Mashed/puréed

 

I forgot to include my stats last week - the most important thing probably...

A quick recap. Starting weight 16st 6½lbs, weight before surgery (after LRD) 15st 8lbs. Today's weight 14st 11lbs. Total loss 1st 9½ lbs. So far the LRD is winning lol. Typical

So another important rule (in my opinion the hardest) is no drinking 30 minutes before food, no drinking 30 minutes after food and definitely no drinking with food. Now I've moved to soft/pureed I'm having 6 small (tiny) meals a day, and I need to eat slowly and take 30 minutes to eat each tiny meal. So (quick maths) that's 1½ hours per meal x6 is 9 hours for eating! Then I need to get at least 1½ litres of fluid in, sipping, very slowly. There's just not enough hours in the day. I feel I'm constantly putting something in my mouth. And it's no longer chocolate! 

Currently having very exciting food (well compared to plain yogurt and protein shakes). Mashed potatoes, mashed beans, low fat cheese, egg, tuna, smoothies - but not all at the same time, but good to mix and match. Sometimes potato with beans or potato and tuna, or beans and tuna or egg and beans, all with or without a little cheese. Oh the joys. And I've discovered a great low fat, low sugar, high protein yogurt that's not even a yogurt. It's quark! White chocolate flavour is delicious. It's got a funny name but it's so good.

So we bought Bella a foraging mat. It has lots of fabric 'leaves', see picture, that you hide treats in and she has to find them. She was loving it but half way through she realised she could grab the corner with her teeth, lift it up and shake her head - and all the treats just fall out! I'm so proud that she figured that out, and so quickly, and yet so disappointed that she cheated! 

Well we've had our longest day. The nights are fair drawin in. Lol

Mistakes are made for moving on.