I'm claiming it today. I've met goal
My doctor's goal for me was 160. I've been between 16.9 and 159.0 for the last 2 weeks. So I guess I'm here! Yay!!!!
He was right on, too. I started thinking that maybe I'd want to lose more since this puts me at the top of my healthy weight range. But if I lose any more weight, the "melted candle" look to my skin is going to get out of control. As it is, the bit of "melted candle" look that I have, I can attribute mostly to being in my 40's and having a pregnancy. I don't think most people would see me in a locker room changing and think "What the hell happened to her body?!" So I'm going to stay right here. I feel great.
I've found I really love yoga now that my body moves more normally and now that I'm not trembling trying to hold up massive amounts of weight. I also like Zumba, which I didn't realize I'd like. I look forward to going to the gym. That's not at all like me!
For me, the best path has been to focus on eating protein and produce. I know I've said that a lot, so I apologize for being repetitive. I hope it helps someone. The nutritionist told me to eat protein and produce, and not to count carbs. She said that any carb that comes from protein or produce is fine. She also said I could have a bite or two a day of other carbs (potato, bread, cracker, etc). That hasn't been hard. When I make a meal, I just don't make bread, pasta, rice or potatoes with it. Instead of spaghetti and meatballs, we eat meatballs in spaghetti sauce and have a salad on the side. We eat as much as we want, so we're not really doing without.
My favorite snack lately has been pistachios. Yum! They've saved me from an evening slip up on many occasions.
Cheers!
Amy
VSG on 2/1/12 with Dr. Halmi
