I weighed myself this morning and I am at 222 lbs (from 246). That puts my total weight loss at 24 lbs (was sort of hoping to hit 25 lbs this week...oh well, maybe next week).
I lost 10 lbs during my preop diet so that means I have been losing (after surgery) an average of 2.8 lbs a week.
I've been experimenting with food this week (different types and different amounts). Glad to report that I get full very fast on solid food. The easiest on my stomach are still liquids (protein drinks but adding frozen fruit and sugar free syrups) and cream soups.
I've been eating the Atkins peanut butter and chocolate bars (from Walmart) and those go down well (happy they have 19 grams of protein).
I'm currently obsessed with finding small containers to make a bento box type lunch box. The smallest I've found so far has been 4 oz at Walmart.
I ordered some Quest bars online (high protein bars) that were recommended by the blogger "The World According to Egg Face." If you type in sample in the code box you get free shipping. I'll report back on how they tasted.
Clothes - I can wear 1x shirts with no problem (starting from 2x). I am in 18W pants (lots of my pants are super baggie now...yesterday I wore a 20W I got from Belks and they were distractingly baggie). I am probably an 18 1/2 (but they don't make that size!).
Exercise - I walked two miles during Relay for Life on Friday and went to Zumba Flashmob practice on Sunday. I'm waiting until the 6 week mark to get into a regular exercise routine.
So I've been doing great on my high protein/liquid pre-op diet and have lost 11 pounds in 3 weeks from it. As I sit here at my computer with a full belly and not the slightest bit of hunger on my mind and then it hits me. In through my window wafts the awesome smell of someone grilling carne asada and I INSTANTLY feel like I'm starving! I know its only head hunger and that its purely a mind thing so I close the window and distract myself for a few minutes and the hunger is completely gone...go figure...lol
