Five Months Out

Jun 21, 2010

Wow, it's been a while since I posted a blog!

Surgery January 20.
Today June 21.
Down to 156 pounds.  YAHOO!  :)
I've been doing the Couch Potato running program for... I dunno, maybe a month or so?  Pretty faithful about doing it three times a week.  Oh, and I just keep repeating Week 3.  But I feel so much stronger and healthier than I did when I wasn't exercising.
Not excited about watching my hair fall out every time I put a brush through it, but I had tons of hair to begin with so it's not noticeable to anyone but me.
Love that I can go outside for a walk without dreading it.  Also enjoying doing things around the yard more.  Part of it is feeling stronger and more confident about being seen in public, but another significant part is that I'm not so hot all the time like I was with all my extra 'insulation.'  Actually enjoy being out in the warm sun instead of avoiding it.  :)
People are noticing the weight loss.  I don't TOTALLY lie about it.  I tell them I'm running in the mornings (which I am) and that I no longer eat McDonalds every day (which I don't) and that I have given up my daily Venti Mocha at the Starbucks drive-thru (which I have.)  Some people have been so bold as to ask how much I've lost.  I tell them I've lost over 30 pounds since July (which I have... but it's more like 89 pounds since January...)
I sometimes find myself in the middle of a meal and thinking 'wow, shouldn't i be full by now?!' - and then a few bites later I feel stuffed to the gills and put down my fork.  The only sugary thing I have is the almost-daily cup of coffee with french vanilla creamer.  I only end up drinking half of it, so I guess it's not so bad.  Sometimes I think I want a soda so I'll buy a bottle of Diet Coke.  I don't like how the fizziness makes me feel, so I throw it away.  Then a few days later I go for a Diet Coke again.  Maybe someday I'll learn!  lol
I don't dump, so that's cool.  A few times I've been not-careful-enough with my bite sizes and have ended up with food (usually meat) blocking my stomach.  I know right away when it happens, go into the bathroom and throw it up, wait a while, then can finish my meal.  My own fault, gotta cut my pieces smaller!
One habit I need to break is going out for meals.  I don't do it as often as I used to, but here's the deal.  I never order anything fried anymore.  Usually some kind of grilled meat or something with cooked veggies.  If it's a pasta dish, I eat the meat out of it.  The rest all goes to waste.  I need to get away from ordering the 'regular people' meal and go for the cup of soup right off the bat.  Even though I take home the leftovers, after working on eating them meal after meal I end up throwing them away.  Big waste of money.  So I need to work on that.
Have been eating Total cereal for breakfast; usually without milk.  I overheard an elderly woman talking about how her doctor has been happy with the improvement in her iron since she started eating Total... so I went out and bought some. 
Have been pretty good about keeping up with my vitamins.  Not good at all about getting my liquids in.  I vow to get back on track with that starting today.
Today's lunch:  leftover omelette from Perkins from yesterday.  :)

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