Update

Aug 16, 2009

I am seven days out today.  I have lost 7.5 lbs so far.  However, I'm definitely struggling a bit.  The first four days were terrible for me.   Before I keep going, it's important to let everyone know that I REALLY AM AN OPTIMIST!   Anyway, I just arrived home from Mexico/California late last night.  Of course, because of the traveling and hotels, I am definitely not on track.  I'm lucky if I get one bottle of water in right now and I've had zero protein.  I went out to lunch on Saturday and had PHO soup (which is really just a broth that you can add different things to).  I thought I was something because I tolerated that so well.  Moving on, the two other restaurants that I went to had soups.  I tried to choose the lesser of the evil but think I made terrible choices.  After just a couple of sips, I felt like I had dropped three Alkaseltzers in my chest!!  It felt awful.  So, pretty much just water since then.  Don't scold me, that's in the past .

My pain is so-so.  I still have to walk a little slow.  My incision on my upper left side hurts like a MF'er.  I go back to work on Tuesday (nurse on Labor and Delivery)

Anyway, today is a new day.  I slept in my bed and I have a bullet downstairs.  I'm wondering how you're supposed to get your protein in with clear liquids.  Any suggestions?  Also, when did most of your doctors advise you to move onto liquid diet from clear liquid diet?  Can I start the shakes now?  All the different kinds like the recipes show?  Can I have split pea soup if I put it in the bullet and make it more liquid?

Ahhh, this too shall pass.

  I am seriously mourning food.  When we went to the restaurants, I studied the menus and imagined what I could eat if I were a little more advanced.  I helped my boyfriend pick what would be the yummiest for him and then drooled like a little kid when his food came out.  I have realized this weekend how much of my life was centered around food.  Everything fun that I did was surrounded by my food choice for that outing.  Let's go to the mall....we can eat at the food court.  Let's go to the bookstore.  Maybe we can stop at a really good restaurant before/after.  Let's get up early and go to Home Depot.  Oh, yeah!  We could go to IHOP or Denny's first!  Let's go to Busch Gardens.  They have these awesome smoked turkey legs there.  I don't know if I'm ever going to be able to focus on the enjoyment of these outings WITHOUT food being the main focus. 

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