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Apollo Overstich - nearing the end of week 2
Nov 22, 2015
Hard to believe it's been almost two weeks since I've had my procedure! Normally, I weigh in every Monday. On the 16th, I wasn't going to thinking that I'd just had the procedure 5 days ago. But then, for fun, I decided to weigh in.
I have a nice Weight Watchers scale. I knew from my experience on the 11th, my scale was reading the same as what was at Evanston Hospital where I had my procedure done. At any rate, I'm fairly confident now my scale is accurate.
I weighed in 3 times on the 16th. And per my scale, I'd lost SIXTEEN pounds. Most likely water weight but WOW was I surprised!
Was doing the liquids but finding myself VERY hungry. I have a new dietitian (I'll meet her for the first time on 12/17), and we talked on the phone last Thursday. I told her my frustration with being hungry, and nauseated. I explained how I'm dealing with severe Vitamin D deficiency as well as extremely low iron and iron storage levels in my blood. I mentioned I'd been diagnosed with Hashimoto's in 2014. And that my PCP is evaluating me for possible Celiac (or gluten insentitivity at the least). In other words, I'm a problem patient. Laugh
Kimberly, (that's her name) was great to talk to. She had me tweak my plan to include more protein rich foods. I incorporated cottage cheese, chilli, and refried beans. Plus greek yogurt, and Gerber baby food (because it's fortified with iron). It's helped a LOT. My calorie intake averages about 750 a day, but I've had two days of nearly 1000 calories and I'm worried about that!
I try and work out at least 4-5 days a week. Either walking (my favorite) or my recumbent stationery bike. For at least 40 minutes (or about 1.5 miles). Keeping in mind, I'm still recovering too from 2 stress fractures to my right foot (been out of the walking boot coming up on 3 weeks now!).
I'll weigh in tomorrow and update accordingly. This Wednesday, I adjust my eating plan. Basically, it'll be what I'm eating now with a few other things!
