The 29th marked one month since surgery!
The first month was by far the hardest thing
I have ever done but I am still feeling this was the best choice. I already wrote about my first 2 weeks so I
will try to not repeat a lot of what I already wrote. As of a couple days ago I am all but pain
free. The place where they pulled my
stomach out was giving me the worst of the pain. My friend Linda who had the surgery let me
know that as soon as the stitch popped or dissolved the pain would all but go
away. I never felt a pop but I woke up
one morning and the dent around that site was gone and so was the pain. I can now go back to sleeping on my side or
tummy, which makes me a happy girl! I am
completely off my pain meds including the Acetaminophen that I was taking off
and on during the day. I am eating soft
foods now, which is so nice!
Because you
never know what your stomach will tolerate you have to slowly introduce food
back in. Thankfully I have not had any
problems but I am sticking to the diet to the tee right now. It is low fat, low sugar, and lots of
protein. The biggest struggle is getting
in enough protein with my food and drinking enough water. It takes me around 30-45 mins to eat my meals
(they want you to eat slowly and really really chew your food). While I eat and up to 30 mins after I can’t
drink. I carry my water around with me
everywhere I go but it is tough! My
stomach can only hold about ¼ cup which means I have to sip my water and not
gulp it down, something I use to do all the time. The end of the day I look at my totals and I
am only getting around 350ish calorie wise a day right now.
(what my dinner looks like)
Needless to say as soon as I do anything I
burn everything I have and my energy is quickly gone. So the next few weeks is working to build my
energy back up. I still have a little
more then a week and half off work and I am so thankful for that! I need it so I can figure out my food better. I am getting excited though! My total weight loss for the month is 31
lbs!! My face is looking thinner and my
cloths are starting to get loose. I
still have cravings; right now it is fresh bread!! But when I think about eating it I am really
not tempted. It’s weird and hard to
explain. And with bread, well no bread
for me for at least 6 months or more.
Starting week 6 I can start eating more regular, but still healthy
food. The biggest is starting to eat
things like raw vegetables. Believe it
or not a good salad sounds really good!
This next month I will also start going to the gym and slowly start building
my muscle back up while burning all this fat I carry. One of the things my Dr wants is for you to
have a gym membership for the first year at least. So today I decided to get my gym membership
at Axiom. They had a great deal for me
since I use to have a membership with them in the past and so there was no
enrollment fee and I got the price that I had before. Plus I really like their gym. I am excited, as 2016 is coming to a close
that 2017 is looking so bright. I am
more then ready to get back in shape and get my life back. Bring on month 2!
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