Well readers, good news!! I've dropped a total of 13.5 lbs (or 6.1 kilos) in a 8 days!!! Yay!! My doctor was extremely pleased with this, and I was ecstatic to say the least. My surgeon advised me that I would continue to lose at round this rate for the next 3-5 weeks before slowing down. I hope he's right!
Daily challenges for me right now are just trying to get my liquids in. I think I'm drinking so much, but at the end of the day it turns out I've only drunk around a liter of fluids, so I need to work on that.
Still not much appetite. I usually get hungry around 1x a day, and then I'll have a couple bites of egg or hummus or cream of wheat and I'm fine until the next day. I never thought I could be satisfied on a couple mouthfuls of food a day!! Of course, over time my appetite will come back, and I will need to eat more to keep protein and energy levels up; but right now while I'm still off work and can lie in bed eating nothing, not being hungry and losing weight, you'd better believe I'm going to take advantage of it!!!
Pain is at a minimum now, so that's a huge relief, still just a little sore around the incision at my belly button. My scars have healed up beautifully though!! You can hardly even see them. I'll be sure to post pictures next time.
I'm a little nervous about going back to work next Tuesday, because I'm worried that I'll be irritable and have no energy. But that's why when I start back to work I'm going to make sure I'm getting enough protein in, even if I have to subsist on nothing but protein drinks until my appetite returns. Since I'm the sole supporter of my household, I really can't afford to take any more time off. My husband has been really sweet and taken time off from English school to put in extra hours at his part time job at the Japanese video store, but unfortunately it's not really going to be enough to make much difference. Any help I can get is truly appreciated though.
Ok, well, not much else to write. Still just experimenting with what foods work for me and which ones aren't so good. I'm sure I'll have more to say when I go back to work and when I start to eat normally again.
I've also decided that I will post pictures every 25 lbs (11 kilos) lost, because any less weight than that and I doubt you'll see a difference. Anyway, 12 more pounds (5 kilos) and I'll post pics I promise!!!
Thanks for reading!!
J
