38 Weeks Post Op

Oct 25, 2017

The weeks are just flying by!  I was 183 Lbs this morning, for a weekly loss of 1.4 Lbs, and a total loss of 121 Lbs!  Woohoo!

My Dad's 78th birthday was a lot of fun.  He and Mom went out to dinner 3 times but I only went with them once, to wing night, and had wings for the first time since pre op.  Omg, the were sooooo yummy!  

I had a great NSV too; I tasted a crumb of chocolate cake, the size of a pea, and it tasted AWFUL to me.  So I was able to watch everyone eat the cake and not feel deprived.  Plus, my Mom made some apple strudel with splenda, so I had a tiny piece of that. It was yummy too.  I was worried about having a treat so soon after Thanksgiving and the pie, lol, but my weight is still going down.

I went for lots of nature walks and bike rides over the past week.  I hiked the 4 km trail twice, and rode about 30 km this week. I'm glad I was ale to enjoy the nice weather as it's been raining for the past 3 days and today it snowed for the first time.  Snow!  I hate that, lol.  It didn't stay, thank God, but it's cold and icky out.  I'm all bundled up in heavy blankets.  I really feel the cold now, big time.  My whole body aches from it.  I had to take some tylenol this morning and now I feel OK.

I met with the dietician from my center via an app similar to Skype, and it went well. She was a different dietician from my regular one, and I really liked her.  We had a great chat and she said I'm doing great, and have already lost 77 % of my excess weight, and they don't expect to see that until 1 year post op (if then, as some people only lose between 60-70% of excess weight).  I told her I want to lose at least another 20 Lbs and she was OK with that. My ticker goal is 145, but my first goal is 165, as I used to look really good at that weight. I'm already in size 12 pants and want to get to size 9, so I think I'll get there by 165.  I don't know what my body would look like smaller, or if I want to go smaller than that as I don't want to deal with the loose skin, and so far it's OK.  I do have some but it looks OK and doesn't freak me out.  I'm on a fixed income so plastic surgery is out, although if i have health issues with my panni in the future, OHIP will cover it. I can also get a free breast reduction if I need one, but nothing for the arms or thighs.

The dietician says I'm eating lower calories and carbs than most people who are as far out as I am now are, but she was super impressed with my logging everything daily on myfitness pal, and was OK that i had pie with splenda at thanksgiving as a treat and then adjusted my calories and carbs for the next few days to try to make up for it. She said that is what think people do; allow themselves occasional treats and just watch for a few days after, and that it's good that I'm aware of exactly what I choose to eat and am not eating mindlessly.  I was shocked that not all WLS patients use myfitnesspal or something like it...why wouldn't they?  

She asked me to increase my carbs but I told her I can't as they stall my weight loss.  I told her I do eat carbs, but try to keep them under 50 total carbs per day. I didn't tell her I often try to keep them under 30, as she thinks I should be aiming for 100 carbs a day. I would gain weight if I did that. I told her I eat higher carbs on days when I go for long bike rides, and that I carry protein,  fruit, and lots of water with me on my bike, which made her happy.

So that was my last visit with my center for awhile; I won't have to meet with anyone until I'm 1 year post op.  I can't believe that's coming up so fast; Feb. 1st will be my 1 year surgiversary.  The year has simply flown by.

Here are some photos from Dad's birthday, of me, Mom, and Dad (we all have difficulty with keeping our eyes open for photos, lol):

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