started eating

[jsrmanatee 51]

so how is everyone doing? i am 5 weeks out today and this past week has been hell. i have been sick as a dog. i think the extreme heat may have something to do with it, but i also think i was actually starving.

i got to the point earlier this week where i was dizzy and sick to my stomach and felt like passing out all the time. now i know everyone's surgeon has different guidelines and mine seems to have some of the strictest that i found on here. i could only eat cream of wheat, yogurt, carnation instant Breakfast and sugar free pudding with Protein Powder mixed in. i just couldn't stomach those or the terrible Protein Shakes anymore. i'd try, but just couldn't. and i could barely get any Water down, maybe 32 oz a day rather than 64 oz.

so day before yesterday i spent a lot of time looking to see what others at the same stage as me have been approved to eat and then i went to the store and bought some food. i bought laughing cow cheese spread, cheddar cheese, eggs, bean and veggie Soup and some fruit. instantly i started feeling better. i was finally getting some nutrition. what a difference it has made. in the past two days i have had scrambled eggs, cheese on a 1/4 pita, boiled eggs, cheese and 3 whole grain crackers, watermelon and apricots and some bean Soup. i feel human again and like i just might survive now.

let me tell you, if anyone else is having the hard time i was having, i would suggest you try incorporating some new and different Protein items into your diet. i am glad i did.