2 Week Post-Op Update

Jul 10, 2009

Hey Everybody:

I must admit, I have been terrible with the whole protein and liquid thing .  It is still very hard for me to force myslef to drink all of that milk.  My beneprotein arrived, but it is NASTY too!  I tell ya,  I am going to scream before it is all over.  I noticed that when I don't get my protein, I become very weak, lazy, and sometimes even cold.  Something has got to give.

So, yesterday was a day that I knew I had not had enough protein because of how my body felt...therefore, this morning for breakfast, I ate some grits and 1 hormel liitle sizzler sausage...it stayed down.  For lunch I ate some tuna (only 3 teasponns), and I felt a little better after about 30 min of eating lunch.  Throughout the day, I constantly sipped on lemon water.  This seems to be the only thing I want to drink now.  Crystal light has become the enemy!   And I can't find the sugar free Blue Bell Popsicles anywhere !    

On another note, I went to my two week post-op visit today and my nurse was livid that I ate tuna.  She says that I am not suppose to have that until week 6, but I did get some praise cause for two weeks out of surgery, I lost 15 lbs. 3 inches off my arms, thighs, and tummy and 2.5 inches off my waist.  I think if I would have been eating according to schedule and exercising more, I would have lost more.  But this is a process, so I am going to keep trying.

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