60 and counting

Oct 05, 2009

10-05-09

It has been a month since my last post; I am down 60 pounds in 6 weeks, amazing. I have just started stage 4 of the post diet protocol which is introducing cooked vegetables, fruits and starches. It is still a chore to get in all the protein and fluid requirements as im still not hungry or very thirsty except first thing in the morning where I am very thirsty. My blood sugars now run around 100 to 110 and I have reduced the number of times I check my blood sugars. Not having to prick my fingers anymore was as much a goal as not having to take insulin or Metformin was. Head hunger described earlier in this blog has not been as much of an issue as it was and more easily controlled when it does start to bother me. I am finding myself falling into better habits of eating by following the protocols and starting to think in healthier terms. I am walking 2 to 3 miles a day or every other day, my legs get sore after real long walks and sometimes I will take the next day off. I have also started a mild workout using thera-bands to help tone my muscles and to help with my left shoulder that im pretty sure I have I have a torn rotator cuff in. I had a rotator cuff repair May of 07 and im not looking forward to having another surgery so maybe MY WLS is helping motivate me to exercise and that will help my shoulder. Rotator cuff surgery is very painful, way more than WLS so im not looking forward to another but honestly I think im only kidding myself and I am going to need it sooner or later, probably sooner but I would like to fully recover from WLS and get well on the road to better eating habits before I go through that ordeal again. I am finding that my knees do not bother as bad now that I am 60 pounds lighter and going up and down the basement stairs in our house is much easier and I do not get winded anymore doing the simplest things. Sixty pounds, imagine carrying a 50 pound bag of dog food plus a 10lb bag or 6, 10 pounds bags of flower around all the time. I’m glad to be rid of it and have just short of twice that to go to reach my goal. I know how good I feel and how much better I am moving now and I am so looking forward to see what 170 will feel like, maybe lighter.

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08/25/2009
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