Day 23 - 7/26/13

Weight - 304.6, down 0 pounds from yesterday, 29.6 from end of loading phase.

Hunger - Woke up like I normally do, I could probably eat an all you can eat buffet but it's only because it's rebellion trying to act upon what I "can't" do. Otherwise, I'll eat my normal breakfast. Super hungry late in the day had to do 4 drops to counter.

Snack - Plain fat free greek yogurt, blueberries, blackberries - 8:00am
Meal#1 - FYV Italian Wedding soup - 10:15am
Snack - Apple, Berries, Pecan Rounds - 1:30pm
Meal#2 - FYV Cajun White Fish & Asparagus - 6pm
Snack - Berry (1/2 banana cheat) smoothie - 8:30pm

Drops - 7:30am, 1:10pm, 6:30pm, 10:30pm
Water - 140oz

Summary - This is the first Friday after my surgery. I'm feeling very good considering. I'm a little disappointed by the weight today but it will happen once and a while and I'm not worried about it. I have been walking more during recovery and that will make a difference, I just have to make sure I'm not adding too much food (extra fruit, yogurt, etc.) One day at a time.

First meal was a little earlier than normal today as I was pretty hungry. I tried to space out later meals by adding activity in between (walk, movie, etc.) Took a walk for about 25 minutes in the light rain around 12:30. I'm blessed that the cortisone shot on 6/25 helped me be relatively pain free up until my surgery on 7/19 so that my muscles slowly came back. Now it's just a matter of repetition and continuing to walk at a slow, steady pace and I'll be helping my recovery and cardiovascular every day.

I thought today would be a cool day to do a day by day comparison on weight loss as today one of the few times since I've started that I haven't either lost weight, or gained instead. Here is a breakdown:

Starting weight 330 (each # represents a day and that weight loss/gain for the day, starting with the first loading day)... 2, 2.2, -5.6, -4, -2, -3.2, -1.4, -1.6, -.6, -1.6, -1.2, -1.6, .2, -1.4, 0, 0, -1, -1.8, -.6, -1.4, -.8, 0.

On day 14 I hit my first "non loss" day, and on that day my doctor said I needed to eat 2 more fruits a day as my ketones were too high. On day 16 and 17 I was in the hospital for my back surgery. Over the last few days I have been walking from 10-25 minutes a day which may be a change for my body to consider. It will be fun to see how the next week plays out. I see Dr. Yarger on the 30th so that will be a good time to check my ketone levels.

Prayers for my sweet daughter Amelia today, who despite tubes put in 2 weeks ago had a double ear infection again today. She's on ear drop medicine and Tylenol. She's the best, and I pray for her speedy recovery and no more ear infections!