3 yrs 4 months post-op

Nov 22, 2013

Gosh, I cannot believe that it has been sooooo long since I updated. So let me catch my last 9 months up. Had foot surgery on the right foot, but it took 4 months to close-up. FINALLY got released to start working out in May, but was going on vacation for two weeks and would start when I got back in June 2013. Got back and my husband came down on orders to PCS back to the mainland from Hawaii, and we were off island in less than two weeks. Needless to say, things have been busy, his unit was changed while we were on our way, and the one he was going to was deploying. They did allow us to get our stuff from Hawaii and in a house, then he was gone to Afghanistan, our son just came back, I hope they at least waved when they passed each other. haha....Our other two sons are in Oregon with their sister whose husband is also military, playing catch-up from the schools in Hawaii and were going to move here in January when we got things settled. Since dad deployed, I can't make that kind of drive alone in the winter, so they will come back in June. First time in my 46 years I have been totally alone. :-(

As for my weight, it has stayed pretty consistent at my goal, until May. I suddenly jumped 13 lbs, and no idea why, my eating didn't change. When we moved I started with a personal trainer and she did everything, scale would not move. So finally we did a food sensitivity test, tons of food allergies, but the main one being gluten. I have been gluten free for almost 2 months and feel so much better. I have evidently had this issue since I was a child, the things I had been going to the doctor for since I was a little girl have cleared up, mainly the stomach pain. Scale still didn't move...Finally it donned on me that my trainer had me on too many calories, only 1200, but for me that is a maintenance amount. Dropped down to 800-900 and the weight is almost all gone now. I never did go out of my size 4-6, but they did not fit as good, and I could no longer pull any size 4 off the rack and it fit. I have also had to adjust to having more muscle, we lift heavy. So I can't wear my small shirts anymore because of the muscle in the arms, but it's muscle, not fat, and that is what I have to remind myself. I am at my regular goal, but never did get to my personal goal. I don't go by weight since I do workout, and lift. We are going by body fat, NOT BMI. My goal is to be at 19% by the time my husband comes home next summer. We always do a deployment challenge, and the leanest has to plan a weekend getaway for the winner. Win Win!!

As for diet, I eat very clean, mostly protein, and very little carbs, just enough. I would crash, so my trainer put me on Ucan super starch, HUGE difference. I told the bariatric nutritionist yesterday and she approves, it just keeps it even all the time, no crashing.  I keep meat cooked and cutup in the fridge since I am by myself, I forget to eat. I make gluten free baked goods from scratch, make my own flour. Luckily my neighbor across the street is also GF and so I take a piece and send the rest over to them, because I do love bread. 

Just had my annual labs, DEXA and everything is perfect. I have always been very good about taking my vitamins, and I take a probiotic, and fish oil. Labs were perfect, so that is great. 

I will close by just reminding anyone new that this is a tool, and a fabulous one if you use it correctly. After a year or two it is back on you, it doesn't take as many calories for us to gain weight and eating the wrong way will get you there very quick. If you get off track, get back on, it is much easier than you think it is.

I will try to not go so long between updates and pics!

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