruity stuff and the sugar free does not help. I do not feel sustained at all, but at the same time I would rather resort to starvation than to attempt to sustain myself on unfilling food. Last night I was reduced to licking the spices off of a few potato chips before I realized this truly IS crazy, and I am not a crazy person. Before I went to bed last night I took a peek at my before pictures and they humbled me into committing myself to not sabotage myself in this very turbulent journey toward a healthier me. I have to take this on an hour by hour basis. If I did not have my son I would probably sleep through this week and move on to full liquids next week. Oh well, only 4 days, 4 hours and 52 minutes until I can have some pudding and soup mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. I can't wait...but I have to.
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Alive and Surviving
Jan 23, 2010
So I made it through surgery OK and I am home recovering. I thought it couldn't be more painful than getting my gall bladder out but it is!! It feels like I was hit in the gut with a steel bat. I hope this subsides soon. The liquid diet does not bother me too much even when people are eating food in my face. I can't wait to be on full liquids next week so I can have some creamy soup. I am just taking it day by day and counting down the days until the diet gets more fulfilling. That's all for now...Pics coming soon.
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Raleigh, NC
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10/10/2014
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Jul 30, 2008
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