Made it through the liquid diet phase and ready to move on to something a little more substantial. I actually cooked dinner tonight for the first time in 2 1/2 weeks! Made a pot of Split Pea Soup, perfect for a freezing cold day! Tomorrow I'm going to try runny oatmeal for breakfast. I'm at a point now where I can eat about 1/2 cup of soft food in about 15 minutes instead of 30; still takes me a while to get down a protein shake but they're still important while my stomach is healing. A friend gave me a different brand to try, going to take some to work for my snack tomorrow. I went back to work this week, putting in a 10 hour day on Monday was too much. I got home from work, drank some soup, went to be at 7pm and slept through until 7am. Thank goodness for having Veteran's Day off. Only put in 8 hours today...
This morning I went to see my Endocrinologist - good news that I can stay off my diabetes meds for now. She said I may need to go back on an oral medication for a bit when I start eating more solid foods but we can take it one step at a time. As I continue to lose weight my blood sugars should go down naturally so if I can stay off of meds through this phase I'll be able to stay off them permanently!
Which reminds me that I haven't said much about my actual weights up to this point...
I started this process at 255 lbs; my official clinic "start weight" when I scheduled surgery was 251 lbs; day of surgery weight was 241 lbs; and today I am at 227 lbs - a total loss of 28 lbs since the first of October. Most people didn't realize how much I weighed and been asking why I chose this drastic of a process. All I can say is that I carry my weight well, but the numbers don't lie...
The last time I weighed 227 lbs was FIFTEEN YEARS AGO. I can't describe how amazing I feel being off of muscle relaxants and pain meds to get my back through the day. For every pound I lose it takes 4-5 pounds of pressure off my spine; IN ONE SHORT MONTH I'VE TAKEN OVER 100 POUNDS OF PRESSURE OFF MY SPINE!!! My goal weight is 140 lbs which will give me a healthy BMI.
Thank you again for all your support - I couldn't get through this without everyone's positive comments and encouragement!
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