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Hi all,

Well I am about a month and a week out of surgery and I am learning every

day what is a good thing to eat and a bad thing! LOL My weight is great and

I am feeling so much more in control of my life!

Things I have learned, eating something warm at first and drinking warm

herbal tea makes meals much more pleasant! I have gotten to where soup and

salad are the choices when eating out. I have also figured out that

different chinese restaurants use diferent ingredients in basically the same

dishes and usually one will sit better. I am still big on the flavored

crackers and feel satisfied with the crunch and taste of them. I am am so

much more active and I am doing more lately than in a long time. My sleep

schedule is so much better it is scary! I am working on a month of days

journal that I kept track of right after surgery and they are fun to reread

and see how much I have learned in the time since surgery. I craved the

crunch too much and finally gave up on the only liquids and have been adding

things as I feel the need. I am concerned that straight water has not been a

great thing and that I am going to have to work on another source of liquid

for later in the day. I drink herbal teas in the mornings and that is about

4 8oz glasses with 4 more needed by the end of the day! LOL The whey

protein is not all that palatable( I do not like the vanilla flavor, too

sweet) but I try to get some in me once a day at least! I have had little

problems with meats if they are in a light glaze or sauce like stir fry. If

the meat is drier then I seem to trap air in my tummy and it has to

" percolate " up before I can eat more. A couple of times I have been too

hungry and wanted to eat too fast and that traps air too. I think I swallow

air when I eat anyway but hurrying does not help! LOL I am finding that my

favorite yogurt is too sweet now and I am amazed at how much sugar there is

in yogurt! ACK I mix cottage cheese and yogurt half and half to get it less

sweet. I also really like my cottage cheese with salt and pepper so that is

good too! I cannot wait for tomatos to get ripe that will really be good! I

have found that I really like egg drop soup and it seems to like me! I

make it with " fake " eggs so the fat is less and then use the chicken broth

as the base. Well all, keep watch for the journal, I may ask Dr R if he

woudl like to use it on the web page:) Love to all and Godspeed! PAige

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