1 week out

Aug 12, 2010

I am so happy that I made this decision.  I praise the Lord that my recovery has been relatively uneventful and I feel really good. My doctor gave me the ok to start on soft foods today and for breakfast I had 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce.  Oh my gosh was that good!! For lunch I had 1 hard boiled egg mushed really fine with a smidge of mayo and mustard per doctor instructions.  Actually, the instructions were light mayo but I don't have any yet and I thought I would try to see how it went down and was sooo thankful it was no problem.  I had planned on mashed potatoes for dinner, but I still had another hard boiled egg so I decided I would have it for dinner too since it was so good at lunch.

I had the most wonderful thing happen though..My 17 year old son had been gone since Monday on a camping trip with his friends and I went to pick him up today. We he first saw me his first words to me were, "Dang Mom you look like you already lost hella weight!!"  My other to "sons" (his friends) said the same thing. That touched me so much!!!  I thought my face was looking thinner but wasn't positive. My mom had said the same thing that morning, but who really believes their mom, they have to say stuff like that. When it came from a 17 yr old teenager it really means something!! 

So, I know you are wondering, how much has she really lost then that it is so obvious after 1 week....  drum roll please.... I have lost 9 pounds in 7 days!!!!!!!! I started this journey at 236.5, had surgery at 231 and this morning I weighed 222!! 

Yeah Me!!!!

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