My progress as of 1-11-2010

Jan 11, 2010

Happy New Year to All

Not sure if I mentioned in my last update four weeks out of surgery (rny) I prepared my family's Thanksgiving feast.  I focused more on the actual preparation of the meal than eating it. In fact, as I am sure many of you will agree, after doing all that cooking, smelling all those aromas, lol I was full!  This was the first year ever that I baked pumpkin pie and from scratch even the crust, made two cream cheese pies, sweet potato casserole (got the best recipe off of Allrecipes.com...the stuff was to die for (no marshmallows were sacrificed in the making).  My turkey was picture perfect.. in fact I insisted on taking a picture of it,  was so pretty.  It looked just like on TV. I used Alton Brown's preparation technique and had brined the bird for 24 hours.

As my family sat down to the table,   I knew I would not be able to eat much but was surprised at how little I could actually eat. Using a small plate, served extremely small portions. Even less than I would serve my five year old grand daughter and was only able to eat half of what was on the plate.

By Christmas my daughter in law prepared an egg casserole dish which tasted delicious but my appetite is not what it was.. in fact.. I don't get hungry. I force myself to eat what I know  my body needs.  Am so concerned about getting the protein in,  once I do there is no room left in my stomach for anything else.
Not feeling cheated or deprived, thank God.

At almost 12 weeks out.. I am down to 209, 9 pounds from Onderland! I am feeling wonderful, have so much more energy than before. Actually went shopping at the mall, and after almost five hours my hubby who usually runs circles around me was pooping out ! I do have trouble sometimes getting in the recommended amount of protein and water but press on. My endocrinologist cut my insulin almost completely back, my blood pressure medicine was cut way back and he advised the more weight I continue to lose, most meds will probably be stopped.  I was thrilled to hear this.

258 when started two week pre-op liquid diet
248 one week later ate pre-op examination
240 morning of surgery
245 the next evening when I came home
209 on 1-9-10

yay  me!

I try not to get on the scale everyday as it fluctuates

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