Slowly Adjusting

Jul 15, 2009

Today I noticed the first real difference in my clothes.  A pair of pants that were tight two weeks ago are falling down.  I am excited about that for sure.  In some respects it still seems unreal.  I am loosing nearly a pound a day right now.  I know that will change.  I worry it will all come to an end far from my goal.  I worry I will make the wrong choices in food.  I worry I will never have energy again.  (I am so tired).  I look in the mirror and don't see any difference.  I am sure it will be a while before I can tell things are changing.  

I am confused about how much I should be eating and how many calories a day I should be taking in at this point.  I have looked over all the information but it pretty much is once you get past week 7 and are eating regular foods.  So I keep chugging along.  I eat somewhere around 500 to 600 cal a day.  I hope I am doing the right things to set my self up for success. 

As for exercise I am walking at a 2.5mph pace.  It's slow but I try to make it at least a mile to a mile 1/2.  Honestly I don't have the energy to go faster.   I am worried about upping my calories.  Yikes.. too many decisions and choices.  It would be nice if they told you eat X ounces or X calories at X week.  Rather than just focusing on get X g of protein.  That hasn't been a problem for me at all.  I do two shakes a day and puree and get around 70g.  I could do one more shake and get 90 g a day.  I may try that.  It would give me a 150 extra calories and maybe some more energy.

I am getting in about 40 ounces of fluids a day.  I am trying to get in more but I find they don't go down as easily as they did in the first week.  Plus it's harder waiting before and after meals.  I feel every time I take a sip I have someone sticking their finger on my throat.  I hope that will get easier and the liquids will go down better in the coming weeks.  I do hope I am getting some liquid from the puree.  Today for lunch I have, fresh puree plum, puree chicken salad and puree black bean and salsa soup.  Normally I puree about 2 oz of each and eat it for lunch and dinner.  So getting about 3 oz each meal.  

Overall I am happy with the surgery.  I don't "mourn" foods.  I just wish I felt more certain that what I am doing on a daily basis is correct...

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