What a crazy and busy week. I meant to post a few times this week, but didn't have a chance to. Life got in the way, life meaning a busy work week and kids, lol! First milestone: 50 LBS lost!! Woo hoo!
I think it is amazing to have lost so much in such a short time (20 lbs. two week pre-op and 30 lbs. since surgery).
I also meant to post on my one month surgiversary three days ago :) I just now had my daughter take some pictures. They aren't the best quality, but what do I expect from a 10 year old. Here are the comparisons:
I also took my measurements, to compare. I really do feel smaller and it shows by the numbers:
Even with all the positive numbers to show, I still cannot say I "love" my sleeve. I really wish I did. I am miserable a lot of the time. Nothing tastes good to me and I haven't been able to get all my protein in at all, not one day. I am dry heaving or throwing up every day, feeling nauseous a good deal of the time. I am really hoping it changes soon and I am praying I will be able to tolerate something. I am trying new things all the time, just to see what works. Fruit seems to go down the best, but that doesn't give me the protein I need. I start lots of things, but can never seem to finish them. I am going to try new recipes for protein shakes this week and hopefully they will work. I am staying hydrated , with G2/low calorie Gatorade working best. Water make me sick. Weird, huh? I will let you all know if something works. I know it has only been one month, but I don't think this is normal. I am hoping maybe I am still recovering and that my sleeve will eventually calm down and make me happy :) In the meantime, I am still losing and haven't really stalled at all, but then again, I haven't really eaten that much in almost 5 weeks.