Week Four

Time for blogging...!

It's now been four weeks since my OP, Christmas has come and gone and soon it's a new year. The past week I've been solely on solid foods and it's been great. I've tried, pasta, rye bread, crisp bread, meat, poultry and different kinds of fish. Love mackerel in tomato sauce and tuna. Yay - upside!

However, like almost everything else in life there's a downside to this newfound pleasure in bread, chicken and fish! My stomach has had a really tough time processing the bread and the poultry! Unless it's been chewed in to itzy-bitzy molecules...it ain't gonna go down easily! It's like it finds a spot right between my esophagus, ribs and stomach and that's where it's gonna stay 'till I've learned my lesson... How about that?!

Symptoms? Difficulty breathing and stomach ache. If I'd say so myself, I'm very careful with my food and almost count every bite - and still it's very sensitive...when will it end?! :o/

Hmmm.. I know it'll end eventually, I just feel like I'm really doing my best and being very careful and still my stomach "has issues"..!!

I'm sure many of you have thought about "what are you gonna do for Christmas?" - well, what I did was eat a piece of roast pork, a tiny bit of sauce, beans and one small caramelised potato - ONE, okay.. and then the punishment came immediately... Needed to walk around for about ten minutes for it to settle and when that didn't help I almost had surrender to my finger and the bathroom sink..you know that sensation of saliva in your mouth and there's a pressure from your stomach, but NOTHING'S GONNA HAPPEN..!! You're just stuck with pain! (Dear Reader, sorry for the image I'm putting in your head - but I did warn you upon entering this site!)..

Anyways - the result for the week gone past - check top-right corner!

What to do - getting a tattoo..

Folks, I've found the tattoos I want.. One on each wrist!

#1 - My zodiac sign and the date 01.12.10 in Roman numerals...

(0IXIIX) in the top-curve of the sign.. I don't want the text "Libra blah, blah.."..

#2 - The Chinese signs for "perseverance" and "strengh"..

 

Cool, eh?! ;o)

A Winter Wonderland...

I usually don't bitch about the weather - but I'm getting p-r-e-t-t-y tired of the snow at this moment!

Don't get me wrong - I love the whole idea of a White Christmas - like Bing Crosby would have wanted it - but when I keeps me from spending the biggest holiday of the year together with my whole family - it pisses me off!! I'm really sad about this... and there seems to be no way around it!

We are NOT happy...

I've promised a friend to post a few pictures of winter in the blog - here you go!

Week Three

I'm done with week three!

It's been a week of more solid food items - a little scary at first, since I had no idea how my stomach would react. It seem as if all is good down there - in my stomach... No complaints and it feels full and satisfied after each meals... I suppose eating 7 times a day should make your stomach feel full!

Although the menu has still been somewhat monotone, because I've still been restricted to food that was more or less pureed - the mashed potatoes, veggies etc.. But hey - it's been real food and less of the Nupo Shakers!

I've been home - by myself - since Friday and it's been really good to be on my own. Having to deal with everyday-life more and more.. Due to the weather I haven't been out much, but I've had my occassional walk to the local grocery store to get milk, yoghurt and stuff... It feels good!

Even though I haven't been put much - it's been a good week for the weigh-in. Have a look top-right corner on the blog!

Y'all know how anxious I am to back to my exercising, right?! So yesterday I call Hamlet and spoke with the nurse. She told me to take it easy on the treadmill - if I feel it pulling in my left side, I need to stop. That's listening to the body and it's telling you that you are overdoing it..!! Anyway - I'll start up easily - get on the treadmill with a small climb and then just take it from there.. Don't know when it'll be though - the roads are closed, the trains are frozen solid, busses with no tires for the winter, etc.... :o/

On with Week Four!

Cooking again...

Just to prove to y'all - made these fine meatballs for dinner! And they were DE-licious... Although, next time I'll use some more spice - maybe give them an italian taste.. Anyway - here's a pic of my dinner - it looks like a lot when it's on a small plate, eh?! ;o)

Week Two

Hey all!

Week Two has come and gone so it's time for an update...

The past week as been pretty uneventful - the diet was the same as week 1 - fluids and more fluids.
I fairly quickly came to terms with the fact that I had to do 2 full weeks of only fluids .... but now they are OVER! *..doing the can-can..*

I've started on Phase 2 today and this is what it looks like:

Breakfast 8am-10am

• 1½ dl of skimmed milk
• 1-2 dl of coffee or tea
• 1½ dl of yoghurt or 120-150 gr. "steady" oatmeal or "øllebrød" (dish made of rye bread, sugar, and non-alcoholic beer)

Snack 10am-12pm

• 1 portion of Nupo Soup or Shake
• 1 dl of juice or 100 gr. mashed fruit or stewed fruit
• 1 dl of skimmed milk

Lunch 12pm-2pm

• 40 gr. of mashed vegetables
• 40 gr. of mashed potatoes
• 50 gr. of boiled minced meat/light fish or scrambled eggs or cheese sticks 30+ (17%)
• 1 portion of Nupo Soup or Shake
• 1 dl of skimmed milk

Snack 2pm-4pm

• 1 dl of coffee or tea
• 1 dl of skimmed milk
• 1½ dl of yoghurt

Snack 4pm-6pm

• 1 portion of Nupo Soup or Shake
• 1 dl of skimmed milk
• 1 dl of juice or 100 gr. mashed fruit or stewed fruit

Dinner 6pm-8pm

• 40 gr. of mashed vegetables
• 40 gr. of mashed potatoes
• 50 gr. of boiled minced meat/white fish
• 1½ dl of skimmed milk

Snack 8pm-10pm

• 1 dl of skimmed milk
• 1 dl of coffee or tea

Throughout the day I have an additional 1½ Litre of water - however, I'm not allowed to drink until ½ hrs after I have eaten! Very important. Why? Because my tiny stomach needs to "absorb" all the nutrients from the food before it's being "flushed" through the system.

Although it doesn't look like much, but I'm stoked about getting real food now! My yoghurt this morning - I'm tellin' ya - it was gooooood! Some of you might now be asking yourselves: Is she preparing each meal individually?! The answer is: No.. I do enjoy preparing my food and even if I have the time these days, it's just not that much fun - so instead I prepare for a few days ahead (..only lunch and dinner, though..)

SO - what else have I been upto this past week. Oh yeah - I've had the pleasure of being on a few walks. Fortunately, the weather has been gorgeous and very sunny outside - but still below 0 C...but it's all good - I like the winter...as long as the sun is out...

I'm almost done with "Og hun takkede guderne" by Jussi Adler-Olsen. Think I've got another 100 pages to go..no biggie..

And finally I've come to the part that most of you enjoy the most about this blog - this week's weigh-in.. ;o)

The weigh-in ticker is PI***** ME OFF, so kindly click in the top-right corner on "Weigh-ins..." for an update for Week Two.

Week One

The first week since the surgery is now behind me and things are progressing....bit by bit.
After the surgery and when I woke up later in the day, I was feeling "OK". Felt some pain and soreness which is normal. The following days kinda went like this:

Wednesday: Everything's sore, pain and blurry. Slept most of the day/night after the surgery. Only getting sips of fluids (food)..

Thursday: Felt fine and had my first shower - felt a little woozy after the drive back to my parents' house. Could there have been anymore bumps in the road?! (Yes, Chanandeler Bing makes me laugh and stay positive!) Started on the "new life" with a minimal of fluids (food)..

Friday: Totally knackered! Felt really tired, nauceous and down-right BAAAAH! Slept most of the day and took some painkillers. At this point I'm thinking "WHY did I do this to myself?!"..... Went for a short walk with my Dad and then straight to bed and slept about10 hrs..Took the last painkiller Friday night (haven't taken one since - yay!)

Saturday: After a good night's sleep I feel rested and ready to take on "The Big Menu" - read: a FULL day of fluids - not just sips here and there, mind you! So the day starts off well and by late aftenoon I succumb to the facts that I am nowhere near getting it all down! But isn't less better when you're on a diet?! Hey, wait a minute - THIS IS NOT A DIET! This is MY LIFE! Oh well, at least I got most of it down...So instead of whininig and feeling sorry for myself, I started to look forward to a day in bed/on the couch watching my favorite footy team...just until match was cancelled due to snow?! What's up with the world?!

Sunday: Still feeling sore inside or is it just my 5 small incisions and the stitches? Difficult to tell.. Sunday is starting bright though - am having the feeling that I'll be able to consume "The Big Menu" today. And down it went! However, I literally feel like I'm eating every 5 minutes.. It all goes down, but goes down slowly. Don't want to risk eating too fast only to vomit it all up afterwards.
After a good Sunday I feel ready to start on Fase 2 by the end of the coming week, so I decide to go ahead and give my dietian at Hamlet a call on Monday - see what the status is. Being very optimistic about "The Bigger Menu" in Fase 2 - whoopi!

Monday: Whoopi my A**! According to the surgeons I can't start on Fase 2 until Wednesday next week. BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! Reason being: We want to give your new stomach and intestines the best possible conditons for recovery and patching up inside.. Grrrr! I want FOOOOOD.. By now I've been on Nupo for God only knows how long (8 weeks to be exact, but who's counting!). Anyway, we talked and she said it sounded really good that I am now able to eat all my food and vitamins. I can also drink my full 0.5 L of water alongside.

Tuesday: This day concludes Week One and I'll be back on the scale Wednesday morning. Excited to see the fruits of my labour. I've come to terms with the fact that I have a full week ahead of me on fluids.. dang!

Summary: I'm getting better at eating all my fluids and basically I haven't really done much else this entire week. Been sleeping, reading "Og hun takkede guderne" by Jussi Adler-Olsen, watching "Will & Grace"...Jack cracks me up!

Result for Week One click on top-right "Weigh-ins..".

Can only be happy, right?

A toast to new beginnings...

In just a few more hours I'll be going under for the "nip & tuck" of my life.. Not literally, but...y'all know what's gonna happen... and I'm sooo ready, so let's get it on..! Anyway...

I've had a good nights sleep and am pretty much all packed. I think I've got it all in fact...so nothing more to say, but...

...See ya later!

Reaching the finish line..

Since my first weigh-in at my doctors office in April, I've finally reached the finish line. Have a look below. :o)