Need a little encouragement

Hi everyone.  This is my first post.  I had surgery on 3/3/08 - won't bore you with the details since you can read them on my blog.  I'm just having some problems feeling sorry for myself (and wanting to kick myself for feeling sorry for myself).  Having a hard time getting my protein in.  Any tricks/tips??  My dr requires three weeks of total liquids and instead of being positive about it (one week will be over Monday, 1/3 of the way there, etc), I just want to dwell on the negative.  I know all of this is bad bad bad for my recovery.  I think I just need a swift kick or something!  I am going to get out today with my husband and 3 year old son.  I think we might go to the park.  The sunshine should do me (and all of us) some good! Thanks for listening to me ramble! Kathy

Kathy~
Im sorry you are feeling so down. I also had to be on a two week clear liquid right after surgery and it did get me down in the dumps.. three weeks would of done me in LOL hold your head up high girlfriend because I PROMISE it DOES get better!!!! I think getting out and doing things like going to the park will do wonders for ya!!! best of luck to you!!

Darcie

HI,     I am in the same boat my dr requires 3 weeks of liquids I have one week to go. As far as getting in all the protein I use the protein bulletts that have 42 grams of protein . I dilute them in a glass of water or add them to crystal lite. I also ordererd tons of samples of proteins and mix them into coffee in the morning. I am keeping teack of my protein on the daily plate. com it makes it so much easier and am averaging 100 grams of protein a day.  Have fun at the park

Make sure that coffee is decaf ... ;-)

 

(((((Kathy))))),

Having been there and done that, I can truly relate. I think it was just about the hardest 3 wks I've ever done. That said, I did I know that you can and will too. I absented myself from meals and meal making because the sight and smell of food just drove me 'round the bend. One of the things I did when I was having a hard time was go over the reasons I did this. It helped some. I also did other things that soothed me. Do some nice things for yourself. Get a fabulous pedicure, call a friend you haven't seen or talk to for a while. Go to a movie you'd love to see.

Believe me, this too shall pass ... and you'll be so glad it did ... Not just because you'll be able to start eating again, but because even though it's hard to see it now ... your life is changing forever.

Please feel free to pm me if you want to talk ... I'll be glad to share my contact info with you.

Barb

P.S. One of the other things I did was look for other that had the same program/doctors I did and I checked out their profiles and met them. I don't know if that would help, but if so, please feel free to start by check out mine. :-)

Once the scale starts moving, it will help this pass.   I know i lost 14 lbs in the 2 weeks post op and then 17 (a lb a day) after surgery and that really lifted my spirits and made me realize why I was doing all of this!   I know getting out and walking also helps release serotonin and helps your moods.   If it's cold out, hit the mall!! Take care and hope you are feeling better soon! Pam

Thanks to everyone for the encouragement.  Hey, thanks for the advice about the protein bullets!  That reminded me - I bought some of those about 3 weeks ago and forgot they were in the pantry (I'm avoiding going in there - lol!)  I think I will pull those out and try them diluted in some water.   I DID get out today and go to the park.  It was a little nippy but it was nice to be out in the sunshine.  Got a little tired (was out around 2 hours) so I rested with a book when I got home. Tomorrow I'm going to try to get to a movie.  I'm lucky because my husband just happens to be out of work with a wrist injury right now so we can go together.  We can't ever get a sitter on the weekends to go, so it will be a nice treat to go in the middle of the day (even though the popcorn smell is going to drive me nuts). I think I will write down that list of reasons why I got this done.  My MIL was over tonight and told me she could already tell in my face.  The scales are showing an 11 lbs loss since Monday. One week down, two more to go until I can chew!  :)

Things will get better!