Almost a month Post-Op

Hello All!!

Those of you who read this, POST A COMMENT!! I feel as if I am talking to myself... not that I really care if I am, saying I blog for my own benefit. LOL... but its nice to know I am not going insane.

This Wednesday, I will be 4 weeks post-op. These last 3-4 weeks have been a complete struggle for me but I am surviving. I am thankful that I have not (knock on wood) had any serious complications thus far.

I have had some food intolerences, mind battles, and a rollercoaster of emotions. Just last week my first vomit session was when I attempted one bite of a boiled egg, before it could even get down it came up. A couple days later, I reheated a piece of a burger that I had the night before, I am unsure if reheating it made it too dry or maybe I ate too fast or too much, but with in about 15 minutes after eating 3 small bites, it came back up. I am currently sitting here, waiting on my lunch to decide to come back up, I can tell it didnt sit too well. I only took two small bites, but again, it was warmed up meat, this time chicken, and I think it was too dry. I realized it in the start of my 3rd bite, which I spit out

My 2nd week, I think I blogged about it, but I made chicken n dumplings (didnt eat the dumplings), This was me going back to my comfort foods for comfort... even though I wasnt eating the dumpling, it was still the taste of the soup that was comforting. I also made shimp penne, mind you I only had 2-3 pieces of penne but still this pasta mix, is definitely comfort food. One night the week before last the boys wanted pizza, I ordered thin crust, with lots of protein toppings. I have even been suggested by my office that the toppings off of a pizza can be very high protein. The grease not being good, of course... so I took the toppings off, soaked in the grease with a towel. The toppings off of the pizza was super comfort... even with out the crust, it still had that fatty greasy taste we all love about pizza.

Other food intolences can be just upsetting stomach. This is a hard one for me, because (perhaps this is TMI) but I since having my gallbladder in 2011, running to the bathroom not long after I eat, is NOTHING NEW. So I have no clue if its side effects to what I am eating or not. But other than upset stomach its this feeling of neseau, sometimes a cramping sensation, or just a uneasy feeling. This brings me to my next issue...

We are super low on funds, saying I was out of work, unpaid for 2 weeks, then put on part time for two weeks, in which I have barely been able to make even that due just attempting to adjust to this new life. (BTW, my lunch just came up... ugh). At first when the doc put me on 2 weeks part time, I was furious... but I have learned, I need this time. Most of them days by the time I get home, I am not feeling well, my energy is spent. I am sick of hearing people close to me asking when I am going back to fulltime, WHY is that important to you... my health should be first. Just sayin... I know its just their nosey selves that need to know every detail of what they want to know. Mind you my surgery is not something they seem to care about... anyway rant over bout that.

My point being is that I can not fully take on this new lifestyle of eating due to low funds. We went shopping this weekend, only had very little to spend, I picked up a few things to hopefully get me by the next week or two. I am definitely only eating things high in protein, no junk at all, nothing I am not supposed to eat, but I just feel limited in this lifestyle due to funds. Its a bit more expensive to live like this, even if I am eating WAY WAY WAY less.

Now on to the uppidity things... I have joined MyFitnessPal (app and website), I love it! It has helped me log my protein intake, and Ill be logging my weightloss there as well as exercises I do. If anyone uses the app, look me up. Its a very easy to use app! It has me motivated to MOVE. Nicholas is a huge support in moving me... he gets me up and moving for sure. To see his smile yesterday while we were exercising together reminded me, just exactly what I did this for! One day Ill be out side playing with him doing just as much physical activity as I was while walking, but on purpose not considering it exercise. This is why I am in this process, this is why all of my above complaining is well worth it!! If you do not have the app, I suggest you get it!

I also joined Couch to 5k, but one of the first active things is running, so I will stick to my walking for a while before I start this couch to 5k. My mom got me a pilates bench machine thing, I love it! I can not wait til I can use it more, I am still healing to I can not do much ab work yet. Over the weekend, I have also decided that it is time to set up my elliptical again... that I can do right now, and need to. Before surgery I meant to try to sell it, cause its huge bulky and just in the way... but I need to get that thing set up and get on it!

I am looking to buy a pedometer... I am a technology geek, just like the apps above, things like that can motivate me, (I even have an app that reminds me to drink my water, and it works!), I want one to count the steps I take... did you know everyones goal should be to take 10000 steps a day... I would guess I take 100, LOL... seriously I know I do not take near as many as I should and need to.

This friday, its my one month appt... wish me luck!!

Thanks for being on this journey with me!

--BrattyAsh