poppy1
Two weeks out today .
Mar 11, 2009
I am getting a little more energy every day ...the healing continues to go smoothly . The bruising mostly gone now ..my tummy is still a little hard and swollen but less than it was . I find some days I am feeling low and tearful ...not dealing with stress nearly as well as I normaly do . I am resting a lot ..though hubby says I am doing too much at home . We had visitors last night and I vacuumed and mopped ..cooked them dinner and baked a loaf of honey multigrain flax bread for them to take home .Too much right ?
But most days I dont do as much .
I actually read a book last week ..lol . I am lucky I dont have to work out side the home ..so I can rest when I need to usually .
The fluids are still a struggle ..I forget to drink ..and then I wake up every morning feeling soo dry .I might be getting in the equivalent of four glasses of water a day only .I also really need to work on the protein shakes ..its a struggle to get in one a day if I am honest . I am managing soft eggs and cheese..hummus ..cottage cheeses ...liver pate ..soft veggies in soups ..I crave savoury foods . My sweet tooth isnt there at all right now . I think thasts why the protein shakes are a struggle as they are sickly sweet ..even when I add extra water .
I do still feel hunger (bit of a bummer )...and enjoy my small meals ..the mouth taste of them is divine .I had soft avocado, pate and thinly sliced apple for lunch and mmmm it tasted great .
My portions are small ..but not teeny tiny like some report .I eat slowly and everything soft goes down great . I sometimes wonder if my pouch is too big . I can eat a whole bowl of soup in 10 minutes . I am probably getting in around 800 calories a day ..definitely no more than that .I usually only eat twice in the day .
I did eat a few saltines early on but have decided to cut out ALL carbs as my weight loss is slow . I am down 20 pounds ..only 9 of those since surgery . I am hoping its just an early stall and if I work on my protein and fluids it will pick up again .
I weigh 239 this morning ...my goal is to be at 232 at least within the next month . I know that revisions often lose slower and the older you are the slower the weight loss can be . But still I am disappointed not to have lost more ...sigh .
I am fitting into my "tight' clothes and my jeans are fitting again ..yipeee . I plan to measure this weekend ..maybe I have done well on the inches lost .
I am having regular ( mosts days once) soft yellow bowel movements ...the colour is very different than before surgery . Its not something I have heard others mention ..reminds me of baby poo . lol Doesnt smell like before either ..it even smells like baby poo .
I am glad I'm not constipated any way . I certainly dont need a stool softener .
I am taking my liquid multivitamin /liquid calcium citrate /b12 ..every day .
I am longing to get back to my daily swims but decided yesterday not to rush it as many advised 2 weeks is too soon . I am going to start walking a little more soon too ..the Spring is coming and the snow is gone now .
The five small incisions that Dr Klein made are teeeny ..really you can hardly make them out .I am amazed he could do the work through them ..lol .
I see him for my first check up in 2 weeks .
Today is my dietitian class ..a half day at Humber .
Peter is leaving work early to come with me ..I am looking forwards to it .
