3 Months Post-op and Happy!

Jun 06, 2011

 

Summer is right around the corner, and I am actually really looking forward to getting out and being active for the 1^st time in years!  Friday was my 3 month anniversary from my surgery date.  Though my overall weight loss is right on schedule, my weight loss seems to be going in spurts these days.  I may go a week without loosing anything, then all the sudden 4 or 5 lbs will drop away.  I have been hovering around 305 lbs for the last week, which has been really frustrating since I am dying to get below the 300 lb mark.  Maybe in the next week or so. It will be fun to check off my first goal and move on to the next, which will be weighing less than my boyfriend!  My total weight loss has been 67 lbs, with 55 lbs lost after surgery.  Who can complain about those numbers?   

I am still trying to walk at least 45 minutes most days, though I have been slacking off on the weekends and even some weekdays.  I really need to step up my exercise and have not done that yet.  This may be contributing to my frequent stalls, I don’t really know.  Regardless, this is something I need to get on top of soon. I still seem to come up with excuses why I don’t have the time, which really makes no sense.  I need to remember why I decided to get this surgery in the 1^st place.  I wanted to regain my active lifestyle, so I need to get off my ass and get started. I have options whether the weather is nice or not, whether I exercise at home or out and whether I work out in the morning, lunch or after work.  I need to put my need to be active ahead of everything else, but I still seem to fall short sometime, this is something I really need to focus on this month.  

My diet has expanded to include more varieties of food, including salads and more carbs than before.  I am eating about ½ cup at each meal and am still trying to get everything I need in 3 meals a day, but sometimes I fall a little short on my protein.  I have a protein shake on the days I am low and try not to snack, but when I do, I try to keep it low carb. My diet has become more natural to me now and less of an effort.  Eating slowly is still something I have to work on even though I have gotten much better about chewing my food well.  I have been eating out more often and I need to stop that.  Whenever I plan my menu out ahead of time and stick to it, I tend to eat at home and healthier.  I would suggest this to anyone who is having trouble with meal planning.  If I plan a weeks menu at a time, shop for only food I need for my weekly meals and know what is for dinner each day, I am much less likely to buy junk on impulse,  forget to defrost meat for dinner, realize I am missing something to prepare the meal I planned or just get too lazy to cook and go out to eat.    

I have seen several members of my family over the past few weeks that have not seen me since surgery, and they were amazed at how much I have lost. Some even went as far as to say I was like a different person. Not just because I was smaller, but they said I have so much more energy, seemed to be much happier (they even said glowing), and more comfortable in my own skin. I defiantly feel all those things, but I did not expect it was so apparent to others. People who don’t even know I had surgery have been approaching me to ask what I am doing to loose weight. One coworker commented that all that walking I have been doing at lunch must really be working for me. I had to come clean with her and tell her I had a “little help”.  To tell you the truth, I enjoy telling people about my experience and like to be an example of how weight loss surgery can work if you are willing to follow the plan. With all the horror stories out there, it is nice to show some of these people that you can have a great life after surgery. In fact, your life can be even better when you are not a slave to food and limited by your excess weight. This defiantly ranks up there with one of the best decisions I have made in my life.  No regrets at this point, and I am looking forward to enjoying even more of my life in the future.

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