Holy Crap it is 4 weeks since my Gastric Bypass Surgery – I swear the weeks are just flying by. Things have been easy and so far so good, the only issues I have been battling with is some extra depression.
I have stated in previous posts that I suffered from depression for many many years and was on medication prior to my surgery. The feeling of depression has hit me again – it almost feels like I stopped taking my medication altogether. Depression after Gastric Bypass Surgery is very common, but I thought I was safe being I was already on meds – well not the case at all.
This past week was the worst – just did not feel like doing much of anything. I just laid around when I could and watched TV – I had no motivation to do much of anything else. It is so weird because you would think I would be so happy losing weight and all. Nope – it is very hard to not have anyway to cope being the one thing that would comfort me (FOOD) is gone. It is that and a mixture of other things like the not smoking too that is driving me CRaZy. I will talk to my doctor when I see him for my post op visit- for now I will deal with being a little extra crazy.
Here is what I ate so you can see each day for the fourth week:
(I am not gonna add the times on – just the order in which I ate)
February 13th
- Crystal Light Iced Tea (drank over the course of the day)
- Protein Shake
- 1/2 Cupish Refried Beans with Salsa & Low fat Sour Cream
- 1 Laughing Cow Low Fat Swiss Cheese Wedge
- 1/2 + Cupish Mashed Potatoes (Bob Evans)
- A few bites of Tuna Fish
- 1 Laughing Cow Low Fat Swiss Cheese Wedge
- 1/2 Cup Broccoli (pureed with I cannot believe it is not Butter & Salt)
- Frozen Protein Shake Pop
Today I tried some Tuna Fish I made for the hubby and kids – it was delish. I am getting bored with my food now and slowly taking chances trying some new things.
February 14th (Valentine’s Day)
- Crystal Light Iced Tea (drank over the course of the day)
- Protein Shake
- Piece of Watermelon (small heart shaped piece)
- Chicken w/Salsa & Low Fat Sour Cream
- Sloppy Joe with Turkey
Hmmm Looks like I did not eat much today. I did not miss chocolate on Valentine’s Day because it is not my thing – I know crazy right? Even my kids who are also eating healthier only got a Chocolate Heart this year that had 3 chocolates in it. I did get them Watermelon that was cut out in Heart Shapes and a Cinnamon Bun for Breakfast. The Watermelon looked so good I had to have one too. For my dinner I took some Chicken from a roasted chicken and mixed it with a small amount of chicken broth & salsa – I pureed it a bit and topped it with some low fat sour cream (thanks to a reader for that idea). I was eating that while my family was having Sloppy Joe’s. Well theirs smelled so good so I ditched the rest of mine and had some of theirs. Sloppy Joe was much better – just sayin’.
February 15th
- Crystal Light Iced Tea (drank over the course of the day)
- Protein Shake
- Am’s Bean Soup
- 2 Pieces of Muenster Cheese
- Hubby’s Homemade Mei Fun w/Scallops & Shrimp and small piece of Cod Fish
- Slice of Sugar Free Blueberry Pie
- Piece of Muenster Cheese
Yup I got extra daring today and added even more new tastes to my list. I tried some Muenster Cheese I bought for my son – I love Muenster Cheese and it is good – do not let the name scare ya !! Hubby made dinner tonight and I decided I would join the family and have some too. I was nervous at first with the Rice Noodles, but I said WTF and dug in to my tiny portion. I also had a small piece of Cod Fish as well – I picked off the breading. After I ate I waited thinking OMG I am going to have Dumping – well thank god I did not. Earlier in the day I went grocery shopping and I want to thank the Amish ladies who added a nice selection of Sugar Free Pies to the bakery. I was craving a sweet dessert. So I picked up 1/2 of a Sugar Free Blueberry Pie to try. No I did not eat the whole 1/2 – I just had a little slice and it was YUMMERS !! Love the Amish – I will have to go back and get an apple next time !!
February 16th
- Crystal Light Iced Tea (drank over the course of the day)
- Protein Shake
- 1/2 Cupish Refried Beans with Salsa & Low fat Sour Cream
- Coffee with SF Hazelnut Creamer
- Few Pieces of Imitation Crab Meat
- 1/2 Cupish Refried Beans with Salsa & Low fat Sour Cream
- 1 Sugar Free Tastycake Chocolate Cream Filled Cupcake
Today was a normal eating day with the exception of me trying some Imitation Crab, which I like to eat just plain and cold. I also had purchased a box of Sugar Free Tastycake Chocolate Cream Filled Cupcakes the day before. I ended up having one tonight – they are small and each package has 2 in it. One Cupcake is only 70 calories and has 1.5 grams of protein. It was pretty good – would a Hostess Cupcake be better, absolutely – but not a good idea at all after surgery. The SF Tastycake was a good treat without any bad repercussions.
February 17th
- Crystal Light Iced Tea (drank over the course of the day)
- Protein Shake
- Few Pieces of Imitation Crab Meat
- 2 Scrambled Eggs
- 1 Sugar Free Tastycake Chocolate Cream Filled Cupcake
- 2 small pieces of Yogurt Cheese
- A few slices of Avocado
- 1/2 + Cupish Mashed Potatoes (Bob Evans)
- SF Ice Pop
- 1 small piece of Yogurt Cheese
Today I made myself 2 scrambled eggs – 1 scrambled never seems to be enough. I ate it all and was nice and full. Hubby was cutting up some Avocado for his sandwich at lunch – so I ate a few pieces – I love me some Avocado !! Again I had no issues with anything I ate today.
February 18th
- Crystal Light Iced Tea (drank over the course of the day)
- Protein Shake
- 1 small piece of Yogurt Cheese
- 1/2 slice of Muenster Cheese
- Am’s Ham & Potato
- 1 Sugar Free Tastycake Chocolate Cream Filled Cupcake
- 1 small piece of Yogurt Cheese
- 1 Sugar Free Tastycake Chocolate Cream Filled Cupcake
- 1/2 Cupish Refried Beans with Salsa & Low fat Sour Cream
- 1 small piece of Feta Cheese
Wow seems like I ate a lot today, but in reality hardly anything compared what I use to eat in a day. My sister made a Ham & Potato recipe that she shared with me. I had a small amount – it had pieces of Ham and Potatoes in a creamy sauce. I really liked it. I will get the recipe to share – it was a winner so she will be making it again. I also had a piece of Feta Cheese today – Feta Cheeses is my favorite and I am glad cheese is loaded with protein. I would marry cheese if I could.
February 19th
- Crystal Light Iced Tea (drank over the course of the day)
- Protein Shake
- A few bites of leftover Sloppy Joe Meat
- 1/2 Cupish Chicken Pot Pie (PA Dutch Style)
- Goldfish Crackers
- Tiny Bite of Pizza
- 3 Spoonfuls of Broccoli Cheese Soup
- 1/2 Salmon Burger and Tarter Sauce
- SF Ice Pop
Today I tried lots of new things, but with some minor issues. I tried some Chicken Pot Pie (PA Dutch Style) which is not the pot pie I grew up with that had a crust on top and bottom. They make it very different here – to me it is basically Chicken and Noodles. I had no issues after I ate that. I also had some of my daughter’s Goldfish Crackers – which was incredibly enjoyable, but I had to watch that I did not over do it since we were watching TV. She was sick and we were hanging out on the couch – that is dangerous because I could have mindlessly eaten the whole bag – I was proud that I controlled myself.
At dinner time I heated my son up some leftover pizza and took a very tiny bite from the end. Right after that I heated up some Broccoli Cheese Soup for my daughter and tasted 3 spoonfuls. I have a very bad habit of picking in the kitchen and tasting. Well I did not have dumping, but my stomach did not seem happy with one either the Pizza or Soup cause it was yelling at me. Then I had my 1/2 Salmon Burger with Tarter Sauce on the side. My belly was still not happy, but the culprit was not the Salmon. It was not horrible, but I knew something did not agree with me.
So not too bad of a week besides the damn depression. I am hoping that will fade away, but I will still talk to my doctor about it. I also did well adding in new foods to try this week – even though I should have still been on pureed foods according to my surgeon’s guidelines. I just felt good enough and ready to make the leap to new things and I was getting so bored of eating pureed foods anyways. Hopefully I will not get yelled at by my surgeon for doing so. I did use a lot of caution and chewed my food really really well.
And yes another week goes by with no episodes of that “Dumping” everyone talks about. I have been so lucky to have had no major issues with eating at all. I am not sure if that is really a good or bad thing. It kinda makes me nervous in a weird way. I have not pushed myself to over eat and can feel when I am full. The hunger I have is more mental than physical which is something I fight with everyday, but it is getting easier.
The weight loss is slower that I would have expected with how little I am eating, but everyone loses differently I guess. I can see more of a difference in my size vs what the scales tells me and I can now pull my jeans right down with out unbuttoning with no issues at all. I only expect to be in my jeans for another week or so before I need to down size. I always lose in my upper body first and I have such a big Ass and Legs and that is what is keeping my pants up right now – lol.
My face has thinned out quite a bit and even my boobs are shrinking. Since I have been heavy my boobs got huge – Double Ds for me and I am looking forward to them going away. I will be very happy in a B cup – just sayin’ As for the Hubby – well he will just have to live with it !!
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