Late Night

I am up later tonight than I have been since surgery. Tonight was the start of the annual Oklahoma Hemophilia Foundation meeting so I went to the dinner. Nothing like going to a fancy dinner at the Skirvin and eating jello!
I went to my post op diet class today. My total weight loss to date is 34 lbs! On Monday I get to start soft foods -- cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, low fat cheese, tuna, chicken in a can, scrambled egg, refried beans, and 1% or skim milk. I can't wait to chew! You would never believe how much you could miss chewing. I am not supposed to even chew gum as they don't want you to risk swallowing the gum, which can get caught in the staples or occlude the small stomach. I did cheat one day but the lack of protein causes you to go into ketosis and the taste in my mouth was awful.
I am off to bed now as I need to get up early to be back at the OHF meeting at 7:30 AM.