Landrain
New Year, New beginnings
Jan 27, 2014
Well, I am a little late for my new years posting. I am fully back at work, and travelled to South Korea on New Years Eve for work. It was a very interesting and fun trip. The first exciting part was the plane ride from Cleveland to Atlanta, and while yes it was first class, it was so exciting to be able to sit in the seat, use the in place seatbelt with NO EXTENSION!. For some of you this does not seem very large but, it has been years since I was able to not use an extension on a plane. So my trip started out on a great NSV!
The hotel I was in had a very nice gym, and I was able to start working out. 20 minutes on the bike and some light lifting. About an hour total a day, was pretty exhusting, but very rewarding also. I weighed in on the 15th of January at 148 kg. And just before I came home on the 20th at 140 kg.
So now I am back home, next trip scheduled to be in April back to Korea for a month.
I just went through my measurments and have lost almost 10 inches off my hips, 8 inches from my chest, 8 inches off my waist and 5 inches off my neck. My clothes are all falling off me now, I need suspenders to even try to keep them up. Soon I must go get a new set of clothes, another NSV!
Planning on joining the Planet Fitness here to continue with my workout schedule. I want to work on toning and some muscle growth, They have a pretty good setup and close to my house.
After 4 months, I am well on the way to having lost 200 lbs, having much more energy and stamina. I truly believe that I have saved my life with surgery.
I do find that I have a much diminished appetite and also ability to eat.
FOOD DOES NOT RULE ME ANYMORE!!!
Just wanted to say that.
Also, I have had one of the strangest responses to this surgery of anyone I have spoken to.
First off, I had a huge fear of becoming lactose intollerant after surgery, I have heard it is common, and Milk is one of my favorite drinks. But I have no problems at all with any milk or milk products.
Second, One of the things always explained is the dumping syndrom. I have been extremely fortunate that I have yet to ever experience this. Usually it is caused by refined sugars, chocolates,etc. Well I have had DQ blizzards, brownies, chocalte cream cheese pie (my own recipe) and FUDGE ROUNDS... now granted I do not eat what I used to before, a small portion is all I can eat but No adverse reactions.
Third, I seem to be focused mostly on eating soups. I can eat other foods but very small portions.
Last, the only real regret is that my limited appetite has made pizza very hard to enjoy anymore. Now I know you are not supposed to enjoy food, thats so politically incorrect, but I used to enjoy pizza immensely.
