gotta be 'eggs'tra careful ;)

Okay, so this morning I almost threw up. I made myself 1 scrambled egg with a tablespoon of shredded cheese. I added a little milk for extra protein. So far I've tolerated milk and cheese fine, so I thought it was okay to combine them all, since if I had a problem I would know it was the eggs. I was watching Saved by the Bell (the episode where Jessie takes the caffeine pills :) and thought I was doing fine. I was taking tiny bites and chewing very well. All of a sudden, I start to feel full fast. I had only taken maybe 6 tiny bites, and I started getting that hot spit in my mouth. So, I went to the bathroom, and stood over the toilet, but never did throw up. I stood there for about 3 minutes, nothing happened, and eventually the feeling passed, so I went back to sitting down. I didn't finish the eggs, and I waited a little longer to have my next meal.

Well...I really don't know what the problem was. As Chris (in a lecturing voice) reminded me, 90% of the time that you struggle with introducing a food, it's not the food, but the way you ate it. So, it could be that I ate it too fast, didn't chew it well enough, or made it too rich by adding the cheese and milk. So, I will probably try eggs again this weekend, and this time try them in an egg salad or hard boiled, to see if that makes a difference.

I was really relieved that this didn't happen tomorrow morning, since I would have felt sick right before going back to school. So, tomorrow I'm planning a menu all of foods I've eaten so far and had no trouble with, so hopefully that won't happen again.

Lindsey asked about pictures--yes I have been documenting the weight loss. I took a picture the night before my surgery, and then in the same outfit two weeks later. They recommended taking it in a door frame, so you can use that as a frame of reference in future pictures. We could tell a few differences, but not really anything major. Even in this last week I've noticed a difference in my clothes and in the mirror, so when I take it next week, I will probably be able to see a change from pre-surgery. I will post the pictures on here eventually. I've been having trouble with uploading pictures onto my computer.

Today I got a hair cut, and did a little shopping at the mall. I want to grow my hair out a little bit, so I took a picture of Kelly Clarkson's longer bob in, and she styled my hair just like it, only a little shorter. It has a slight angle towards my face, and some layers. Hopefully I can style it like this tomorrow! :)

Chris and I are going to the State game this weekend, so I'm excited about that. I have a cute new red top from Old Navy that I'm going to wear, with all of my other State stuff. I'll get someone to take a picture, and I can post it on here over the weekend. I need to get a new picture on facebook anyway, but I like posting pics of Chris and I together.

Oh, and one more thing. I've started taking more vitamins since they recommend starting these at the three week point. Calcium was the only one I could find at Walmart--the other two sublingual B-12, and chewable iron, I had to order online. I tried the Viactiv chocolate chew for calcium, and it is truly yummy! I checked with Patrick, and he said those were okay and didn't have any added sugar. I take one with each meal, and it tastes almost like a tootsie roll. So, that's a nice treat at the end of my meals!

I'll write tomorrow after my long day at school. I miss my kiddies, so it will be good to go back. I finally dragged out my grading, and got most of it done today. :) Have a great night!