Well, last Monday was my surgery and so far no regrets. Everything went well and I'm feeling good. I came home Wednesday and had my follow up with my surgeon yesterday. He says that everything is looking good and he is pleased. Yesterday was also a good day because I weighed less than 300 pounds. If you look at my highest weight, I have lost 49 pounds. Last February, when I was first diagnosed with Diabetes, I weighted 346. I lost 10 right away after going on the medication. I lost another 4 pounds and when I started the liquid diet 4 weeks before my surgery, I weighted 329. Today, I am 297. I was 308 the day of my surgery, so that is 11 pounds since then.
Everyone says that it is hard to get all the protein in after surgery and they were right It seems all I do is drink. Tomorrow I go to the dietitian and I hope that I can go on phase 2, which is soft foods. Some people said that after the surgery, they lost the desire to eat food, that they had to make themselves eat. This didn't last long, for some 6 months, for others, a year. But I still want to eat everything I see. This is in my mind. Of course my stomach doesn't feel like eating anything. It always feels full.
I'm home alone now, my friend left yesterday. I have some housework to do and I an avoiding it. I hate to clean my house, but I deserve to live in a nice clean home.
I've been walking a little each day and can't wait until I get the all clear to do intensive exercise. I also can't wait to go get my daughter and bring her home on Friday.
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