6 more days! 6 more days!
6 more days until I graduate to soft chew diet! (assuming, and praying all is well with my joints- cross your fingers!)
I am so ready to CHEW. And to have more variety. I'm growing up.. moving from baby puréed diet to toddler soft chew food.
Soft chew food includes things with the consistency of scrambled eggs, mashed potatoes, pastas etc. I asked the assistant if I can eat tender chicken and ground beef- both seem to be really soft and easy to chew. She said yes, as long as they are scrambled egg consistency. Haha umm, kind of two different things, I'm not quite sure I would compare chicken to scrambled eggs but at least some chicken is super tender and I get a lot more variety like enchiladas, rice, pastas (the choices are endless), breads, I could go on and on. I've got a ton of yummy looking soft foods pinned to my "Food Controls My Life" board on Pinterest.
This is when my weight will start coming back. The lowest weight I got down to was... are you ready for it?...
89!!
That was only in the morning before I ate anything. I basically topped out at losing about 12 pounds. So I hit 91lbs and was steady around there. I have been eating more this week because I am always hungry and never really satisfied and the scale today looked like it said 96lbs! (I used a different scale, it's not digital) I'm already starting to get some back. Now I just have to be careful and not put all the crap food into my body..because I love lots of crap food. Like hot fries! Oh I have missed those! And broccoli, not crap food but I have missed broccoli a lot. I like to be healthy and especially since it's like I'm starting all over and don't have crap inside my body now, I want to keep it that way! Desserts and bad food in moderation! Because I have to celebrate with some confetti cupcakes! Of course with confetti frosting. There is just no getting around it!
I didn't know it was possible for my fingers to get so skinny! My rings have been sliding off right and left! I have already lost one down the drain :( I haven't been able to wear my wedding ring because it's just too big right now. So I set out on an adventure to find a temporary wedding ring. And find one I did! I had to get it sized cause they don't carry a 3 3/4. That's a whole size smaller than my normal! And it drives me nuts not being able to wear my wedding ring! I just love it so so much. And I feel naked without it. This new one will be a fun little change. It's a square pink sapphire! With small diamonds around it. I was looking for something cheap because its only temporary, but still classy and not looking like I bought it at Claire's for $4 bucks! Stay tuned for pics! :)
I've been back in Utah for a week now. Feels nice to be home. Feels even better to be doing hair again! I have missed it! Doing hair feels like home. It just feels right and it makes me happy. I have been so busy, today is my first "hair free" day. I have been doing a lot of extensions- my fave! And still loving every minute of my own extensions! Life is just easier with extensions. Yup, no lie. You might think having extensions is more maintenance, but it's not. Not my method. It makes it easier for styling. And the nice thing is the extensions hold style really well. You can curl it one day and it will stay curled for 3-4 days! I just love long hair and there is more options for hair styles. I will always love love long hair and hate hate that I can't have it naturally. :)
More feeling continues to sneak in. And it still feels like I am getting bit by a bug! It actually hurts. It's rather odd. My mouth continues to grow more agitated as the feeling comes back, but it's not bad. Just uncomfortable and sore. I still can't open my mouth very wide. Wide enough to get a spoon in and slurp my soup though! It is so so nice to have those stinking bands off during the day! And they don't bother me at night. Because I sleep SO much better now that I can turn on my side! Holy cow what a difference! 8 weeks of sleeping only on my back was a nightmare!
My lips constantly are chapped and feel a little like they are burning. Use of Blistex is still in full force. Can't wait to get rid of that stuff! It's like putting glue on my lips. Feels good but it doesn't dissolve, so at night when I put more on I just wake up with it in my mouth and stuck in my teeth.. haha.. gross! I think I have eaten more Blistex than anything. Oh, wait.. I'm pretty obsessed with Rice Dream. It's unnaturally weird how obsessed I am. I have gone through 10 CARTONS of vanilla Rice Dream in ONE WEEK! And tomorrow I start on my 11th. I kid you not! That stuff is like candy to me. I can't get enough.. literally. It's the first thing I think about when I wake up and the last thing I think about before I fall asleep. It's the first thing I drink in the morning and I can't wait to get back home when I am out during the day to have some more. I also use it to coat my stomach before taking pills. I use it to make smoothies and to add liquid when I am blending food. But mostly, I grab the biggest cup I can find in the house and fill 'er up to the brim! And chug away.. all day errryday! It's quite unusual. But for some reason it is just so dang delicious to me!! Our bank account is in trouble if I keep this habit up. Speaking of... I believe I'm ready for a big glass of Rice Dream and bed time! Night!
This is when my weight will start coming back. The lowest weight I got down to was... are you ready for it?...
89!!
That was only in the morning before I ate anything. I basically topped out at losing about 12 pounds. So I hit 91lbs and was steady around there. I have been eating more this week because I am always hungry and never really satisfied and the scale today looked like it said 96lbs! (I used a different scale, it's not digital) I'm already starting to get some back. Now I just have to be careful and not put all the crap food into my body..because I love lots of crap food. Like hot fries! Oh I have missed those! And broccoli, not crap food but I have missed broccoli a lot. I like to be healthy and especially since it's like I'm starting all over and don't have crap inside my body now, I want to keep it that way! Desserts and bad food in moderation! Because I have to celebrate with some confetti cupcakes! Of course with confetti frosting. There is just no getting around it!
I didn't know it was possible for my fingers to get so skinny! My rings have been sliding off right and left! I have already lost one down the drain :( I haven't been able to wear my wedding ring because it's just too big right now. So I set out on an adventure to find a temporary wedding ring. And find one I did! I had to get it sized cause they don't carry a 3 3/4. That's a whole size smaller than my normal! And it drives me nuts not being able to wear my wedding ring! I just love it so so much. And I feel naked without it. This new one will be a fun little change. It's a square pink sapphire! With small diamonds around it. I was looking for something cheap because its only temporary, but still classy and not looking like I bought it at Claire's for $4 bucks! Stay tuned for pics! :)
I've been back in Utah for a week now. Feels nice to be home. Feels even better to be doing hair again! I have missed it! Doing hair feels like home. It just feels right and it makes me happy. I have been so busy, today is my first "hair free" day. I have been doing a lot of extensions- my fave! And still loving every minute of my own extensions! Life is just easier with extensions. Yup, no lie. You might think having extensions is more maintenance, but it's not. Not my method. It makes it easier for styling. And the nice thing is the extensions hold style really well. You can curl it one day and it will stay curled for 3-4 days! I just love long hair and there is more options for hair styles. I will always love love long hair and hate hate that I can't have it naturally. :)
More feeling continues to sneak in. And it still feels like I am getting bit by a bug! It actually hurts. It's rather odd. My mouth continues to grow more agitated as the feeling comes back, but it's not bad. Just uncomfortable and sore. I still can't open my mouth very wide. Wide enough to get a spoon in and slurp my soup though! It is so so nice to have those stinking bands off during the day! And they don't bother me at night. Because I sleep SO much better now that I can turn on my side! Holy cow what a difference! 8 weeks of sleeping only on my back was a nightmare!
My lips constantly are chapped and feel a little like they are burning. Use of Blistex is still in full force. Can't wait to get rid of that stuff! It's like putting glue on my lips. Feels good but it doesn't dissolve, so at night when I put more on I just wake up with it in my mouth and stuck in my teeth.. haha.. gross! I think I have eaten more Blistex than anything. Oh, wait.. I'm pretty obsessed with Rice Dream. It's unnaturally weird how obsessed I am. I have gone through 10 CARTONS of vanilla Rice Dream in ONE WEEK! And tomorrow I start on my 11th. I kid you not! That stuff is like candy to me. I can't get enough.. literally. It's the first thing I think about when I wake up and the last thing I think about before I fall asleep. It's the first thing I drink in the morning and I can't wait to get back home when I am out during the day to have some more. I also use it to coat my stomach before taking pills. I use it to make smoothies and to add liquid when I am blending food. But mostly, I grab the biggest cup I can find in the house and fill 'er up to the brim! And chug away.. all day errryday! It's quite unusual. But for some reason it is just so dang delicious to me!! Our bank account is in trouble if I keep this habit up. Speaking of... I believe I'm ready for a big glass of Rice Dream and bed time! Night!
