Diet, update, exercise

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. Things are going really well. I am losing weight and it is coming off quite fast. I am kind of at a loss for words at how much weight I have lost.

I still have the G-Tube in. I am doing ok with it. It is kind of weird to walk around and have people looking at this “thing” protruding from my stomach. I will find out this Thursday just when exactly I will get it out.

I have been walking quite a bit. Yesterday I walked a half a mile and this morning I walked a half a mile. This evening I will try and walk another half a mile. I will be very proud of myself if I make it a whole mile. I can’t tell you how long it has been since I walked a whole mile without having to sit down. Even walking a half mile without sitting is accomplishment enough for me.

I stepped on the scale this morning and I am under 330. It was between 328 and 327. This is good news. It is hard to imagine that when I left the hospital I was 375.

The diet is going well. I have been getting 64+ ounces of water in a day. Everything is going down without a problem. The cottage cheese is my favorite right now. I have tried the cream of wheat, Egg beaters, applesauce, and diced pears. I am not too fond of the diced pears. I used love pears but they don’t seem to taste right now. I will be calling the nurse this Thursday to see if she will be able to add anything else to the diet.

To be honest I have been getting cravings. These quickly subside because I am always feeling full. The television is the worst. Almost all commercials are about food. I turn off the TV when this happens, or I put the TV on mute and turn away.

My surgery scar is looking better every day. The scabs are starting to go away. The scar has healed nicely. As I lose the weight, the scar gets smaller. I remember after surgery and looking at the scar for the first time and it was HUGE. Now it is very small.

Hope everyone has a good week!!