by StarchBeet » Fri Jul 22, 2011 1:18 pm
Thank you for your kindness Chile.
The good I'm seeing coming from the gall bladder going bad has been that not eating for four days has reset my ability to eat close to capacity, if you don't mind that I call it that, since I've lost about 5 pounds a month in the past year vs easily losing 15 pounds when starting the lifestyle change in the 80's. Maybe the inability to move like I used to, due to the back being herniated twice, has changed my metabolism. Hey I've even heard people claiming that they hit the age of 50 and suddenly it was too easy to gain weight.
I dunno why I want to knock or be dissatisfied with the slow weight loss. I guess I know that when I first did McDougalling I lost thirty pounds in two months (and that was the extent of my need to lose weight then). So I am trying to understand why its just taking its own sweet time on this new lifestyle now. I'm getting close to 140's in weight and now that this hospital stay has made how much I can eat far less, at least for now, I would imagine I may get a boost to lose the rest of my weight as I get close to the ideal weight.
I dunno what these changes will bring to me and I will record them as I experience them.
I still have a container of potato soup and I'm eating mostly oatmeal and potato soup. I need to look at more options for the weekend. My energy is slowly coming back. The pain from being pumped with CO2 (that then settles in your shoulders and is VERY uncomfortable)is subsiding a lot today-or the meds are making it go away.
Maybe too much information but I had my first bowel movement today since last monday. Thank goodness things are slowly working again. Its very painful to get up or roll around on the bed. Last night I managed to sleep until 2 am when I got up, had more meds and was asleep until 6 am. That was the first night of mostly sleep since last Saturday. Not sleeping and being in pain really makes you mad. Add not eating food when you LOVE it... it was a hellish experience in the hospital.
Now at home I eat such small portions. I'm amazed. But my intestines just aren't able to do what they do well, yet. I am going to get some probiotics this weekend. I'm going to make some South of the Border salad this weekend.
Time for a nap.