Feeling grateful

Weight: 241.3

Today is the first day I'm going to be alone without my husband. So I'm trying to get into a regimen. Woke up the morning and first thing I did was make a nice tall cup of warm tea. I'm having a very difficult time getting in fluids. I'm supposed to get a minimum of 30 ounces and the goal should be 64. 

With a stomach now the size of a banana  trying to get that in has been difficult. However the consequences of dehydration are worse so I keep sipping and clock watching. 

After getting in some tea I started walking. Now, I've been walking on the treadmill for quite some time at the gym and I don't have a treadmill at home and I'm still attached to my drain. I do however, have a long "pathway" from my front door to my back door. So I did 15 minutes of brisk walking in my house and was able to get my heart rate up and it felt pretty good. 

Once that was done (and yes, I still need to get in at least 15 more minutes ) I put together some breakfast. 1 package of instant cream of wheat and a lot of water to make it runny. Then I also added 1/2 a scoop of protein powder which will now give me 10 grams of protein. 

And I've peed twice already today. Yes, weight loss surgery is about drinking, peeing, eating and pooping. It just is. You focus on having nice light yellow pee instead of dark and cloudy because then you know you're getting your fluids in and not risking dehydration. 

I also am feeling really pretty wonderful pain wise. I'm able to sleep on my side, on my stomach and have not taken any pain meds since my first night in the hospital. For that, I really do want to thank two people. First my daughter because she has been working out with me each week. Because of her I joined the gym and she was the one who found my awesome trainer who didn't shy away from the fact that I have a bad spine, no reflexes in my knees and a partially permanently disabled hand. 

Trainer Sadie made me and helped me stick to it when I was crying and really pissy with some of our workout sessions, she kept encouraging me and pushing me to work harder and now I can see the benefits of all that hard work. I'm really blessed that she CARED about me and helped me to achieve the level of strength that I'm at now by working with me not only physically but financially so I could be as prepared for this as possible. So I sent her this text today: 

I'm feeling very grateful and blessed.