3 Weeks post-op

Apr 06, 2013

As of today (3 weeks and 2 days post-op) I have lost 23 pounds since surgery and a total of 61 pounds since January 2013.  I started pureed foods and was honestly terrified to take the first bite.  I had the food sitting in front of me for several minutes as I cried.  I wasn't sure what was going to happen.  I found this incredibly ironic that I was afraid to eat.  I didn't get to my weight by being afraid to eat.  I was in unfamiliar territory.  Everything had been going so well until this point I felt that something had to go wrong and maybe it would be that I couldn't eat.  I had been on a 3 week liquid diet and was able to tolerate everything so far.  I had a great recovery, very little pain, no nausea, no trouble drinking, excellent weight-loss etc... I guess I was expecting that something would go wrong.  Maybe its because of my past.  I've not always had it easy and started to expect that when things are going well something will happen to change that. 

I was excited to be able to get back into the pool this week, start my pureed food and to be able to start taking my vitamins again.  I didn't think I would make it to this point but I did!  One big hurdle down.  Next week I start regular food! 

This journey has been interesting so far.  I'm sure I will run into more bumps in the road but I know I will be able to pull it together and get through.  In case I forget how the early part of my journey was here's  a reminder:

Typical Menu

Breakfast:  protein drink

Lunch: 2 TBSP cottage cheese, 1 TBSP natural applesauce

Dinner: 2 TBSP tuna with lite miracle whip, 1 TBSP cream of wheat with added unflavored protein powder 

Liquids:  about 50-60 ounces (struggling to get all liquids in since adding food)

Vitamins:  chewable multivitamin, sublingual biotin,  and a sublingual B12.  I'm adding new ones, one at a time to not upset my tummy.

Exercise:  Walking, or water exercise 3-4 days a week 30-45 minutes each time.

Post-op Weight Loss: 

Week 1:   6 pounds

Week 2:  9 pounds

Week 3:  7 pounds 

Pre-op Weight Loss:  38 pounds

Total Weight Loss:  60 pounds

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