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Yesterday i cut back my carbs and lost a few pounds, but today I totally blew it. 

I ate some ice cream, and I know my scale is going to be feeling it tomorrow and the next day.  I need to really get on keeping my food diary so I don't end up screwing up like that again.  I wasn't even really hungry.  It was a stupid craving and I gave in.  Bleh!!!

Down a few more pounds today.  Feeling better.  The pain isn't as bad as it was yesterday.  I walked for 40 minutes around the lake, and that was wonderful.  My goal in the next few weeks is to get entirely around the lake, which is 5 km or 3.1 miles.  I am going to try to get in another 20 minutes or so of walking later to make up for yesterday's low exercise day due to pain.  I only got about 15 minutes in yesterday, which is a bit low.

I joined an exercise challenge on the boards today, so hopefully that will motivate me along with my goal of getting around the entire lake in the next few weeks.  I have a Dr. checkup on the 9th, and some goals for things I would like to do by August/September.

I got all of my protein in yesterday and almost all of my water!  I've started consuming a bit more sodium, and I think I need to cut back on that again.  I really like the flavor of mixing beef broth with vegetable broth.  It is a nice combination.  I may try chicken with vege later for a change.  I've been slowly making my way through a container of egg drop soup.  They put a lot of tomatoes in it so I have to strain those out since there is no way I could eat those even if I chewed.  I may try some cream of mushroom soup later instead of the egg drop just to keep things interesting.  I don't want to get bored of any of my foods since I have two more weeks of liquids.

Yesterday, my pain was making me feel down and regret my surgery.  I talked to my friends about it, and they made me realize the pain is only temporary.  I'm so glad I talked to them, because today I'm feeling great.

Weight back up into a more normal range.  I added some sodium back into my diet, and that put a few pounds back on.  Both disappointing and comforting, since the 10 lb loss yesterday was a tad scary.  I managed to drink all of my protein and water yesterday and woke up with no signs of dehydration!  Wish the pain would subside and I need to learn not to swallow air when sleeping to get rid of morning shoulder pain.

The scale this morning was a bit jarring.  Somehow I'm down 20 lbs from my surgery day.  I'm sure most of that is water weight, but yikes!

I'm still struggling to get in all my water which is weird because prior to surgery I drank that much and more a day.  Sipping is soooo time consuming.  I was slightly dehydrated this morning according to my morning rituals, so I've been really focusing on the water and protein today.  No jello for me!  So far I've managed to do 3 8 oz drinks of my water, and one of my protein drinks (40 grams.)  I'm not sure if I should be counting broth and protein drinks among the water, but for now I'm playing it safe and not including those. 

I haven't had to take any pain medicine today, which is nice.  I may have to take some later because I feel myself getting sore.  Most of the glue is off one of my incisions and it looks kinda red and pussy which concerns me, but it is probably nothing.  I wish the glue had stayed on longer, but what can I do?

Had a really nice 40 minute walk and a 15 minute walk so far today.  I hope to get in a nice one later this evening too.

I tried some smooth cream soup tonight, and that didn't go so well.  I didn't get sick but I can feel it taking forever to get down into my stomach.  I feel way overly full, and way more gassy than normal.  Back to clear liquids for a bit I guess.

I've been trying to walk around 200 steps every hour as per someone's advice on the boards.  It is going alright, though it makes my dog get hyper.  Tonight I am going to take her for another walk.  It will be my second 30 minute walk of the day.

I'm disappointed that I cannot handle heavier liquids yet, but all in time.  I need to make sure I take my second vitamin dose and get more water in tonight.  I should be able to drink water in about 30 minutes, though I'm still feeling really full 30 minutes after trying some of that soup.  I don't want any band slippage.

I tend to worry about everything, so while I think this will help me health wise, it is doing little to aid my stress/worry levels.  I'm concerned about blood clots, so I'm trying to walk a lot more to get rid of any chance of those.  I'm fussing about eating and drinking, but those are good lessons to learn.  I cannot imagine what it will feel like once I get a fill.

All in all, I shouldn't complain.  This will be the best thing I could have done for myself.  I just need to remember that.

My shoulder pain is back.  I think I am going to get a heating pad today.  It must be gas stuck up there or something because it doesn't feel stiff, just painful.  I tried massaging it, but I can't really get the backside of my left shoulder.

My stomach pain near my port incision got really bad last night, but seems better today.  Hopefully it will remain at low level burning for the rest of the weekend.  I plan on resting a lot more today and tomorrow than I have the past few days.  I had to go to work Wednesday and Thursday, and while my work isn't really physical or overly taxing, I think I needed to give myself more time to rest.

I didn't get in all my water yesterday, and it showed this morning.  This morning's goal is to drink lots and lots of water.  Sip sip, walk.  The burping thing is really weird and somewhat disturbing.  I was raised in a fairly proper family, and believe I have decent manners, so dealing with all of this gas is a bit of a psychological blow.  Does the gas ever go away?

Also noticed my breath is smelling weird.  I've been brushing my teeth, and taking care of hygiene, so I'm guessing this is a side effect of rapid weight loss.

The scale showed some cool news this morning, so I'm not really complaining.  I just feel more comfortable blogging all of what is going on...just so I can look back later or refer to it as needed.

Feeling some pain in my lower left abdomen, a bit to the side of my port incision.  I had some horrible gas pains last night but those seem to have subsided.  I am going to try to walk to 30 minutes twice today.  I'm trying hard to keep wiggling my feet and legs when I'm reclining or lying in bed so I keep circulation strong.  I am terrified of clotting.

Are we not supposed to have low dose aspirin?  ugh I can never remember all of this stuff.

I did really well with my protein yesterday.  I took in 65 grams!  I'm going to try for 75 today.  I think I was a bit short on my water (5 oz or so), and that disappointed me, but I'm going to try for 65-70 oz today.  I lifted something that was around 15 lbs yesterday so I'm concerned that the pain in my lower left abdomen could be a muscle strain or something.  If it doesn't get better in a few days or gets unbearably painful I will start to worry.

I'm still coughing up some fluid from the surgery.  I had to stay in the hospital for a few hours longer than normal because I wasn't getting enough oxygen.  Stupid asthma!  Hopefully I will be done coughing up gunk soon.

My shoulder pain is gone, so I think that was just gas from the surgery trapped in there.  It is nice to not have that problem anymore.

I took some of the narcotic pain reliever today and yesterday.  I hope to be on tylenol only by the weekend, but I don't want to stress my body out too much.  I need to remember that I need time to recover and I can't be tooooo pushy with myself.

Went for a 30 minute walk this morning.  Trying to keep walking to avoid clotting.  Feeling some pain, and noticing my bra rubs against one of my incisions.  I may head to the pharmacy to get bandages to cover that incision to prevent ripping/rubbing.  Feeling moderate pain, but the pain meds help.  I may switch to plain old liquid tylenol so I'm not confused by the narcotics.  Been spending most of my time lying in bed reading to rest, wiggling my feet and legs around, and sitting in a recliner to keep my legs elevated somewhat.  My boyfriend is being very supportive.

Only bad thing that has happened is my cat jumped up on my stomach twice and that was horribly painful.  I hope she didn't mess anything up.