Debbie Cousins's Journal, 14 Aug 23

Can it be that I didn't post yesterday? I must be slipping. Weight up a tad this morning - 185.8. Still lost 1.6 pounds last week, and I'm happy about that. I'm only 1.2 pounds heavier than my pre-surgery weight now, so I think all the swelling is now gone. Average calories per day was 1,852. Ditched the Protein last week, but I have decided (with a little nudging from a good friend, wink) to get back on the Protein wagon. Still a lot of healing to do. On target for today to be my third day in a row of walking 2 miles. For at least a week, that will be my new "normal." I go to the surgeon follow-up appointment next Monday, and I'll see if I can get the all clear to begin increasing my walking even more.

Still having to take Tylenol (500mg) every three hours round the clock. It actually begins to wear off at about the 2.5 hour mark. Still icing and elevating several times a day. Still doing PT exercises 2x/day. Hey, today's Monday - maybe I'll try to up it to 3x a day beginning today! Not doing much else, other than taking care of myself as I heal and regain my strength.

I've pretty much decided that the gas I've been experiencing for the past 6 days is caused by my increasing my Diet Coke consumption! I thought it might be the high-protein foods, so I eliminated them, and no difference. Varied my menu, no difference. Only other thing I can think of is that I'm probably drinking seven to nine 12-oz cans of Diet Coke a day now. Two days ago, I drank 32 ounces of water. Today I have had 16 ounces. Gotta make some changes there!

OK, that's pretty much all that's happening with me. As Eyore says, "Thanks for noticin' me."

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1815 kcal

Fat: 73.60g | Prot: 105.98g | Carbs: 222.00g.   Breakfast: Quest Cookies & Cream Protein Bar, Butter, Domino Sugar Granulated Sugar, Pecan Nuts, A2 2% Milk, Great Value Sun-Dried Raisins, Quaker Old Fashioned Oats. Lunch: Land O'Lakes Salted Butter, Sunbeam Giant White Bread, Cooked Green String Beans (Fat Added in Cooking), Chef Boyardee Microwaveable Beefaroni Bowl. Dinner: Quest Double Chocolate Chunk Protein Bar, Cooked Immature Lima Beans (from Fresh, Fat Added in Cooking). Snacks/Other: Rold Gold Pretzel Sticks, Bisca Danish Butter Cookies, Premier Nutrition High Protein Shake - Chocolate, Hershey's Kit Kat. more...