Gaining Weight

It has been just over three weeks since I had the stent removed and I thought I would give you a quick update on how things are going. The good news here is that there is not a lot to update.

I am back on the path of trying to gain weight.
Before the stent was put in I weighted around 186 pounds and for the most part I was comfortable with that weight. Anywhere between 186-190 and I would have been just fine. Then I had the stent put in and my weight crashed. I had the one morning when I hit 169 pounds but I had forgotten to put my wallet and cellphone in my pockets so it didn't count. Now with the stent gone I am gaining weight, not as much or as fast as I would like but it is heading in the right direction. I have flirted with 180 pounds a couple of times, but even with the "extra" things in my pockets I can't seem to get out of the 170's. I am currently stuck right around 178 pounds.
Eating is still an adventure but it has gotten a lot better. I am back to eating what I want (within reason). Still it can change from day to day. For instance one night last week I was craving a burger. So we headed to the River Inn and I had a bacon cheese burger, no veggies on it, but it was complete with the bun. Everything went just fine and I managed to eat about three quarters of it. The next day at lunch I had the exact same thing, just a different restaurant, and I struggled to eat any of it. I can't tell you what the difference was, I just couldn't eat it.

I have officially given up on calorie counting. My doctor keeps pushing me to eat 2,500+ calories per day and I am here to tell you that will not happen. The best I was able to achieve was 2,000 calories in one day. That day it seemed like all I was doing was shoving food into my face and with my life that is just not sustainable. So I am back to focusing on counting proteins and trying to eat at least 60 grams of protein per day. When I hit or exceed 60g, I can gain weight, or at least stay the same. Under 60g and I loose weight.
Oh, and on the day I managed to eat 2,000 calories... I lost a half pound. Proteins are a lot easier to keep track of.

Work has been crazy in a good way and will continue to be so until probably the end of May. There will be lots of long days with team members coming and going. There will be team dinners and gatherings to keep me busy and we threw in a business trip in mid May just to keep things interesting. And you know what? Life without a stomach has not slowed me down one bit. In fact it pretty much mirrors what life was like before any of this started.  It's all good.

And I will go on shining
Shining like brand new
I'll never look behind me
My troubles will be few
(Goodbye Stranger  Supertramp)