Week One Down! Plus a weekly weigh in....

Since surgery was on Tuesday, weekly weigh ins will now be on Tuesday. So drumroll please for the first weekly weigh in......... Loss of 18 Pounds!

I am beyond excited. I don't know why I am so surprised. I haven't had anything to eat since January 26th, so it was invevitable but still pretty pumped about the results. Also, this means a total weight loss of 60 pounds! That is a small child. I've lost a small child! I know the results aren't going to keep up like this but I'm determined to keep working. This morning I took measurements so that I can monitor loss of inches as well!

Anyways, this week has been trying for a few reasons. For all those naysayers out there that say this is the "easy way out" has not survived on just liquids for 8 days, dealt with incisions, nausea, and other not so fun things that came along.

Up until yesterday, my incisions were rather sore. Every time I moved they ached. They have quit hurting but are starting to itch. I started to develop an infection in one of them; however, I caught that in time and was started on antibiotics and nooowwwww it's all gone.

Sleeping patterns sure have changed as well. I get tired rather easily again, I'm attributing this not having any fuel. For example, yesterday, I had to go to the doctor. While I was there, I decided to stop in on a few of my colleagues. By the time I left, which was just an hour and half later, I was exhausted. Then, later that evening, my husband I made a trip to the courthouse (which was closed), city hall (also closed) and WalMart. This was a 2 hour outing and again came home and I was exhausted. I went to bed super early and was up at 6:30am. I've been off now for a week and I haven't slept later than 7:30am. For those of you who know that I love my noon Saturdays, this is surprising to me. I do get tired during the day, but I'm doing my best to build up my stamina.

So for this week, I've been surviving on water, Orange PoweradeZero, and sugar-free popsicles. Starting tomorrow, I'm going to try to introduce some protein into my diet that way maybe I can get a little more energy throughout the day. I have protein shakes, cream of chicken protein soup, and Italian tomato protein soup. I don't know what to expect. I'm just going to sip those things slow and listen to my stomach. The last thing that I want is to throw up. That's not a fun experience.

As luck would have it (of course, I mean my luck -- no luck), the winter storm hit and Johnathan would rather me not drive and now I have a flat so my morning trips to the gym have been a no go. I also had plans to go to Haileyville and Wilburton and those are pretty much botched. So, cabin fever is the word I would use to describe how I'm feeling. A two hour outing around town is not doing it for me. I have gotten some projects done. I've made a blanket. And organized six weeks worth of menus, grocery lists and recipes (which I can't start until February 27th). I'm pretty excited about this because this actually gives me a lot more time. My plan is to rotate the menus out every six weeks. The one thing they stressed at post-diet class talked about was that eating chicken and green beans every day will set you up for failure. This way I'm not eating chicken every day, some weeks I'm only having chicken once. And it's never the same recipe. I used the weightwise blog and Pinterest to come up with these menus. They are grain free, high protein, low fat recipes. If anyone wants to take a peak at these menus and such, let me know. I do have some other projects that I want to complete: like a chalkboard menu for the kitchen and start my scrapbook to showcase my progress.

So, for now, I'm going to enjoy these last few days off by finishing these projects, watching a new found binge Netflix show: Scandal, and trying to convince my husband to take some time off to spend with me or do something. I found a great weekend deal at Branson on Groupon....but I'm not sure he'll be down, but I'm going to try and sell it maybe as a Valentine's Day gift.

I'm also going to try and update you as I weigh in week by week. Why? Because the main reason I started this blog was to help those who are hopeless and those who have questions like I had questions. Earlier, I said this is hard and it is, but I'm not going to lie, this was a great decision. Not just because I lot 18 pounds this week, but because I'm getting healthier, making better life choices, and getting that much closer to my goal, which is not weight loss by the way, it's getting pregnant remember...

To sum it up, recovery is going well. I am motivated and determined and I feel not only cabin fever but blessed. Blessed to have you as friends, a supportive family and one amazing husband because I don't know say it enough.

Happy Reading! Until next time!