Just shy of 6 weeks out

Aug 14, 2010

 I just got off the scale and discovered that I am no longer Morbidly Obese, I am just Obese. Who would have thought that being called "obese" would make me so happy? It's hard to believe it's only been 6 weeks since I had surgery. I feel great and my energy level is pretty high. I go to bed earlier than I used to, sleeping harder than I used to, but that's all a good thing. When I wake up in the morning, I'm ready to go for the day.

I am not doing great with my hydrating liquids, protein or supplements. I went back to work last Monday and didn't have a set schedule. I sat in meetings all morning and didn't eat my morning mini-meal. I would get caught up in what I was doing and not refill my drink container when it emptied. My supplements were all but forgotten. I'd remember late in the evening that I hadn't taken anything yet. 

Today is the start of a new week. School starts tomorrow. I am going to document everything that I eat and drink. Hopefully this will keep me a little more accountable as to what I am eating & drinking. Fortunately, I have a coworker who is 9 months post-op who keeps me accountable. She stays on me and reminds me to "sip, sip, sip" and "chew, chew, chew."

Apparently you can "chew, chew, chew" too much! At least that's what she told me - I was chewing too much. Maybe that's why I hated eating food so much . It took so long to eat one bite of food I didn't want to be bothered with it. I was so happy getting my protein via protein drinks, but apparently I'm not supposed to be getting 50g a day that way. I was fine with it, but I guess I'm supposed to be training myself to eat real food before I can eat a lot and eat poorly. Trying to learn to develop my habits now, so I can maintain my weight when I'm several years out. 

I went out to Michael's Dean Seafood Restaurant with my daughter and my parents last night. They all ordered their meals and I took a piece of all of their protein. My daughter had parmesan-crusted salmon, which was pretty good. My dad had some kind of white fish from the gulf coast. It was really moist. My mom had filet mignon and garlic mashed potatoes ... wow! My first "red meat" since surgery. It was wonderful. I walked away satisfied, but not stuffed. My mom said I was a cheap meal . It's nice being able to go out and eat a nice meal without having to actually buy anything. My budget can definitely handle by new pouch! Now to get the medical bills paid off so they aren't sitting over my head.

Will post in a couple of weeks. Until then......

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