Every time I get on the scale I can't believe my progress. I keep thinking it's going to be water, or because I didn't eat anything yesterday, or some other reason that will reverse itself. But so far so good.
MGH says they don't celebrate numbers, and it is more of a WW mentality than a "focus on how you are eating and how you feel" mentality, but damn, 24 pounds is pretty good!
I'm spending a lot of time thinking about food, shopping for food, eating food. I have various snacks with me at all times, in case I get hungry. Here's what I ate yesterday -- 2 scrambled eggs with shredded cheese, 1/2 protein shake, watermelon, cheese stick, 8 pieces of shashimi, 10 cherries. Went to see Jurassic Park with Sue and Liam and had a few pretzels with hummus. It really seems to be that I can eat about 5 or 6 bites of something at a time. And seems to be about 600- 800 calories.
The one down part of the day was taking Liam to Dunkin Donuts and getting a small soft serve ice cream cone. I planned on eating half and giving half to Buck, but then we decided to run an errand, so I ate 3/4 of it before throwing it away. Not good. Cramps and stomach pain for about 10 minutes. Totally not worth it. Lesson learned.
Still need to drink lots of water. Had a headache in the am because I wasn't hydrated. Another lesson learned.
Also went to the surgeon today. She said incisions look great. No blood clot in leg. Ok to swim!
My body is changing. At night I now turn off the a/c and have had to wear a fleece 2 nights this week. Unbelievable. It would be wonderful if I were more comfortable in warm/hot situations as a result of this surgery. What a bonus.
It's great to read what a positive experience this is - - and the small mistakes are good reminders for you. It's all a journey, right? 24 pounds is amazing!! Any thoughts on resurrecting the Fitbit?
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