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6 Weeks Post-Op

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ChaChaBurch

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WOW! - Has it been 6 weeks already??? I remember when my surgery date was finally made, and I thought time would just D-R-A-G! I couldn't wait until my surgery, and that seemed to take forever, and then I blinked, and it was surgery day!! Then it seemed to take FOREVER until I could take in "full liquids", and then it seemed like the wait for "soft/mushees" would NEVER BE OVER!!

 

Now I'm at 6 weeks Post-Op, and I got the thumbs up from my NUT to eat "regular food". Even though I've been slowly adding soft foods over the last 2 weeks, this seems like a huge hurdle that I've finally past. So, now that I'm on "regular food", what have I been eating???

 

Not a lot.

 

Pretty much the same stuff.

 

That I was eating prior to "regular foods"

 

Why? Because I seem to have lost my ability to cook "regular food". My brain is having trouble putting together meals again! Did they take that part of my brain??? So this next week, I will be focusing on meal planning. I know DH will be happy. He's been so patient and supportive with this whole process, and he deserves a very special meal.

 

Yesterday was his 51st birthday, and he is my "cookie monster". I have never known a grown man to love cookies soooooo much. So yesterday I baked "Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies" and I also added Toffee Bits in them. He gobbled down 6 when he got home! I took a bite of one and it was really good, but I really have no interest in eating many more - WAY DIFFERENT than before the surgery. So, this weekend I will be cooking his ALL TIME favorite meal . . . chicken fried steak with homemade gravy, mashed potatoes and polk salad. Maybe that will get my creative cooking juices flowing.

 

Also, this week I visited my family physician to get an idea of what my bloodwork numbers looked like, and they were really great! He also helped me set a realistic goal on my weight loss. We're shooting for a healthy BMI and so that puts me around the 160 - 165 range. Very doable. When I was doing Weight Watchers, their goal for me was 145lbs, which was ridiculous. I'm not really sure Weight Watchers has a realistic idea of weight. For my DH his goal was 170 and he looked like a refugee from some foreign country. His cheeks were sunken and all his bones stuck out. He looked horrible. I'm so glad he put back on 25lbs. He looks much, much better now.

 

So, now that I've got to start focusing on "regular food" again, I gotta go print out some recipes from "World According to Eggface", and a few others!

 

Have a great and blessed weekend!

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You're my hero!! When I saw you posted 6 weeks postop - my first thought was - no way, already?? Funny how time flies. And I had/have all those same feelings of how long things take. And not only that, but I remember weighing 160 and looking damn good, but WW said around 140 for me too. My sister always gets down to recommended weight and she too, like your husband, looks like a refugee until she puts a little back on. I don't need that! AND, I plan on doing the same when the time comes - going to Eggface for new cooking lessons. She also has a section on shopping and it takes you to amazon and things she uses in the kitchen. VERY interesting and helpful if you haven't seen it yet. With so much so similar, are you my sister? Well yes, I suppose you are dear one! I hope you have a blessed weekend yourself. Hugs.

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I use eggface's website all the time! She's amazing.

I think I'll adopt you as my sister! I've never had one. So Sis, how are you feeling today? I noticed that you were online about as much as me :)

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I'm 4 weeks post surgery & having the same issue with how to put meals together. My Husband & I went to breakfast this morning. My first meal out! I had oatmeal & It was really good, but now I have enough left overs for all week! I worried about what to eat. I need to go thru the sample diets they gave me.

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