Two weeks down, rest of my life to go!
This just all seems surreal still. The steri-strips finally came off today, and I'm down 18 lbs in two weeks.
Thankfully, that loss has slowed down - it scared the day lights out of me when I came home from hospital on day 3 fully expecting to weigh more than surgery day from swelling & fluid retention, to find I was down 10 lbs. "WTF?" I thought "the stomach itself only weighs about 1.5-2 lbs!!"
The loss has slowed to a safer, less surprising rate, and once I hit purees and can get in more than 400 cal per day, I know it will stall as my glycogen stores are replenished :D
It's SO weird to have no hunger, yet be so aware of my stomach. Sometimes I can tell its empty, but it's not really hunger.
I AM looking forward to purees - I am SO tired of liquids. I feel like I'm constantly shoving something in my face - shakes, broth, soups, vitamins, calcium...all timed (and on an app to remind me) to never really let me stop. Ugh. And of course, I'm not getting anything close to my protein requirements
It's also been weird to be so dependent! It's not my first surgery, but it's the first one where driving has been restricted by something other than inability (my last two surgeries were carpal tunnel, so of course I couldn't drive!). Our program recommends we wait 2 weeks to drive, so I'm reliant on DH (driving my SUV, I can't get into his low sedan), who works nights. I've been really nervous about walking alone (what if I fall and hurt my abdomen? What if my low calories mean I get hypoglycemic or something while walking? Etc etc) - which is sooooo not like me
No buyer's remorse though! And I'm so looking forward to being allowed to drive this weekend - my exercise is still so limited, at least I can drive to my favourite parks & trails to walk! And I've got til August 18 to do it (back to work on the 19th!).
I liked my life before, really didn't feel isolated or deprived because of my weight, but wow, what a difference lies ahead!!
Thankfully, that loss has slowed down - it scared the day lights out of me when I came home from hospital on day 3 fully expecting to weigh more than surgery day from swelling & fluid retention, to find I was down 10 lbs. "WTF?" I thought "the stomach itself only weighs about 1.5-2 lbs!!"
The loss has slowed to a safer, less surprising rate, and once I hit purees and can get in more than 400 cal per day, I know it will stall as my glycogen stores are replenished :D
It's SO weird to have no hunger, yet be so aware of my stomach. Sometimes I can tell its empty, but it's not really hunger.
I AM looking forward to purees - I am SO tired of liquids. I feel like I'm constantly shoving something in my face - shakes, broth, soups, vitamins, calcium...all timed (and on an app to remind me) to never really let me stop. Ugh. And of course, I'm not getting anything close to my protein requirements
It's also been weird to be so dependent! It's not my first surgery, but it's the first one where driving has been restricted by something other than inability (my last two surgeries were carpal tunnel, so of course I couldn't drive!). Our program recommends we wait 2 weeks to drive, so I'm reliant on DH (driving my SUV, I can't get into his low sedan), who works nights
. I've been really nervous about walking alone (what if I fall and hurt my abdomen? What if my low calories mean I get hypoglycemic or something while walking? Etc etc) - which is sooooo not like me No buyer's remorse though! And I'm so looking forward to being allowed to drive this weekend - my exercise is still so limited, at least I can drive to my favourite parks & trails to walk! And I've got til August 18 to do it (back to work on the 19th!).
I liked my life before, really didn't feel isolated or deprived because of my weight, but wow, what a difference lies ahead!!
Love the positive attitude!! It does keep getting better and better. The first two weeks were the toughest for me.
Laura in Texas
53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)
RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis
brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco
"May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears."
I'm using Rxmind Me - I started using it a few months ago to remind me to take meds that are not part of my usual morning schedule, and decided to set it up with reminders for EVERYTHING - my current meds (since its a departure from my long-standing schedule), my supplements, meals, snacks - everything.
I don't follow the schedule exactly - I'm still off work, so I'm not always having breakfast at the same time, but it does work to remind me to eat & take supplements!
I don't follow the schedule exactly - I'm still off work, so I'm not always having breakfast at the same time, but it does work to remind me to eat & take supplements!
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