8 days out and so far so good.

Feb 19, 2013

So good that sometimes I wonder if the surgeon actually took the stomach out. No nausea at all. Haven't really felt any restriction, mostly just gurgling, but I'm sure the restriction will come along once I start eating real foods.  I've never really felt like I needed to eat though so I've just been focusing on getting 60+ grams of protein. (Haven't had any problems getting the liquids in.) Getting pretty tired of protein shakes though, looking forward to being able to eat cottage cheese instead.  (There's a phrase I never thought I'd say.) Pain has mostly been similar to a sprained stomach muscle and I barely even notice it at this point. My first steristrip over my incisions fell off this morning and during the day I've stopped wearing the elastic chest binding they gave me to wear.

The 3 week stall may be ahead of schedule though. Lost 19 pounds in the first 6 days then I've been stuck at the same number for the past 3 days. (Yeah, the perils of unwise daily scale checkery.) Just have to keep working it and I know it will get started again.

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