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Three Weeks Out
Jul 02, 2011
Well, I made it to the 3 week mark. I feel absolutely fine. I went into the office this week for one morning, and boy was I exhausted afterward. I realized that although I feel great, I am not ready just yet. one more week off! Yay. I am happy to delay the inevitable for one more week.Weight loss as certainly slowed down this week. I was loving the 1 pound a day loss, but that stopped completely. I have lost about 2 pounds all week, totalling a 27 pound weight loss since my pre op appointment. I have already bagged up my size 20 clothes and sent them off to the Salvation Army. I never want to see them again. I am into some size 18, but mostly size 16 clothes right now. I bought 3 items from my local "overweight ladies" store yesterday because they were marked down to $10. I figure that since they were a size X (down from 2X), that I would eventually fit into them. I cam home and tried them on, and low and behold, they fit. That was a surprise. I will have to figure out what clothes I have that work for the office soon. I haven't even begun to look at my dress pants yet. I know that I have at least 5 pairs of pants that are size 20 so I will get rid of those. In the meantime, I picked up 2 pairs of size 16 ladies pants, but that is not enough. Oh well, if this is my only problem, I LOVE IT!
Technically, I am still supposed to be on a full fluid diet, but I am trying a few things new, purreed of course. Last night I had mashed potatos - it felt good to eat the same food as my family. I also had some purreed turkey soup the other day. I have not had any problems digesting anything at all. I have had no dumping, no intolerance etc. howeer, I haven't tried anything solid yet, so I am sure that can change.
This week I see my surgeon and internist. Next week (the 11th), I see my nutritionist. I am hopeful that I will keep losing, perhaps a little faster? I know that these things take time, but I can't help being a little impatient with the weight loss.
Let me just say, it is wonderful to be on the "other side" after spening 1 1/2 years in queue for this surgery. Life is just better, and moving forward.
Cheers!