4 Week Surgiversary!

I officially made it through the first 4 weeks of post-op. It feels really good! I've been doing better with my fluids. I'm drinking mostly water now, but it has to be ice cold or it tastes bad to me. I've been walking, running, and working out at the gym. It's pretty exhausting, but I just keep truckin' along.

Today I was finally able to start eating veggies again. Here's what I ate today: Turkey Kielbasa with red beans and tomatoes and some green beans on the side. I couldn't eat much, but it was so good.

Here's the recipe for my protein packed version of "jambalaya"....

1 Turkey Kielbasa, sliced very thin (says it's good for the South Beach Diet)

1 can of Red Beans

1 can of Stewed Tomatoes (with onion, celery, and green pepper)

1//4 teaspoon Thyme

1/4 teaspoon Sage

I just threw everything in the pot and let it come to a simmer. The stewed tomatoes were pretty big, so I ended up jabbing them with my utensil while cooking. It was super easy to do.

My husband, Bones, loved this! He's not even on a diet. I gave him extra sauce, ya know the tomato juices, when I served him. I tried to make my little portion not have any liquid. It was delish!

For the green beans.... I just sprayed a little bit of canola oil in the cast iron skillet, threw in some frozen green beans (I don't like canned), and added some real bacon pieces. Yum!

I have a love for veggies, so it's tough eating 2/3 protein and 1/3 veggies. I'm the kinda girl that would totally go for the veggies first. Talk about life changes!