After surgery the are stages to being able to eat.

The first week I couldn’t tolerate more than water and some chicken broth.

The second week I was lucky if I could drink down one protein shake a day.

It’s now the end of the third week. I’m down 21 lbs from surgery and down 56 total pounds from the start of this whole process.

I skipped the pureed stage to the soft foods stage. Pureed meats made me want to gag.

It’s still difficult to eat. I’m trying to find the right amount of what I can handle. If I go over my limit slightly I end up throwing up until everything is completely out of my stomach.

I feel like the weight loss is finally apparent and people are starting to notice. But we have a long way to go.