One month anniversary

Apr 23, 2010

 So... I'm one month down and have lost 9.5kg (21lbs) since surgery and 14.5kg (32lbs) since starting on the Optifast.  I think that's pretty good... and I seem to have moved past the 3 week stall.

It has been so far so good... no major issues at all.  I still struggle with the more solid protein, finely chopped meat, chicken and tuna... I can get tuna down but it is a little bit uncomfortable.  Beef and chicken really hurt.  So I now blend my mince finer, so it still has texture but isn't so lumpy.  Tuna seems to go a bit dry in my mouth as I chew, chew, chew.

I walk almost every day, I think I have only missed one day's walk and that was last Saturday.  Haven't done one today either (it's Saturday in New Zealand), and I have noticed that both Saturdays I have ended up feeling quite weak and short on energy by lunch time. I think it might be that I do my walk first thing in the morning and that gets my metabolism going... and hopefully burning fat for energy.  Without it, I might be running on empty... so I guess it is up early again tomorrow morning for another walk... no lying in on a Sunday morning for me!

Anyway, my face is getting thinner and my clothes looser...I'll have to get my husband to haul the suitcases with my 'thin'... or 'thinner' clothes upstairs for me.  But I don't think I am quite ready for size 18, but should be soon... maybe another 5 kgs or so.  I am so reluctant to buy any new clothes... will have to shrink into my old ones first.  I saw such lovely underwear today, silky and shades of mauve and purple... but the biggest size was 36in... I was wearing size 40 - 42in... I guess I will have to just wait a while and hope they don't sell out.  It's Elle MacPherson... so I don't know if I'll ever get there.  

Brilliant thing is no desire for sweets, chocolates or cakes.  I have had tastes of other people's cakes, about a teaspoon full at a time and could really appreciate the taste without wanting more.  I keep saying to my husband, "I'm not being a martyr, I just don't want any."  I also don't really mind people eating in front of me, which is good because eating should be a way to socialise, not something secretive that one does alone.... and it's spending time with friends and family that matter.  And considering how slowly I eat, spending TIME is something I'm getting good at.

I am looking forward to seeing my daughter who is studying at university in a fortnight's time.  She hasn't seen me since the day of the surgery... so hopefully she will notice a thinner mom!!

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