A Good Day!
Today was an amazing day...in fact, probably the best day I have had since surgery. I got to start my week three post op menu, which was so very exciting! This morning I had a 1/2 an egg, scrambled with salt, pepper and ketchup on it! It tasted divine!! It was the best egg I have had in a very very long time. The other thing is that the swelling is going down in my new pouch so I am able to eat a little more food, which actually somewhat resembles a tiny mean rather than just chicken scratch and liquids all day. For lunch, I was able to eat almost a whole 1/2 a piece of toast with butter. It's amazing that as I was nearing the end of the 1/2 piece, I actually felt full! My feeling of full now is a weird pressure in my chest. Then I know to stop eating. I think the thing that is going to hardest for me to adjust to is not being able to drink with my meals. In fact, I can't drink 30 minutes before a meal and have to wait 1 hour after for a drink. I find that I am thirsty all the time, but I can't take a big glug of anything, you know, like you would do on a hot summer day after cutting the lawn. I have to sip sip sip everything and swish it around in my mouth in order to quench my thirst. I have, however, discovered sugar free Popsicles...and boy do I love them!! If I'm at home, I'm usually walking around with one in my hand!!!
Ok, so on to the REALLY REALLY great news of today....I went to the CIBO obesity clinic here in Toronto (where I had regular weigh in's scheduled before and after surgery) to do my usual weigh in, and to my surprise I had lost...ok now, brace yourself....get ready for it...I LOST 31 POUNDS since my surgery...just over two weeks ago!!! That's amazing!!! I have to keep pinching myself to remind myself that this is really true...it's really happening!!! SO, in total now, counting the 35 pounds I lost before surgery, I have lost 66 pounds since the end of July! I have never ever felt better!
Today was a good day!
I am so happy for you!
ReplyDeleteIt seems like you will be relearning your whole experience with and relation to food.
(Not a bad idea for myself!)
However, a word of warning on the sugarfree popsicles. Some people can't digest the sucralose and it builds up over time and causes skin problems. That's what happened to me. I had a chicken pox kind of rash on my legs above my knees and all over my stomach. For months! Finally read something accidentally about the effect online and sure enough, cut out the sucralose and it went away.
Aspartame doesn't freeze as well so they all seem to have sucralose. Maybe you can dilute some apple juice with water and make some homemade popsicles? Or freeze some green tea with lemon -- no, that would be diuretic and you will be even thirstier!
Hopefully you won't have any problem with sucralose. That would be even better!
Hang in there, girl.
We are all so very proud of you!!
Madonna