Hello!
Day 15 post-op and I'd say most everything is wonderful. Today I am super crazy busy at work, didn't get a walk in yet, and..haven't gotten all my protein in just yet, and I feel it. I am also have a bit of difficulty getting in my vitamins and the calcium citrate. In the last two days I've gotten about 50% of it down, but these chewable vitamins and calcium citrate make me want to hurl. I would really like to swallow a pill instead of having to chew them. I was ok with it at first, but truly can't stomach them, never really have been able to even pre-surgery. I think in one of my blogs I made the statement...thank goodness for the chewable vitamins, just to have something to chew. Well, I take that statement back! If anyone has any recommendations for palletable vitamins and calcium citrate, I welcome all suggestions.
My husband says I don't snore anymore. Yippie! Also, I've been having really vivid dreams which is something I didn't have previously.
I am copying here a comment I posted on someone's posting about in response to their love and obsession for food and wanting to eat just about everything. I copying/repeating it mostly because I feel it is important and I really want to get the word out about the movie I reference. So, please take a read:
I LOVE FOOD. I went to culinary school, I've done lots of catering, I worked at a winery for 12 years (previously) and did many events with pairing wine and food, I order catering for my group at work all the time and plan parties and great food and wine is always up front and central in my thinking and life. I will not give up good healthy food.
However, I now and previously, look at food as nutrition. I want the best nutrition possible. I will use this fabulous sleeved stomach as a tool for a forever healthy, fit, lean, life. I believe down the road I can/could eat anything I want, but it will just be in much much smaller portions to be satisfied. I truly believe poor un-nutritive food, processed food, junk food, SAD (standard american diet) diet is the culprit for the majority of disease and obesity. We all have to make your own decisions on how we fuel our bodies. You can fuel your body with fat, sugar, white flour, processed foods and junk and do not one thing positive for your health, or you can fuel your body with food and calories that count and provide good nutrition for an ultimate healthy life.
I personally will be sporting a plant-based nutritive diet for the rest of my life - once I am done with this liquid phase. Will I ever consume a meat product, dairy or something not all that healthy and nutritious?, yes, very likely, but it will be on a very rare occasion.
I highly recommend a movie - Forks over Knives -
. Just watch it, it doesn't mean you have to change everything you do/eat, but it will enlighten you and will likely change something in a healthy positive direction with your diet. It was life changing for me and many people I know.
Ta-da!
One Love!
Recommended Comments