Being a Slacker!!

Dec 26, 2008

Hey there, well haven't I been the big giant slacker!!!  It's the day after Christmas and I have done very well through the holidays.  I am officially down 67 lbs in 9 1/2 weeks and thrilled about it!  I'm feeling great and am having a few side affects.  Let me share...

1.  My skin is ULTRA dry.  My face, my scalp, arms, everything.  I really believe I am just not getting enough water in and that would probably be the culprit.  I am aware of it, though, and have taken steps to correct it.  I'm getting in 100 oz a day now and forgoing all other drinks except for my protien shake and 1 time a day orange juice, which brings to my second side affect...

2.  Low Blood Sugar.... lol... I have to laugh at that.  I went from barely being able to keep my blood sugar under control under 200 to not being able to keep it over 75.   I'm having 1 small bottle of Tropicana a day to boost it up if it gets too low. 

I'm feeling really great aside from that.  I still haven't ventured out much with food, but I have learned that I cannot have

1. Eggs
2. Chicken
3. Anything with Eggs
4. Pork of any kind with the exception of sliced Ham in very moderate amounts.

I made the mistake of having ham for lunch and dinner one day in small amounts (because I can't eat large amounts anyway) and the next morning I paid for it.  I had a very sick stomach and was in and out of the restroom all morning.  I had a hard time taking my son to school!  I think it was just overkill on the ham... a little too much fat for my system to agree with.  I really enjoy the muscle milk protien drinks, but they are so pricey, that I'm going to try some other variations of protien drinks to see if I can find something I like.  I really don't see any way right now to get all of my protien in without the supplemental powder.  

I need to stop obsessing over the scale.  I knew I would do this before I even had surgery.  But I have to say, I'm sure most of you understand.  After YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS of hating the scale and considering it the enemy, now it's my best friend.  It seems to stand still for days at a time and then suddenly for several days in a row it will drop 2 to 3 pounds a day.  It's so exciting when it does that! 

I am sure I would be losing faster if I was working out more than walking.  The GREAT NEWS is that I have been out of work for a while and really can't afford a gym membership, BUT the gym I wanted to join JUST started a holiday deal with no initiation fee and only $24 a month for unlimited 24/7 access!  WOOOHOOO!  I'm join tomorrow!  I can't wait.  I have so much energy right now and feel I will really be able to put it to great use!!!    I am still working on my goal of 100 lbs loss by Feb 20th.  My immediate goal is to be down 13 more pounds by the time I start my new job on January 26th.   I will keep you posted. 

Some foods are doing VERY well on my pouch. 

1. Chili from Longhorne.  I can only eat about 4 bites of the "cup" of chili (don't even bother with the bowl) and I usually have the chili atop some saltines.  It's sits very well.  It's one of the few things.

2.  Green beans... i feel like i could live off of green beans.

3.  Wheatable crackers

4.  Pretzels

5.  Taco meat (lean ground beef) with pieces of the crunchy shell.

6.  Broccolli

7.  Very finely diced lettuce (salad)

I try not to do much with the crackers, wheatables and pretzels, but I do try to keep my calories in the 600-700 range.  Some days I find that difficult, but the orange juice does help give the calories a little boost. 

I am experiencing a few things that have me really excited...

1.  I can put my foot on my knee to get my shoes and socks on.  WOOOHOOOO!
2.  I can wrap my fingers around my wrist and they touch!!
3.  I don't automatically get a cart in the grocery store to rest on even if I'm only buying 3 things.
4.  I have dropped 2 pant sizes, but seem to be losing the bulk of my weight in my upper half.  Boobs aren't going anywhere, but the upper belly, and back -neck-shoulders area are shrinking quickly.
5.  Ankle swelling doesn't mean 1/2 of what it use to mean!  Now when my ankles swell, my feet and ankles don't look skinny, but they also don't look like the giant elephant ankles they use to look like whenever they were swollen.
6.  I have officially pulled out one of my bins of clothes that were put away awaiting surgery and I realized, I would never wear 1/2 of them now because it's been so long since I've worn them that 60% of them are very 90's looking :)
7.  I have changed underwear sizes.  My old ones are too big and my really old ones are the only ones that fit properly.
and last, but not least,
8.  I HAD 2 RESTAURANT VISITS WHERE I SAT IN A BOOTH!!!! WOOOT WOOT WOOT WOOT!!

I say 2 visits because the second one was an indicator that the first one wasn't a fluke!

Thank you for listening to me rant :)

I will post again very soon!

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