Sara RE:

June 9, 2005

hey sara ... your recovery process seems to be pretty normal. about the

weight loss, i'm not sure how much you can lose. i dropped about 10 pounds

the fiirst week which freaked me out because i can't afford that rate of

weight loss as i'm pretty slim as it is. i found that i stabilized after

that week and didn't lose any more weight after that. i think 2000 cals/day

is nearly impossible to achieve because there's just not enough time to be

constantly slurping juicy things. currently, i have 2 servings of a protien

biased meal replacement (550 cal each), a can of pureed mini ravioli (200

cal) and a can of cambell's soup (150 cals). so. . i'm far below the 2000.

then again, i don't do all the physical activities that i would if i was

eating my usual 3000 cal diet. try to find a balance between the amount of

physical activity you do and how much you need to consume to meet those

needs as well as the needs your healing body will require. i add milk to

everything .. for the calories and the calcium.

i get unwired in about 2 weeks and wow. . time flies even when i'm watching

it closely. keep up the positivity. take care

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& gt;From: & quot;Sara & quot;

& lt;sararegine@... & gt; & gt;Reply-To:

orthognathicsurgerysupport & gt;To:

orthognathicsurgerysupport & gt;Subject: [Orthognathic

Surgery Support ] & gt;Date: Thu, 09 Jun 2005 21:27:51

-0000 & gt; & gt;Thanks for the comforting words. It's not so

much the weight & gt;loss I am worried about, in fact that I welcome

because i put on 10 & gt;poounds just in preparation for the surgery. It's

the rate at which I & gt;am losing the weight and the fact I can't bring

myself to eat at all. & gt;Plus my step-father who is a doctor keeps on

telling me, & quot;you must & gt;eat at least 2,000 calories. your body

needs it. & quot; so i get upset. i & gt;think the getting upset is the

after effects of the anesthesia and & gt;i'll get over it. i actually

broke down and cried out of the blue & gt;today which i was not expecting

at all but i have never had so many & gt;people ask me what i feel like

eating. i just want to scream, & gt;nothing, leave me alone. anyway, as

soon as i started crying i tried & gt;to rationalize what i was feeling

and i stopped crying within 2 & gt;minutes. keeping those nasal passages

is key. i guess this is all & gt;part of the recovery process. thank

goodness for this group. i would & gt;have been so unprepared without you

guys. & gt; & gt;Sara & gt; & gt; & gt; & gt; Sara & gt;

& gt; & gt; & gt; Don't worry too much about the weight loss. I lost 10

pouns in the & gt; & gt; 1st week after surgery. My OS said that it was

mostly water weight. & gt; & gt; Once you start feeling better, you will

definitely start & gt; & gt; drinking/eating more. I just drink enough to

make sure that I am & gt;not & gt; & gt; feeling weak. Next week, I

should be able to start eating soft & gt;food, & gt; & gt; so I am sure

that I will start to gain back some of the weight that & gt; & gt; I have

lost. & gt; & gt; & gt; & gt; & gt; & gt; & gt;

& gt; & gt; & gt;

June 9, 2005

i dropped about 10 pounds

the fiirst week which freaked me out because i can't afford that rate

of weight loss as i'm pretty slim as it is.

-lol I just had a baby that ten pounds has been great for my recovery

and self esteem - my face may look 50 pounds heavier...but my pants

are falling off!

i think 2000 cals/day

is nearly impossible to achieve because there's just not enough time

to be

=oh no I can do 2000 blended/liquid empty calories easy!

its called instant mashed potatoes and gravy, real cream

icecream...the list goes on

Shiloh

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