cinaflower
16 days since surgery
Aug 13, 2011
It's so exciting to see myself just melt away. It's not over night but it's obvious in little ways. One day I just noticed that my face and neck looked thinner. Then one day my husband hugged me and he was like, wow- you're smaller! Another day I was standing up talking to my kids in the living room and my youngest shouted, Mom, you're getting skinny! haha- And today I am comfortably wearing a pair of shorts that I could barely button 3 weeks ago. NICE, FREAKING NICE!!!!!
I haven't been in pain ever, at the worst I was uncomfortable and it's all about the gas and the digestive system!!!!! My incisions or maybe it's just my stomach muscles healing where they inserted the instruments- are occaisionally sore or twinge or there's just a little something there telling me I'm still healing- especially when I twist and turn and try to lift anything that's remotely heavy. (I'm not supposed to lift over 8 pounds- and it really does matter)
The pounds have not come off quite like I expected- I've lost 22 overall, 15 since surgery. It goes back and forth too- when I add new foods I go up a day or two- if I don't poop it goes up and down when I do- so it's just fluids and "stuff" and I'm not stressing about the pounds. I'm losing that's all that matters and I feel good. I still get tired and since last week was my first week back to work I've been taking naps after work- I even fell asleep on the couch yesterday which I never do. I have more energy in general but do get pooped out if I do a lot.
The food is getting better. I got to add milk products this last week- which wasn't that great because there aren't that many yogurts without sugar and I couldn't find any good low fat no sugar frozen yogurt, which I wanted. But it's all good. Last night I got to have mashed sweet potatoes- 1/4 of a cup made me full. Really, about 5 bites of anything non-liquid is about all I can handle before I just get this uncomfortable pressure right below my bra line- soup even does it. The first time I got to have applesauce I was all excited but it wasn't that good without sugar honestly- and I couldn't even finish the little container- and the next day I tried some sugar free pudding mousse- it was so tasty and when I realized I couldn't finish that little container I yelled out- oh give me a freaking break and my husband started laughing- really 4 or 5 bites- unless I eat it really really slow- is all I can handle at once.
Yesterday, I didn't get all my fluids or protein in because I was at work and just busy all day. But this is what I ate: protein fruit drink, strawberry protein drink mixed with packet of vanilla shake mix and it wasn't bad- didn't finish because it got hot in the car- some fuze tropical punch, some V8 garden broccoli soup, sugar free pudding, sweet potato mushed, pudding, protein drink. I forgot to take all my vitamins-so today I will do it better and keep track and try to stay more organized and I'm going to start walking and doing some strength training/calisthenics with 2# weights. I'm feeling good about all of it!!!
