Post-Op Week 3

Made it to week 3.

Graduated from Pureed to Soft Foods.  These can include chicken or fish - the more moist, the better - so I'm still doing a lot of soup, as the meat in soup is typically very soft.  I tried some sloppy joe meat over the weekend - that went down very well.  I had some pulled pork yesterday at lunch - that didn't move all day.  Like a rock in the gut.  Today, I had a small cup of Chili Blanco with chicken and same thing - I can feel the chicken just sitting in the pouch.  So maybe I need to back off the meat and only consume it every other day or something for now.  Last night, I had some Hot and Sour Soup from Pei Wei and that was about perfect...the proteins in it (and there are a lot - tofu, egg and chicken) were very soft and the bamboo shoots and mushrooms gave it enough texture to be about perfect.  Plus the flavor is amazing.  So I'll have to remember that one.  I got a bowl so I can even have another little cup tonight if this chicken moves in time.

I had my 2-week post-op check up with the surgeon on Thursday.  Although I'm more than a little disappointed that the scale hasn't moved in more than 10 days now, neither the surgeon nor the nutritionist was concerned at all.  In fact, the nutritionist encouraged me to put the scale away for a while - like a month or more - to just let my body do it's thing.  The scale can get distracting and cause these feelings of despair that are unnecessary.  I had major surgery - the weight WILL come off.  It's guaranteed.  Obsessing over the daily number isn't helping the process.

I don't know if I can put the scale away for a month tho.  I may just decide to only weigh once a week.  That's more realistic right now for me.

The ankle is still sore.  I have a recheck on that tomorrow to see how it's healing...however with how it feels, I don't think much has changed since I chipped it 2 weeks ago...but we'll see.  I know that the scale moving is dependent on me moving and that is difficult to do in a boot.  :(

So that's where I am.  I keep on keepin' on.  Following the rules.  My new life.  Some days are more difficult than others.