Week 14 and a half Post Op, lol.

May 14, 2017

Wow, my week 14 was on Wednesday and I'm writing this on Sunday, mother's day.  Such a busy week!  Happy Mother's Day to any moms reading this, including moms of furbabies!

I was happy to weigh in on Wednesday and see the scale drop 2 Lbs.  I was worried because the week before I hadn't lost anything at all.  So I was down 75.8 Lbs total on Wednesday, which is great.  I'm down a few more Lbs today but won't count it until next Wednesday.  I've also lost 63 inches overall since I first started my measurments, after 1 week of optifast.  63 inches; that's crazy!

I've been very active, walking, swimming, riding my bike.  I was happy to see the 2 Lb weight loss because last Saturday I had a huge Italian Wedding to go to, and there was SO much food.  It was crazy.  It started with appetizers (I had a small bit of cheese, two rounds of a cut up pickle, and a small green olive), then the meal (I ate a 2 spoons of broth, a meatball, a piece of chicken, some beans), and desert (I had nothing).  The desert was the hardest, as it started with strawberry shortcake, and I love strawberries.  I'm allowed them too, so I asked if I could have strawberries without the cake.  I explained i couldn't have sugar.  The server agreed and brought me a huge bowl of strawberries, but unfortunately they were loaded in sugar, so I couldn't eat them.  My Dad loved them.  Then about an hour later they set up a huge table full of home baked Italian pastries, plus every other baked good imaginable.  Cannoli, genetti, brownies, pineapple bars, pies, cookies...you name it, it was there.  I didn't go near that table.  Then a few hours later they came out with fresh donuts from the best local bakery, including my favorite, sticky donuts. I danced to get away but that didn't help as people were on the dance floor with a donut in each hand, lol.  The last temptation came at midnight; pizza, every variety of pizza.  I ate the cheese topping of one small slice and was satisfied. 

Then the next day I had my Aunt's 75th birthday, and was surrounded by more food.  Junk foods this time; chips and dip, cheesies, bits and bites, bugles, ALL of my old favorites.  Plus chocolates, several varieties, more cake, more donuts, more pizza.  Thankfully she also served shrimp, and a cheese and fruit platter, so I had some cheese, shrimp, and 2 apple slices, sans peeling.  So I made it through that.

Then earlier in the week I went for a bike ride to pick up my Avon and ended up in my Uncle Buck's neighborhood. I popped in to say hi and my parents and other uncle were already there and they insisted I stay for dinner.  I had half a hamburger patty and my uncle got mad that i didn't eat the whole thing, and he kept pushing fries and grapes and bread on me, which I refused, of course.

So, after all of those temptations, the fact that I stayed firm and lost 2 Lbs made me feel really proud.

Here are some photos from yesterday's bike ride. 



It was a warm day, but very windy, so after doing a bit more than 5 km, I stopped for a picnic (1/3rd of a Fitjoy protein bar, 1/2 of a premier protein shake).  I lay in the sun and read and almost fell asleep but the wind was so strong it pushed my bike over and it hit me in the side so I got up and kept going.  It was hard riding in the wind, but I managed almost 11 km.

Today is Mother's Day.  Yesterday, before my bike ride, I went out and bought two big hanging baskets of flowers for my mom, and two for my best friend's mom, who lives next door.  My best friend is out of town and she asked me to do her that favor. I bought them each pink flowers, and red flowers.  I have no idea what kind of flowers they are, but they're pretty and healthy looking and both moms loved them. The pink ones were different from the red ones, so two different types of flowers, and two different colors.  I liked the pink ones best. The baskets should bloom all summer long, which will be nice.

My Dad is grilling steak and mushrooms, so I"m looking forward to that, but my Mom invited my aunts and uncles over so it's going to be another loud, boisterous evening, which I don't much like. I love my relatives but they can never get together without yelling at one another so it's never quiet or peaceful.  It doesn't bother anyone but me.  They all seem quite happy to yell and argue constantly.  It's been this way since I was born and I"m going to be 53 next month so you'd think I'd get used to it, but I never have. I hate the sound of yelling and arguing. It makes me feel anxious and ill. My Mom told her brothers they have to behave, so maybe today won't be too bad, lol. 

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