Gina F.
Happy New Year!- Update 1/2/2009
Jan 02, 2009
The scale said 169.8 today! I may be out of the 170's for good! Yippee! I will update my wt. tracker as it goes down further, I want to make sure it is the real deal before I post it!
The Holidays were great, not really too tempting, and not as hard as I thought at all. We have our last celebration for the Holidays this Sunday, because my parents were out of town for the Holidays. I have decided we are not doing the big Holiday meal. Maybe I can think of something different to make. Right now a big pot of soup sounds good and easy to make! We will see what everyone else is thinking...
I went to the gym Monday & Wednesday this week. I was supposed to go today, but I did not make it. So I am making it up tomorrow! I really need to get stronger and tone up a bit too. I am trying to promise myself that I will continue to go at least 3 days per week. I need to get addicted to going, so then I go no matter what!
I have been a lot better on my vitamins this week. I have been making a special effort to not miss any times or pills that I am supposed to be taking. I still wonder why my energy level is not were I want it to be, but that could be that I just need to get more active to be active? Also, I am interested in what my labs are going to say. Pre-op I had low Ferritin & Low Vitamin D. I have a feeling both are still low or in the toilet despite the supplements. I get no sun really, so I think my vit D will be lower than it was in Sept when there was sun everyday. My Iron (Ferritin) I am not sure but I sometimes think I am anemic since surgery. I am really trying to take that iron every night now though...
I also stopped tracking my food intake for a while. I think I was slacking on everything a bit. Maybe I need more protein everyday and maybe I just need more calories. The last 2 days I have averaged around 680 per day. Not sure what I should be eating, but I am stuck wanting to eat only when I am hungry and I am not hungry very often (until I wait too long to eat then I get really hungry or shaky). I also like the soft foods more. I know they are easier on my pouch, are not going to make me sick, and I can eat a healthy amount. So, I tend to lean towards re fried beans with cheese and sour cream, cottage cheese, protein bars & shakes. They are quick, easy, and I know they have the protein I need. I am just not into the meal thing yet... I have had salad on several occasions and I am surprised by how much I can eat. It tastes so good and I try to eat chicken or chopped ham with cheese in it to get some protein. I love the BBQ Chicken Salad from BJ's with the dressing and sauce on the side! OMG it lasts for days they give me so much! It is delish! I also indulge sometimes in a sf ice cream bar, or a sf candy (always chocolate). I think that really saves me when I am watching everyone else eat dessert. I just pull out a piece of my sf candy and feel totally satisfied. I have tried less than a bite of my hubbies dessert and they do not taste all that great. That makes me feel even better, that I am not putting all those calories into my body when it is not even very tasty to me!
I think overall I am doing really well. I have some days that I feel like I ate to much of something and beat myself up for it. But, I am trying not to have that old me mentality. The new me says well just do not do it again, and I make up for it the next day by being extra careful with what I eat etc...
Everyone is amazed by the wt. I have lost. The compliments are nice and wearing smaller clothes is cool too. Now people are telling me I do not need to loose anymore. I am fine with that as long as they do not get pushy about it. I know that I still have 20 lb to loose. They can't see it, but I see my tummy in the mirror naked they don't! I just say thanks for saying that I do not look like I need to loose anymore, but I do and I set the goal with my Dr. to be a healthy BMI. That usually shuts them up...
So that is my update for now!
