5 month update

Jan 25, 2014

Greetings all!

I've officially lost 100 pounds since my highest recorded weight. I can't believe it. I look at a photo of the old me and I wonder who that person was! So many changes since then and not just what I eat, how much I move. My whole outlook on life has changed. People who haven't seen me in a while don't recognize me, that's kinda funny.

Recent blood work has changed my thyroid med. Upping the dose, which is weird because I hear a lot of people lower their dose after surgery, but whatevs, as long as I'm ok I don't care which way that goes. I still can't drink plain water. I'm realizing that everything hurts to eat unless I s.l.o.w. down and chew chew chew chew. No such thing as grabbing a quick bite, not even tiny ones! Soup is ok, hot drinks ok, and sugary fattening things do not give me any trouble what so ever. Unfortunately. Which means I'm going to have to be the gatekeeper on that stuff. I don't deprive myself but I don't indulge either (not since Christmas, that is!) I'm able to have beef (if it's been cooked in stew or soup) and I've had a wee bit of ham or bacon cut up into an omellette. I don't push that yet though, just trying it out right now. Cooked vegs and salads take some serious time to eat. Lots of chewing and spacing between bites. Most times it takes 40 minutes to eat a meal (without pain or getting a case of the foamies). I am plagued by constipation (not enough water, likely) my surgery twin suggested the clear metamucil, I'm trying it starting today.

My dog and I walk walk walk walk walk. She'd like me to run run run run run but I don't see that happening anytime soon - it's 30 below and there's 3 feet of snow on the ground!! Maybe in the spring!~

I guess I don't have much to report. Life goes back to regularly scheduled programming (minus the food issues) if you're lucky. I was/am lucky.

Hope all is well in OH Land

Cheerio

Sandy

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