Two weeks later

Monday was my two week follow-up appointment with the surgeon (well, technically it was 12 days post op, but who's counting?) and things are looking great. The surgeon said all is well, that I'm doing great, and I've been cleared to start cardio and move on to soft foods. No sweeter words have been uttered to me before because I have been looking forward to a soft boiled egg for a month now. I mean really, who fantasizes about an egg? Me - I do. Judge me.

I did not count on how difficult eating would be though. I don't know why I thought it wouldn't be challenging; hell, when I first started drinking water I could barely get a teeny sip in without it hurting, and now I can take almost normal sized gulps. For whatever reason, I opted to try a soft scrambled egg with a dash of milk topped with cheese, which ended up being an awful idea. Why didn't I just follow my heart? Trust you gut, people. Always go with your instincts. I was able to get maybe half of it down before I gave up and sat with this feeling of an elephant on my chest. After about an hour, I ended up laying down and napped for a good four hours. Can you even call that a nap? I know people who average four hours of sleep a night.

So now I'm several days into this soft food adventure and I've discovered a few things that I like and can tolerate well:
1. Deviled eggs
2. Deviled eggs
3. Deviled eggs

Experiments are still being done regularly though and I've used every pot and pan in my apartment for the first time since moving in... in 2012. I did make something called "Shelly's Ricotta Bake" (for which I make a homemade sauce that my mom would be damn proud of) and tonight for dinner I had a fake taco, which was really just taco meat with a little bit o' taco sauce, half a of dollop sour cream and a dusting of cheddar cheese. Once again though, I couldn't finish it. At least I have my deviled eggs prepped and ready to go for tomorrow.

Starting weight: 273.4

Last weight in: 247.5

Height: 5'7"

Surgeon's goal: 180

Personal goal: 160