Eatin...not so good...in this 20's Neighborhood - TGIF
Oi. I dunno if I even want to go into it. I'm at my mom's house and have been here since Wednesday. Food is always tricky. On Thursday I was busy writing my last big paper of the semester, so I hung out most of the day at a coffee shop (and had an excellent chicken/baccon/tomato flatbread sammy) but dinner just kind of went to heck. Today was better because I went to work at my old job at my mom's office so at least I was busy, but we finished out the night at the movie theater seeing Prince Caspian and I ate WAAAAAAY too much popcorn. Here are the details...
7:30am - 1 ka****LC honey almond flax granola bar
8am - 12 oz coffee, 2 creamers
20 oz water
12:30 - 3 oz chicken and broccoli and 2 crab rangoon
20 oz water
6pm - The rest of my chicken and broccoli
Over the course of the movie (6:30-9)....
20 oz water and at least 1/2 of a huge bucket of popcorn
CARBS will be my downfall. I'm not going to gain back weight (knock on wood) but if I were to gain back weight it would be because I gave in to the evil carb monster.
Tomorrow I'm going to help my mom in her yard and tomorrow evening we're grilling out - ribeyes, steamed veggies (broccoli, carrots, snap peas and cauliflower), baked potatos and sweet corn on the cob. If I can stick to the steak, veggies and a little potato I'll be good.
Wish me luck!
And how have YOU been eating?
Amy 293/140 - AT GOAL!
So yesterday I had my first emotional breakdown post-op. I had to go see the surgeon about one of my incisions which is fine. And I find out my next appointment with him is next Friday not next Monday. I thought my diet would be bumped up to pureeds on Monday, not Friday. Now this isn't a huge deal, but it was to me yesterday. I held it together at the dr's office, but I so lost it in the car.
So I have one week left of choking down some protein shakes. I am in a bit of a pickle b/c I am not a fan of yogurt or cottage cheese...so basically I am living off of protein shakes, broth, and pudding.
Because of the drama I put myself through yesterday I only choked down around 3 oz of pudding yesterday. I did get in all my water though. I am done with my personal pity party, and will be making myself eat better!
Leslie
(((((HUGS))))) You're in the hard part now. You're tired, you're starving, you're still recovering and you've got fat burning all over the place flooding your blood stream with estrogen. That is a recipe for meltdowns. Just keep reassuring yourself it'll be over soon - perhaps not as soon as you would like, but it does get better. Take care of yourself and this time next week you'll be chowing down on pureeds.
Amy 293/140 - AT GOAL!