10 weeks

Gosh 10 weeks post op. It honestly doesn't seem that long. It seems just yesterday I was walking into the hospital to have the surgery done. After 10 weeks though, I feel fantastic.

Currently I am at a plateau with my weight. It has been a few days that I have been stuck at 280. This is normal. My body seems to be catching up with the weight loss. I can see changes on my body even though the weight is at a stand still. I will probably start losing again in a week. This hot weather we are having isn't helping either. I could be retaining water from exercising.

I tried Shirmp for the first time since I had surgery. It was awesome!!!! It stayed down and it tasted great!! Of course I didn't eat it fried. I boiled the shrimp and used some allowable Taco sauce to dip it in. The good thing about Shrimp is that it is high in protein and VERY low in fat. It helps because chicken has been so hard to eat lately. The talapia fish helps also.

Medications are going well still. The calcium is getting better, the daily multivitamins are doing well, and I no longer need to take the prevacid. I will be starting some B-Vitamins at my next appointment and also I will be able to start swallowing pills whole.

I have incredible ambition to do things now. Like I posted in my 9 week post, my energy is amazing. I noticed that on the weekends, I no longer want to just sit down and watch television. I am ready to go in the mornings. I actually want to get out of the house and go places, do things, get things done. I see my life becoming more organized.

I have noticed another thing. I have not had a migrane headache since I had the surgery. I used to get migranes all the time. I was thinking about this last night. I can't believe what a relief it has been not to get migranes all the time.

Someone asked me yesterday if I miss Soda, Ice cream, steaks, all the good stuff. The honest answer is yes. I explained myself though. I am never hungry. I now have to remind myself to eat. I never have hunger pains. I believe that with this surgery, my addiction to food went away. I am constantly feeling comfortably full. I think that before surgery my problem is that I always wanted to feel full so I would overeat. The things I would eat were Ice cream, candy, etc. I don't miss them like I thought I would. I think I miss the taste more than eating it. It will pass. I want to be successful in this surgery so these types of food will never be in my diet again. I am satisfied with the diet I have now.

Every week I experience something new. Everyday I say that I am glad to have had this surgery. I will continue to say this for the rest of my life. I have quality back in my life. This surgery has also taught me the discipline I needed when it came to food.