jengo1971
This time last year....
Nov 18, 2011
I was preparing to begin my two week pre-op diet. I was 233 pounds. This morning I weighed in at 132 pounds!!! 101 pounds lost in a year. This would NEVER have been possible without VSG. The surgery saved my life!This time last year I was eating myself silly. I mean honestly I was ready to start a diet because of all the crazy overeating. I felt like crap all the time.
Last Thanksgiving I worried the entire day because technically I was not supposed to be cheating. It was so hard but I did amazingly well. Certainly didn't want to screw anything up with my upcoming surgery. This year the heck with it! We won't be eating until 6pm so I'll follow plan all day until then.
I'm wearing a size 8 or 10 depending on the make. I have NEVER been in an 8 before! Shirts are usually small or medium. Pajamas are size small. AMAZING!!
In just a few short weeks I will celebrate my one year surgiversary. The year has truly flown by for me. I started working out at 3 1/2 months out and have continued. Approx 40 minutes/5 days wk. I just ordered a wt training set called Chalean extreme that Brandilynn suggested to someone months ago.
I have not met my "goal" which in my unrealistic mind was 115. Well guess what? I had a DEXA scan done a couple weeks ago and my body fat % is 29.2%! This is normal! I am NOT meant to weigh 115 pounds. This is hard for me. In my crazy mind I think to myself "well, you're only 5'1" so it makes sense to get to 115. Right?" The technician there suggested not going any lower than 125. I hope to get there. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like I'll make it by December 6th. The damn wt loss is soooo frigin slow now!! I'm lucky if I lose at all anymore.
I'm hungry now. I must eat every three hours. Really. I eat five times a day. I just can't go longer or with less meals. If only I could get those first six months back. Now I understand what all the vets meant about taking advantage of the first six months-year. Hopefully my restriction stays the same forever as it is now. I can eat a lot more than a lot of people which really ticks me off. Solid protein I can eat a good 4oz. I usually weigh my protein and try to stick with 3 oz then 1oz veggie. My self control is not where I wish it were. I never lost my hunger. Heck, I'm not sure that I believe it's any different than before surgery.
What's interesting is I feel like I'm eating so darn much sometimes. I try to bring myself into reality by picturing what I ate for the entire day on a single plate. It's so much less than pre-op. It's interesting how we get used to this new life and sometimes forget about how we used to eat. This may sound like a really stupid idea but.....one of these days I'm going to prove to my crazy self just how much things have changed. I'm going to get a big mac and fry. Then eat. Not until I throw up of course! Damn, I'm not that nuts. I just want to see how much my new tummy will allow me to eat. Kind of like the cottage cheese test some do. Kinda? Or I'd like to take a plate and put the amt of pizza I would have eaten a year ago. And eat. Just to show my CRAZY, nut job self how little I really do eat. Does that make sense? Putting it all into perspective.
I will finish this post with one last thought. I do want to get to 125 pounds. I do want to gain muscle. I do want to fit into the size 4 and 6 jeans that are in my closet by next summer. We shall see.
