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The scale. . .
So I religiously have been weighing myself every morning since I began this journey. I think I'm going to challenge myself to go until next Monday before I weigh in again. The decline is starting to slow down a bit and I want to see how my mood is in comparison. It doesn't feel like a 0 or .2 loss is effecting my mood, but…
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Out on the town
Girls weekend In Seneca NY - this will be hard wine, breweries, eating out. But I'm with 2 great friends who understand. Had scooped out devil eggs for dinner! I got this.
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1 month since surgery!
What a crazy ride! I'm down 20" and 38.6 lbs!! (Since preop). So freakin excited :)
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When did you start cardio exercise post-op
I know lifting and core is out for 6 weeks (for me) I've been walking 30 min a day since day 3 (+running around after the kids and errands). Just wondering when you upped it up to "working out" status?
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Hiking Watkins Glenn!
Out with some fit friends hiking - this is hard 4 weeks out but much easier than it would have been 40 pounds ago! I
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Where are we all from?
Thought it would be neat to see I'm from the "jersey shore" but nothing like the MTV show!
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saving $$
I have discovered that if I get the tuna salad or the cottage cheese at lunch and I use the 2oz dressing cups, they don't charge me. Lol! (Today's the first day trying their Tuna Salad - which has little to any dressing on it, definitely a +)
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Cottage cheese - who knew
I tried cottage cheese this morning for the first time since I quit it back in the good old teen years of dieting - I detested it! And today I found it enjoyable. Mind.Blown. Have a fabulous day!
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Oh Shoot - I used a STRAW all day
Just threw out my 20oz water cup that I got in the AM from the cafeteria, magically a straw was in it. Did I do it, who knows what my mind makes my body do first thing in the morning. Did I drink those 20oz with a straw, with no discomfort - I guess I did. (I had other liquids - tea, propel, protein drink without a straw…
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Welcome to Puree World - Weeks 2-6
I was cleared for Puree's today (9 days post op) - one step closer! For dinner I made the family ground turkey, noodles, and edamame -- I took that and made pureed turkey and pureed edamame /broccoli. It was a manageable patee. I ate about 1.5 oz of the turkey and about .5 of the veg mix over a 20 min span. I have to start…
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I'm a better cook
6 days post op and since I can't taste as I cook, I just have been winging it. Yup it was said tonight that my dinner was one of the best ever. Sigh. Can't win for losing :p
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What's for Dinner?
Here's mine, 3 days post op. Strawberry unjury with fat free milk. Cheers!
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Yay. I'm home!
Glad to be home! Pain is only occasional and getting my fluids down, slowly. Feeling good though overall. Could use a nap.
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1 day post op
Surgery was yesterday and pain is very tolerable. Waiting for my swallow test so I can take a sip of something, my throat is very scratchy. Also can't wait to get walking around! Miss my munchkins
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Today is the day!
Excited, nervous, wanting to back out, can't wait - lol all those emotions! !!!! Woohoo.
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Have to Tell Work
I have to put in my request for work - but I haven't decided what I am going to tell them. The dr wants me to take a full two weeks, but that might not be an option....the other girl on my team just started Chemo, so its gonna be a big deal if I am not here. Yikes! I am on the fence with what I tell them too - either come…
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Oh thank goodness for pre op
I'm at a raffle and surrounded by a million triggers - pizza, soft pretzels, chips, cakes and cookies and soda....including my husband. But here I sit with my protein shake :smiley: it's not too bad...but knowing I have 8 days until surgery is a helpful motivator.
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Appointments Appointments Appointments
Today I have a lot of my clearance appointments - 54 days until tentative surgery date! Pulmonary, gastro, and psych evaluation and going to try to "squeeze" in a mammo - just because I'm due for one! My cardiac appt was switched to Friday or I would have that today too! I foresee lots of waiting, but I packed a bunch of…
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Can't Seem to find the Desire
I am having a very hard time getting "restarted" I am feeling very defeated lately. I have become SOO negative and things with my husband have been bad - he says most of our problems come from my lack of self esteem, where I argue most of my low self esteem has come from him (which in turn is back on me, since I shouldn't…
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Joining the YMCA
I just found out that I may be able to join our YMCA - I have never been, but their book lists tons of classes and FREE childcare. This is a bright light for me!!! I hope that it is a clean, friendly, healthy environment, I want to instill in my children now the benefits of a healthy lifestyle.
