Hello my
fabulous friends! I want to start by
saying how touched I am that so many of you are not just reading my blog, but
responding to it so positively. It has
truly warmed my heart. Knowing that I
have become something to which people look forward to each day has given me
another form of added energy to keep moving forward in my journey. I am so glad
for our friendships, every one of you.
I was
thinking today that by the time I begin to eat food again, it will have been
approximately five weeks or so since I would have had my last bite of
food. Post surgery the first three
phases of eating that I will experience are Clear Liquids, Full Liquid, and
Full Liquid/Pureed. It is this last
stage in which I will introduce foods such as cottage cheese and egg
whites. Wow, though. It will have been over a month since I have
eaten anything other than some Jello and popsicles. It might be a more difficult transition than
I thought because I am really getting used to not having to stop what I am
doing to eat or make a meal. Plus, I
will have to try various foods because my tastes may change after surgery,
too. It will be an adventure for sure, but,
as I said earlier, it is a chance to start fresh and retrain my body to enjoy
food in a new, healthy way.
When I
stopped at GNC yesterday, the young man working asked why bariatric surgery
patients were not allowed to have caffeine.
I really didn’t have an answer other than your body is to be cleansed in
preparation for such a big surgery.
Being who I am, I did a bit of research this afternoon. Caffeine can act as a diuretic, and since patients
need to retain as much fluid as possible, especially when on the various liquid
diets, it is not recommended. Also, it
can irritate the stomach, which is not good when the stomach has gone from the
size of a football to the size of a golf ball.
However, on the support group forum I stumbled upon, many people stated
that they are able to have one or two cups of regular coffee a day without
problems. So, there you have it! LOL.
And with
that, the countdown continues! Five more . . .
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