I saw the surgeon today. I've lost 18 pounds since surgery 2 weeks ago. People have been telling me the last couple to few days that they are seeing a difference. Apparently its most noticeable in my face.
It dawned on me today that from my highest weight of almost 440 (I was like 438 or 439, not sure if I gained any after that but I don't think I did). Anyway it dawned on me that I am getting very close to having lost 100 pounds total.
I am allowed to go back to normal activity (as tolerated type thing). I can even start back to work tomorrow (the 4th). I'm going to call work tho and see if they will let me take the next 2 days off and then use 1 week vacation and then for 2 weeks after that use a week vacation as 4 hours a day. I need some time to build my strength back up and get into the swing of things. I've been off work for almost a year. 9-11 will be 1 year since I worked. So yea, I'm hoping I can ease into things.
I said in entry 52 I would give stage 3 diet. Most of it is the same just some changes that I'll list that way this one isn't a huge list again.
For the next 2 weeks I'm to follow stage 3 and begin introducing "normal" foods 1 at a time. I of course have to watch portions.
Stage 3 has: From Veggie group 2 servings (same as 2).
From Fruit group 2 servings (same as 2)
From Milk group 4 servings (same as 2)
From Starch group 3 servings (1 more then 2)
From Meat group 4 servings (same as 2)
From Fat group 2 servings (same as 2)
So in other words diet is almost the exact same except for the fact that there is 1 more starch serving and I can start working towards solid foods. I have to write what I eat for 3 days before I see Nutrionist so she can calculate what I'm getting calorie wise etc.
Its been a bit tough not being able to eat normal foods. Specially when living in a house full of people that are healthy weights or only a little bit heavy. But its showing me I have more will power then I thought I would have. I'm just going to go insane wanting a TACO!!!!
More to be written later.
