Getting there, slowly, slowly.

May 11, 2010

So I've passed the 7 week mark and have lost 12.5kg (27.5lb) since surgery and 17.5kg (38.5lb) since I started this journey with optifast.  And so far so good!  I have been really good with exercise, well mostly.  I try and walk every day as I have figured out that if I do a brisk walk in the morning it sets me up for the rest of the day in terms of energy levels.  I did miss Fri, Sat and Sun last week - that's because on Fri and Sun I had to catch really early flights... (by the way, did manage to do up the seat belts, but haven't ticked off the goal about feeling comfortable in an airline seat, because I wasn't really comfortable) and Sat I was away from home visiting my daughter.  We did shop till we dropped, though...so that must have burned off some calories...as well as dollars.

I have also joined a gym where they offer zumba classes and have been to two... I had planned to go to one this evening, but am feeling sick and sorry for myself.  A head cold...yuck.  I hate them, I would rather have surgery than a cold...well maybe not.  But colds are such piddly little things that can really make you feel awful.

My clothes are getting looser; so on Sunday Peter, my husband hauled a couple of suitcases upstairs filled with my thinner clothes.  I have taken most of the size 18's out of the cases and left the size 16's within in reach.  The size 18's just fit, pretty snug...most of my pants have stretch...and boy! do I work that stretch!!.  They should fit better once I've lost another 2.5kgs. 

And the eating...alls going well, still struggling to get the water and enough protein in.  I want to be able to eat 'normal' food, not protein bars and processed crap.... I reckon if I drink trim/skinny/skim lattes, they will have some protein as well as fluid. .  If I take my time, cut my food into tiny pieces and chew really well, I can eat most things.  I really like my fillet steak.  Smoked salmon and avocado are favourites, too.

A typical day might be: a smoothie for breakfast (yoghurt, fruit and protein powder), trim latte for mid-am snack, a small portion of soup or salmon&avo, or tuna sushi (leave the seaweed and most of the rice) for lunch...maybe a piece of low fat cheese mid-afternoon and then dinner could be spaghetti bolonaise...without really the pasta, or roast lamb + mash + pumpkin or steak + couscous + veg.

Today has really been the first day that I have wanted to eat something I shouldn't.  Didn't know what, but just felt I needed to treat myself. I guess because I am feeling sorry for myself - sick, the weather is awful and can't go to zumba & movies as I had planned and was alone most of the day.  Truly emotional triggers...boredom, loneliness.  But I didn't really succumb - I had about 1/3 - 1/2 pottle of apple+strawberry puree and later about 1/3 caramel latte (about 3 grams sugar).

So all in all, I am feeling rather proud of my progress.  I just need to keep putting one foot in front of the other...and aiming for my goals.  I try to keep them activity -related not number-related...and I have already ticked one off.  Yay!!!

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