Week 5

Sep 06, 2010

So I am post-op a month now and this is how things are going:

*  I am now able to eat most foods according to my surgeon's plan.  Only thing I have to avoid (for 6 months) are steaks,
    popcorn, nuts, stringy veggies (celery, artichokes, corn) and for life the obvious (fried foods, foods made with white flour,
    sugary foods, etc.).
*  Exercising is getting easier.  I did skip 2 days in a row but I made it up with a nice walk around our neighborhood today.
*  I'm not as thirsty as I once was so getting adequate fluid intake is a bit harder now.
*  I have discovered protein bars!  Woo hoo....no more yucky powder.  I've only tried 2 but I am able to tolerate them well.
*  I have lost a total of 14 inches throughout my body!!
*  I was able to successfully swallow petite calcium pills (if I cut them in half first).
*  I still have not yet found a food that my pouch doesn't like.  Not sure if that is a good thing or bad thing.
*  I have really enjoyed finding WLS surgery recipes and cooking them.  I was always a grab fast food or snack my way
    through dinner kind of gal.  With all this home cooking, not only do I benefit from it, my family does too. 
*  Miralax has become my best friend.
*  I've lost 20 pounds since the day of my surgery.  I get a bit discouraged when I see that others have lost 40 pounds by 
    now but I know that everyone loses at a different rate.  Then I think...that's 5 pounds a week!  YES!!  :)

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