FINALLY!!!

I'm finally feeling human!  Down 14lbs since surgery and amazed at all the energy.  I have found I have a hard time sleeping, I go to be with DH and cannot sleep so I go out to the couch and pass out until 4 or 5am then up for the day.

Found a way to get my protein in... take my Myoplex Lite shakes (20g protein) and 2 scoops of my unflavored protein powder (26g per scoop) and blend it all in.  76g to start the day and it leaves me open to get the food protein that I love.  Cottage cheese, milk, yogurt, and whatever else makes me feel like I am consuming real food!!  It has been trying to even figure out how to consumer 60g+ a day when most of the protein powders taste like ICK!!

Exercise has been the easiest thing by far... no pain from the surgery at ALL... none, nada... and walking and aerobic stepping has been great!  Cannot wait until I can start trying some of the low cal fun recipes with soft foods and fun.  That way I can eat with my fam and get them involved with the new tastes!!

HAPPY SATURDAY EVERYONE!

So glad you are feeling better.  Sleep will come, it just takes a while.  Hormones affect a lot of things, sleep, mood, energy so many things that we don't realize. 
As for all that protein in one shake you may want to ask your NUT if your body will absorb all that protein at one time.  I just don't want you wasting money if you are not getting the benefits.

Happy for you feeling better.

Saw the NUT yesterday, she said because it takes me an hour to finish the 8oz of the 72g of protein that my body is doing fine absorbing it! YAY!!  Plus with the added protein coming from foods (cottage cheese, scrambled eggs/omelets) and other such things it is probably the main reason I am feeling so good.

Surgeon was impressed with the no pain part, the incisions are all but healed and scabbing is gone.  Now to get the healing process to keep moving along so I can start experimenting with new foods.  Hubby mistakenly got me a regular coffee the other day, I thought it tasted different but assumed I was growing accustomed to the skim/splenda combo... NOPE!!

Needless to say after an hour of drinking my coffee, NO DUMPING!!  So thankfully I am one of those who need not worry about real sugars... PHEW!! Not that I plan on having them alot, however I love my one Dunkins coffee every morning!!

So onward and upward.  I have decided to stop weighing daily as I am hovering now... goes down a pound in the morning then up a pound at nigt, then maybe down two pounds next day then of course back up at night!!  I know this is normal process, but before it gets into my head and makes me discouraged I will weigh weekly on surgery day!!

HAPPY WEDNESDAY!!

I am so glad that it is working for you and you are doing so well.  It makes you feel so much better to know you are going in the right directions.  Be careful with the sugars it is a slippery slope.   I am addicted to my D&D coffee. 
Keep going the way you are and hide the scale it will drive you crazy!  I weigh in once a week on Fridays and sometimes now I forget and will go 2 weeks.  I know how I feel and I know how my clothes fit so that is only thing I worry about.  Have a great Wednesday.