MUCH better today

Today it has rained ALL day. Chris and I kept looking for a break in the clouds to be able to take a walk on the beach, but nothing. However, I feel much better today about everything, than I did yesterday. :) Here's how we spent the day. I woke up around 9:30, and just laid in bed listening to the rain. Around 10:00 I got up, and went upstairs to make coffee and a waffle for Chris. He came up too, and enjoyed his breakfast. It wasn't hard making that for him, since I do like to cook, and I guess it helps that waffles aren't my favorite breakfast food either. ;) After that, I designed some new recipe cards, and typed up some recipes from a website I found of post weight loss surgery recipes. Chris and I played a two and a half hour game of Chess, which he won. I got cleaned up and then painted my toenails and nails a bright NC State red, while watching soaps. Chris loved to comment on how even though one of the characters had been in a car wreck, her make-up was still perfect. I told him, "Honey, that's soaps!". :)

Since about 5:00, Chris and I have been watching Cake Boss on TLC and Chopped on Food Network. It was just a nice lazy day. Even though it's a bummer that it rained our only full day at the beach, it was nice to relax.

Tomorrow, we will leave in the morning and my appointment at Duke is at 1:30. I found the area on the Duke website, where it tells what I will be able to eat after tomorrow's phase change. I'm very pleased that it is a nice variety, so I definitely can get through the next 8 weeks on these foods, and get creative with cooking. I'm really glad to have a few days until I go back to school, to try some of these new foods and see how my pouch handles them. It's amazing to me how many different variations of the phase diets you can find for post surgery. Some diets have people eating pureed foods within the first 3 weeks, and some have full solid foods so much sooner than three months. But I already told myself that Duke is a very well respected program, and I will follow the phases that they recommend and not take it into my own hands. I've had no problems with the protein shakes or liquids so far--no nausea or vomiting, which I'm very glad for. Hopefully introducing soft foods will be as successful.

Thanks for all of the supportive emails and comments. I really appreciate everyone's support through the good and the bad. :) I am very blessed.