One week post-op!

Mar 05, 2011

So... i'm finally on the losers bench! Yea!! I just had my first week home weigh in on Thursday and lost 2.7 pounds.. which is awesome considering i'm only 1 week out from surgery.

Speaking of surgery, it went really well. My doctors said that they were really happy with my results and that i came through beautifully!! Even in the recovery room i felt surprisingly better than i thought i would. I also got lucky enough to have an awesome deluxe room with a great view! I was in high spirits and knew i would be out in a snap and be on my way to Onederland!

Unfortunately though,  i had a minor complication on Friday so my doctor's kept me an extra day just to be sure that i wasn't experiencing any major complications... turns out, i wasn't!!

So i made it home on Sunday and continued my clear liquid diet.. boy am i tired of protein shakes already!! i'm also drinking Isopure since it's high in protein but i really am missing food.  i mean i'm not craving junk food at all but i  would love some seafood or potatoes or SOMETHING!! I'm also working hard to get my liquids and vitamins in too.. it's so crazy that i'm struggling to get 8 oz of liquid down right now..

Something else that confuses me is my calorie intake.. i'm having 3 protein shakes a day at 150 each and i'm also having soup which pushes 350 or more calories.. to me that seems like ALOT! Even when i have just protein shakes which is gross, i'm around 600 -900 calories a day... shouldn't i be around 500 or so?

I'm just wondering ..How is everyone getting their protein in if they're not taking in large amounts of calories... 

I'm also feeling a little depressed today.. which i guess is normal? Up until today i've been so upbeat about my recovery and steadily taking things one day at a time but today.. i went to the mall for my walk and found myself struggling to get around after a bit and also not wanting to be around all of the people there... it was strange! I usually love the mall! But today, i'm emotional about the yucky stuff i'm eating and tnot being able to join my friends for dinner since there is nothing soupy that i can eat.. though i'm trying i have not been able to get myself out of the funk today...

Hopefully tomorrow will bring a better day and my usual positivity!! Good night OH fam!

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