9 Days Post-Op

Jul 25, 2014

Man, what a whirlwind it's been.  I started this journey on April 9th of this year, and here I am July 25th 9 days post op!  I had been thinking about it/researching for much longer than that, but it did happen quickly once I got the ball rolling!  It has been a physical and emotional journey so far.  I lost 26 lbs on the pre-op liquid diet, which I was thrilled with.  I gained 7 at the hospital, and have lost that plus and additional 15 since surgery, bringing me to a grand total of 41!  Wooohoooo!  I am almost out of the threes!

I have started adding foods back in since two days ago.  Yogurt, cottage cheese, pudding, soups.  I can have scrambled eggs but I have heard people struggling with this, so I have put it off.  I may try it for breakfast tomorrow.  I have been at a stall since I started adding food back in, which I think is to be expected.  I am following my surgeon's guidelines to a T, and have been walking 1/2-1 mile per day.  I think I need to just keep trekking on and I will see results again.

Since starting the liquid diet, I have found myself forced to find other things I like to do other than eating.  I mentally miss binge eating a lot at times, and find myself temporarily depressed about it, but for the most part I have felt extremely happy since surgery, lots of energy, way more than before.  I struggle with doing too much.  I took my daughter shopping today, and then we went to grab milk and dinner for her and hubby.  I walked the milk and dinner to the car, across the parking lot, and it felt like mroe than ten pounds (that is my surgeon's guideline).  I got really worried that I was doing too much.

I am going to take this time off of work and my normal crazy hectic schedule to re-discover myself.  Unable to binge on food, or relax with glasses of wine, I have found myself going to the beach, reading, getting mani/pedis, shopping, and just spending time with my family and dogs.  I want to make another blog of my bucket list items, and also make a list of things I enjoy doing that are not eating, so that I can refer back to it.  Today I took my daughter on a 1/2 mile walk with me around the lake.  She LOVED it.  It was so wonderful.  I want her to have memories of being active with her Mom, and that our fun does not revolve around eating.  Tomorrow we are going to the beach with my Mom for the day, and then we have two parties in the afternoon.  I'm not sure I'll make both of them, but it will be interesting to see how I do there.  I am afraid to deviate from any of the foods my surgeon listed for now, so I will be drinking water and eating before I go.

Slowly it seems like EVERYONE is finding out.  Family of friends that I have told, my inlaws friends, my husbands friends, you name it.  I should have expected that would happen.  I don't really know how I feel about it to be honest.  I don't want a million eyes on me on this journey, I want it to be my journey.  But I guess I am forced to be public about it!  Which is OK too.  Obviously I am not at the point of being asked questions yet, so I have not had to deal with that, but I cannot picture myself lying about it.  I found myself telling my dentist's assistant the other day!  It just came out, I don't know why or how.  LOL.  So, I guess it i what it is!

Will write more soon, just wanted to get some of my thoughts out tonight :)

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