7th May 10 - 12 weeks post op

May 06, 2010

 17st 2lbs (240lbs), 4st 2lbs lost (58lbs)

 

I’ve finally settled down a little on the protein, I’ve found that a protein shake for breakfast makes it so much easier for the rest of the day to get my protein in.  In fact it means that I can pretty much have what I want for lunch and dinner without it being an issue.  But all that means (of course) is that I’m now on to the next worry .......... am I eating too much.  

 

Well its easy really, I think I’m gonna eat smaller portions and see if I’m still satisfied.  I read a discussion topic a couple of days ago where a poster asked what was a typical days food was at this stage, and some of the posters seemed to eat a miniscule amount - like half a yoghurt for lunch, or half an atkins bar for breakfast.  I’ll quite happily eat a full atkins bar/yoghurt/chicken breast or whatever - so I’m questioning it purely because I don’t want my beloved pouch to be all stretched and useless within a few months.  I’m losing a reasonable (if not impressive) amount of weight, averaging at 3.5lbs a week, so I know I’m not way off with the calories or anything.  I eat 3 or 4 meals a day and no snacks, so lets see what happens.

 

I now weigh less than when I met my husband, though I have another 2 stone till he can see me lighter than he’s ever known.  It still all seems so surreal.  I’ve started lying to people about how much weight I’ve lost - when people who don’t know ask about my diet and how much I’ve lost, I just find it embarrassing, and I know that when I reach 8 stone lost it’ll be even more embarrassing - so for now I’ve started to say “I’ve dropped a couple of stone” and “oh you know how, deprivation all the way” as to what diet I’m on, so far I’ve got away with it and people get the idea I don’t want to talk about it.

 

The weather has gone from beautifully sunny, to freezing cold, and my excercise seems to be suffering.  I didn’t even notice until the weekend, but now I have, I’ll be making a concerted effort.  I’ve been doing lots of “just dance” on the wii.  Soooooo much fun, but one day the postman is going to see me dancing away in the bay window and the embarrassment may kill me.

 

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