Day 15

I awoke this morning to some scale goodness - I am down 13 pounds from my surgery date!  Two more pounds before I hit my "stable" weight, and seven to go before I'm no longer consider obese, but simply overweight, and ten to hit my lowest weight ever.  As my mother used to say, "it's all water weight", but it still feels good to have it gone.

I am obsessive about tracking my food and exercise on MyFitnessPal.com.  I'm getting plenty of protein but worry a little bit about not getting enough fiber.  I look forward to the day when I can eat lots of fresh veggies again, but for now, it's "soft" foods only.

Here's my typical day:

Breakfast
Before breakfast, I have 2 cups of coffee, and take my morning Prilosec.  For breakfast, I have 1 large egg, poached with 1 T. shredded cheese, garnished with fresh chives from my garden.  And the first of 3 vitamins is taken.

Morning Snack
1 piece of string cheese (Frigo's Cheeseheads - yummy)

Lunch
Protein Shake, which I make with chocolate protein powder, PB2 (powdered peanut butter), skim milk, and a little instant coffee to bring out the chocolate flavor.  When I remember, I add a tablespoon of Chia seeds, which has lots of fiber and protein.  Second vitamin is chewed up and swallowed!

Afternoon Snack
1/2 cup of nonfat cottage cheese (luckily, I like cottage cheese)

Dinner
1/2 c. creamy soup (this week it was wild rice) with about 1 oz. chicken breast mixed in
1/2 c. green beans
Third and final vitamin of the day!

Evening Snack
Another piece of string cheese!  I also generally have 1 or 2 cups of Sleepytime tea in the evenings when I'm winding down to go to bed.  My second Prilosec dose is taken now too.

And slowly but surely I'm getting my exercise, although with the rain the last 3 days it hasn't been easy.  My legs complain the most; guess I should do some stretches before I hit the pavement.

With all the rain, the Summer Palace grounds are looking green and lush.  The trees are all leafing out (they have a way to go yet), and the rhubarb is growing liking gangbusters!  I'm a little concerned that the asparagus hasn't come up yet, but it has been a weird Spring.  I planted some sugar snap peas this weekend and now need to get in the greens.  Another week and the tomatoes can go outside too!

So much work and so little time!  I guess I better get at it!