A little disappointed

I'm a little disappointed this week. Despite being very careful about what I eat, my weight is going up instead of down. I'm hoping it's water retention from that time of the month. I really have to start getting more exercise in and push myself harder. I had hoped to be in onederland by one month out but I didn't quite make it. Now I'm trying to decide on a reasonable goal for the next two months. I've got a wedding to attend at the end of May and we are heading to Disney a week later. Realistically I guess I can say I'll lose 10 lbs a month by then. I'd love to lose more like 15-25 lbs a month though. It's hard because I had such high hopes with this surgery and now after just a month I've stalled out. I know I'm not eating too much and I'm trying to make very good choices of what I eat. If anyone tells me I took the easy way out with this surgery I can tell them I really didn't. I have to pay just as much attention to diet and exercise as I would have if I was doing something like Weight Watchers.

Great but busy weekend

This weekend was so busy. However, other than a few instances of fatigue or not feeling well, I've felt almost entirely back to normal. I can almost drink normally now. I still sip but I can drink more. I'm also adding a few things to my diet and finding that most of it sits well. I continue to drop weight at a rate of about a pound a day. I'm happy with that. If it kept up I could lose all this excess weight in about 3 months. I know it will probably slow down soon though, especially if I can't find time to get more exercise in. I'm really struggling to find time. By the time I get the kids and get home from work, it's time for homework, dinner, and baths. I guess I need to force myself up in the mornings but it's just so hard to do!

Two solid meals!

I actually ate two very small meals of real food today. That's huge progress for me!

Two weeks tomorrow

I went to see the surgeon today. Those visits never last longer than 10 minutes. He said I'm doing great and could start moving to phase 4 of the diet. Time to start figuring out what I can and can't eat. My weight loss has slowed down a little over the last two weeks. I've lost about 7 lbs. I can't complain though. It's better than gaining. I've just got to start finding time to work out. I go back in 3 weeks.

Making progress

We took the kids to the Nationwide race yesterday. It was almost torture for me. I took water and a protein shake with me but would have loved some real food. I've been getting the hiccups several times a day the last couple of days, and I'm also burping more. Its so annoying. I am feeling better overall though. I ate some real food over the last few days. I've had mashed potatoes, mashed sweet potato, salmon, and cooked carrots. I had the salmon tonight and am still waiting to see if it stays down. I'm getting a little nervous that it won't.

Made it through the week

I made it through 3.5 days of school this week. I started feeling so bad yesterday that I went home early. I felt much better today thankfully. I even had mashed potatoes for dinner tonight and they seem to be sitting well so far. I hope I feel good all weekend. A friend gave me race tickets so we are planning to take the kids to both races this weekend. I'm still trying to figure out what I'm taking with me to eat. I've got some pre-made protein shakes I can take at least and plenty of water. I'm 20 lbs down now! I'm looking forward to my appointment Tuesday to see how much more I can lose.

Back to work

I went back to work today. I was dragging so badly when I first got up that I was reconsidering, but once I got to work I was fine. I made it through the whole day and am exhausted now. Talked to Janet at Dr. K's office this afternoon and she suggested starting with some different solids. I'm planning to take a protein shake, cottage cheese, sugar free pudding, and yogurt with me tomorrow. I figure I'll at least be able to eat something from that. I don't know if I'm having head hunger or what but I've had a hungry feeling all day, despite getting in all my protein and lots of water.

Guess I'll start over

I had liquids all day today and my sleeve was doing great. Attempted a little chicken at dinner, which was great until about 20 minutes after I ate. Then I got really uncomfortable and finally ended up throwing it all back up about 3 hours later. Guess it's back to just liquids for another week. I just don't think my stomach is ready for any type of solids yet.

Tempermental sleeve

My sleeve is being so tempermental today. I started out my morning with some Greek yogurt. I'm afraid it might have had too many carbs in it and my sleeve has bothered me off and on the rest of the day. I'm even having a hard time drinking liquids. I did get some sugar-free pudding in a little while ago and that has helped.

I'm looking forward to this uncomfortable feeling to go away. I get nervous about eating because I never know when something might upset my stomach. I was really looking forward to trying soft foods for the variety. However, now I'm almost too scared to try much.

Day 11

Not a lot to report. The day wasn't too bad. I went out this evening and picked up a few soft foods to start trying over the next couple of days. I'm still debating returning to work Monday as well. I guess we'll see how I'm feeling tomorrow. At least I can work abbreviated days if I need to.