Tomorrow will be 4 weeks since I had my surgery.
So hard to believe.
I have my second follow up with the surgeon today and I'm nervous. I was hoping to have lost about 20lbs in this first 28 days, but I stalled out in week 3 at 15lbs lost. This is still MAJOR and it's impact is not lost on me.
I'm down 2 dress sizes from April, clothes actually look kinda cute on me. I've always tried to be conscious about the way I look, but it's definitely more fun when I feel like I can dress more like I feel inside.
Tomorrow I also get to step up my diet and add thin shaved deli meat, soft cooked beans or peas, and any soup as long as there is no beef. While I am happy to be progressing, I feel like every new food addition is a step into an uncharted territory. Since the protein shakes are now completely gagtastic, I have been trying to plan my meals so that I can fit in enough protein to be totally free of them. I eat fish everyday and supplement with cottage cheese and/or Oikos Triple Zero Greek Yogurt. In the last two weeks, cottage cheese has been my lifesaver. It's my new perfect food. When I'm eating something other than cottage cheese, I wish it were cottage cheese. My family really loves it as well. We need to buy stock in Prairie Farms because all kidding aside, we have gone through 15lbs of cottage cheese in 15 days and I can only eat it 1/2c at a time.
I'm pleased to announce that 4 weeks in, I've still never thrown up. This was LITERALLY my biggest post surgery concern, second only to not getting enough protein and losing my hair.
My walking has continued to increase and I am now at about 4-4.5 miles per day. Getting stronger everyday! My first post surgery race is 12/11/2016. Ironically, The Hot Chocolate Run. It seems unlikely to me that they will have "No sugar added", but I'm not really there for the beverages, right? I'm a little worried that it's too much too soon, but I'll never know unless I try. I'll be walking with my friends Squirrely Berly and Susie. I've never cried in front of them before, but unless tragedy strikes between now and then, that's likely to be the day.
All good things. All good things.
So hard to believe.
I have my second follow up with the surgeon today and I'm nervous. I was hoping to have lost about 20lbs in this first 28 days, but I stalled out in week 3 at 15lbs lost. This is still MAJOR and it's impact is not lost on me.
I'm down 2 dress sizes from April, clothes actually look kinda cute on me. I've always tried to be conscious about the way I look, but it's definitely more fun when I feel like I can dress more like I feel inside.
Tomorrow I also get to step up my diet and add thin shaved deli meat, soft cooked beans or peas, and any soup as long as there is no beef. While I am happy to be progressing, I feel like every new food addition is a step into an uncharted territory. Since the protein shakes are now completely gagtastic, I have been trying to plan my meals so that I can fit in enough protein to be totally free of them. I eat fish everyday and supplement with cottage cheese and/or Oikos Triple Zero Greek Yogurt. In the last two weeks, cottage cheese has been my lifesaver. It's my new perfect food. When I'm eating something other than cottage cheese, I wish it were cottage cheese. My family really loves it as well. We need to buy stock in Prairie Farms because all kidding aside, we have gone through 15lbs of cottage cheese in 15 days and I can only eat it 1/2c at a time.
I'm pleased to announce that 4 weeks in, I've still never thrown up. This was LITERALLY my biggest post surgery concern, second only to not getting enough protein and losing my hair.
My walking has continued to increase and I am now at about 4-4.5 miles per day. Getting stronger everyday! My first post surgery race is 12/11/2016. Ironically, The Hot Chocolate Run. It seems unlikely to me that they will have "No sugar added", but I'm not really there for the beverages, right? I'm a little worried that it's too much too soon, but I'll never know unless I try. I'll be walking with my friends Squirrely Berly and Susie. I've never cried in front of them before, but unless tragedy strikes between now and then, that's likely to be the day.
All good things. All good things.
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