Coming up on week 3

Jun 26, 2009

Well, I'm coming up on my 3rd week of being banded.  I already started my soft foods.  Thank goodness.  I was getting real tired of liquids.  Although I did make some home made egg drop soup (I put some protein powder in the broth) which is so good. 

I learned real quick that I need to eat a little bit of protein every couple of hours.  I came to work on Monday and had 1/2 of a yogurt and then at lunch, a small, small portion of tuna salad.  I felt so dizzy, lightheaded and cold!  I ended up going home and going to bed.  I stayed home the next day and came back to work on Wednesday.   I was ready this time.  I packed my lunch box with cottage cheese, a slice of turkey deli meat, a string cheese, a peach and some egg salad.  I felt so much better.  I also made an Italian version of tuna salad.  I use tuna but mix it with cannelini beans, red wine vinegar, a little onion, olive oil, garlic and salt & pepper.  Both the tuna and beans are high in protein and low in fat.  Plus, I feel more satisfied.  I've also been making egg beaters with a little picante sauce mixed in for breakfast.  So I start the day off right.  Sometimes I also have some mashed beans (I hate to call them re-fried, since I don't re-fry them) with my egg beaters.  It makes this Mexican girl feel like she's eating good!  I'm so surprised at how little it takes before I start to feel full.  I really listen to myself and as soon as I think I might be feeling full, I stop.  I have yet to throw up and I aim to keep it that way.

I still don't know how much weight I've lost, but I'm in clothes that are about 2 sizes smaller than what I was wearing, so I am pleased.  I need to try and get a scale (that works!) this weekend.  My scale told me I lost 20 pounds within 6 days of my surgery and then it told me I had gained 20 pounds 4 days later.  It also told my mom's caretaker that she weighed 147 (about right) and then a few days after that, it told her she weighed 250 pounds!!!!  So I need to take it back.  My mom had her scale brought over but it showed I only had lost about 10 pounds.  We both think it's wrong. 

But nothing can describe the feeling of putting on clothes that are loose.  You feel so good.  I take my big clothes and put them in a bag.  One more thing that doesn't fit.  It really is amazing and I can't wait to see more!  I'm so glad I had this done.  It was the best decision I've made in a long time. 

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