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Tuesday, September 4, 2012

6 weeks nearly and down 40lbs!

Well here we are, six weeks from surgery and now I am really starting to see and feel a difference.  I am going to include some pictures in this one as the progression of my change is beginning to become apparent.  This morning I had to toss three pairs of dress pants aside because they were just too big to wear at all now. Before surgery, they were so tight I really didn't want to go the next size up.  What a great feeling! I think the pictures will speak for themselves.

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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