Officially 6 Weeks Post Op!!

As of yesterday, I am officially 6 weeks post op! Now my food horizons have reached the sky, and so far I have tolerated everything I have tried. Yay for what seems to be an iron pouch of steel! (knock on wood). I will admit, however, I have not been very adventurous with foods sticking mostly to extremely moist chicken breasts, mini whole wheat crackers, low fat cheese, and various low sodium & low fat deli meats. And, of course, the occasional egg and sugar-free pudding. I have ventured to 1% milk which was a success and hopefully I will be able to wean myself up to 2% in the near future.

I will be the first to admit, however, I do have a major issue getting in my twice daily shakes. They are just awful. I can't stand the sweet chalkiness any longer. I am going to try mixing in unflavored heat stable protein into foods, crystal light, and pudding and seeing that helps it go over a little better.

However, as of today I am down 26 lbs since surgery and 56lbs since I started my first appointment with Dr. Patel in late February. I can wear an 18 somewhat comfortably but find all my sizes larger than a 20 to fall off within 2 or 3 steps of walking. haha. I've also lost a total of 28 inches. Woohoo!! :D I am almost back down to the size I was senior year, and I have lost a third of the overall weight I was aiming to lose!

Last week I did hit a plateau and I started to panic but I have lost a total of 3 lbs over the last 2 days, so I would say the plateau has been defeated with triumph and hopefully the weight continues to shed off!