Lose as much weight as I possibly can and hopefully regain my health!

Sorry I haven't checked in lately. It's been a wild few weeks and we were out of town over this past weekend. Today marks three weeks out from surgery.

For the most part, I feel really good. I have much more energy. And I've had very little pain; in fact, I've only had to take six Tylenol in three weeks (and those were for headaches). 

I've been tolerating about 98 percent of foods really well. They moved me up a level last Thursday and I'm supposed to try one new thing at a time. That is when the no-tolerance of certain things started. Once I forgot and ate way too fast with a new food...DUH! My fault, totally! My new tummy didn't like brussel sprouts (pureed with a little spray butter, salt and pepper), grilled honey mustard chicken (cut into itsy bitsy teensy weensy bites), tuna salad (with low fat mayo and sugar free pickle cubes). The strange thing was I had been eating it off and on for several days and then poof...it didn't go down so well. I've had the "white foamies" and a slightly sick tummy three of four times since Saturday. But it doesn't last long (luckily).

I bought a battery-operated digital timer at "Target" for $5.99 (manufactured by "Taylor). It's great for reminding me when I need to eat and when I can drink after that. I had one that winds up; but the tick-tick-ticking was driving me crazy. LOL

I am working with a home physical therapist, but that is difficult because in the process of working out with him last Monday, I reinjured my knee (which was the last thing I needed to do). I am trying to walk as much as possible, but the pain is fairly bad. But when I went to the surgeon last week, he said I can resume going back to my water aquatics class this week. So that will be much easier on my knee! Hallelujah!

As of last Thursday, I had only lost about five more pounds since surgery; so with my pre-surgery modified liquid diet, that makes 29.6. If they had weighed me after they took my urine sample and my blood, I'm SURE I would have topped the thirty pound mark. Oh, well! Of course, I would have loved to have lost more. But my weight is definitely better than it was six weeks ago...so I'm happy with it.

Unfortunately, my scales don't go over 300; so I can't weigh here. Hopefully soon, it won't matter!

Another thing...I'm off of all diabetic medicines and Fosinopril, too. Yay...well, heck...let's just shout yahoozy from the rooftops!!

I went back to work part-time this week. So far, so good. I work from home; but I just have to remind myself that I am supposed to use this time to work on me. My clients have been more than patient (I just hope that continues).

Well, that's all for today! Tah tah for now!