VSG Maintenance Group
Friday September 1
No weight today as we were at Mayo with appointments and traveling.
Ben passed his swallow study and is now on clears for 2 days then moves to full liquids for 2 days, then soft foods and then he can gradually advance to a regular diet as he tolerates.
A little concerning news is they saw 2 slightly enlarged lymph nodes in the neck area on CT. Could just be inflamed from surgery but they will want a repeat CT scan in 2 months. They told us to not go home and worry for the next 2 months but a little hard not to because positive lymph nodes there would mean metastatic cancer. Praying that won't be the case!
Started MFP again today, not too far off from where I wanted to be. Eating was weird since we were at the clinic for 1/2 a day, I met my parents for lunch and then had the long drive home. I ate four (yes, I said 4) protein bars, some broiled cod, a side salad and a handful of skin-on fries for the day. Hoping some hot chai tea can keep me satisfied the rest of the night. My stats were:
| Calories:1,238 | Carbs:102 | Fat: 54 | Protein: 115 | Sodium: 1,470 |
5' 4" tall, HW: 242, SW:215.4 Weight Loss - pre-op: - 26.6, M1: -15.4, M2: -16, M3: -11.4, M4: -11.2, M5: -12.2, M6: -7.4, M7: -7.8, M8: -2.0 Goal of 130 lbs. reached at 8 months, 2 days post-op!
Great start, esp for a weird day! Be kind to yourself over these next several days as you get back into the swing of things.
Yes, prayers that those nodes are just busy processing junk from the surgery. Its is a new phase where tiny things spark outsized fear but turn out to be nothing.
I'm glad you got to visit with your parents. Something soothing about that.
HW:361 SW:304 (VSG 12/04/2014)Mo 1:-32 Mo 2:-13.5 Mo 3: -13.5 Mo 4 -9.5 Mo 5: -15 Mo 6: -15 Mo 7: -13.5 Mo 8: -17 Mo 9: -13 Mo 10: -12.5 11/3/2015 Healthy BMI Reached! Mo 11: -9 Mo 12: -8 12/27/2015 Goal Weight Reached!
Good for you ! Tough day to get down to business ! Positive thoughts you and Ben as he moves forward in recovery.
Age: 64; 5' 5"; High weight: 345; Start weight: 271 (01/05/15); Surgery weight: 218 (05/27/15); Pre-Op (-53); M 1 (-18); M 2 (-1.5); M 3 (-13.5 ); M 4 (-13); M 5 (- 8); M 6 (-12) M 7 (-5, Xmas); M 8 (- 9) Under surgeon's goal and REACHED HEALTHY BMI 12/07/15!! (Six months and one week.) AT GOAL month 8. Maintaining at goal range (139- 144) ~ four (4) years !!
