3 week update

Jun 14, 2009

Tomorrow I go to my surgeon's office for my 3 week update.  I meet with my surgeon's nurse (surgeon's busy) at 2pm and then I meet with the Nutritionist at 2:30pm.  I know the nutritionist is probably going to harp at me about getting more protein in.  I really hate the taste of protein powders and, to be honest, we do NOT have the money to go out and buy a bunch of different ones.  Hell, putting gas in the car for the trip tomorrow is gonna cost something like $40 (better than the $80 is was a year or so ago).  It'll be about a 170 mile round-trip.  I'm glad to be going by myself though.  I really need a break from my husband! 

Tonight I consumed a can of tuna with miracle whip + mustard and 1/4 of a Flat-out whole wheat wrap.  I can feel that my pouch is full but I'm not in pain.  I had the "my throat is full" feeling but it's gone away now. 
I cheated and stepped on the scale this evening.  I was at 243 on my scale.  I'm going to weigh myself before leaving tomorrow and then see what their scale says.  That way I can figure out if ours is off or not.  Ben says it looks like my calves have gotten smaller and I think they might have.  My tummy definitely has and maybe my hips/thighs a little less than that.

I do have a few non-scale victories to report!
The other night I was wearing some jean shorts that fit *perfectly* before surgery. I stood up in the livingroom while my husband was sitting on the couch and said "watch". I then proceeded to pull my shorts off without unzipping or unbuttoning them! Woohoo!!

We were out geocaching (www.geocaching.com for more info) on Thursday 6/11 because we wanted to do something to celebrate our wedding anniversary (Woo, 4 years!). We were tracking down a 12-part multi-cache and my husband told me I had some dirt on my t-shirt by my stomach. I looked down but didn't see anything and then I realized I couldn't see my tummy by just looking down! I'm so used to being able to look down and see my tummy since it would stick out a little farther than my boobs. I had to move my boobs out of the way just to see my tummy!

Yeah, and my underwear is pissing me off - feels probably a size or two too large right now =\ but yay!   LOL 
I tried on my swimsuit today and a few tops I have that I haven't been able to wear for about a year.  Most of them fit!  A few need a couple more weeks and then I'll be able to wear them.

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