8 months Post-Op Pictures and Exercise/Diet routine

Hello again!
I should have posted these with my earlier post, I wasn't going to post pictures again until 9 months but I was thinking about how much I liked looking progress pictures when I was Pre-Op, and how much it helped me so I figured that I would go ahead and post some.  These are all the pics I have, from my first consult on 9/2/2010 (the picture they gave me was a computer print out on paper so I took an actual picture of it so it is a bit fuzzy, but you get the point) till today.







From my earlier post I was asked to share my program or my food journal, so to share what my food intake is daily, my routine is this:
FOOD
Breakfast:
Protein Shake which consists of 8oz of Original Coconut Milk, 1 rounded scoop of "Oh Yeah" Vanilla Creme protein powder (32 grams protein) 6 ice cubes and 1/2 a small banana
Snack:
1 Hard boiled Egg
Lunch:
Tuna or Salmon pouch (I am on the go so I aim for convenience)
Snack:
FiberOne bar or Small Carb Conscious Protein Bar (15 grams protein)
Supper:
2/3's of ONE of the following: Grilled Chicken Fillet, Turkey Burger, Salmon Burger and always something green (broccoli, green beans or lettuce salad)
VITAMINS: Multivitamin, Biotin, Vitamin D (prescription as I am deficient) and B12 drops
EXERCISE:
I work out 6 times per week (1 hour each time). 4 times with a trainer, 2 on my own. I do mostly cardio but also do a good deal of strength/weight training.  Cardio for me is anything from boxing, to elliptical to running (yes I can run finally!), and just incorporated a new cardio circuit program.
These food and exercise programs may not work for everyone, but it is what works for me.


I still have a ways to go, I know, but I will get there with a lot of determination and just the right amount of CRAZY!!  :)

Take Care All,
Shayla

You look amazing!  I can not wait until I get to do the before and after pictures!  Thank you so much for posting your daily intake, this will definitely be something I keep in mind after I'm sleeved! 

Wow, you are such an inspiration as we started close to the same weight.  It makes me feel so good to see your pics and know that hopefully my body will look as nice as yours does today.  What kind of exercises do you do for your tummy?  Around when did you notice that your tummy was shrinking.   I'm fitting into smaller clothes just seems like my tummy is not getting any smaller.  Is that the last thing that got smaller, lol?  Thanks again and keep up the great work!

Thank You!
For my stomach I do the following exercises:

Ball Crunches while holding a weighted ball
Decline Bench Crunches
Oblique Crunches
Regular Planks (for core) 15 sec.
Side Planks 15 sec.
In and Outs (lay on back, raise legs bring in to your chest and back out straight)
Bicycles (lay on back, hands behind head, try bring left knee up and meet it with right elbow, then other side over and over etc.)

I have two "ab" days a week, trainer picks 3 or 4 of these and I do 3 sets of 15 reps (or secs. for planks).

My tummy started shrinking kind of early (my hips and behind on the other hand.....) but I have a pouch of skin that I have to wear one of those swimsuit like girdles to help hide, I will be darned if I worked this hard to have my skin poofs look like fat rolls! lol.

Hope this helps!
 

Wow from these pics you look like you also lost 20 years! You look great great job!

You look wonderful and thanks for your nutrition info and workout schedule as well as your incredible photos..really helpful for us newbies

ummm wow! Amazing!

You go girl!!!! you look great and I know you feel great. Congrats

You look like a totally new person!! Beautiful!!

you look absolutely great, hard to believe you still have 52 lbs to lose I can't see where you even have this weight on you