Almost 3 weeks post-op...scales are slow!

Jul 11, 2010

Well, here I am, it will be three weeks tomorrow since my surgery.  I survived my liquids, clear and full, and the soft food stage.  Tomorrow I am supposed to start full foods.  My doctor wants me to get in as close to 50 grams of protein a day.  So, I have been having protein shakes, made from home and the Gladiator from Smoothie King.  I have had refried beans, cottage cheese and soups.  My favorite is potato soup, which I know is NOT high in protein, but if I am getting pretty close to my protein counts for the day, then I allow myself to eat potato soup.  I am nervous about going to full foods tomorrow, and may just  combine a mixture of what I am doing now along with "real" food.  I ate a bite of cake two days ago (just cake, no icing), and it seemed to get stuck, and I wound up throwing it up.  Not eating cake for a long time to come!! That was not fun!! And that is my fear about "real" food.  

In the first 8 days after surgery, I lost 16.6 lbs!! I was very pleased with that!! In the next 11 days after that, I fluctuated up and down just under a half a pound.  On day 19, my scale dropped almost another pound.  WOOHOO! I was glad to see it move....I will say that during that time, I went 6 days without a bowel movement, and started taking 2 fiber choice chewables at night.  That seemed to work.  Still not going every day, but not going 6 days without one either.  Seems to be about every 3 days or so.....But now my scale is back at a standstill.  I have been very positive about this.  I am telling myself it is ok if it comes off a little slower, so long as it comes off.  But today, I am a little discouraged.  I am reading posts from people who's surgery date was about the same time as mine, and they have lost almost twice what I have lost.  So, today, I am trying to learn how to deal with my emotions as it comes off slowly. 

I went thru my closet this weekend.  I am getting rid of anything that I dont think I will wear even when I can.  I have an abundance of clothes that range in size from 16-20.  They are all sorted by size, and I am looking forward to going from the 20s I am wearing to the 18s that havent been worn in a long while.  I thought maybe this would help, but so far, not so much! LOL

Anyway, I know it all will come off eventually.  It has to!  There is not enough food going into my body to not be losing.  One day at a time, I will reach my goal....

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