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13 days out from surgery 10 lbs down...

I haven't been eating.

Eating is a hassle.

When I do eat I either give up or don't eat the right thing. I don't put me or my staples in danger of course. I'm just not meeting Protein requirements in the slightest.

I'm writing this post because I know there are a lot of other who feel like they've just been getting it wrong since Week 1 of surgery, and I just want to say that its never too late to turn it around. This isn't like all the other times!

I'm not looking for motivation, encouragement, a lecture or anything else. I'm just calling myself out for bad behaviour because I'm a big know-it-all who is miserable, tired, and losing hair.

I'm re-commiting myself to toughing it out this week and the coming weeks because I've been on this forum long enough to know that it all passes.

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Sorry that this is apparently not what you want, but...

If I ate/drank even close to half of what I was supposed to the first 2-3 weeks it would have been a miracle.

Now, as you say, is the stage you simply have to get through the best way you can.

Give yourself the credit you deserve.

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5 hours ago, The Greater Fool said:

Sorry that this is apparently not what you want, but...

If I ate/drank even close to half of what I was supposed to the first 2-3 weeks it would have been a miracle.

Now, as you say, is the stage you simply have to get through the best way you can.

Give yourself the credit you deserve.

Rereading my post I sound pretty angry, and I was lol! I was angry at myself for not measuring up. Thank you for this.

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