4 Weeks Post-Op

April 19, 2011

I am Officially 4 weeks post-op today (but not quite 1 month, weird how that works out sometimes...)

I've got 2 more weeks of the mushy stage, I'm enjoying the food choices a lot more than during the liquid diet but Im not seeing the same dramatic weight loss. From my weigh-in last tuesday to today I have only lost 2 pounds. And the week before that it was only 3. I'm wondering if veeerrrrryyyy slooooowww weight loss is part of the infamous 3 week stall? Its a little disheartening to think I'm going to progress at such a slow rate from here on out.

On to the good stuff:

I feel almost no pain at this point, though soreness and fatigue have become close compatriots lately.

I'm tracking my food and doing much better about getting my protein in.

Atleast once a day someone comments on how good I'm looking lately

I've had to get rid of a few items of clothing that have simply become 'tentlike'.

I feel better/more confident about the future, my health, and what my life will look like.

I've been walking but my Surgeon hasn't given me clearance for any more athletic exercise. Hopefully when I see him next week everything will look good and he will give me the go-ahead. That should kick-start things a bit!

~ Bellah