3 Weeks Post Op!!

Completely off topic, it is incredibly cold!  This is the deep south.  What is going on??  Anyway...

Well things are getting a little easier each day.  I am feeling great physically and mentally.  However, I still fight the head hunger demon.  Everytime it happens I picture that green fuzzy monster on the Weight Watchers commercials and laugh.  In thinking about it, no one ever seems to deal with him.  No matter what diet you are on, Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, Nutrisystem, Atkins, South Beach, what causes him to hop out and haunt you is never dealt with.  Yes, these programs can be good for some, and yes, they deal with how to handle the hunger, but they never get to the root cause of the hunger. 

I went to see a registered dietician yesterday. It was a very helpful session. Usually, patients see her before surgery, but I was seeing my diabetes dietician pre surgery. The dietician was VERY helpful and provided me with a plethera of information. She gave me a schedule of when to add foods and sample daily schedules for when to eat. That in particular will be helpful beginning Monday when I go back to work. Some of the information is contradictory to my surgeons information, but as I am learning, no one person is alike. I have to learn my new anatomy, and do what I need to do for me. It is with this that I am taking the basic information from my surgeon and incorporating some of my new information as needed.

I am adding a few new things to my food list.  From the surgeon's list I am now adding cottage cheese and multigrain cereal.  From the dietician's list I am now eating beans, legumes, and ground turkey. 

Day 19 Post Op - Sip through day -water with propel or decaf tea with splenda 40 oz
*Sip through morning - 16 oz of skim milk  - 18g protein
*Breakfast - I slept in really late.  Didn't get up until close to 11AM!
*Lunch - 1 scrambled egg (7g) with 2 slices of 2% cheese (8g) and canned finely chopped chicken (10g)- 21g protein
*Snack - 2 slices 2% cheese - 8g protein
*Dinner- 3oz Cream of potato soup with a slice of provolone cheese (7g) and 1 TBS FF Sour Cream - 7g protein
*Snack - Smoothie recipe from Dr.Macik - 9g protein

*Exercise - 25 minutes on elliptical

Daily Protein Total - 63g protein
Daily Liquid  Total - 64oz
BG - 8am 101, Noon 125, PostDinner 73

Day 20 Post Op - Sip through day -water with propel or decaf tea with splenda 32 oz

*Breakfast - 1/4 c. Smoothie - not so good the 2nd day - 2g protein
*Lunch - 1 scrambled egg (7g) with 2 slices of 2% cheese (8g) and canned finely chopped chicken (10g)- 21g protein

*Dinner- 3oz Weight Watchers Taco Soup with ground turkey- (7g protein-guessing here) 1 TBS Fat Free sour cream, 2 TBS shredded cheese (3.5g) - 10.5g protein

*Exercise -25 minutes on the elliptical (hopefully)

Daily Protein Total - 33.5g protein
Daily Liquid Total - 40 oz
BG - 8am 102, Pre Lunch 130, Post Dinner134

Day 21 Post Op - Sip through day -water with propel or decaf tea with splenda 40 oz

*Sip through morning - 16 oz of skim milk  (18g ) and one EAS Edge protein drink (17g) - 35g protein
*Breakfast - Scrambled egg (7g) 2 slices 2% cheese (8g) 2 oz canned chicken (10g) - 25g protein
*Lunch - 3 turkey slices (10g) 2 slices 2% cheese (8g) - 18g protein
*Snack - 1 slice 2% cheese (4g) and 2oz canned chicken (10g) - 14g protein
*Dinner- 3oz Weight Watchers Bean Soup (6g) 2 oz shredded cheese (6g) 1 oz fat free sour cream (2g) - 14g protein
*Snack - Sugar free pudding

*Exercise - None today

Daily Protein Total - 106g protein
Daily Liquid Total - 66 oz
BG - 8am 131, PreDinner 80, PostDinner 146