10 days post op - doing great

Oct 07, 2012

I took my stitches out myself yesterday.  It was pretty easy and only a couple of them stung.  The actual incision sites look WAY better than the rash and bumps around them caused by the tape.  I seem to be allergic to every bandaid sold at Walgreens Pharmacy.  

I weighed in this morning at 214, which is 14lbs less than 8 days ago.  I weighed myself on my scale at home two days after surgery and was 228.  The number astounds me.  If it takes 3,500 calories to burn 1 lbs of fat, then this can't be maintained.  I'll chalk most of it up to water weight.  But it is 14 lbs that I'll never see again anyway.  And I can't blame the next 14 lbs on water weight again. :)  I have to steel myself mentally against the inevitable slow down and not get too used to it just melting off.  I don't want to have a week where I lose 2 lbs and say "ONLY 2?"  2 lbs is 2 lbs.  Good riddance.. good bye. :)

I walked on the treadmill for 40 minutes today.  Average 2.6 mph with 2.5% incline.  I am satisfied with that since I am only 10 days post op.

Off to see my daugher today.  It'll be the first outing where I will have to take food and I won't have my blender available to me.  The plan is to stop and get fat free milk when I am ready for lunch and mix with my protein shake. 

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