Just a brief update.

Apr 09, 2010

I haven't weighed since Tues 6th April. Then I was 113.5kg (249.7lbs)... down 6.5kg (14.3lb) since surgery and 11.5kg(25.3lb) since I began Optifast.  I have decided only to weigh on anniversarys (weekly - Tuesdays and monthly - 23rd).

I have been exercising daily, the last 4 mornings I have woken up at 6am to do a 3.2km (2mi) brisk walk.

Eating has been going well, I try and focus on protein, but don't obsess. I am really looking forward to moving from a pureed to a soft food diet.  I did have some lasagne two nights ago... divided off about 1/6 of Peter's portion and tried to extract the meat from between the pasta layers and mainly eat that with some cheese sauce and well-chewed veg.  I survived.

The only area I am really struggling is with fluid intake.  I just don't manage to get 2l (64oz) water in, I manage about 1 - 1 1/2 litres... and I still don't really like plain water, although warm water is better than cold.  I add a little bit of diet cordial to water and that makes it more palatable, or I drink herbal tea.  Yesterday I tried a protein water, that wasn't too bad... but I don't really want to do that daily.  One it is expensive and two, more plastic to pollute the environment.

I am beginninng to notice it on my clothes.  A top (size 18) I stopped wearing after Christmas because it was too tight on my arms, is now loose on my arms... and I am fitting in to my size 20 jeans (stretch jeans... well most of my pants are stretch) again.  Typical pear shape, top smaller than bottom. 

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