Heading back to work tomorrow

My restful healing time off is over and I head back to the office tomorrow morning.  After 2 1/2 weeks of sleeping until I woke up, the clock will rudely awaken me at 5:30am.  Tessie and I have gotten used to not hearing the clock, and I’m not sure which of us will be most [...]

Real Food Tastes Wonderful

Not that I’m eating a lot of it.  But still, it’s way more tasty than endless ounces of water, Crystal Light, and my small portions of ensure.   No, I’ve graduated to 8 oz of soft food per day.  This week that includes eggs, cottage cheese, yogurt, mashed potatoes, thin oatmeal, and canned or cooked fruit [...]

One Week Home Post-op

It’s hard to believe that I came home from the hospital a week ago today.  I still have band-aids and a gauze bandage over my incisions, but the stitches come out on Monday.  They’re starting to be itchy so I know they’re healing up.  Yayyy!
I went for a driving outing today, my first time out [...]

You Too Can be Satisfied with 2 oz per Meal

I read up on all of this stuff before the surgery – before even committing to the surgery.  And I sort of wondered at the time how it would actually work to be on clear liquids for two weeks.  Well, clear liquids plus 8 oz of Ensure or Boost, delivered as four 2-oz portions.  Sounded [...]

Home Again, Home Again, Jiggety Jig

I sit here in my robe with my feet up, cat by my side, watching NCIS reruns, and sipping 2 oz of Ensure butter pecan supplement out of a Watford (not Waterford – better!) crystal cordial glass.  This is dinner, and I’m to take an hour to do it.  Actually, that seems pretty ambitious.  I [...]

I am Having Weight Loss Surgery Next Month

I’m doing it.  On October 29, I am having weight loss surgery using the lapband method.   It’s not an easy choice in many ways, but for me, it is the right choice.   Over the last 3 months, I’ve done all the official prep with referrals and evaluations from a psychologist and a clinical nutritionist.  I’ve [...]