transitions

It's been a little bit since I have posted. I am currently just short of 12 weeks post op. I had my 3 month follow up visit last Wednesday. My official weight was 256. I was at 307 the day of surgery. That puts me at 51 pounds lost. I was in a tight 26/28 pants and shirts and now I am down to a 18/20 in shirts and a 20 or 22 in pants. I cannot begin to tell you how different I feel - or not. Some days, I feel like the same old fat girl and some days I feel like a size 12. I am sure I will adjust.

Right now I am in a transition stage. I have been moved to a pretty much regular diet. I can eat most things. I still don't eat "white' things like potatoes, bread, rice or things made with white flour. I can, but I don't. I am able to get my protein in. My water is going nicely. I still have bad days with food. I try to eat something and my body is like "wait! Hold the phone! Not right now!". Hmm. okay. We'll try again later. I have also learned that I can handle skim milk. I religiously drink two 8 oz. glasses a day. That gets me about 20 grams of protein and is helping me make my goal of 70 a day. I still struggle with dense meats so no beef or chicken really. I can handle deli roast beef with cheese. I pack those for lunch often. I can handle chicken from the chinese restaurant in a light sauce. We've done that a few times. Other than that, nah, I'll pass. I am now transitioning from the post-op girl who dreads even going NEAR that hospital to the one that must now learn how to live NORMAL.

I have always had a love affair with food. I don't know if it is the taste or the creative jolt it gives me or the nostalgia factor. Something has made me love it. My mission now is to find ways to eat normal food but modifying it so that it fits our new needs imposed by our rerouting.

I am inspired by Shelly (go to the website "the world according to eggface" to see what I mean). I am going to try my hand at this. Hopefully this will be a chance to spark my creativity that I have needed for a while.