8 Days Post-Op

And 21 lbs down!  That number seems impossibly large but there it is.  I had my 1st follow-up at MBI today, it went great.  They gave me a recipe book which has quite a few interesting things to try. Some I can even try now in the form of shakes, which surprised me.

I took some photos today, not really expecting to see a huge difference but it's there.  I'm not really sharing these with the masses but do want them for my own record of this journey:

Overall I feel great.  My energy is good, I'm able to be up and about when needed and the food part is going as well as can be expected.  It was really nice to be cleared for full liquids today - I can't believe how excited I feel to try yogurt again! And how delicious my warm soup tasted at lunch today.  It's the little things, and (I think) just the comfort of knowing that I'm working my way up to being able to eat real foods again.  That is reassuring.  I don't know if the next week will be as dramatic as this last one has been but hopefully I will continue to see progress.  It's such an affirmation that I made the right choice for myself when I see those numbers on the scale getting smaller...

Now I need to try to see about starting to get myself moving a bit more.  Walking is going to be the name of the game for me for now.  I'm hoping to work up to being able to walk to the park and/or library with Charlie soon but I also don't want to push too much and then regret it.  It's a delicate balancing act!