Week One

Sep 18, 2011

Stepped on the scale this morning...233.2 down from 246.0 last Monday.  13 lbs. in one week?  How is that even possible?!!  I can definitely tell though, perhaps not in appearance, but just in how my clothes feel on me.

Since coming home from the hospital, I've found it to be not so hard.  I'm not getting in the full 64 oz. yet, but every day I'm able to get in more.  Likewise with the protein shake.  My doctor wants one shake daily until Wednesday and then two a day.  Yesterday was the first day I could get down an entire shake (and it took forever) but it is definitely getting easier and easier.  I also found some cream-style soups at Whole Foods in various flavors (potato leek, tomato, butternut squash, mushroom, etc) which I'm diluting in half with skim milk and having a little at lunch or dinner (like, maybe 3 oz.) because I am heartily sick of sweet taste.  Also found that tea and popcicles seem to go down the easiest of all. 

Energy is not too bad.  Yesterday I went to the grocery and butcher with my husband, straightened up the house (minus heavy lifting and laundry),and cooked dinner for my family. I'm thinking that today perhaps I'll get my friend across the street to go for a walk.

Lastly, my dear dear aunt who raised my father (he was orphaned as a young child) called me yesterday to check on me and told me she's sending me $1,000 to buy clothes!  So typical of her usual generosity!  No need for anythinig now, but it will definitely come in handy another 30 lbs down the road! 

Woo hoo!!

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