Feeling "Normal" Again

Dec 04, 2012

I know, I know!! Where in the H-E-Double Hockey Sticks have I been??! You see I have this issue...you may or may not suffer from it as well, but its called procrastination & I suffer from it badly! Haha I assure you I'm alive! My laptop decided to shut down & never come back on again. Unfortunately not only am I a habitual procrastinator, I am also a perfectionist. Blogging from my phone drives me bonkers because I can't make my posts look pretty! Now then, into the nitty gritty details! I am 4 Weeks out from RNY surgery as of yesterday. I am now on normal foods & doing very well. I have been so lucky through out this process. I have had absolutely no problems (well unless you don't count me forgetting to eat slow & getting ground hamburger stuck in my chest like a kid getting pulled out of a candy store. It sat there for 24 hours!) Lesson learned...don't eat like a starving dog. Mmkayy Next! Weight loss since surgery is 23lbs! That's the fastest 23lbs I have ever lost. I need to increase my fluids & protein. I had no idea it would be this difficult. I was always a huge water & protein shake drinker before surgery, sooo I really thought I would have a handle on it by now. I'm lucky to get 48g protein and 40oz fluids in a day! I'm going to make a few changes starting tomorrow, such as drinking right when I wake up & walking soon after, then protein shake. I have a trip to Florida in January & I'm determined NOT to have to use a seat belt extender on that damned plane! By the way, if you are one of those people who is afraid of TMI...I suggest you stop reading now because its about to get tall up close and personal here! Something that I wasn't expecting or even prepared for is the amount of hormones that are now raging through my body!! All I can think about is sex! My poor husband is going to have to move out of our bedroom to get some sleep. I just caught him slumped over his computer, snoring away & its only 6pm. Gee...I wonder why he's so tired??! ;) So just a quick update on my 4 Weeks of progress. I will post more in a few days. Much Success! ~Amy

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