5 months! And I ran!!

Jan 11, 2011

A little over 5 months out.  Weighing in at about 165 give or take a pound.
I'm feeling GREAT! I had a fantastic New Years. Went to Brooklyn and had so much energy. My first NYE after surgery was a complete blast! All weekend we walked around constantly and I was fine! More than fine! I was awesome!!!

I'm fitting into between a 10 or 12 pants and a Medium to Large top. I can't believe it!
I'm eating basically anything I want in moderation. Pouchie is still holding strong and I've yet to get sick off of anything.
I've tested myself a little in the passed month. I made homemade lasagna (a healthy version) and tolerated that. I've had half a grilled cheese sandwich. That was fine. Even had a little brown rice and was ok with it.
I still don't eat those things all the time. In fact I try and avoid them. But I like knowing I CAN have them if I want them. I guess it's more a mental thing.
Cooking has become funner for me lately. It's a thrill for me to see how I can take a meal I used to love and make it a little more WLS friendly. For instance, I made my own homemade Pork egg rolls last week. Baked them instead of fried. So good!

I've been trying to stay on track with not snacking a lot. And if I do snack I make sure it's something with protein like turkey pepperoni, or cheese, or a hard boiled egg.
I've stopped drinking protein shakes only because I ran out of protein and just haven't been able to afford another jug of it. So I'm trying really really hard to make all my meals and snacks as protein rich as possible.

Life as a WLS patient has definitely gotten easier, and better. I am SO thankful for having it. I feel like I've been given a 2nd chance to be "me". Whoever that is, I'm still trying to figure out. But I'm SO thankful for my RNY.
I ran yesterday for the first time since .... God .... 11th grade??? Me .... Running! Who woulda thunk!
Mike and I started our Couch to 5K training which is walking/running for 30 minutes. It's 3 days a week for 9 weeks. Then once it warms up a little we're going to give running outside a try. Then find a charity near and dear to us both and run a 5K for it sometime this spring. An obesity run perhaps? Lukemia? We'll see!

Life is full of bumps and obstacles, and unexpected wrenchs. But .... Life is good!

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