Happy Holidays

Dec 20, 2009

I am doing well since my last update. I am officially down 44 lb. I probably could be down more but I need to take it at my own pace instead of rushing. I am happy with what I have lost so far.  I keep focusing on what I need to do to keep me healthy.

I made a ton of xmas cookies last week. Just about everybody commented on how hard that must have been for me, but it wasn't hard. It may change in the future, but for now I have no desire for sweets and haven't since surgery. I drink diet soda from time to time but that is all that I have craved that I cannot have.

I eat everything that I want to, in moderation. Ive had bread, sandwiches, pancakes, biscuits, oranges, grapes, chips. The difference is the amount I used to have and the amount I have now. This really is a wonderful surgery. It has given me back the sense of what I can and cannot have, what I should and should not eat and not because of the calories but because of what my body wants or does not want. There is a difference between being hungry and being bored. I cannot gorge myself anymore. I can want to, I can try, but I get to a point that I know I have to stop otherwise I will be very uncomfortable for longer than tollerable.

My exercise has decreased over the last 2 weeks. Mainly because I havent been sleeping well. Stress at work has been getting to me. I am dealing with that though. The holidays add another stress too. Where I used to eat before, now I just have difficulty sleeping. Exercise would probably help that but wow am I tired after work lol.

I hope everybody is doing well!

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