2 weeks after surgery-27lbs down |
about 5 weeks after surgery-36lbs down |
At my heaviest ever! |
As a write this now and see the differences here I am astounded of the difference already. Look how puffy I was in the picture on the left. I was eating anything I wanted, and it showed. I never want to go back to that again! I could hardly move, to go up and down stairs to tie my shoes, all of it was too hard. I never thought that would happen to me. But it did. Deciding to do the surgery probably saved my life, or even prolonged it for many more years. I know I still have a lot of the journey to complete, but I have started and now am in the "mode". I can no longer eat what I want, my body cannot tolerate most foods just yet. And even when it does, I won't be able to eat more than a half cup to a full cup in one meal. Fine by me!
I have now progressed to both semi and hard foods. I am just so thankful not to be eating that crappy pureed stuff. The re-fried beans, apple sauce, and instant mashed potatoes were getting very old! Today I ate my first protein chip and it was awesome! That "crunch" felt great, it had been over a month and a half since I've had that sensation. I only could eat about 5 of them, but just savoring each bite was enough for me!
I look forward to the upcoming weeks of integrating my exercise program and learning how to work it all together. I still have a ways to go, but I feel confident that I can get there!
Until next time!
Daphne
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