NewDayDawning
Six Weeks Out Today
Jul 28, 2009
Wow.. it is hard to believe it's been six weeks since my surgery. Time is REALLY flying. People tell you that it will but until you experience it yourself - it's hard to grasp that concept.Week three was awesome because I got to start pureed foods. Some of my favorite foods were:
Scrambled egg with salsa and a touch of sour cream
Split pea soup with ham (homemade)
Cottage cheese with salt and pepper on it
Salmon with lf cream cheese and capers whizzed up
Spaghettio's with mini meatballs (had this 3 times until the can was gone.. YUM)
Victories of week three and four were:
*Started walking Karma (my yorkshire terrier) again on our 1.5 mile route with no problems
*Could FINALLY sleep on my side again with little to no discomfort
*Getting a routine in for vitamins, fluids and food - and it was flowing pretty smooth
*Measured myself week four:
Neck - lost 1 1/2 inches
Bust - lost 2 inches
Waist - lost 2 inches
Arms - lost 2 inches
Thighs - FOUR INCHES - off each thigh.. WOOO HOO
Calves - 2 inches
Challenges of week three and four were:
*Going back to work and getting the "once over" from everyone I saw
*My energy level was really low the first week back. It was doable but I was sure tired when I got home!
*Smelling the food everyone was cooking for lunch every day
*Really missing carbonation - Crystal Lite and water were getting really old
*Treats were out everywhere at work...
*The scale STOPPED MOVING..
Victories of week five were:
*Had to go buy smaller dress pants for work - jeans are fitting looser, but not as dramatic as dress slacks
*Was able to eat some more mainstream foods and my pouch handled them all fine except Jimmy Dean Turkey Sausages
*Survived a road trip (used to munch my way to Milwaukee) and a graduation party (can you say buffet nightmare)
*Put my scale in custody of a co-worker I trust so I would not be obsessed with weighing myself daily (let's be honest here, SEVERAL times daily)
Challenges of week five were:
*Still not seeing the scale move - see above comment about handing scale over
*Had to exhibit AMAZING restraint when my mother said to me "Is that too much turkey? (I had 2 oz on my plate) Is that turkey too dry? Can you have Miracle Whip? Are you taking too big of bites? Did you chew that well enough?
*Threw up the first time after trying to eat 3 turkey sausage links for breakfast.. YUK!!
So on to Week 6... I am going to do some major strength training at the gym this week and step up my walking. Fluids and food are fine.. Time to ramp up the exercise.