1 Month!!!

I can't believe I had surgery exactly 1 month ago today.  Part of me seems like I had the surgery

yesterday. And the other part of me feels like I had it years ago.  I have done very well all together.  Knock on wood, I haven't found anything that I can't eat.  In fact, I just ate the top of a piece of pizza.  I was craving it SO bad!  And I can honestly say that it wasn't as good as I

remembered.  Now that could have been that I wasn't having Jet's Pizza.  That is my all time favorite!  

I weighed in yesterday and I'm staying strong at another 2 pounds!  I talked to a friend that has had this surgery and she made me feel a lot better about my weight lose.  She lost 100 pounds in a year and that averages out to about 2 pounds a week.  I had never really thought about it that way before.  I'm just going to take it one day at a time.  Because that's really all I can do!  I decided when I had surgery that I was going to take monthly pictures.  Mainly because I don't feel like I'm losing but then I see a picture and can tell I am.  So here are the pictures.....

Slacking....

OK I know I've been slacking with my updates.  But it was brought to my attention from 3 different people today that I needed to update.  I didn't think that many people read this.  What have I missed.....

Well the horrible yeast infection continued to spread to my freakin belly button.  Yeah that's right my belly button.  This yeast infection has been WAY worse than the surgery was.  I should have been eating my yogurt but it seriously makes me gag just thinking about it.  GROSS!  So I'm praying that this is the last of it.  

I had my third weigh in this past Monday.  I'm not going to lie I was really disappointed!  I only lost 2.4 pounds.  I know if I look at it as a big picture I have lost alot!  But just looking at this week it really made me mad!  If you don't see me daily you don't understand just how little I eat!  So I can't understand why I didn't lose more.  I have started adding more regular foods so I'm sure that's it.  I've also been able to start going out to eat again.  Which is a huge relief!  I have hated not being able to go out and be social with friends.  I really hope this week will be better.  BUT I have been weighing AND it's not looking good.

My main goal for next week is to start to workout!  I know that will help with the weight loss.  I HATE working out really more than anything.  I just have to get on a schedule and just do it. 

So really that's about all that is going on with me.  I'll try to be better about updating!  I'm taking pictures along the way and I've decided to do it once a month.  This next Tuesday is a month.  I can't believe it has already been a month since my surgery.  I'll post pictures as soon as I take them.  

Week 2!

So I had my second weigh in here at home and I was SHOCKED!  Are you ready for it....9.4 pounds!  I was floored!  So I'm at 27.6 pounds lost.  I'm over the hump of my first goal of 50 pounds.  I'm so happy that the scales are moving or I would be very discouraged!  Pray they keep on movin.....

Stage 2!!!

This was my first week back at work.  It went really good!  I have just been exhausted everyday when I get home.  But other than that its been good!  

There has been one funky thing that has happened.  I was putting a band aid on one of my incisions Wednesday and noticed a GROSS rash!  It was right where my bra hits under my boobs. I did get a little nervous only because I had that allergic reaction and we didn't know what caused it.  So Thursday morning it was still there and I started putting cortisone cream on it.  It still looked horrible around lunch so I called the doctor to be safe.  I nearly fell out when they told me what it was!  It was YEAST!  Gross!!!!  But I've had thrush and they warned me about it but not the thing on the skin.  Oh well I'll get through it!  If this is the worst thing that happens I can handle it!

Today was seriously the best day!  I moved onto STAGE 2 of food!!!!  I was nearly going over the edge with chicken broth!  Gag!  It makes me want to throw up just thinking about it.  The one thing that I have been craving since I had the surgery was tomato soup.  Now let me tell you, I HATE tomato soup!  I don't know what's been going on.  So I made my can of tomato soup with a can of skim milk.  I have to do that to make it creamier.  Then I put it all in my super little containers.  I couldn't wait to eat my breakfast this morning!  And it didn't disappoint me at all!  The first taste was as good as the last one!  YUM!  Now I'm eating some mashed stewed potatoes.  And it's super good too!  

I can't wait for Monday!  That's my official weigh in day!  Even though, if you know me at all, I weigh every single day.  SO I can tell you things are looking good! :):):)  I'll let you know the final number on Monday!!!!