First Post!

Nov 21, 2010

So I don't have any friends on here yet, so I don't really know who I expect to read this, but here it goes anyway.

I am 12 days out from surgery today. I think I'm still trying to wrap my head around what I've done and what I'm going through. So far I've lost about 21 pounds. I don't know if that's more or less than the average, but I feel great about it. I'm walking at least a mile every day, trying to remember to eat, and trying not to go crazy in my apartment all day!

I'm starting to feel the post-surgery depression that my doctor told me is common, and blogging about it and hopefully making new friends on this website will help me combat that a little. It's been so long since I've made any friends I think I've forgotten how to. For the last couple of years I've pushed people away so much that I'm afraid I won't be able to get close anymore. I hope that's not true.

Anyway, I'm trying to be optimistic and just keep trucking. Thank God I'm off the clear liquid diet and am allowed to have soft foods now. I'm really enjoying experimenting with different flavors and textures and I've even been trying out different soy and tofu products! My fridge is jammed full of tupperware containers since I can't finish anything I make, and since I can only eat so much at a time, I want something different every meal. This morning I had cottage cheese and it tasted soooo amazing. In a few days I'm going to try making salmon (I freaking love salmon). Thanksgiving is going to be kind of a drag, but I read the article on the cover of the OH newsletter today and that really made me feel better about that.

I'm not really sure how to sign off a blog that nobody is gonna read, but that's about it for now. I'll try to keep this thing updated and going throughout my journey, if for nobody but myself. I'm excited and eager to get my life on track from here. I'm thinking about getting a tattoo to symbolize my fresh start. Is that cheesey? Oh well. 

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