Was There an Earthquake??

The key to the game
is to change your behavior, 
your tastes and 
your lifestyle.
                                         Author Unknown

Yes!  I'm sure we must have had an Earthquake last night, enough it rocked the bathroom scales because they moved!  DOWNWARD!  And not just by one pound but two! Wowzer be still my heart I'm not sure I can stand the excitement, oh who am I kidding of course I can!

I'm having some issues with my feet and legs swelling so will talk to Dr Speakman about that next week as well as the longggggggggggg list of other things I have questions about. I've yet to find the rulebook of guidance for WLS patients.  It would be so nice to have an A-Z reference book of "this symptom is a result of that act".   I know I want it all spelled out in black and white.  Is that too much to ask for?  

I added Bear Naked Granola last night, only two tablespoons, to my Yogurt but it stayed put and gave me a little extra something in my stomach.  It's low in fat, the carbs are higher 11 per my 2 tablespoons so I'll have to watch when I'm eating it and with what else during the day.  It even had 3 almonds in it, I was so worried how they'd react.  That's on my list of "can I add nuts to my diet yet" questions. 

Yesterday was a day for several new things, Lean Cuisine dinner with turkey and green beans (thank you Miss Paula for telling me about this).  It's not turkey and gravy like my Momma used to make but that's what got me here in the first place.  It was soft, had some flavor and stayed with me, the turkey that is, the green beans were frozen and they never seem to cook well after being frozen.  Tough and chewy is enough to make me run in the opposite direction, the fear of my tummy rejecting it is enough to say, after just a few bites, nope not for me!

I also hunted for the elusive no fat/low fat cheese again yesterday.  I did find some Sargento Pepper Jack made with 2% milk.  I didn't get it.  Weight Watchers is better in the fat area but I only found it in slices and I'd rather have a chunk or grated.  I did stumble upon Velevetta made with the 2% as well.  And I got it and had it with my chili last night for dinner.  It also played nice with my insides and wasn't a bad choice, carbs are almost nil and fat is way down there.  I'll keep hunting, I've yet to hit the Nutrition Store, I just hear dollars and cents running screaming from my pocket when I go into those places.

Now just a little 'What am I thankful for' to leave you with today.  For all of you at an average weight this won't touch base with you.  For any of you struggling with lots of extra pounds you'll relate in a heartbeat.  I love a bath and I have a nice oval garden tub in our bathroom.  After a while I just gazed longingly at the tub but knew from prior experiences the fear of getting in and not being able to get out was far to great to test.  As the weeks post-op have progressed the long soaks at night in the tub have increased.  Now it's almost nightly.  I even came home yesterday with some Milk and Honey bubbles to add on occasion.  It's relaxing, feels so good and the best thing is I can get in and out with minimal struggles (those are usually related to how my knee is acting up).

The tub soaks are nice, being able to get in and out is nice but the real kicker is how easy it is to wash the bottoms of my feet or pull the plug to let the water drain.  For you 'normals' out there you're saying .... WHAT?  When you have a stomach on top of a stomach on top of a stomach reaching your feet bottoms is near impossible.  Reaching for the drain plug can be an exhausting accomplishment, another reason I began to quit taking baths.  Now it's nothing to scrub those calluses off my feet and pull the plug with no effort at all.  It's these NSV's (non-scale victories) that make this process oh so exciting. 

I'm waiting until the day I can say the water covered every inch of me.  Not yet, but it's approaching, I think two of my three stomachs (or at least most of the two) have melted away, that seems to be where the weight is leaving first, Woo Hoo, couldn't have picked a better place myself.  Now for the thighs please.................... 

Never happy am I????????

Have a fabulous Monday, a stupendous week, I know I am!