I Know It's Been A While...

It's almost been a whole week since I posted last here on my Blog....I suppose I was wondering how interesting my rants and goings on really were to people!!! Or, if anyone was actually reading them!!!! Aside from that though, life has just been really hectic, even though I am not at work everyday. Anyway...............

So, tomorrow marks 4 weeks post op for me and I am continuing to do really well...or so I think. I haven't weighed lately so I don't have an exact weight loss figure, but I know that everyday more and more is coming off. Despite the knowledge that the weight is melting off, for some reason over the past week or so I have been frustrated and upset about the fact that it's not coming off fast enough...at least that was my perspective. I think that it's harder for me to actually see the loss day by day because I look at my self everyday...and also, I know that I still have so far to go. When I am out and around though and I see people I know, they are always quick to give complements and encouragement. Unless they are all lying to me, I guess I am getting smaller regardless of my feelings of discouragement!!! I appreciate so much the support of so many people in all of this and the assurance of people's interesting in my journey. It means so very much.

Last Thursday, my menu of allowed foods broadened again and so off to Walmart I went to gather a few things to try over the next few weeks. I will continue to eat this broadened list of foods for weeks 4, 5 & 6 post op. After that, I will begin to add more foods to my menu and experiment with how my new stomach responds to foods I used to eat.

Over the past week, the amount of food that I am able to eat per meal was to increase from 1/4 cup for a 1/2 cup. This is the maximum amount of solid food that I will be able to consume at one time. So, I have three of these 1/2 cup servings per day now and in between I continue to drink calorie free or low calorie fluids. It is very important post surgery to be sure that I stay hydrated because I am consuming so much less. Constant fluids is the key, although I have to stop drinking 1/2 hour before meals and then I can't drink during or for 1 hour after my meals. I get so thirsty, but I am learning to be ok with it!

Tonight, I had probably the most involved meal that I have had since my surgery and it finally tasted like I was eating "real" food or a real meal and not just a snack! I had a 1/4 cup of baked halibut and a 1/4 cup of butternut squash! It was so good, I actually felt like I was cheating my new diet. The greatest thing about it though was that it was what I was supposed to be eating. By the time I got to the end of my little meal, I was so full....it felt like I had just eaten an entire Thanksgiving dinner!! The wonderful thing about it is that I knew that I had only eaten a1/2 cup of food!!!! I felt so very satisfied and I can't wait to have more squash tomorrow!

Ok, well, I suppose that's enough for tonight...I don't want to bore you all....I will post again in a few days....all in all, it's going great and I STILL don't regret it!!! And I absolutely LOVE that I can walk around the entire block with my kids and keep up!!! Oh yes, and Bill, that brand new shiny red bike won't be long now in coming....I'll be riding it to work by Spring!!!!