I haven’t written in a long while. Things have been going really well. I’m down 47lbs since the pre-op liquid diet. My energy is good most days, but I do have bad days. I have days where I feel completely run-down and everything makes me nauseous. Then I have days like today where I feel really good and all my food is going down well, even things that made me sick a few days ago.
My go-to foods for when I’m having a crappy day are: chicken breast, lactose-free milk and yogurt, and berries. My “normal” days include more canned fish and beans, a decaf latte, and some light cheeses. Maybe a canned soup here and there. I really need to get back into cooking to add some variety. I am planning on making a pumpkin black bean soup tonight for my lunches. Dinner this week will be chicken marinated in BBQ sauce. Breakfast will probably be a smoothie made from lactose free skim milk, yogurt, and berries. I can’t tolerate whey powder or premier protein shakes anymore, unfortunately, so there goes a huge easy protein boost.
I called the hospital and they told me I’m not eating enough healthy starches. I’m not getting ANY starches at all, actually. All they want me to add is a few crackers to lunch and for dinner, 1/3 of a potato or sweet potato. So nothing major. I’m going to have a follow-up call in a few days to check in to see if adding those bits of starches works.
Yesterday, I did a 5k walk for Kids Help Phone. Last Sunday I did a 5k walk for Multiple Sclerosis. Yesterday’s walk was nothing like the MS walk. Yesterday, everyone seemed to be booking their ass and speed-walking the whole thing. At the MS walk, everyone seemed to relax, take their time, and enjoy their walk. I guess speed-walking is fine, but I kind of had the impression that everyone just wanted to do it quickly and leave. I felt that it seemed to take the magic from the moment a bit, unfortunately. It was a lovely walk, though. My mother and brother showed up. A friend from my husband’s work showed up. It was a nice walk all around a park by a river. There was one section where we walked around a little pond with geese and ducks. Unfortunately, it started raining, but I didn’t mind. I really don’t mind walking in the rain. It was warm enough for the rain to feel refreshing.
This coming Sunday, I plan on attending a bicycle-fest. I don’t know much about it yet, so I will post about it later.
I wanted to share an article that I found very insightful and helpful. Even though I have just had surgery, I found it motivational to keep my head in the game and keep practicing healthy habits.
I should also mention that I am walking my dogs for an hour 5 days a week, going to the gym for 20 minute walks twice a week, and doing 20 minutes of weight lifting 3 times a week. Saturdays are my rest day where I try to do as little as possible. I do a bit of cleaning here and there, but I mostly sit or nap.