Two week Post-up Update

This time two weeks ago I was being admitted to the hospital for high blood pressure. Whole it wasn't part of my "plan", it ended up being for the best. It's taken me two weeks to see that, but now I do. If I had come home and had to deal with the vomiting and pain, I would have been even more miserable. At least by being in the hospital I was able to have nurses helping me every step of the way and people who could focus on taking care of me. Not to say that my at-home caretaker wasn't amazing. He was [and still is] ensuring that I am well provided for.

I went back to work this week...mostly because I had to, I didn't have very much vacation/sick time, but also because I wanted to. I was going stir crazy in the house. But, that being said, this week has definitely been a struggle. I've been so exhausted every day this week. It's been very difficult to stay until 5 pm each day. Yesterday when I got home I took a two-hour nap on the couch. I was worried it would hinder my evening sleep pattern, but at 11 o'clock I was out like a light.

As far as progress, it's been slow. I'm down a total of 14 lbs since surgery (I know, that's incredible), but this week has only been a loss of about 1.6 lb total. I'm sure its just my body freaking out about what's happened to it and trying to grasp how to function. It could also be that I'm in a bit of starvation mode...I'm only eating about 300 calories a day. To me, I still feel like I look like a weigh 50 lbs more than I do. I just don't see a difference...except in one area. My face. My face looks completely different than it did a few months ago, even a few weeks ago. It's crazy how much thinner it is in such a short amount of time. I'm excited about this and hope my chubby cheeks continue to decrease, but I'm really hoping to see some loss in other areas soon too. For now, I'll be happy with what I can get.

July

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