6 weeks post op!

May 27, 2014

Wow, time has flown by.  So far I am down 40 pounds.  Im still struggling to get all my water in and tend to stay with the softer foods and protein drinks.  Also I tend to forget to take my Dinner vitamins, which I need to stop doing.   Today I am trying a shot of espresso in my morning vanilla shake.  First real caffeine in 7 weeks.  Hopefully it will go good, I need the extra pep to get to the gym!  I finally got a Fit Bit and am ready step up my activity. I love how it shows everything and makes me accountable.  No more estimating how much activity I had in my walks.  If its not on the Fit Bit I don't get to count it!

I am still staying away from sugar and gluten, however last night I did pick at a piece of my hubbys pizza.  MMMMM, pizza.  I have been trying new things here and there.  Spaghetti squash is super yummy and my pouch has no problems with it.  Matzo ball soup is good but I wont do that too often due to the sodium content.  I have started to dislike eggs (which is too bad since I have chickens!) and have still not tried steak at all.  The bite or two I have had of hamburger didn't feel so good so I'm sticking with softer meats.  Chicken is still ok but crab and smoked salmon are the best!  Just stay away from the sushi! 

So I am trying not to get frustrated with my scale.  Yeah, I have lost 40 pounds since my pre-op liquid diet, but the scale has hardly moved in the last 3 weeks.  Yeah, yeah, typical 3-week stall.  I know im losing inches because all my clothes are starting to hang on me.  The scale will move about once or twice a week maybe 2 or 3 pounds all at once, but then the next day it will be back up 1 or 2 pounds.  Its still going in the right direction but sheesh...what a struggle!  I'm going back to CA at the end of June and I would like to be a bit smaller before people see me. 

I came across some old pictures this weekend that included the only 2 pictures I have at me at my absolute highest weight.  I looked terrible and just sad.  I'm already about 50+ pounds lighter than I was at that time.  Its a good reminder of where I came from and why I did all of this.  I am still very glad I chose to do this.  I do have my times where I just want to eat, maybe a couple times a week and usually when I'm stressed or upset.  But in that same moment of wanting to eat everything in sight I also don't want to eat anything at all. After a life of eating whatever I wanted whenever I wanted this is a very strange feeling.  This little pouch of mine is ruling my life and that's not a bad thing.  It may be tiny but it will kick my a** if I try to cross it. 

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