I had my two week post-op check up today. I'm told that I am healing fine. Yea! I am, however, like a new born, learning to eat for the first time. I was told that the diet they gave me really needs to be updated, because it says to eat 3 small meals a day and what I am SUPPOSED to be doing is eating every two hours, but only 2 - 3 bites of food.

I am using this time to learn how to eat slowly and not focus on the act and social aspect of food as much as the nutritional aspect. I guess we all need to learn these lessons while the surgery is fresh and our bodies simply will not tolerate any over indulgences. If we don’t, then once the swelling goes down and my tummy allows bigger portions, I might be right back where I started. That would be tragic.