2 Weeks Out...

Feb 01, 2010

Well, surgery was exactly 2 weeks ago today.  My, it feels like it has been a LONG 2 weeks!  Of course, I don't remember much of the first week since I was in such a fog from the anesthesia.  I am not really in any pain... I stopped taking pain meds a day or two after leaving the hospital.  At this point, it's just a little bit of discomfort.  And, I'm still pretty swollen.

I've had good days and bad days.... some days I feel like I could cry at the drop of a hat, and other days I feel like I could conquer the world.  I think it's just the mixture of emotions that goes along with such a huge life change.  Today is a bit of a "down day"... I am a bit discouraged with the amount of weight that I've lost in 2 weeks and starting to fear that I might fail at this attempt at weight loss, just as I did with all the other methods in the past.  But, I need to just keep my chin up and remember that this is a process and it will work but it will take time.

The only other problem that I've had is with the protein... yuck!  And, that's probably part of why my weight loss has been slow.  I'm supposed to get 75 grams per day, and I'm usually lucky to get 40 grams in a day.  I keep trying different protein supplements and I hope I'll eventually find something that I like (wishful thinking, probably!).

Hoping for a "Week 3" without too many bumps in the road! 

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