Today started off such a good day. I've decided to make Wednesday my day to weigh. I know that your weight will fluctuate from day to day, which could make you discouraged, so I've decided to only weigh once a week. From Oct. 2, when I started my pre-op diet to today, I have lost 35.1 lbs. That's really mind boggling to me. Then, when I think about how little I am eating, maybe not so amazing. What does still suprise me is how little it takes to make me feel full - in fact, stuffed. I know I have talked about having to get in 75 grams of protein in a day, and the only way to do that is to use a protein powder supplement at least twice a day. Since me surgery, the stuff just doesn't taste as good to me. They said that might happen with some foods, but I need this supplement. I usually make a shake for lunch with skim milk and 2 scoops of protein powder. Chocolate is the best by far, but I bought these other flavors and I'm trying to use them. Maybe, not anymore. I fixed a strawberry shake for lunch today and it just was not all that good to me. I made myself finish it, which was the mistake. I won't do that again. All afternoon I have felt too full and nauseated on top of that. Live and learn. I think the strawberry will go to the back of the pantry. I can put a scoop of protein powder in sugar free hot chocolate or sugar free yogert and can tolerate it a little better. I can use the vanilla to do this. Like I said, I've got to get the protein in and I cannot eat enough real protein yet to meet the magic number of 75. I look forward to that day, although they recommend you use the protein supplement for one meal a day for the first year. It's gonna be a long year.
I don't think I've mentioned that if you eat too fast or too much, you feel so stuffed. You also feel like the food is stuck in the middle of your chest. That is not very comfortable. The other day I ate some packaged lunch meat. You can get them at the grocery store that come in 2 ounce packages. Perfect, right? I can't have beef or pork, yet, so it's turkey and chicken. I can have tuna and salmon, too, but haven't tried it yet. You are supposed to try one new food at a time and I know these work for me. Anyway, I ate the package too fast, I guess and I was miserable for about an hour. I thought that feeling that it was stuck would never go away. It tasted so good. You have to be so careful. I haven't vomited yet, and hope not to, but a lot of people do (or so they say). I never dreamed that you can so easily take one extra bite and immediately know it was a mistake. Too full or that stuck in what feels like you chest feeling.
While I'm complaining, let me talk about the vitamins. They are not the best thing I have ever put in my mouth. I had to start them the first week after surgery. This is only the second week and I am already complaining about them. They are chewable. Not chewable like a caramel, but like a soft sweet tart, but chalky. I've mentioned before how many I have to take a day, so, I won't go into that again, but it's a lot. Again, I have to take them because I am not eating enough food to get in the vitamins and minerals my body needs. So, get over it, Bonnie. You've got to take them. I just needed to whine for a few minutes.
Less you think I am being tortured, I do get to eat a few things I enjoy. I can have an egg or 1/2 cup of grits for breakfast. I like both of those things. I love chicken and turkey and even if it has to be pureed or very soft, I can deal with that. It still taste good. I can also have sugar free yogert, but it comes in a very limited flavors. It's still good and I can add that terrible protein powder to it and it is pretty well disguised. I can have sugar free jello and sugar free pudding and even sugar free fudgesicles. So, you say, why are you whining? Because you just don't have room in your stomach to get all that stuff in. The 64 ounces of water I have to drink sees to that. I've got to learn how to give myself a treat every now and then without feeling stuffed. I will learn.
Thanks for listening. I am thrilled about the weight loss. It's just not all fun and games like you would thing.
Until next time, stay tuned for more exciting updates in my adventures in weight loss surgery and beyond.
Woof from Phoebe, meow x 2 from Hannah & Houdini and xoxo from Bonnie
Oh, yeah, and Happy Halloween! You can celebrate without candy. I am living proof.
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