5 months post op

Aug 15, 2015

I am 5 months post op today. I've lost 105 since surgery and I am down 170 since my highest point. I never thought I would be back at this weight ever again.  I have 5 more lbs until I get to "overweight" and not be obese. My goal is to get to that point since this is what I weighed while I was playing basketball back in college.  It's amazing how far I've come in such  a short time. I still don't recognize my reflection in the windows as I walk down a street. I was just in west Palm Beach Florida for the first week of August and the heat didn't bother me. I am very worried what winter and the cold weather has in store for me. I used to be able to go outside in shorts and a t-shirt and admire the snow storms and not really worry that it was 15 degrees outside. I keep telling myself I should start lifting weights to build my arms and legs and core back up. But I haven't started yet. I have been pretty steady with biking around town every other day or so for 30 to 45 min. My 2xt shirts are getting baggy. And so are the 2xl shorts. I still have problems drinking enough water which in turn gets me constipated. Thank God for milk of magnesium.  I have started eating more green vegetables and drinking more water and this helps tremendously.  Going out to eat is very strange, as I can't eat half of what they bring out. I felt like have been insulting the chefs at the restaurants. I don't tell people I have had this surgery and they can't believe how little I eat. I on the other hand can't believe how much everyone else eats, and that I could usually eat 2 times as much or more than them?? I do miss some things like being able to house a large hoagie or eat doughnuts and pastries by the half dozen. But that's how I got to 427. It's a beautiful day listening to the cicadas on the front porch drinking water. Oh yes coffee,  I haven't had a sip of coffee since the day before surgery.  I used to drink about a pot every day, black and strong. I made a bet with myself I wasn't hooked on the stuff so I won't even try it for a year postoperative.  I didn't want an ulcer. That's all I have today. I will be posting my 5 month photos sometime today. 

Eric

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