Hey it's been a while! Update on my weight loss surgery so far is I was down 17 pounds at 3 weeks and then gained a pound last week. I'm totally paranoid to weigh myself again. Currently I'm on 600-800 calories a day but not really incorporating exercise yet. I'm not really allowed to do hard exercise yet and my bursitis and awake hours limit me a lot on choices. We cancelled our 24 Hour Fitness membership after a manager treated Shaun like shit so that's a no go. I'm pretty much thinking about yoga so this week I'm going to give that a try. My taste buds are changing and that's a weird experience. I don't seem to like sweets much anymore. I don't hate them but I don't crave them and if I do I'm over it quick. My hunger is a tiny percentage of what it used to be. Both GREAT bonuses. Water also tastes weird. I can taste the metal in it! I have to flavor it so I use protein water that is highly diluted. I have a hard time getting as much protein in as required which is like 70 grams a day and I do 64 oz of water a day at least. So I sip sip sip all day long. I am now on regular foods but have to be careful about adding new things to see what my tummy can tolerate. It's different for everyone. I eat quite a bit of nonfat plain yogurt. That probably sounds disgusting to most people but it's so good and it's packed with protein.
Shaun has decided to try doing high protein, low carb and wants to lose weight and get in shape partly because there's a TV show in town that I think I'm not supposed to talk about but it's turning out to be kind of big time. Shaun has an interview with them Saturday but no one knows if they are going to pick Austin or another city so we'll see. He seems very motivated so hopefully he can get past his own sweet tooth. He's very excited and nervous at the same time. Acting has always been a sort of hidden wish of his so maybe he'll finally be able to mark that off his bucket list. I'll update when I have more info.
Last week my Alaska cousin came to visit me! It's the first time since childhood since we got to hang out a bunch except when I was on chemo. We got a night during that but I was a bit special back then. She wanted to see the bats on Congress bridge so we went out on a riverboat and it was a perfect night for them. We got an awesome guide and she got to see downtown Austin. After that I took her to Torchy's to get a couple of awesome tacos which she approved of. That was my first REAL meal in a month and I got a chicken fajita taco without the tortilla. It was the most delicious thing I ever had in my life. LOL! After that we took some tacos to Shaun while he was at work and she got to see the comm center. It's pretty neat in there. Most of the rest of the trip was us binge watching an HBO series. Other highlights were me taking her to a little restaurant that had awesome southern food... chicken wings, catfish, shrimp, collard greens and mac n cheese. I had a side of collard greens and it took me an hour to eat it. When she was out smoking she got to hear a pack of coyotes pursuing and killing prey right behind our fence and then calling the rest of their pack and nomming on some animal in a frenzy. I'm glad she got to hear them. It's always a lucky chance. All in all an awesome visit and she even mowed my damned lawn people! Who does that? Shaun hurt himself trying to start the mower so she did it and wanted to feel grass on her feet so she did it barefoot. Can't say as I really blame her. She's gone a while without feeling some grass and ours isn't too bad as long as you don't lay down or sit down on it. I did try to warn her about that and she called me a wuss but now she has tons of bug bites on her side and a case of the heebie jeebies. Haha! Serves you right! If you live in a warm climate you know better than to sit on the grass with no protection. Too many critters in there! She got to go on about how superior her state is. Yeah. Yeah. Well now you know I'm for real when I say I don't really have nature to escape to at a moment's notice unless I'm willing to stand in a cornfield or something. The struggle is real!
